Summer AKA Flip Flop Season - Double Trouble #140 "On A Warm Summer Day"

This is my Design Team project for Double Trouble Challenge #140 "On a Warm Summer's Day" and partnering with ColorMyHeart Color Dare #552 "Inspiration Photo".  Oh my, I had so much fun with the Inspiration Photo using the Twisted Sister's optional twist "include a flip-flop"... I went crazy with flip flops and I don't even like wearing them.  

For a jump start on my projects I generally look for a sketch and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #528 was perfect for my bouquet of colorful flip-flops. I cut out six masking flip flops so that I had enough for covering surrounding flip flops as I added each flip flop to my bouquet. A lot of masking and then a lot of fun coloring with Copic brush pens using a variety of colors in the Inspiration Photo. After satisfied with the shape, size and coloring of my Flip Flop Bouquet it was fussy cut to be adhered to a background.  

From one of the Mix-In packets I found a Toffee marbled patterned paper to use for a sandy background, but it needed more texture. Pulled out CTMH "Writing in the Sand" stamp, inked up with Toffee and I stamped away, and then took the Colonial White to lighten it up for a lighter sand... that worked.  Stamped on the Sentiments and then positioned the bouquet on the sandy background and ahered with 3D thin foam tape.  The embellishments of the shells were to act as the leaves of my Flip Flop Bouquet.  The starfish were stamped directly in the sand and the four larger shells were stamped, colored and fussy cut and randomly glued to the sand.  

Thought I was finished until my daughter had mentioned earlier to put flowers on the flip flops...  I knew just the ones to use because there was such a variety of colors. Now it is my Floral Flip Flop Bouquet... done and very pleased with the result.  What do you think?  

A more detailed view of my Floral Flip Flop Bouquet on a sandy beach.   

and photo of the inside 

 

Please hop on over and join us at Double Trouble Challenge #140 "On a Warm Summer Day" and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there. You may also want to hop on over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare to check out their Design Team projects too. 

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - I was rewarded one of the Top 3 for this Challenge.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers

     X9042 Mix-In "Toffee" 

Cardstock 

     Mocha and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Simon Says Stamp "Flip Flop Season" 

     D2102 "Writing in the Sand"  

     M1179 "Shells & Stars Essentials" 

Inks/Pens 

     Copic Sketch Pens (alcohol-base) 

       Pink: R81, R83, R89

       Green:  YG03, YG61 

       Blue:  B21, B24, B91,  

       Turquoise: B01, BG13, BG15 

       Yellow:  Y15, Y19

       Brown: E31, E23 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Nutmeg Ink 

Embellishments 

     Kat Scrappiness "Mixed Floer Sprinkles" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape