Wow. I've had Crab & Co. since it was released, and don't think I've ever used it. That's somewhat surprising, because I really like the set. But then again, I wasn't regularly making anything other than Christmas and Sympathy cards until this year.
This is a birthday card for a good friend and fellow Cancer. His birthday is just a week before mine. I just had to use the crab! Finally!
I stamped the crab on Real Red and cut it out (that was not easy). I applied Glossy Accents to him (which is part of what made this so hard to photograph).
I know this layout has been done many times before. I can't even point to a specific card that I case'd. But I hope I added my own spin. The sand is kraft with splatter background stamps, and then covered with iridescent chalk. Each shell and the little starfish are also coated in the iridescent chalk, which didn't photograph well but you can see it a bit in the shell on the left.
The water is brayered with Cool Caribbean, Blue Bayou, and Not Quite Navy. I'm too impatient to let it dry properly, and accidentally splattered some of the chalk enhancer on it, but I think that gives it a bit more depth.
There is no white cardstock on this - all of it is vanilla. I don't know if that meets the spirit of the challenge, but I'm going with it. The distressing on the sentiment was a complete accident because I was handling the brayered piece before it was dry, but again, I like it.
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2011 GMT Views: 2808
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131636
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 @ 7:28 AM
Those shimmery shells are great - just like real ones.
Don't you hate those cards that are so hard to photograph . Well, not hate the cards themselves, but just the fact that certain things really are hard to capture at their best. But they look so good IRL that they're still worth doing.
Registered: May 15, 2008 Location: Seacoast town in beautiful New England Posts: 2869
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 @ 7:54 AM
Oh, your little crabby is so adorable! He looks great embossed!! Nice brayering and your sand is very realistic. TFS
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Registered: January 11, 2010 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 7227
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 @ 9:24 AM
TOO cute!! LOVE that little crab!!~
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