Sandy Adventure

This card can be given for just about any occasion. Whether it's a new job, a relocation, a new venture, or a milestone, simply celebrate together. Thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Sea of Textures

Paper:

   Calypso Coral A-2

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (2)

   Crumb Cake Scraps

   Sahara Sand Scraps

Ink:

   Always Artichoke

   Basic Gray

   Calypso Coral

   Crumb Cake

   Mossy Meadow

Technique:

   Die Cutting

Accessories:

   Under the Sea Framelits

   Adhesive

First, I stamped the sentiment at the top of a Basic White panel.

I then stamped an octopus, using the same ink: Calypso Coral.

Next, I added all of the sea grasses and bushes, using Mossy Meadow and Always Artichoke.

I then added a net in the background with a touch of Basic Gray.

Next, I die cut a couple of sand dollars, using up a few scraps of Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand. I adhered them to the stamped panel.

Lastly, I adhered the panel to the Calypso Coral card front and attached a Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

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Bubbly Octopus

Here is a technique to amuse your inner child. Unfortunately, mine did not want to play nicely, so I stamped a few bubbles in the end. Check it out. You might have better luck than I did. The tutorial is at: Soap Bubble Art. 

Stamps:

   Sea of Textures

   Bubble Over

   Sheltering Tree

Paper:

   Soft Suede A-2

   Watercolor 5-1/4 x 4

   Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside), Scrap

Ink:

   Baked Brown Sugar

   Melon Mambo

   More Mustard

   Mossy Meadow

   Soft Sky

   Tranquil Tide

Re-Inkers:

   Orchid Opulence

   Pacific Point

   Pixie Pink

Technique:

   Soap Bubble Art

   Die Cutting

Accessories:

   Under the Sea Framelits

   Dimensionals

   Straws

   Cups

   Napkins

   Dish Soap

   Adhesive

First, I took the watercolor paper panel and tried to do the tutorial mentioned above, but my bubbles did not come up at all. So I watercolored the background, using Orchid Opulence, Pacific Point, and Pixie Pink. I let the panel dry and then stamped directly onto it.

I stamped the sand, using Baked Brown Sugar.

I then stamped the tall grasses with Tranquil Tide.

Next, I stamped the sentiment and the small plants, using Mossy Meadow.

I then stamped and die cut the Octopus, using Melon Mambo and Under the Sea Framelits.

I attached the octopus with a few dimensionals.

I then added the net, using More Mustard and added a few bubbles with a bit of Soft Sky.

Lastly, I adhered the panel to the Soft Suede card front and adhered the Whisper White panel to the inside of the card.

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Sand Dollar Beach

 This is one of my favorite sentiments: Be calm and leave it to God. Definitely easier said than done. Still, if you believe and trust...Be calm and leave it to God. Thoughts?

Stamps:

   Lilypad Lake

   Waterfront

Paper:

   Marina Mist A-2

   Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4 (2)

   Crumb Cake 4 x 2 (Tear Edge)

   Cherry Cobbler Scraps

Ink:

   Marina Mist

   Cherry Cobbler

   Crumb Cake

Technique:

   Die Cutting

   Sponging

   Tearing

Accessories:

   Under the Sea Framelits Dies

   Sponge Brayer

   Sponge

   Adhesive

There are times when I find a Whisper White panel staring at me quite intimidating. So, the first thing I did was to slightly sponge Marina Mist ink all over it, using my sponge brayer.

I then stamped the water all the way to the bottom of the panel, leaving room at the top for the sentiment and the sun/moon. 

I then switched to Cherry Cobbler. I stamped the circle on the top right and the sentiment to the left of it.

I added several sailboats all over the water. This was done only in the middle section.

I then took the 4 x 2" piece of Crumb Cake and tore it in half lengthwise. This then gave me two pieces: 4 x 1". (Tear the cardstock toward you.) I then sponged the edges with Crumb Cake and stamped the speckles on both pieces.

I layered these two pieces on the bottom of the card. Obviously, the straight edge is the one in front. I added adhesive only to the bottom of the pieces. 

I then die cut a couple of sand dollars and adhered them between the sand. 

Lastly, I adhered this panel to the Marina Mist card base. The other Whisper White panel was adhered to the inside of the card.

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