This is a card for today's Sketch Challenge, 155, for a very special friend who has a summer home on Cape Cod. It uses several old, retired stamp sets, but they are among my favorites. Can you guess what the sea turtles are stamped on? It's the lining from the inside of a security envelope! I thought it looked like sunlight reflecting on the bottom of the ocean, or maybe fishing nets. They are embossed with Green Pearl EP, with a sprinkle of Iridescent Ice EP, which gives them a lot of sparkle that doesn't show up well in the scan. The background panel is done in alcohol inks, and overstamped with Old World Map. The seagull on the piling is stamped on a piece of real weathered sea glass. Finally, on the base card, I used a Basic Brown inkpad and simply swiped it direct to paper to create a mottled, sandy looking background. Maybe someday I'll get some real decorative papers, but for the moment I don't have any, and so have to create my own!
Thanks for looking, and Happy Holidays Everyone!
Maddy
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Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 6:16 PM
Oh my gosh, I love your card! It reminds me of the beach! Especially when it's only 40 or lower here in Western PA! :(
I love what you did with the sea glass! What a great idea! I have sea glass! Now I've found a new use for it!!!! Thanks!!!! And thanks for sharing!!!!
Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 6:35 PM
Fabulous job creating your own bg paper!!! Lovely card - beautiful colours and images! But more than that, Maddy, I am so glad to see you back creating cards!!! Merry Christmas!!
Registered: December 2, 2006 Location: Jackson, TN Posts: 7832
Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 7:21 PM
Maddy, so glad to see you again and with this masterpiece. I love the colors, stamps and especially this terrific layout. Well done. tfs
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Wed, Dec 19, 2007 @ 8:19 PM
OMG....how wonderful to see your avatar back in the gallery..........and........you certainly are not 'rusty' at all with the old stamping skills.....this is a masterpiece....so textural and I just love the theme, being an ocean lover myself......
welcome back, dear friend ....what a joyous surprise.....what a way to start the holidays......