Yet again I nearly missed this one, I thought I had another week to make it. I had been looking at ideas all week, but not started to make! So this one was made in a bit of a hurry.
The poem is Summer’s Splendor by the Sea by Patricia L. Cisco
Summer’s splendor by the sea,
a gentle, blue serenity.
Caressing rays of golden sun,
blushing, bronzing all who come.
Enticed by its romantic lure,
lovers stroll the sandy shore.
Hushing rhythm of the waves
and salty, misty ocean sprays.
Sea birds echo call of cries,
pierce the deep blue azure skies.
Dolphins dancing on their way
across the sea out to the bay.
A glistening, shiny, sun-soaked day.
All young and old alike at play,
building castles by the sea,
jumping waves and spirits free.
No place on earth as perfect to be
as summer’s splendor by the sea!
There are lots of lines that could have been used, but I went for dolphins. I spent quite a bit of time looking at AI images and was shown some beautiful ones, but it felt like cheating to just print out an image, but is it much different to using a die or Cricut file that has been created by someone else? I have hoped that there would be an image that I could layer or decoupage, but I couldn’t work out how to get a simple enough image that I could convert to an SVG. I ended up going with my original idea using a dolphin edger die.

I used Creative Expressions Dolphin edge die on a blue card and cut waves with my Cricut Joy Extra and put a blue insert inside the card.
The next challenge is my choice of song, so I better get working on that one. Again I have many ideas, but not sure exactly what to make.