Friday, June 29, 2012

WMS Day 2 Sneak Peek - North Shore

Welcome back for Day 2 of the sneak peeks for the Waltzingmouse July 1 release!   Didn't you just love all the sweet fairy princess inspiration yesterday?!! (if you missed it scroll down to my post below!)  Thank you so much for all your lovely comments!

Well - today we're going to the beach with another mini stamp set called North Shore.  Vacations are all about creating memories -  so I decorated a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Mini Chipboard notebook where I could write notes of my summer adventures and place a picture or two (or 20!)!


I stamped this wonderful surfer image in Bamboo Leaves ink and cut it with an oval Nestability.  Then I stamped it in Bahama Blue on a scrap and cut out the surfer and summer part of the sentiment.  I stamped the NORTH SHORE in Black and the flowers in Rose Bud cutting out and layering the pieces over the original green stamping.  The surfer and flowers are popped up with foam tape.

Then I die cut the waves, stamped the sentiment and punched it with my word window punch adhering them along the bottom as you see.  Here's a side view so you can see the popped up pieces.
I added ribbons tied in double knots along some of the 0 wires -  they remind me of seagulls flying over the ocean waves!
Inside I stamped some images from the set you will see here tomorrow on Day 3 of the Sneak Peeks!
Once again -  we are off to see what the rest of the Design Team has to inspire us with this fun summer surf mini set!   See you tomorrow for Day #3!

Anya Schrier
 Bonnie Sharp
 Clare Buswell
 Julia Aston - you are here
 Jennifer Holmes
Kelly Schirmer
 Laurie Schmidlin
 Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
 Sandie Dunne
 Tosha Leyendekker
 Claire Brennan (Owner)

Stamps:  North Shore - Waltzingmouse (to be released July 1)
Paper:  White, Simply Chartreuse - PTI, Tempting Turquoise - SU
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Bahama Blue, Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, foam tape, word window punch - SU, Chipboard Mini Book - Karen Foster (no longer available), oval Nestability, ribbon - May Arts.

13 comments:

Mona Pendleton said...

Love your little altered mini notebook Julia! What a wonderful way to document a trip / vacation! Love you you popped up the surfer dude!

Pauline said...

What a fab decorated notebook Julia, Love the wave die cut along the bottom, a fabulous creation!

Lynn W. said...

This is a great idea and so effective with the way you've used different Memento inks to add colour. I love it!

Lynn Wild

anya said...

Super fun, Julia! What a great effect you have created by coloring all the elements differently - fun paper piecing! The notebook is a great idea, too!

Lynn Mercurio said...

I love coming to your blog, Julia, because I know that I'm always going to find something creative and unique. Just like this project...what a great idea and a splendid way to take note of the fun things that happen over your summer. Love all the POP on your image and those tropical colors. Awesome job.

Deborah Frings said...

What a great note book - love the dimension on the cover and the "seagulls" on the wires! I do like the stamped inside too!

scrappymo! said...

This little book is such a great idea. i will check out the blog hop today!

Jeanne J. said...

Julia, What a neat notebook. Love the cover and all the colors you got on the stamp! The inside accents are perfect - a sweet escape from the every day!

Renee said...

So incredibly cool Julia!!
Love the color mix...
and the waves are perfect for this cover!
A fabulous Summer notebook...
which I always keep one in my bag...
never know when I'm going to actually have a good idea! :)

Vickie Z said...

Absolute fun!! Y'all are making me want to hit the beach!

LaurieJ said...

Gnarly, dude! LOL. I've been wanting to say that ever since I saw the sneak peek on Claire's blog. But really, your color scheme is gorgeous. And the addition of the waves is very cool. Love it!

Mary Marsh said...

this is another great project Julia-and a great idea to record special moments from vacation

snowbear said...

Great mini set!