Celebrating Summer - a Diorama Card - SUO Challenges #252

When I think about celebrating summer I think about many things.

I think about my garden, with the cacaphony of colour as all the flowers are blooming

I think about the sounds of the birds as they call to each other and tend to their young.  There's a cardinal nest in my lilac tree right above my swing chair.

I think about warm sand and going to the beach and getting my nose sunburned - about children playing in the sand building sand castles.

As impossible as it might seem, all these thoughts were put into one card - a Diorama card.  For the challenge with SUO Challenges summer is celebrated with a different focus.

To celebrate summer, two little girls (Beautiful Moments) are visiting Grandma who happens to live by the beach and has this neat garden.  On this day, gathering pails in hand, they head through the garden gate down to the beach to spend the day building sand castles. Grandma (unseen) is watching) If they get tired they can take turns sitting in this lovely pink (Magenta Madness) beach chair.  Don't you wish you could join them?

The sentiment from "Celebrating Sunflowers" bobs on the ocean reminding us what this day is all about.

Several stamp sets are used to set the stage for this 3 layer Diorama card.  Grace's Garden stamps and die cuts are used to create Grandma's garden, from the front gate to all the colourful flowers to the curious kittens being teased by the local birds, to the blooming vines over head.  The girls pause briefly as they walk through the gate hardly noticing the colourful scene all around them, their eyes focused on the beach ahead.

The ocean setting with the water and beach are created using the High Tide stamp set, with a brayered Balmy Blue sky, Pacific Point ocean and crumb cake beach.  An Adirondack chair, die cut using a Seasonal Layer die, sits among the beach grass on the shore. The shrill call of the Sea birds echo overhead as the girls step onto the warm sand of the beach.  The soft ocean breeze ruffle their hair as they take in the view, looking first at the water, then at the beach looking for a good spot to build their castles.  Finding a spot, they sit down to play.  Grandma is still watching.

This 3 layer Diorama card is 4 1/4 by 5 1/2" and 2 1/4" deep.  It will fold flat for mailing but a special, custom envelope will have to be made.

Layer 3 (back) is Whisper White 4 1/4 by 7 1/2" scored 1" at each end and has the beach scene.

Layer 2 (middle) Whisper White 4 1/4 by 7 1/2" scored 1" at each end. It has an aperture die cut in the middle using a medium stitched Label die. This is the end point of the garden, with flowers on both sides and vines over head.

Layer 1 (front)  Seaside Spray 4 1/4 by 11 1/2"  scored 2 1/4" each end. It also has an aperture die cut with the larger stitched Label die.

This is the beginning of the garden.  A variety of Stampin' Blends are used to colour the flora and fauna as well as the gate. It reminds me of my garden.

To put the card together, fold up the ends of layer 3 and adhere to the outside of the ends of layer 2 which have been folded down.  Adhere layer 1 with the folded ends added to the outside of both of the other layers.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Grace's Garden, High Tide, Beautiful Moments,  Celebrate Sunflowers
Inks:  Black Memento, Watercolor pencils (girls), Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, various Stampin' Blends for the garden flowers,
Papers:  Whisper White, Magenta Madness, Seaside Spray, Garden Green
Accessories:  Garden Gateway dies, Stitched Nesting Label Dies, Seasonal Layers dies, Ornate frame die (sentiment) Blender pen

A garden, birds overhead, warm sand on your feet, the sound of waves, and a soft ocean breeze - what more can you ask for to celebrate summer.

Sandpipers By the Bay

Yesterday I posted a card featuring the scenic building on a cliff here

Today's card, still using the "By the Bay"  (SAB) stamp set, features the sand pipers on the shore.

Using Watercolor Pencils and an Aqua Painter a lightly coloured background wash was created on a piece of Whisper White card stock.

The Sand Pipers were stamped three times at various levels on this background, and were lightly coloured with a Basic Gray watercolour pencil.  Some blending was done using the Aqua Painter.

Three separate panels were die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Framelits and matted with Basic Gray card stock.

These were adhered to a panel stamped with the cliff side image of the larger stamp.  Instead of adhering them in a straight line, they were added with the two outer panels lower than the middle one.

After matting this panel with Basic Gray card stock, it was adhered to the Whisper White card front. The lower 1/3 portion of this piece was embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder and the upper stamped with the sea birds from "High Tide".

A metal embellishment of a crab was added above the left panel.

All edges were sponged with Basic Gray card stock.





Supplies Used:
Stamps:  By the Bay, High Tide
Inks:  Black memento, Basic Gray, Watercolour Pencils
Papers:  Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Seaside Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Aqua painter.

Dandelion Wishes - Copper Faux Patina Technique - a case

I have seen a number of cards on Pinterest that have been made using the Faux Patina Technique.  The card I am making today is a case from Dawn here

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Dandelion Wishes, High Tide

Inks:  Versa Mark

Papers:  Basic Black, Copper Foil

Accessories:  Trellis Embossing folder, Copper Foil, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Dimensionals 

Country Birthday

What first attracted me to the Country Ride Stamp set was the horse vane - then the wagon wheels.
The card I finally ended up making incorporated these wheels as well as several elements from other stamp set to create the country scene below

To make the fence I stamped the Hardwood background stamp with Soft Suede onto Crumb Cake card stock and cut it into 5/8" strips.  The upper and lower strip are 4 7/8" long; the 3 posts 2 1/8" long.  After sponging the edges the fence was constructed as shown and a black marker was used to make the nail marks.  It was set aside while the background was stamped.

The Waterfront stamp set  was used to stamp the mount mountains, sun and sky; Rooted in Nature to stamp the trees; the branches from Country Road; the grass from High Tide; and the black birds from Enjoy Life.

The fence was now added to the art piece, and two wheels, stamped on Crumb Cake and punch with a  1 3/4" circle punch, were slanted against it.  The two black birds were added to the top of the fence, and the sentiment on the lower strip. Two framelit elements were added above the sentiment.

The art piece was matted with Basic Black card stock, then Whisper White and finally onto a Mossy Meadow card front.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Country Road, Waterfront, High Tide, Enjoy Life, Hardwood

Inks: Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Balmy Blue, Black Memento, Basic Black marker

Papers:  Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories:  Dimensionals, 1 3/4" circle punch, Framelit Elements

Sunset at the Cottage

I love sunsets - always have, and lately the sunsets have been so beautiful.

I've been making a lot of cards using Rooted in Nature suite, and today I combined the stamp set with two other stamp sets, Waterfront, and High Tide - to create a sunset scene at the cottage

I was a bit hesitant about the effectiveness of the sponge brayers, but I used them today (along with some of the new colors) to create this beautiful sunset and was pleasantly surprised.  So, using this tool, I applied the following colors for the sky:  Mango Melody, Poppy Parade and Highland Heather. I added some birds and clouds from High tide.

Coastal Cabana was used for the water, with the horizon  identified using a Coastal Cabana marker.  Details in the water was created by using the water stamp High Tide.

The two trees were stamped one at a  time and side by side using Mossy Meadow.  A stamp from Waterfront, stamped in Soft Suede,  was  to create the rocky knol upon which the trees were growing.

The focal image was trimmed, then matted with Basic Black card stock, adhered to a Whisper White layer which was added to the Basic Black card base

An Adirondack chair, die cut in Highland Heather cardstock, was adhered to the lower right card front to complete the cottage image.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Rooted In Nature, High Tide, Waterfront
Inks:  Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana marker
Papers:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Highland Heather, dimensionals
Accessories:  Colorful Seasons framelits, Sponge Brayer

Have a Swimmingly Good Day - Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not #332 , Hand Stamped Sentiments #269

Under the sea! Under the sea!  With the heat we have been experiencing, under the sea sounds like a nice place to be.

This week I combined 2 challenges: Try Stampin on Tuesday # 332  here and Hand Stamped Sketches #269 here

The challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not this week is not only a sketch one (sketch by Donna) but also an optional theme one associated with it - seaside/ocean.

At Hand Stamped Sentiments, the Inspirational Challenge also had a seaside theme.

The base card is Night of Navy, layered with Soft Sky embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder.

For the sand at the bottom of the sea I first tore a piece of Sahara Sand card stock and then stamped sand on it using the "sand" stamp from High Tide. The top torn edge was then sponged with Sahara Sand ink

On the right lower corner I clustered 3 different sea shells. All were fussy cut.
The large shell was stamped first with second generation Crumb Cake and then with full strength of the same color.  After cutting out the edges were sponged with Basic Gray, and the edges curled to make it look 3D
The round shell was first stamped with second generation Wisteria Wonder, than regular strength.  Edges were also sponged with Basic Gray.
The last shell was also sponged with a bit of Calypso Coral.
Some sea grass from the stamp "Seaside Shore" was stamped and coloured with Always Artichoke, then fussy cut and arranged around the sea bed.
A couple of fish were playing around the shells.

On the bed at the left lies an anchor tied to a chain.

After I had the card all put together, I applied a liquid lacquer to the shells and the anchor.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lots of Shells, Seaside Shore, High Tide
Inks:  Black Memento, Pacific Point, Always Artichoke, Calypso Coral, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Gray
Papers:  Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories:  Seaside Embossing Folder, Liquid Lacquer (non SU), dimensionals.

Now its your turn to create something using Donna's sketch, with or without the theme, and you have 2 weeks in which to do so.  When done, upload your project to either the Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not blog here or to their facebook page here

Happy Birthday - a Joy Fold Card

One of my down line has a birthday today.  Since she is crazy about horses, and owns her own horse, I made a card featuring horses it.

I used the Joy Fold to make this special card, but instead of the smaller fold being held down by the focal image, it is held down by the birthday sentiment. In the last picture below you can see my finger holding the card back so it doesn't slip under the sentiment.

The image of the horses and fence are from Frog's Whisker's Ink The horses were coloured with copic markers, the fence stamped and coloured with Soft Suede ink
The grass around the fence posts were stamped with Always Artichoke using the grass stamp from High Tide.  The water stamp from High Tide was also used to stamp the ground around the horses.

I made the clouds in the sky using scallop circles and a Marina Mist ink. The birds are from "Wherever You Go"

Sentiment is from Vertical Greetings.

The greetings inside is also from Frog's Whiskers.  The horse in the corner is from a retired SU stamp.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  High Tide, Wherever You Go, Vertical Greetings, Pals (Frog's Whiskers)
Inks:  Black Memento, Copic Markers, Marina Mist, Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Always Artichoke
Papers:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White,  Coffee Break DSP
Accessories:  3?8" Old Olive mini chevron ribbon, dimensionals

You Are my Sunshine - Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #328

The sketch challenge this week with Try Stampin' on Tuesday or Not #328 has an optional theme of  "Summertime Heat", a very suitable theme considering some of the hot days we have been experiencing.
The sketch this week is by Donna.

 

When it's really hot outside I visualize floating on a lake on some sort of floating device. My happiest moments were spent floating on an inner tube.  This card is a take of that vision. 

The card base is  Very Vanilla, layered with Serene Scenery DSP - a piece that looks like a body of water.

The art piece is a tag notched at one end with the Triple Punch. On it I build the "floating" scene, using the High Tide stamp set and die cuts from the Layering Seasonal Framelits.  A strip of Old Olive cardstock was snipped to mimic grass. A rather big 3D lady bug climbs up on the floating tag to join in the relaxation action.

The sentiment is from "Sunshine Sayings"

The art piece is adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  High Tide, Sunshine Sayings
Inks:  Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Black Memento
Papers:  Very Vanilla, Serene Scenery DSP, Whisper White, Old Olive, Tranquil Tide
Accessories:  Triple Punch, Swirly Scribbles Thinlets, Seasonal Layers Thinlets, Dimensionals, 3D lady but (non SU)

Now it's your turn to make something using Donna's sketch, and you have 2 weeks to do so.  When finished, upload your creation to the Try Stampin' on Tuesday blog or the Facebook page.

Colorful Seasons - Summer

I held a class this week focusing on the Colorful Seasons stamp set and its coordinating framelits "Layering Seasons Framelits".

The first card depicted "summer", and I brought in High Tide to help me along.

I just love those Muskoka (or Adirondack) chairs.   They are very popular in this area, and are made not too far from here using recycled materials.  Driving by they are lined up on the side of the road in a wide array of eye catching colors

I must admit though - as lovely as they are to look at they are uncomfortable to sit in. And once you sit in one it requires Herculean effort to extract yourself from its warm embrace.

Back to the card - the sand was stamped on a separate piece of card stock, torn into 2 pieces, sponged with Crumb Cake and then adhered to the art piece.  Some sea grass was added, and then the water was stamped also using a stamp from High Tide.

I love sunrises and sunsets, so sponging these colors was very enjoyable. The colors I used were Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist.  These colors were also reflected in the water.

The birds were stamped in Basic Gray, and then the sentiment was stamped.

Using the new multipurpose adhesive sheets to die cut the chairs was a god send.  No messy glue!!! and I was able to add the chairs on the send with just a little bit of a rub.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Colorful Season, High Tide

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Black Memento, Marina Mist marker

Accessories:  Layering seasons framelits, multipurpose adhesive sheets

Another Cottage Scene

Just because there are new products coming in the new Annual catalogue does not mean that we have to forget about the "oldies".

For instance, in this card, I brought back Swirly Bird and the Window Framelit, and together with some new catalogue products created this cottage scene.

Am I wishing for warm weather or what?

The Soft Suede card base is layered first with Crumb Cake and then Wood Texture DSP which has been embossed with the Brick Embossing Folder. The last two layers were added to the card front at a slight angle

The window was die cut with Crumb Cake card stock and the edges sponged with Crumb Cake ink. A piece of Window Sheet was adhered to the wrong side of the window.

On the other side of the window is a cottage scene depicting a sail boat on a lake, clouds in the sky, and a branch with flowers on it.

The branch and flowers were stamped with "Colorful Seasons"; the water with "High Tide": The boat with "Swirly Bird".  I created the clouds using 3 scallop circles adhered together, a sponge and Marina Mist ink.

On the window sill, I placed 6 stamped and die cut flowers, with leaves and 2 birds from the Swirly Bird set.  Below is a close up of the window.

Supplies Used
Stamps: Colorful Seasons, Swirly Bird, High Tide
Inks: Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point,
Papers: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Wood Texture DSP stack, Old Olive
Accessories: Window Sheet, Hearth & Home Framelit, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, 3/8" Burlap ribbon, pearls, small oval punch, dimensionals.

Life is a Beautiful Thing

In less than 2 weeks the new catalogue officially launches.  Have you made a list  yet  from the sneak peak products revealed so far?

For this card I wanted to highlight the stamp set "Colorful Seasons" and its coordinating die set "Layering Seasons Framelits".  To do so I brought in an oldie but goodie "High Tide" to help me out.

I spent many a happy hour on an Adirondack chair watching sunsets/sunrises over Georgian Bay or Lake Simcoe, both favourite summer vacations spots of mine.

Against the background of the colorful sponged sky I placed 2 die cut Adirondack chairs - on sand banks created thanks to High Tide

Supplies Used
Stamps Colorful Seasons, High Tides
Inks: Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Crumb Cake,
Accessories: Seasonal Layers Thinlets

Pop & Twist Lift Me Up Birthday

Pop & Twist, or is it Twist & Pop....
What's in a name?
This card was made as a swap card in a technique swap.

A Pop & Twist card has a unique "twisting" mechanism that "pops" when the card is opened. It absolutely delights recipients when the unexpected elements are exposed.
As my son stated when I opened the card "Well that was unexpected, but absolutely delightful!"

The card base is Basic Gray card stock, which is 4 by 12", scored at 6" for make a 4 by 6" card.

This picture shows the card front and a belly band which keeps the card closed.






The card front is layered first with Whisper White, followed by the SAB Carried Away DSP.

The Art Piece is Whisper White matted with Night of Navy card stock.

On the background of sunshine and sea birds(from High Tide) I placed two hot air balloons around clouds.

The largest hot air balloon is die cut using Night of Navy card stock, with different die cut pieces of Carried Away DSP adhered behind it.

The smaller balloon is first stamped with Calypso Coral ink and then die cut with the Up & Away Thinlet dies.

All cardstock and die cut images are sponged with Basic Gray ink (except the smaller balloon)

Open the card, and this is what is revealed - 4 pop up decorated panels.

I decorated them using Layering Oval framelits, die cut images using Up & Away Thinlet dies, sentiments and bird images from "High Tide" on a Whisper White background and Carried Away DSP.

This is a close up of the inside upper panel of the card.

The lower panel is similar to the upper panel.

The two right panels of the pop mechanism.














The two left panels.

Close up of belly band showing die cut hot air balloon, a cloud, a punched balloon and the sentiment.

The belly band is closed at the back with Velcro



Supplies Used:
Stamps: Lift Me Up, High Tide, Balloon Celebration
Inks: Black Memento, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry, Peek-a-boo Peach, Markers (Basic Black, Basic Gray)
Papers: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Night of Navy, Carried Away DSP, Mint Macaron Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Balloon Builder Punch, Up & Away Thinlet dies, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies, scoring tool, Velcro (non SU). Layering Oval Framelits.

High Tide Shine - Try Stampin' on Tuesday #305

I am excited to be selected to be a designer on  Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  This is not the first time I have been a designer here, but it has been a number of years and I look forward to contributing again.
My first posting as a design team member is not this week, but I thought I would post a picture for challenge 305 , the optional theme is "My favourite thing"
I chose to use a nautical theme as my birthplace is Holland, a sea faring country and I do love light houses.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: High Tide
Inks: Basic Gray, Black Memento, Real Red marker, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Island Indigo
Papers:

• Island Indigo 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 to make an A2 card (card base)
• Island Indigo 2 1/8 by 4 1/4" (mat)
• Whisper White 4 by 5 1/4"
• Whisper White 1 7/8 by 4 1/8" (art piece)
• Serene Scenery DSP - two pieces.  One piece 2 1/8 by 5"; the second 1 7/8 by 5"
• Whisper White 2 by 3/4" (sentiment)

Accessories: Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Directions:

1. Sponge edges of both pieces of the DSP with Island Indigo ink and adhere to the 4 by 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock leaving a 1/8" gap between the 2 pieces.
2. Stamp the sand pipers with Crumb Cake ink on the left DSP (bottom)
3. Stamp the light house scene on the art piece, with the light beams shining off the art piece and onto the DSP and the sand pipers also stamped onto the art piece
4. Mat the art piece with the 2 1/8 by 4 1/4" piece of Island Indigo and adhere  to the card front using dimensionals.
5. Stamp the sentiment with Island Indigo ink, sponge edges, and adhere to left side of card using dimensionals.

High Tide Birthday - a Framed card

My son is always advising me to frame my cards and have a gallery of them on the wall down the stairs to my craft room.
Today I did frame a card, but not because he was urging me to do this.  I did it because the finished card just looked like it needed it.


The Light house was stamped with Smoky Slate and Basic Gray.  A blender pen was used to colour in the red portion and then with Basic Gray ink to touch up the sides and the architecture at the top. The sand around the light house was stamped in Sahara Sand, with Old Olive Sea Grass growing around the base. The beacon lights are Daffodil Delight. After the sea was stamped, the horizon was darkened with a blender pen.

The sky was first washed with an aqua painter finishing up with clouds sponged over a trio of scallop circles.

Basic Gray ink was used to stamp the Sea Gulls.

Next to the Light House on a patch of sand there are two Sand Pipers.

The sentiment is from "Remembering Your Birthday.

This art piece was adhered to some By the Shore DSP and placed in an old off white frame

On a separate piece of Whisper White the wheel and lantern from the set "From Land to Sea" were stamped, coloured and cut out, then mounted on the right lower frame.

The finish, some neutral rope was tied into a sailor's knot and placed on the left side of the frame.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Tide, From Land to Sea, Remembering Your Birthday
Papers: Whisper White, Marina Mist, By the Shore DSP
Inks: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Black Memento, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, SU Markers:  Real Red, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso
Accessories Neutral SU rope (retired), frame , 1 3/4" scallop circle punch.

You Light Up My Life - Try Stampin on Tuesday #330

More snow last night, and it's been bitter cold!  The window on the back screen door has been frozen over for the last 2 days.

This card, made with a new Occasions stamp set combined with an Oldie but Goodie.

I made some liberties with the sketch from Try Stampin on Tuesday changing some of the features around.  Hope the design team doesn't mind.

Art Piece:

On a 3 3/4 by 5" piece of Whisper White card stock, the image of the light house was stamped and coloured. Then the area of the light from the light house was masked out and the area in between the 2 masks was sponged with Crushed Curry.  A sentiment from "Pun Intended" was stamped repeated and randomly over this sponged area. The stamp-a-ma-jig was used for more accurate placement.

Stamps from the new Occasions set "High Tide" was used to create the water and the scene around  the lighthouse as well as the sea gulls.

The sentiment was stamped in the lower left corner.

All edges were sponged with Basic Gray ink.

Card:

The art piece was layered with Cherry Cobbler and adhered to a Basic Gray base.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Tide, From Land to Sea, Pun Intended

Inks: Black Memento, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Old Olive

Papers: Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Accessories: Blender pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, post-it note

High Tide

Another one of the new stamps in the Occasions catalogue Jan. 2017 is a seascape - a wonderful set featuring a light house and some sand pipers.  There are numerous stamp sets that let you build the scene as simply or as complicated as you want.
I tend to be more complicated than simple, so bear with me.

I started out making something totally different, but in the end settled on this Z fold card.  After trimming the image down to fit in the front of the card, I just couldn't throw away the cut off strip, so it was adhered to the inside of the card, lining it up with the front.  Perhaps it looks a little odd, but I like it.

The lighthouse was stamped with 2 step stamping - the first half in Basic Grey and the second in Smoky Slate.  With the Real Red ink pad and blender pen, part of the light house tower and the light house was coloured red.  A bit of Basic Gray and blender pen touched up the light house.  The sides were also emphasized a bit more.

The ground around the light house was stamped with Soft Suede; the sea grass with Old Olive.

In order to stamp the water around the light house and to create the sundown effect, the image was masked.

After stamping the water with Marina Mist, the beacon of light was stamped with Daffodil Delight; then the colours of the sky were sponged - Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Real Red.  The rest of the sky was sponged with Marina Mist, and at the top some Dapper Denim.  Some of the colours of the sky were reflected on the water. Some Dapper Denim and blender pen high lighted the horizon.

Lastly the sea gulls were stamped with Basic Gray

Supplies Used:
Stamp: High Tide
Inks: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Marina Mist, Dapper Denim, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Soft Suede, Old Olive
Papers: Dapper Denim, Whisper White, By the Shore DSP
Accessories: Sponges, blender pen, post it notes for masking.