Summer Themed Blog Hop!

Greetings! It’s July 2nd, and Summer has kicked into high gear. It’s a Holiday weekend, and what better way to start it off then with an awesome blog hop?! The theme is 4th of July/Summer, so there were a billion options! I haven’t had time to work with my beloved Sweet Pea Stamps lately, so I decided to bust ‘em out and use one for this hop.
Before we get to my project though, please note that I will have the entire hop list posted here. And, there are a whole lotta prizes to be won! So please be sure to visit everyone along the hop and 'leave us some love…because you may be one of our lucky winners! On to my card…

This Sweet Pea image is called Unregrettable Pirate Life. And I just love it. I have used this one a lot. I colored this lovely mermaid pirate with my watercolor markers, and 2 Copics (for her skin). I kept her in red, white and blue for an Americana feeling. It’s subtle though because of the various background colors I used. I think it’s very Summery!

Isn’t she lovely? You can click on any of my photos for a closer look. The “Heartbreaker sentiment is from my Man’s Ruin set from Bombshell Stamps.

My papers are from DCWV and Prism, and my yarn is from my stash. Sorry, I forget who makes it. I pop dotted the mermaid so that I could run the yarn under her without any ugly bumps.
Are you ready to keep hopping? Let me know what you think of my mermaid and then move on to my DICC pal Berenice (who is co-owner of Karber Digital Images and just happens to be one of the fabulous sponsors this month over at Smeared & Smudged!) Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Full Hop List

Taylor --  http://taylorusry.blogspot.com/

Cyndi --  http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/

Lynn --  http://www.stamperosity.com/

Patricia --  http://thinkingofinking.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Alison --  http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/ (me!)

Berenice --  http://karbersweetescape.blogspot.com/

Erica --  http://www.inkedupandreadytoplay.com/

Mary --  http://softangelkisses.blogspot.com/

Janelle --  http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/

Erin --  http://stamptillucramp.blogspot.com/

Maria --  http://riacreations.blogspot.com/

Jennifer D --  http://just4funcrafts.blogspot.com/

Pam --  http://1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/

Angelique --  http://scrapping-angel.blogspot.com/

Sandie --  http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/

Wendy P --  http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/

Suzi --  http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

Kathy --  http://pixieduststudio.blogspot.com/

Beth --  http://inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com/

Wendy J --  http://papertherapy-wendy.blogspot.com/

Kerry --  http://kerryischilling.blogspot.com/

Louise -  http://www.artfullyarticulate.blogspot.com/

Liz --  http://www.blackcatsstudios.blogspot.com/

Laura -  http://www.rememberinglifesmoments.blogspot.com/

Lee --  http://www.leekellogg.typepad.com/

Jennifer I --  http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/

Krissy -   http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/

Sunghee --  http://www.creativityinprogress.com/blog/

Our Awesome Sponsors

Stampendous, Chi Chi Memories, Pixi Dust Studio, Karber Digital Images, Dreamweaver Stencils, Maria Levine, Skipping Stones Designs, Cindy Coutts/Christian Paper Crafts, Sunghee Chon, Karen from Your Next Stamp