Ahoy There - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #455

I was reorganizing my stamps today getting ready an On-Line stamp sale,  when I rediscovered an old  favourite  - "Seaside Shore".  Since the optional theme with the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday # 455 was a nautical one this was the stamp I chose to use.

A die cut banner became a window into an underwater world, with sea weed waving and fish swimming.  The banner was die cut in a piece of Come Sail Away DSP - a pattern with Night of Navy stripes - and the opening was used to trace an outline on a larger piece of Whisper White identifying where the underwater scene would be made.

Balmy Blue ink was applied with a finger dauber to create the water and sea weed was stamped near the bottom. Some extra sea weed was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White, coloured with dark Old Olive stampn blend, and fussy cut.  Two fish were also stamped, coloured on a scrap piece of Whisper White and fussy cut.

After the scene was built a shaker unit was made using window sheet and thick adhesive strips.  The shaker elements are a mixture of blues and crumb cake coloured sequins with the occasional clam shell thrown in.  If you look carefully you can see this tiny clam shell though the shaker window.

Two sizes of the banner dies were used to create the whisper White trim around the shaker.  A bow of Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's twine was added at the top right, as well as a Sail Home Trinket.

The stamparatus was used to stamp a rope image which was coloured and then cut into strips and added to the card front horizontally and vertically from the shaker.

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Stamp:  Seaside Shore
Inks:  Shaker unit:  Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Black Memento
Papers:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Come Sail Away DSP
Accessories:  Banner Dies, Window Sheet, Shaker elements, Stamparatus, Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine, Sail Home Trinket, Adhesive Strips