Voice of the Sea - Color Dare Challenge #506 Inspiration Photo

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #506 "Seaside Inspiration Photo". This color challenge shouts out brush color blending and using many of the colors to create a sea scene for the CTMH Stamp of the Month "Voice of the Sea".  This was my second attempt on a sea scene.  

Used many colors and just blended and blended and blended until I felt the colors were blended similar to the inspiration photo. For the wave movement white gelly roll pen was squiqqly added...  but may have gotten carried away on the waves.  

Chose the bird on the tree stump and a few shells for my focal point, did some more blending on the objects using the same colors, fussy cut all, and then placed on the sea background with 3D thin foam tape.  Two of the sentiments from the stamp set were stamped with Memento black ink directly on the background. 

As I was cleaning up and putting away my supplies... my first attempt on blending was a wave stencil and questioned should I trash it or stash it. 

Neither was an option... it caught my imagination.  Pulled out the same stamp set and decided to create a school of fish in colorful water... three fish and stamped on sentiment, done. 

However, sent a photo to my daughter and she thought I might have stamped my fish upside down... and I had.  Determined not to throw it in trash I lifted the school of fish and turned it right-side up and restamped the sentiment on a separate panel and adhered with 3D thin foam tape, done.  

Nope... somehow there was a smudge in the bottom left corner... oh no, now what?  Brought out the stamps again, stamped over the smudge with sea foliage and added a second one.  It was still missing something... added one more fish to the school at the upper right-corner, done. 

Nope... it needed some bubbles.  Bubbles were added using Nuvo Crystal Drops, done... YES

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

ATC Around the World #91 "Sea Creatures" 

Critter Crazy Challenge Blog #64 "Critters" 

As you Like It Challenge "Favourite Fur, Feathers or Scales (and why)"

    Because with a seaside background what better than fish and birds 

    in/by the sea

Cardz 4 Galz "Get Inky" 

CAS Colours & Sketches #479 "Colours" 

Daisy Chain Challenges #65  "No Design Paper" 

Moving Along With the Times #144 "Inky Background"  

Time Out Challenges #218 "Inspired By Words"  

We Love Stamping July Challenge "Hot Sunny Colors" 

All Products are CTMH unless specified otherwise:

Cardstock 

     Glacier and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     S2207 Voice of the Sea 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento Ink "Black" 

     Inks:  Lemon, Tangerine, Ballerina, Sorbet, Sea Glass, Glacier, 

        Linen, and Charcoal 

     Pens:  Sakura Gelly Roll 10 "White" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

           

 

 

Double Trouble #116 "Christmas in July" partnering with Jingle Belles Rock

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge "Christmas in July" using Twisted Sister's optional twist to use "bling" and enter at Jingle Belles "Bling On the Holidays".  

Blended Lagoon and Ballerina on White Daisy cardstock for my background. Stamped several snowflakes with Daisy White Ink, heat embossed with Stampendous Sparkle Puff and adhered to a border of Sapphire cardstock. The sparkle of the snowflakes do not show well in photo; but so sparkly in person.  

The Sentiment was stamped on vellum with White Daisy ink, heat embossed with gold embossing powder, thin cut and adhered directly to the snowflake background.  

Additional to sparkles, my bling was an assortment of Bitty Sparkles and Gold Sparkles Gold Gems randomly placed on the card.  

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

Crafty Katz #604 "Optional Twist Christmas in July" 

Creatalicious Challenges #239 "Anything Goes with Optional 

  Christmas in July"

Alphabet Challenge Blog "H is for Holidays" 

Beyond the Blue #66 "Heat Embossing" 

My Time to Craft #486 "Christmas in July" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Sapphire and White Daisy 

     Vellum

Stamps 

      Stampin' Up "Snowflakes" 

      Z3772 "Comfort & Joy" Sentiment and Thin Dies 

Inks/Pens 

      White Daisy Ink 

Other 

     Stampendous Embossing Powder "Sparkle Puff" 

     Rangers Embossing Powder "Princess Gold"

Hello Friend - Color Dare #504 "Four Square" Color Board

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare "Four Square" Color Board and using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #480. This was a fun card to create... The July 4th Holiday weekend was spent at the cabin with my daughter and we did a little scrapping. I always enjoy creating with her and think I get a card done faster because of sharing ideas... plus she has some pretty cute stamp sets and of course her Copics are always traveling with her.  

The Playful Pups stamps were all adorable but picked the bassett hounddog with the long ears, and was lucky that neutrals were included in the color challenge for my pup Ralph (Lisa named him).  Stamped three images of Ralph, colored and fussy-cut each where required for layering and dimension.  

All the other accessories were included in this stamp set and chose the rug and doggy bed for Ralph to settle into.  Ralph wanted a colorful plaid bed with the rug under it for his comfort and his toys.  He chose colors closest to Sapphire, Evergreen and Sundance for his plaid... so out came my Copics and a plaid was born. Ralph liked his plaid bed so much he insisted on a tie to match and the dish of food for his friend.  

I didn't have any patterned paper with me so I chose cardstock closest to the colors and glued the diagonal panels to the card base. In Lisa's supplies she had some stitched die frames, chose the stitched scallop a perfect fit for Ralph. Still needed something... so why not add a strip of the same plaid to cover the two diagonal panels... perfect.    Sentiment added from another stamp set and done.   

Also Entered in the following Challenges: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #480  (Forgot to enter this challenge)

Critter Crazy Challenge "Anything Goes with a Featured Critter" 

Art Impressions #331 "Perfect Plaid" 

Creative Knockouts #460 "Dies Cuts and/or Punches" 

Krafty Chicks #619 "Stamp Act" 

Passion for Markers #648 "Bingo Board"  (Column 2)

3 Digi's from Pattie’s Creations

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Cardstock 

     Sapphire, Evergreen and white Daisy 

Stamps 

     Ink Blot Shop "Playful Pups"

     Sentiment from Smiles From the Garden

Dies 

     Jillian Vance Designs "Stitched Circle Die" 

Inks / Pens 

     Mementom "Black" 

     Copic Sketch Pens - alcohol-base 

        Sapphire:  B26, B69

        Sundance:  Y35, Y38 

        Evergreen:  YG61, YG67

        Pup - Neutrals:E31, E35, E40, E57 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Double Trouble #115 "Christmas in July" partnering with Color Dare #503

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge #115 "Christmas in July" and teaming up with ColorMyHeart Color Dare #503 "Crazy 8" Color Board below.  

ColorMyHeart Color Dare "Crazy 8" Board rules: Simply pick any four of the eight blocks. Color names are CTMH and are only for reference; but you are welcome to use any products as long as the colors are the closest match. If you want to use additional blocks, it's your choice as long as you use only blocks included in the Square. Free to use are Black, White, Gold, and Silver, which can be used in addition to your four chosen blocks.

My 4 Blocks were Candy Apple, New England Ivy, Avocado and Flower(s) theme to make my Christmas card.  

Blended New England Ivy and Pear (substituted for Avocado) inks on Daisy White cardstock for my background. Stamped with Daisy White Ink one of the larger poinsettias stamps and then heat embossed with red. Layered the other larger poinsettia stamp on top and with same procedure of heat embossing.  

The two smaller poinsettias were stamped using the same embossing procedure.  The fern stamps were added randomly among the poinsettias and heat embossed with gold.  The poinsettias didn't seem to stand out so I took a gold uni-ball pen and outlined and filled in the detail of each poinsettia. Took the same gold pen and just added dots to the background.  

Sentiment was stamped with New England ink on white cardstock, blended in the two greens to match the background and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  

Also shared with the following Challenges: 

• Crafty Catz - No. 602 ANYTHING GOES with Optional "Say It With Flowers" 

• Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges JULY - No. 7 CHRISTMAS IN JULY and/or with the optional bonus challenge twist to include a Dragonfly (Closes 07/29)  

CTMH Products Unless Identified Otherwise:  

Cardstock
     New England and White Daisy
Stamps & Thin Cuts 

     Z3772 "Comfort & Joy"

Pens/Inks
     Uni-ball Gold Pen
     White Daisy Ink for Heat Embossing
     New England Ivy Ink

Embossing Powders 

     Ranger "Princess Gold" 

     Ranger "Red Geranium"