Fun in The Sun for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #233 on the 5th of July, 2026

Hi All!

It was a very crazy busy end of the month for work, as it was the end of the financial year! And Winter is definitely here, as my computer has been more off than on! 
Anyway, for this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

Fun in the Sun

I was trying to colour one of the classes from Alyce at Kit and Clowder, but I totally misjudged the amount of time, so I remembered a summery card from last year's La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat where we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. So, here is my card from a couple of angles:

For this card, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the image, fussy cut and then organise the card! :) This is Martha's design and all the products used on this project are already in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Splish Splash Clear Stamp Set
• Summer Vacation Paper Pack
• Flamingo Floatie Die
• Ocean Waves Die
• Stitched Sun and Clouds Die
• Three Clouds Die - this is now discontinued
• Corals Die - this was part of the June 2023 Kit of the Month
• A2 Bookplate Die - inside and sentiment
• Rum Bottle Die - anchor

The Bears were already stamped and we coloured with the following Copics: 

• E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, E17, R20

Here is a photo close up of the bears after they were coloured:

 and then fussy cut:

I followed Martha's instructions for the card and here is a photo of the inside, which is a little different to Martha's version:

Here is another photo of the finished card:

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #06-2026 Jun/Jul '26 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Summer Fun

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #7-2026 - Anything Goes - I won first prize in May!

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #84 - Anything Goes + Optional Shape Card

Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB#180 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #326 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #101 - Anything Goes

   

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!