I'm sharing my Make the Day Special DT card here because it's for a couple of challenges, one of which is the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge..... anything goes this week and I don't need to think about that one twice *wink*
I've use the Grocery Cart die (we call them shopping trolleys over here hence the post title) but I've revamped and recycled it into a concrete jungle instead......
The tiny squares and rectangles just cried out to be windows and the sloping angles make great architectral lines as rooftops and perspectives. The glare on the windows is shimmery opaque vellum stuck behind the pieces with highlights added using a white pencil.
Pardon the pun but do you like the pop of colour in the celebratory balloons?? They are enamel dots with a hand-drawn string.... I'm thinking along the lines of this as a New Pad or New Job card... hubby even suggested they look like school/uni buildings so perhaps a New Graduate card or is that stretching it too far?
I've used this weeks CAS(e) this sketch which is another good one to add to the files :0)

Well it's the bank holiday here in the UK and I'm not going to mention the round yellow thing in the sky that rhymes with 'Fun' just in case I frighten it away....fingers crossed we all see it this weekend.
Have a good one whatever your doing and thanks for stopping by :0)
Jenny x

You are a GENIUS Jenny!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you think!
Awesome card!
Such a clever card Jenny you always come up with something different
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Anne
LOVE how you see things, Jenny...brilliant:)!!
ReplyDeleteYou are SO clever Jenny! The shopping cart die as buildings...and those cute "balloons". Great card!
ReplyDeleteI love how you made the enamel dots into balloons...adorable! Thanks so much for playing along with us at PaperSmooches Sparks and I hope your weekend is full of lots of "fun"!
ReplyDeleteJenny, I love this card - it's fabulous! Love the enamel dots used as balloons and using the "trolley" as a building is genius!!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazingly creative! Who would have thought - a shopping cart and enamel dots!
ReplyDeletePure genius Jenny, there is no way I would have seen that!! Love the vellum behind the window, something else to remember:)
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Wow ... WOW! Amazingly creative, Jenny, so completely clever ... love the shopping trolley towers and the vellum windows! Awesome! Anita :)
ReplyDeletelove those enamel dot ballons. THe skyline is cute as well, Awesome card, Jenny!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant and I love those brad balloons to bits! Vicky x
ReplyDeletePS What is this fun? And where are you getting it?! Enjoy your bank holiday x
Wow, talk about thinking out of the box, lol! What an amazing way to use the dies - brilliant card Jenny!
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This is absolute genius! Love your grocery cart buildings and enamel dot balloons.
ReplyDeleteSo, so clever, Jenny! Love this little scene.
ReplyDeleteWHAT?!? I LOVE THIS!! How SUPER creative to turn shopping carts into a layered cityscape with tons of perspective. I really, really, really love it!
ReplyDeleteI love your clever card Jenny and your little balloons are so cute! I hope your having a great weekend - hugs xx
ReplyDeleteOh I LOVE your trolley towers! What a fabulous design.. and so fun and clever.
ReplyDeleteOh what a fabulous card Jenny! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea, those trollies make a great city and the enamel balloons are perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with us at CAS(E) this Sketch this week!
I absolutely LOVE this card Jenny, so so cool and love that it almost has a little comic feel to it! Xx
ReplyDeleteI am LOVING your Cute card!! Such a FUN take on the Challenge!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
ReplyDeleteyou are an absolute genius, jenny! i'm in awe of creative talent... fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I'm going to need a thesaurus, because saying clever & genius every time I visit is getting boring to read, I'm sure :) Seriously! Buildings! So incredibly fun & unexpected. I love those balloons - first thing I noticed, actually, before realizing that the buildings were made with a trolley. Sheesh. Now I'm stuck on THAT ;) We also have this strange yellow ball in the sky that keeps making me sweaty. I don't know what it is, but it's nice.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so cute! Love those little balloons!
ReplyDeleteOh how I love your little brad balloons - they're the perfect scale for your building - very clever! Thank you for playing along with us at CAS(E) This Sketch this week!
ReplyDeleteOh, for heaven's sake, how genius are you, Jenny, to be able to even imagine using your trolley die this way?! Genius!!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how many times I can tell you you're a genius before it gets stale but seriously, Jenny, this is brilliant! Those trolleys make an AMZING skyline! The doodled frame around the sky and the enamel dot balloons are perfect. I LOVE IT! Thanks for playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO clever, Jenny! Who knew that a shopping cart could be converted to a concrete jungle?? And I love your little enamel dot balloons! Thanks for joining us at CAS(E) this Sketch this week!
ReplyDeleteSeriously - can you just loan out your brain for a few days - I really don't know how you see all this stuff! It's total, utter genius! Love it.
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my gosh Jenny, it's a wonder i'm not bruised after visiting your blog! lol you keep knocking my feet out from under me. your creativity is so inspiring :)
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