Friday Flourishes ~ Beach Life

Happy Friday Flourishes Friends! How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Is that summer heat getting you down? Well today the Flourishes Senior Design Team has a treat for you focusing on three beautiful summery sets: Beach Life, Seaside Life and Guiding Light, because we know that this time of year makes you long for those cool ocean breezes.

I love the Flourishes set Beach Life!  The adirondack chair was just calling to me. (*grin*)  The sound of the ocean waves crashing is so relaxing to me, so I thought I'd create a scene using the Victor Hugo quote with the chair and sailboat images.

I wanted to do some masking and embossing, so I started by cutting out a masked shape using Eclipse Tape.  I also stamped the adirondack chair onto the Eclipse Tape and cut it out to place over my stamped image so after I was done adding the ink, it was a clean white surface to color.

I used all Ranger Distress Inks:  Water ~ Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky, Sky ~ Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Barn Door, Sand ~ Pumice Stone, Gathered Twigs and Brushed Corduroy.  My sand got a bit dark, but this was my second attempt (I forgot the water on the first one...doh!!) and I liked how the sky and water turned out.

I colored the chair and the little sailboat with Copics, and embossed the frame using a Standard Rectangle die (Spellbinders).  Lastly, I added some score lines using my Scor-Buddy, rounded the corner using a Corner Rounder Punch, and added some waves with a white Sharpie.  I also used a white colored pencil to add a bit of texture to the clouds.

I also wanted to mention that Beach Life is currently out of stock, but it should be in the store soon.  So be sure to check back.  It's a sweet set with tons of summer lovin' possiblities!!

I used R24 for the sailboat.

That's it for me today...a one-layer CAS card.

Now, head on over and visit the rest of the gals if you haven't already been to their blogs:

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Thanks for stopping by!!
Happy Stamping!

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Waltzingmouse Blog Party ~ Summertime Fun

It's the 17th, and that means it's time for a Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Party.  This month's theme is "Summertime Fun".  So I thought this would be a perfect time to haul out my "My Island" set and get to playing.  I first stamped the palm trees with Tea Leaves Chalk Ink (VersaMagic), then added the distressed oval with Smokey Gray (Versafine), and lastly the sentiment using Onyx Black (Versafine).  I love how the design turned out.

To finish off the card, I added some score lines along the top and left side and some Washi Tape (Webster's Pages).  And there you have it.  A one layer CAS card that says summer to me.  Oh how I wish I were on an island right now.  :)

We'd love to have you join us too.  All you have to do is make a card, with this month's theme, using Waltzingmouse images and link it on the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog.  On the 20th of the month – we will highlight a few of the entries that really catch our eye and you'll be able to see those here on the WMS blog.  We give special attention to designs that  use WMS use images in a unique and creative way.  We will also select and announce our winner of the FREE stamp set of choice, using a random generator from those participating in the Blog Party!  Click HERE for more details.

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Stamps:  My Island (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Tea Leaves (VersaMagic), Smokey Gray and Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Scor-Buddy, Washi Tape (Webster's Pages), Rhinestone (Pizzazz Aplenty)

Bring Your Own Sunshine!!

I made today's card for two Challenges. For the CCEE Stamper's Challenge, Frances has us including kites on our Card. Be sure to stop by to see what other kites are flying today.

The second challenge is the "Get Your Diva On" challenge by Verve. If you'd like to be a guest Verve Diva, this is definitely a challenge you will want to participate in. This month's challenge is a theme: Bring on the Summer, Sunshine, and Blue Skies!

What does this mean? Well, the interpretation is up to you!! Whether you are inspired by the colors of summer, the feeling of sunshine, or prefer to incorporate some blue sky into your project...you are only limited by your imagination! When you upload your creation, make sure to tell us how you were inspired! You have until June 19th, 9:00 pm Mountain time to enter HERE. You can find out the rest of the entry details there too.



One of my all time favorite Verve images is this sweet little Notebook page from the set Blue Skies. I left some space at the top so I can personalize it with a handwritten name when I send it.

Now, for the rest of the card. I used a large variety of Verve sets to make this card today. I had so much fun mixing and matching images and papers to create the Summer scene I had in my head. Here's a list of the Verve sets:

Notebook Paper: Blue Skies
Notebook Sentiment: Feel the Sun
Kites: To the Moon
Sun and lower sentiment: Let it Shine
Clouds: Up, Up and Away

The paper is mostly Capella by Basicgrey. However, I stamped the sun onto some scrap Webster's Pages dp.

The scallops were made with the MFT large scallop die, and the border punch was made with an EK Success punch. I also added some Sugar Sparkle Fluff, by Our Craft Lounge, to the clouds, and a touch of glitter to the sun. (If you click on the photos, you can see the details better.)

That's it for today ya'll. Thank you so very much for stopping by. I truly appreciate each and every visit. I hope you all are having a fabulous week!!

Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Copics with Balsa Wood

Hello everyone!! I have a CCEE Stampers card to share with you today. Frances has challenged us to make a card with a sports theme since baseball was invented on June 12, 1839. The card can represent any sport, so I chose surfing.

First off, I was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #194. I stamped the surf board images, from the Verve set Relax, with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Balsa Wood and colored them with my Copics. I found they actually blended pretty well too.

The palm trees were also colored with Copics and cut out, and the sun sentiment medallion was sponged with Wild Honey. The dp is Sunshine Broadcast by Sassafras.

That's it from me today. Now be sure to check out what sports the other gals are representing over at the CCEE Stampers Blog.

Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

Stamps: Relax (Verve)
Paper: PTI, Prismatics, and Sunshine Boradcast (Sassafras)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Onyx Black (Versafine), Wild Honey (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Balsa Wood, Copics, Circle and Inverted Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Lace, Twine, Button, Border Punch (EK Success), Rhinestone (I-Roc), Rhinestone diamonds (Zva Creative)