Blogger Challenge - At the Beach

Hi and Welcome to my blog. -  Today I'm joining in on the fun of Blogger Challenge where the featured theme this week is,  At The Beach.  This is pretty much where I'd rather be today then watching it rain outside again.  The cold, rainy weather is messing with my sinuses something awful and I'd much prefer a nice sunny beach to relax on then being cooped up inside but alas it is what it is.

Don't forget to stop by Lisa's blog, Splendiferous Creations and check out the other beach themed cards.

 



For this card I used Stamps from Amuse Studio's,  Life's a Breeze stamp set.

Card Stock - SU - Cherry Cobbler, Groovy Guava*, Brocade Blue*, and Whisper White.

Designer Paper - Three Bugs in a Rug

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Brocade Blue*, Dusty Durango*

Other: Prisma Colored Pencils, Pearls (Zva), Toothpick, Nestabilitie Dies, Punch (Fiskars) and foam mounting tape.

 

Card Sketch is from: Paper Craft Planet Sketch

Have a fabulous weekend.



Poinsettia Christmas

Today I decided to give this sketch a try.  Tammy posted it on her blog

but I didn't have any Ovals and so I thought that I couldn't participate.  She emailed me right away and assured me that it would be okay to use any shape just so long as it matched the sketch.  Well I couldn't not do a card after that so here is what I came up with.

I used (Christmas Window - Penny Black) for my focal image.  I watercolored it with Crayons, Ink refills and an Aqua Painter.  I added Icicle Stickles to the flower centers and highlighted the stars with a Yellow Spice Glitter Pen and the petals of the Poinsettia with a Clear Spica glitter pen to add some shimmer.  Then I mounted it to a piece of Always Artichoke card stoke that I did some faux stitching on and distressed the edges.  This was then mounted on a piece of Bravo Burgundy Card Stock.  My card base is Always Artichoke layered with Bravo Burgundy and some retired designer paper from Stampin'Up!.  -  I embossed the sentiment (Hero Arts) with Claret Tapestry EP (PSX) and added some faux pink jewels underneath part of the sentiment.  I also tied Artichoke Grosgrain ribbon around the card.  The main panel was raised with foam mounting tape