Hi! This card was made for today's Ways to Use It Challenge: Basic Black. Participants were to use Basic Black Cardstock. We could add another color of card stock. I chose to add Oatmeal Fleck.
Now, I have to admit, I DON'T LIKE THE BEACH...I don't like sand, sea spray, sea creatures, walking on sand, riding bikes on sand, body surfing, getting bitten by fish, stung by jellyfish or having a limb torn off by a shark. Nope...These are just SOME of the reasons I don't like the beach!
However....I LOVE beach scenes! Crazy, right? Well...I wanted to make a scene using Sepia tones...ALL The paper started out as OATMEAL FLECK or BASIC BLACK! The second layer was SPONGED with Creamy Caramel and More Mustard to get that color. To create the scene I cut the Nestie first and stamped the sea grasses, bird and sentiment in Basic Black. Next, the shovel/bucket/sand was stamped in VersaMark and embossed in white on black and cut out. The same image was stamped in black onto Oatmeal. The sand was colored in with a SU! Creamy Caramel marker and cut out. The pieces were layered together.
The crab is a Martha Stewart punch. I punched him out of Oatmeal Fleck and sponged him with Creamy Caramel and Basic Black. Next, I addd Signo Pen dots to him for eyes and spots.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 75009
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:36 AM
Other than the great colors, the first thing I noticed is how perfect the cb embossing folder is with this beach scene. Cute crab and great card!
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Registered: October 18, 2008 Location: Arizona-It's a DRY heat! Posts: 4510
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 9:43 AM
My favorites gallery is FULL of your cards and this one just got added to it! Beautiful, as is everything you do!
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 10:21 AM
What an adorable scene, Faith!! I love that little crab!!!!
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