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.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 10:55 AM
Faith: THIS IS GORGEOU!!!! I'm with you, I love to look at the sea, but not so much be in it!!! You did a fabulous job on your card. I love that crab and your colors are fantastic for the challenge. Love the sand bucket and the ribbon. It's all fantastic!!! TFS!
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 12:54 PM
Simply gorgeous Faith. Love the dots on the crab. In fact, I just love your dots period. Nice job on this card.
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Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 1:33 PM
What a glorious mix of shapes and textures!! LOVE that crab you created - the spots are perfect. Great card!!
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