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Shell Collecting

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Poster: PeonySnail

Our challenge this week is to feature something we collect. I love to bring home shells from walks on the beach, especially from favorite places, such as Martha's Vineyard. To make this card, I tore a piece of Crumb Cake for the sand and mounted it with sky DSP on a double matte of white and lavender. The stamp of the woman has her dangling her legs off a boat. I colored her with watercolor pencils and fussy cut, leaving out the boat so I could tuck her up on the dunes. I sprinkled real Martha's Vineyard sand over some Nuvo glue and added a couple of tiny shells (from a craft store - I can't part with any of my found treasures!) The card base is So Saffron, which I thought picked up the yellow in her straw hat. Making this card really made me happy...I may have to make another for myself!

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Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 GMT
Views: 1323
Favorited: 2

Additional Info

Keywords: MMTPT692 Shells Beach Sand Woman

Stamps: SU Summer by the Sea (2004)

Paper: So Saffron, Lavender, White, Crumb Cake, Sky DSP

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Archival Black

Accessories: Sand, Shells

Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2

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peeps321

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Registered: August 15, 2007
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 2:33 PM

What a great card and collection! The Martha's Vineyard sand is perfect for this. And that stamp...very clever of you to picture her on the sand collecting shells instead of being on the boat.

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askloeblen

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Registered: January 28, 2007
Location: Northeast GA, USA
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 2:45 PM

Just lovely! I have fond memories of collecting shells on the beaches in FL from childhood vacations. Your card made me smile.

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donnajeanne

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Registered: February 28, 2010
Location: Eastern Ohio
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 3:04 PM

so very pretty and wow real sand and shells on it. Great image and colored so nice and neat sky. sweet card

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sue28

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Registered: January 8, 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 45981

Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 4:11 PM

Such a lovely card with that fabulous sky dp and the sand, Faith! I recognised this stamp immediately as it is from one of my favourite old SU sets, Summer By The Sea. I like how you used the stamp on this card. Collecting seashells is a wonderful thing to do, too!

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vickydee

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Registered: January 13, 2010
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 5:11 PM

Gorgeous! Love how you positioned your lady.

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snietje

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Registered: June 3, 2016
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Thu, Oct 28, 2021 @ 10:24 PM

Wow this is stunning!! your lady on the beach is fantastic, beautiful sky and your shell collection is so well represented here!!

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Registered: July 27, 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Fri, Oct 29, 2021 @ 3:44 AM

Oh!! Simply beautiful. I would love to get this, but I think I would probably put my name back in the hat for fear the shells would break. I absolutely love this, and I can see why you would want to make one to keep.
I see Sue has already given you the set name

. I knew it was either that or another very similar set from the same period.

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stampingwriter

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Fri, Oct 29, 2021 @ 8:29 AM

This is a beautiful card capturing the feel of the beach perfectly. I can see why you would like to keep it. Someone Teapotter will be thrilled to receive it. Also, lovely job staging the photo -- your shell collection looks fabulous.

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bubblestx4

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Registered: February 23, 2016
Location: El Paso, TX
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Fri, Oct 29, 2021 @ 10:41 AM

I love your real sand sand dunes and you have done a stellar job getting that woman out of the boat and planting her toes in the warm sand. A truly wonderful rendition of your collection.

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Glittergal

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Registered: September 11, 2004
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Fri, Oct 29, 2021 @ 4:57 PM

This card is so beautiful. I love how you did the sand, and your cloudy sky is perfectly done. Very clever of you to transport her from the boat to the shore - well done! I can see why you want to duplicate this card; it’s evident your heart is in it.

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helekins

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Registered: June 10, 2011
Location: Canberra, Australia
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Fri, Oct 29, 2021 @ 9:54 PM

Brings back beach memories. Yes - I guess you could say I have a seashell collection too. Each one has its memories. This card makes me long to go to the beach - perhaps in a couple of weeks now that restrictions have eased.

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