Away at the Beach

Hello! Another hot day....good day to be by the ocean on the beach.  This best I could do was create a card with this tropical beach scene.  I used a stamp from Just For Fun called Sunset with  Palms. I stamped the image with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Copics.  I kept the colors on the lighter side since the sun is just beginning to set. Simply trimmed and attached to a yellow cardstock mat and a white card base.  Did not add a sentiment.  Will use the inside to write my greetings when I use the card. 

PS: Sorry for the distortion in my photo.  The card is actually straight.

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #176 CAS Summer Card

Double D Challenges: Tropical. I chose to use a tropical sunset.

Just For Fun Rubber Stamps: July Challenge from Heidi is By the Water.

Another card that I made with this stamp in 2017

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Tropical Shores

 

For the month of March Craft the Scene's challenge theme is  Tropical Shores-to show things like palm trees, beaches and a bit of water.   I used a lot of stamps for my scene including Flourishes' Palm trees with hammock from Beach Life, Seaside Stamping Ink's sand dunes hills, Alextamping's fence, ship and water reflections and ripples, and GKD birds.  I used inks Memento Rich Cocoa, Summer Sky, Bahama Blue, Toffee Crunch, Grey Flannel: Brilliance Moonlight White (for sails); Copics E00,E15,E30, E34, E35, E50, YG67, B24, YR09, and Memento Markers Green Bamboo and Tuxedo Black, and some pencils for highlighting.  Used brown brads on the trees for coconuts. I used Oval scallop Nesties die to create clouds in the sky. Used number of techniques including sponging,   masking, coloring, and blending to get the look that I wanted.   I used a gold card base and mat of bright blue mat under the scene.  I spent 6 weeks on the tropical Island of Captiva recently which was great inspiration for this challenge.

 

Challenge Links:

Craft a Scene: Tropical Shores

No Matter Which Challenge: Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft Challenges:   Cool Men-make a card for a male using cool colours: blue, green, grey etc.