Spin the wheel #1: picnic

 Hi friends! Today I am starting a new series using a randomizer. I have a spinner set up to be filled with all sorts of subjects I could use on a card but also I add sets of dies, stamps, etc. that I have. I started this to prompt me as it helps me use my supplies and helps creativity flow.

The spinner gave me: picnic as the subject. I thought that was perfect timing as the outside temperatures are warming up and it's a great time of year for a picnic. 

I decided to make 2 cards. I chose the A2 size and also a mini slimline. 

When "picnic" popped up the first thing I thought of was the background stamp that I used with trailing ants. Then that made me think of watermelon.

 I love fruity themed cards for the summertime so I pulled out these sets from scrapbook.com that came out earlier this year. 

I cut out one basket and several watermelon slices in two sizes. 

 To get those little pieces out of the red layer real quick, I use a took by Sizzix that helps speed that up. 

The watermelons have 3 layers and I colored part of the middle white layer with black marker because I wanted the seeds to be black. 

 The beauty of having a glass mat is the cleanup is so easy. The black marker is an alcohol marker which is permanent on most surfaces. However, with the glass mat I can add a little alcohol based hand sanitizer and it wipes away. 

I chose sentiments that could be used for different occasions such as birthday, thank you perhaps even for a teacher, or just hello. 

~Paula

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The background stamp is called Ant Trail by Hero Arts but they have a different one available now that I included in the list since the one I have is from 2017. 

The "hello Summer" sentiment is from Diamond Press's set called Tropical.

Paper is from my collection. The green embossing powder has been discontinued and I wasn't thrilled with the outcome of this one. It's okay but I feel I can find one that is more crisp. I would just suggest another brand but I am picky about my powders and I don't want to suggest one that I haven't tried yet.