My first card was made for last week's color challenge - Peggy gave us a monochromatic pallet of pinks - Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Regal Rose. I didn't have all the SU colors so I improvised using 3 shades of pink that I had!
I paper pieced the shells, cutting them out and popping them up on the sentiment circle with foam tape. The stamps are from Beauty by the Sea.
And finally - I made this beach card for the SCS sketch challenge - which Korin - owner of Sweet n' Sassy Stamps - hosted this week.
I colored the image with Copics, cut it out a little outside the edges and adhered it to the patterned paper panel with foam tape.
The sweet little mice building the sandcastle is a digi image called Cocoa and Cookie's Sand Castle and the sentiment is from the Beauty by the Sea stamp set.
I'm lucky enough to live about 5 miles away from the Atlantic Ocean on the northeast coast of the USA so I could hop in my car and go! - well - if I'm not at work or stamping that is.... !!
First Card:
Stamps: Sweet n' Sassy - Beauty by the Sea
Paper: Card base -Amuse card, pink pirouette - SU, white & DP - Text Style Pink Patterns - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam tape, circle & lacey circle Nestabilities, pearls - Kaiser
Second Card:
Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - Shining Light
Paper: white - PTI, blue textured - DCWV
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, So saffron, Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie -SU
Accessories: yellow stickles, rhinestones - Kaiser, Eclipse tape, 2" circle punch - Fiskars, Copics - W2, B05, Y13, YG63, YR65, E35
Third Card:
Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - digi image Cocoa and Cookie's Sand Castle. Sentiment from Beauty by the Sea stamp set
Paper: white - PTI, elegant eggplant - SU, DP Cosmo Cricket Snorkel
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam tape, Copics - E33, E34, E31, E93, R05, R20, BV08, N2, YR23, wrinkled seam tape, adhesive gems - K& CO.
Oooo I love sea themed cards .... especially love that sandcastle one! I live pretty close to the Atlantic myself and you're giving me the itch to walk the beach!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cards, Julia ! As much as I love the third card b/c of it's cuteness, I adore your second card. Nice design and colors; so handsome !!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection of cards Julia! Love the sea/beach theme and the variety!
ReplyDeleteWOOOWEE absolutely FABULOUS Summer creations Julia!!!! Each and every one is WONDERFUL!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super set of cards - I think the lighthouse one is just super!
ReplyDeleteI really like what you did with the DP and shells on your first card, that sun is awesome on your second, and that ribbon is great with your sand too on the third one!
ReplyDeleteNow that was just plain mean -- telling us you live so close to the beach! :) -- I miss the beach ALOT! Great cards my friend!
ReplyDeleteI love that monochromatic card and the pieced shells are so pretty, Julia! I'm so excited to craft with you as part of the RN DT!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fabulous, Julia! I really love the first one with the Psalm but all are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic! I especially love the sandcastle on the last card, so cool!
ReplyDeleteLove the shells and lighthouse=all neat cards.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic summer creations! Lucky you living so close to the ocean. We are about 3 hrs. away and are going at the end of this month. No matter how many trips to the beach. the first smell of the ocean air is always a treat.
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