This was a fun challenge...Joyce wanted us to use a stamp set to make a card for an occasion other than what would typically be intended with that stamp set. I came up with this...Christmas lobsters! I started by using a mini blending tool to blend some distress inks on watercolor paper. Spritzed it with water and let it dry. I then used it as the background to my shaker which is filled with red and green sequins. I stamped and fussy cut the lobsters and star fish and attached them to the ornament banner.
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Registered: October 20, 2004 Location: Somewhere in the middle Posts: 30600
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 @ 6:42 AM
Oh my WORD Jacqueline, this is absolutely awesome!! Love your idea using beach themed images for a Christmas design!! And I absolutely LOVE that it's a shaker too!!
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Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54468
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 @ 9:06 AM
Everything about this wonderfully creative card makes me smile. Love the lobster banner and beach theme and the fact that it is a shaker takes it over the top of creative cuteness!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 @ 7:57 PM
Jacqueline this is brilliant. I love the bright and bold background, that gorgous shade of green with the red, the shaker part is fabulous and if all that wasn't enough you topped it off with lobsters!! Here in Australia, crayfish / lobster are most popular on Christmas Day.
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Thu, Oct 20, 2016 @ 3:02 AM
I agree with Susie, this is completely brilliant. Fabulous colors, the shaker is genius and oh my god, lobsters hanging around waiting for Sandy Claws!
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