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 23, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2442
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 4:08 PM
Love the little crab! He is such a perfect accent. The colors are so nice and warm...just like the beach. Love the ribbon too.
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 @ 4:35 PM
OMGosh, this is super fantastic Faith! Love that crab, his colors are gorgeous. I have to admit, when I first saw your card, before reading, I thought......Faith doesn't like sand or the beach or any of this stuff, so what the heck is she making a card like this?! lol So glad you like beach scenes, because you really put a outstanding one together here today. Love it! TFS :0)
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