Hello all, I got so much inspiration from that Shell board this morning and started my card this morning but then had to leave the house for a while for a 95 year old friend from church memorial service,,,ah, Talk about great artist...she was! Anyway, the board of shells just floored me as to the awesomeness of God's creation...the greatest artist of all! See my inspiration here and other ones too!
So I also used a tag die to make my sentiment (hope that is ok).
Green Vellum for sea grass, real shells, real starfish, and the most beautiful coppery crushed glass type glitter for sand around the shells. Liquid Applique for foamy waves along with Diamond Dust and Stickles. The waves and water also reflecting the sunset colors (my husband and I witness this when we went to the ocean for our anniversary a few years back). I'm not sure you can see all the sparkle but there is plenty of it IRL and also the bg is white embossed with the fishing net stamp from ODBD too, that also adds sparkle.
Thanks for looking!
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015 GMT Views: 1850
Favorited:7
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Proud Fan Club Member
Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13920
Sat, Oct 10, 2015 @ 3:28 PM
Oh, Robin, how absolutely beautiful! Yes, of course, the sentiment on the tag is perfect, and I love, love, love the real shells on the card. Beautiful scene! Thanks for playing along in my HYCCT challenge!
------------------------------ Barbara Splitcoast Dirty Dozen My website: Inky Fun SCS Fan Club Member Color Challenge Team Member QFTD215
Registered: July 7, 2006 Location: Senoia, GA. Posts: 34466
Sat, Oct 10, 2015 @ 3:31 PM
OMGoodness, where do I start! Wow, so much to see! Just beautiful, Robin! So many fabulous details, your coloring, the framing, stitching and all the bling! Beautifully done!
------------------------------ Fran MY BLOGMY GALLERY Proud Fan Club Member
Registered: December 16, 2008 Location: Woodinville, Washington Posts: 11566
Sat, Oct 10, 2015 @ 3:56 PM
Spectacular design! Thank you so much for taking the bonus challenge and including real shells, you have definitely given me a bit more courage to give it a try too! All of your details and components come together wonderfully! P.S. I love how you mounted the sentiment, it's just right for the theme and your card! Thanks for praising the Creator too!
Registered: March 20, 2008 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Posts: 615
Sat, Oct 10, 2015 @ 4:08 PM
What a treasure-trove of beach images and embellishments you have used to invoke so many wonderful beach memories. And as well, I live right on a lake, and the sun-rises and sunsets are glorious here, I am blessed. A great reminder of what God has created and how wonderful that we can view these each day. I especially loved how you created such realistic and dimensional waves--that was ingenious!!! I loved your sentiment and your coloring is really lovely! A true treasure of a card!