August CCC

Here we are again, with another Monday. And my vacation is officially over as of 6:00 tonight, when I'll be back at work. It's always the worst day. Tons of things to catch up on! It'll be a week of digging through boxes to look for my fall decorations and switching over the flower department from Summer pinks and blues to Autumn yellows, oranges and browns. *sigh* Not my favorite thing, but it has to be done. I just hate saying goodbye to all my favorite colors!

So today I want to share two cards. One I received from Trinh and one I sent to Linda. Both for the August Card Chain Challenge that Deborah hosts every month. It's such a fun challenge, and if you haven't yet participated, you REALLY SHOULD! Believe me, you'll love it! Here is the card that Trinh sent to me. It is so beautiful!



Isn't it just the coolest?! I love the way she used the trees to show all four seasons and the sentiment is so perfect! She also sent me some beautiful digi images of several flowers and some dragonflies. So sweet! You should pop over and check out Trinh's photostream here. She has such a fun style and does some beautiful work! Thank you Trinh, I love the card and the images!

Now on to the card I made for Linda. I really struggled trying to come up with something, using Deborah's sketch. I ended up using only a portion of it, flipping it sideways and also using the theme of friendship.



I clear embossed the poppy image three times and colored them in using Nancy's technique, which she showed on the Hero Arts blog last week, coloring with water color pencils and blending with Copics. It was a fun way to color in the flowers. It took awhile to get it the way I wanted it to look, but I like the results.

Hope everyone has an easy Monday! Thanks for visiting! :)