Wednesday, June 2, 2010

A Sketchy Day at the Beach

Here's my card for today's sketch challenge over at Split Coast.I made mine a summer fun card with this cute beach chair and umbrella, beach fence and shell stamps all from Rubbernecker . I paper pieced the umbrella and chair, popping the umbrella up on foam dimensionals. Just for fun, I added a little pearl to the clam shell stamping!

Inside I stamped the small sand dune twice, another shell and this sentiment on a white panel.

Exciting news: This weekend I'm going to be helping Dave (owner of Rubbernecker) run his booth at the Heirloom's West Springfield, MA Rubber Stamp and Paper Arts Festival!! Whoo hoo!! If you are in the area come on over and visit me at the Rubbernecker booth! I'd LOVE to meet you! It's sure to be a fun time - there are over 40 companies with booths and they are also running fun 'make and takes'!! Check out the program here.

Also - did you notice the little cat on my side bar??? I've been invited to be on Marks Finest Papers Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge DT for June, July and August!!! They have a fun challenge every Saturday and if you link your card to the challenge blog you could win a free MFP Stamp set every week!! So please check back here on Saturday!!


Stamps: Rubbernecker: Beach Party fence #40-16, Beach party chair #81-14 , shell #40-0102030506070821, Beach party small sandune #81-17, Brighten text #81-03
Paper: hawaiian shores, white - PTI, creamy caramel - SU, DP American crafts/Backyard, Cosmo Cricket/Snorkel
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, camomile ink cube, Summer Sunrise - PTI, adirondack - Hazelnut
Accessories: cuttlebug embossing folder - Mini Mosaics, sponge, copics: BG49, E35, YGo3, foam dimensionals, sponge, sticky pearl

14 comments:

Vicki Dutcher said...

My FAVORITE - BEACH CARD! This is outstanding -

Sharli Schaitberger said...

Cute card! I love the paper piecing!

Crystal said...

OMG this is AWESOME Julia..what a fun fun beach card!!! LOVE your paper piecing...fabulous!

Betty Wright said...

Just fabulous, Julia! Great colors and I love the paper piecing!

Lynne Phelps said...

I just love this card! It's a great sketch, but your choice of papers, the embossed texture, and the bold lines of the stamped images - it fresh and fun and SUMMER! Wonderful card!

Pat (mspfd) said...

Love this! Terrific summer card. What great stamps and papers.

Peggy said...

How funny that you use this set today! I ordered the grass and tree set to use with some of my outdoorsy images yesterday! The beach set kept calling my name but I resisted. Then here you come along with a fabulous card made with that set!!
Have fun at the show and congrats on the DT stint!

Mary Marsh said...

this is such a fun card-love the paper piecing on the image-it would definitely righten someone's day to recieve this card

Bonnie McLain said...

Wow what an alive card you have created here... love all the bright colors and the beach chair... wish I could sit in that and relax for about a month on an island in the Caribbean.. with a soft breeze coming across my face.. oh well dream on... Love this one Julia.. and congrats on being on the DT of MFP... Great going...

Joan Ervin said...

Your card is sooo summery and fun, Julia...love all the images and bright happy colors!!! Have fun this weekend in the RN booth....wish I could be there!!! Congrats on your DT spot,too...you will blow them away with your awesome talent, gf!!!!

Deb Neerman said...

Love this fab card Julia!! And congrats on the DT gig!!

Wanda Cullen said...

What a fabulous beach scene, Julia! Love the bright, sunny colors! Sounds like a fun w/e ahead for you...years ago I attended several Heirloom stamp shows when they were held in Va Beach. So many stamps under one roof...a stamper's dream!

Joanne Travis said...

So beautiful, inside and out!!

Edna Morrisedie said...

Very cool! Love the BG texture and then all the bright papers with the images, nice contrast!