Sand, Saltwater, and Sun

 Hello!

I wanted to try something a little different today.  I wanted to make a sandy background, but I wanted to break from my "norm".   I found these Paint stamps in my stash.   I thought I could use them in brown to create a sandy background.  I used three different shades of brown to create the background.  I also added spatters to add even more texture.    It isn't the traditional sandy look, but the energy it gives the card.  What do you think?    I cut the flip flops from the flip flop background (quickly becoming one of my favorite summer stamps).  

Materials:

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Flip Flop Background

Sand and Saltwater

Paint

Paper:

paper from Stampin' Up

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Memento Ink: Amazon or Scrapbook

White gel pen:  Scrapbook or Amazon

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

Copics used:

Pink: RV06, RV04, RV02

Blue: BG07, BG05, BG02

Green: YG17, YG13, YG11

 Hey friends!

Companies keep getting smarter and smarter.  Stencils have changed paper crafting again.  Companies have figured out that they can break them apart to layer them to color in complicated images such as this one.   This card doesn't actually use a single rubber stamp.  It isn't very often I can say that.  The image is foiled to with a hot plate and gold foil.  I used yellow diamond dots to accent the flowers.  I love the elegance that foil gives to the card (it doesn't show up in the photos very well :🙁 )

Materials:

Plates and Stencils

No copics

Soul of a Mermaid

 Hello friends, 

Since we are such old friends at this point, I don't think there is any harm in telling you that I'm secretly a mermaid.  I mean... I love the water and my thighs touch what else could I be?

This is a clever stamp from Technique Junkies that made me laugh.  I think it pretty much sums me up. I try to keep my sailor mouth in check but they slip out from time to time.  😀

Materials:

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Soul of mermaid

Paper:

paper from Stampin' Up

Ink:

Versa clair: Amazon

Memento Ink: Amazon or Scrapbook

Other:

Bearly Art Glue:(detail glue)

Tacky Glue

no copics today