BEACH CHAIR

 

Hi friends!

Playing along with this THE PAPER PLAYERS challenge

(ends 8/28)

and this DRAGONFLY DREAMS Beach or Seaside challenge 

(ends 9/5)

Congratulations to The Paper Players team on so many years of consistent work to bring us a wonderfully interesting and beautiful challenge!!! You are much appreciated!

 

SOME DETAILS

Umbrella and chair were colored in with alcohol markers.

Ocean and sky were colored with various SU inks and blending brushes. My blending brush had a lot of dry finely caked on ink in it which lent itself well to providing a little visual texture to the ocean area. 

I added some reflective silvery white solid sequins to mimic seashells/sand dollars on the beach

SUPPLIES

 chair stamp and die - Paper Trey Ink Love Notes set

umbrella stamp and die - Gemini Road Trip set

sentiment stamp - Paper Trey Ink Button Bits set 

alcohol markers

Gina K Designs sequins

Stampin’ Up! inks

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HAPPY DANCE

Hi friends!

Playing along with this AAA CARDS challenge

 Well.  This one was supposed to be a sophisticated, classy sort of card, but as you can see - things veered off-track. I think it may have been the bright colors, which led to the googly eyes, which required a nose…

THE PROCESS

To start: I swiped a bright white card with three colors of acrylic paints, using a common rounded flat paintbrush. 

After the paint was dry, I heat embossed a starfish using gold powder. 

To finish: A couple googly eyes were glued down, and an enamel nose was applied.

I added a strip of sturdy card stock to the back of the pre-printed strip and glued the sentiment to the card front as shown. 

SUPPLIES

starfish stamp - Rubbernecker

acrylic paints

gold embossing powder

pre-printed sentiment strip

googly eyes

enamel dot

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SEASHELL AT THE SEASHORE

 Hi friends!

Playing along with this JUST US GIRLS challenge 

(ends 7/22)

and this ALLSORTS “At the Seaside” or Anything Goes challenge

(ends 7/30)

Well I just fell in love with the camera angel of that solitary shell in the lower righthand corner of the board!  There could be beach blankets all around it, and dogs barking, and kids laughing and running. Or it could be the only thing in a huge stretch of off-season sand. I hope my card has that same feel about it. 

THE PROCESS

First steps: I started by stamping the shell in gold holographic embossing powder on bright white card stock. The sparkles are subtle and tiny in person, and so they barely show here.  I fussy cut the shell out, and then used Antique Linen and Pumice Stone inks with a mini blending brush to shade it. 

The background was made simply, by tearing strips of blue scrap card stock and gluing them down with the ragged edges showing. One of the lighter colors had a white core which really added to the waves effect. I used a bit of vellum at the shoreline as well. 

*TIP of the Day*

If you start the layering effect with a sheet of copy paper the size you want to end up with, you don’t need to worry about matching up the length at the ends. Just focus on getting the torn edges lined up horizontally as desired, then flip your panel over and trim right along the copy paper sides for a nice clean finish :o)

To finish: I used some of the Pumice Stone ink to blend a shadow into the sand where the shell would rest. The shell was glued flat, and the sentiment was stamped in Pumice Stone and then fussy cut and foam mounted. Three holeless satiny gold sequins applied as shown. 

SUPPLIES

shell stamp - Rubbernecker

sentiment stamp - Stampa Rosa Inc./ Tin Can Mail #C 59-527

gold holeless sequins - Spellbinders Satin Gold

embossing powder - Creations Unlimited Golden Ivory

Distress ink pads

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BEACHCOMBER HELLO.

 Hi friends!

Playing along with this FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES Challenge

(ends 5/18)

Update: 

My card got a shout-out this week from Cecile!

and this AS YOU SEE IT Challenge

(ends 5/20)

UPDATE!

I’ve been waiting all Winter and Spring to dig out some seashell images - nothing says Summer to me like all things beach!! 

As soon as the newest FMS challenge sketch posted I knew I wanted shells, but didn’t decide on blues/greens til I went pawing through my handmade card stock scrap folder and saw this piece. I’ve hoarded it because it just screamed to me that it had to be beach-related. 

*TIP* When I get a sluggish day in the craft room, I dig out some favorite Distress ink pads, smoosh them on to a slick surface, spritz with water and press white card stock into the mess. If you dry between colors you’ll get brighter more distinct patterning. 

I embossed a 3D folder lightly to get a wavy sand feel on the kraft card stock. The shells were stamped in Versamark onto colored card stock, heat embossed with detail white powder and fussy cut.

*TIP* In this instance I didn’t want any adhesive interfering with the vellum effect so I folded each end over the patterned card stock, then trimmed off at the seam line any vellum that would be doubled over the kraft area. This still left a good size tab to fold over and glue onto the back of the patterned paper. 

Starfish points and sentiment were foam mounted. 

SUPPLIES

sand dollar stamp - PSX #C-194 (1983!!)

starfish stamp - Fred B. Mullett #201

nautilus Shell stamp - JRL Design

word dies - Spellbinders Hello Smile die set S1-154

embossing folder - Altenew Ribbon Waves

flat back dots - Pink & Main Marshmellow

white detail embossing powder

vellum

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BEAUTIFUL DAY

Hello!

I found the coolest Challenge Blog today!  The Dream Factory puts up movie posters as prompts.The theme currently is the movie Old (see graphic below). 

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (woman image, ocean) 

alcohol markers  (woman on blanket)

white gel pen  (water, blanket stripes)

white pigment ink  (large section of waves)

preprinted  (white sentiment strip)

low profile foam mounting  (image panel, words)

light kraft card stock  (main panel)

stenciling  (sun) * I punched a circle from scrap card stock and used the negative space to ink a sun, first with bright yellow, and then edged with a darker shade.  I brushed some of the yellow around the sun for a brighter sky effect.

SUPPLIES

woman stamp  -  Viva Las Vegastamps!

ocean stamp  -  Cherry Pie Art Stamps unmounted red rubber set

inks  -  Distress Oxides Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap

preprinted sentiment  -  Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk #TH93704

light kraft card stock  -  random stash

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

The Dream Factory

#106  Old

Allsorts Challenge

#688/9  Anything Goes w/Option of 

Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/19)

DaringCardmakers

Keep Your Cool  (ends 8/19)

Aud Sentiments

#296 Summer and a Sentiment  (ends 8/31)

Timeout Challenges

#220  Make Your Own Background  (ends 8/24)

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VACATION SHELL

Hello there!

TECHNIQUES

ink blending

to add interest to the distress oxide ink blend, I flicked the panel with water, and when it was dry I added white Nuovo drops

STAMPS

word panel 'vacation' - O'scrap! 2004 2-sided stamp

shell collage - Stampington & Company 'Parisian Shell' #C8446

Playing along with the following Challenges:

The Sisterhood of CraftersThe Ocean is Calling  (ends 8/8).

The Card Concept #158 Long Summer Days  (ends 8/23)

Unicorn Challenge#67 Summertime  (ends 7/30).

The House that Stamps Built Anything Goes #j2821  (ends 8/3)-

Use Your Stuff #427 Summer Fun  (ends 7/31).

 

The card below was created using the same ink blending colors.  Please see adjacent post for more details:

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Seashore

Hope you're having a great day!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! SEASIDE shells, O'scrap! words

Stencil - Altenew FLOWING DROPS

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Watercolors - Grumbacher Transparent

Other - flower petal rounding tool, paintbrushes, scrap netting fabric, foam mounting tape

Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb

TECHNIQUE:  

1.  Temporarily adhere stencil to white cardstock

2.  Use wet paintbrush to apply blue and tan watercolors on top of stencil. 

(TIP * Paint partial areas, letting paint settle in before coming back with another color)

3.  Remove stencil and allow panel to dry completely.

4.  Lay stencil back in place and use a fine point black marker to trace around all stencil edges.

5.  Stamp shell images on white cs using black ink.  

6.  Use a damp brush to add coloring to shells.  Allow to dry.

7.  Fussy cut shells, and lay them facedown on foam mat.  Use a petal rounder to round shells 

(TIP * Start at the center with small circles and widen circles as you work your way out to edges, using even pressure.  I find heavy cardstock is best.)

8.  On white cs stamp words in black ink.

9.  Adhere netting scrap to panel (TIP * I find Gina K. Connect glue to give me the best results I've had yet gluing something awkward like this).

10.  Adhere word panel over netting, and attach shells using foam mounting tape.

Playing along with:

The Artistic Stamper February Challenge Words

Love to Craft Challenge #43 Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge #34 Anything Goes + Stenciling

Lavinia World Challenges #20

Creative Inspirations February Challenge - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #25

Crafty Creations Challenges #406 Anything Goes

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May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

Beach Joy

Entering this card into the following CHALLENGES:

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread #106 Anything Goes

STAMPS: children - unmarked, joy - A Muse "Joy hand" (#6-8167B), poem - Inky Antics (M1-1809-2K)

INKS: Distress Scattered Straw and Weathered Wood, Stampin' Up! Bordering Blue, VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black

OTHER: Recollections Snow detail embossing powder, Recollections bling stickers, Martha Stewart "Mermaid" stencil 

1. Smoosh Distress inks onto craft mat and spritz with water. Lay white cardstock face down and press to absorb inks.  Let dry.

2. Stamp poem on white cardstock repeatedly in Bordering Blue ink. Trim to fit black card and affix.

3. Use stencil to apply Scattered Straw ink to poem area. 

4. Stamp poem on black cardstock using Versamark and white embossing powder. Trim out desired words into rectangles.

5. Stamp children on multicolor panel, and tear along bottom edge. Affix to cardfront.

6. Punch a circle from scrap yellow distressed panel and sponge around edge with yellow ink.

7. Stamp Joy on circle with black ink and pop-dot to panel. 

8. Affix gems to cardfront as desired.

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May you be blessed, and may you be a blessing... :o)

Tropical Retirement

This isn't me but I wouldn't mind if it was ;o) 

Also, I could do paper-piecing all day long!

Inspired by, and entering, the following CHALLENGES:

Fab n' Funky #456 Paper Piecing

Paper Craft Crew #358 Sketch Challenge

Stamps: Art Impressions penguins (#P-3158), River City Rubber Works "Retirement Means" (#3024-G)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight

Markers: Copic as shown

Other: JudiKins brush dauber, patterned paper (maker unknown)

1. Stamp image on patterned paper. Trim and apply to stamped image on white card. (I like to run a black marker around all trimmed edges to avoid a halo effect.)

2. Use markers to color image.

3. Punch a circle from scrap cardstock and sponge yellow ink on outside top and sides. (I did do a partial mask on the male penguin so I didn't get any sun on him LOL)

4. Trim around image into modified rectangle, leaving sun intact.

5. Layer onto card with patterned paper strips and turquoise panel.

6. Use black ink to stamp phrase.

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May you be blessed and may you be a blessing.... :o)

Love a Good Challenge Sketch!

Coloring is all pencils.  Brown cardstock layer has metallic flecks throughout.

Stamps:  Impression Obsession "Nautilus" F4345, Ann-ticipations phrase #12081 (2002)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Early Expresso

Other: colored pencils - Prismacolor Beige, Sienna Brown & Slate Grey, Crayola Tan,  Memory Pencils EK Teal

Challenge: Retro Rubber Challenge #122 RRCB122

Update: So pleased to have been a RRCB top pick with this card!

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May you be blessed and may you be a blessing...  :o)

New RARE IMAGE RUBBER STAMPS sheet out now with FREE SHIPPING!

 STAMPS:  girl - Rare Image Rubber Stamps, solid circle - Hero Arts, flower - Savvy, the rest - unknown

TECHNIQUES:  Technique Junkies Paper Piecing, Embellished Circles

STAMPS:  child - Rare Image Rubber Stamps, scenery - Sarasota Stamps, words - (partial) Embossing Arts, seagulls - Just for Fun

TECHNIQUES:  Spotlight, colored pencils

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