Anita Jeram End of Summer Fun Blog Hop and New Release!

Hello, hello! I'm always desperate for an extension of summer once the kids get ready to head back to school, as it always seems like the summer fun ends way too soon.

Playing with the darling new End of Summer Fun line by Anita Jeram really helped me out this week. All those critters hanging out on the beach made quite a disturbance in my craft room as I was coloring them to life : )

I'd love to share them with you! You may have arrived here from the blog of sweet Jennifer Gross, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with the amazing blog of  Amy Young.

This first card is all about having as much fun as possible on the beach! The circles that highlight each scene remind me of what it would look like if you were hanging out in a submarine in the ocean and used your periscope to track the activities on shore. If you're not convinced by the first beach sighting, then there are two other ones gathered on this slimline card, all from one stamp set Beach Life. 

I thought this was a nice way to change up the main two images:

Beach Life

Stamping the foursome as two couples filled two of the holes, and then just stamping the head of the burried kitty is enough to get the idea across without having to use the entire image.

Honestly, how adorable is this confident little Miss from Beach Beauty?! The way she's strutting across the beach, not even needing her sunglasses ... watch out boys! 

Love the sentiment that comes with this mini set. This would be a great card to send your BFF : )

The Beach Background is a compilation of Anita's beach images all nestled together and ready to make a big impact on your card. I think it's a perfect background for a clean and simple image. Perfect design, and perfectly easy! I didn't feel the need to color any of the sea creatures in (although you certainly could!) Why do we (me?) always feel the need to make it hard on ourselves?!

What about you, are you doing OK with June/July/August passing? I'll be much worse in two years when my youngest goes away to school!!

Prizes!

We're doing two different giveaways! Enter as many times as you'd like until Sept 11th. Winners announced on Sept 13th. Good luck!!

Giveaway 1: All designers will be giving away a stamp set from this release (your choice) to a lucky winner that will be drawn from all the comments left on our blogs or instagram.

Giveaway 2:
We'll be giving away a complete bundle (value $202!!) of this release to one randomly chosen winner that has placed an order using your favorite designer's affiliate link (for example, by clicking on the links on the images in this blog post below).

I am happy to send you to Adam Karle on Instagram who has something beachy to share!

Here is the full list of stops on this hop if you need a reference:

Amy Young
Daniel West
Amy Tsuruta
Kelly Taylor
Jenn Shurkus
Nancy Sheads
Michelle Lupton
Jennifer Kotas
Kassi Hulet
Donna Hitz
Jennifer Gross
Kelly Griglione

Visit these designers on Instagram:

Adam Karle 
Joe Sysavath
Laura Inguz

Thanks so much for stopping by!

- Kelly

Supplies Used (affiliate links, thanks so much for your support!):

Beach Background

Beach Beauty

Beach Life