Good morning! It's raining heavily outside and while I hear the raindrops heavily falling in my patio I dream of summer. Tina's image for this weeks Traveler's Inspiration Challenge also made me dream of summer not only for me, but for my son.
That chubby legs about to jump into the water, the bright colors, the excitement... I want all that for him. Sadly, once the winter is over here in Uruguay (southern hemisphere), we'll be heading back to Spain to face... yet another winter!! So in total we will have lived one whole winter year. So not fair for my little boy! But that's life and I tell you that when we finally get to live summer in 2010 I want it to be the most amazing one for him.
Ok, so back to the challenge. Childhood summers were bright and simple: yet, probably one of the memories we all treasure most are those days. So I made something bright and simple that yet, makes me smile the same way that when I recall those summers.
Thanks for stopping by and please, those of you up in the northern hemisphere, make the most of this summer!
Supplies: Bright orange and yellow cardstock; Stamps: HA CL151 Share
Laughter; Basic Grey (ice cream cone), Sassafrass Lass (elephant); Ink:
Colorbox Primary Elements and Jelly Beans; PP: DCVW; Other: metallic
accents, brown Stabilo fine point pen, dimensional foam tape.
This is just SO cute!! How strange to have two winters! At least the weather is fairly mild in Spain, right? Is it cold there in Uruguay? It is super hot here- ugh!
Posted by: Travelingmama | 07/21/2009 at 07:29 PM
Very cute! Sorry about the two Winter's, I don't know what my Mom was thinking when she named me Winter, I should have had my sister's name, Somer. I love the Summer, and not the Winter too much! :)
Posted by: Winter | 07/22/2009 at 07:02 AM
Oh my, it's not a straight flight from SA to EU ... maybe take a quick detour in the Caribbean.
I ADORE the bright cheery colours you used & the elephant is so darn cute.
Posted by: Amy, Ottawa, Canada | 07/23/2009 at 01:31 PM
Lol! I wish we could! But it is indeed a straight flight from Montevideo to Madrid... so no Caribbean detour for us :)
Posted by: Lorena | 07/23/2009 at 02:57 PM
cute card! I like the elephant, what a fun card!
Clouds :D
Posted by: Clouds | 07/23/2009 at 10:22 PM
I would love to share that icecream cone.
Posted by: kelleyn | 07/31/2009 at 03:40 AM