Ramblin' Stamper: TGIF Challenges

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Feelin' Beachy

I'm heading to south Florida this week to visit family, and it's got me dreaming of a day at the beach!

Wouldn't you love to be there? I created this card using watercolor techniques I learned from my very talented friend, Margot Snow. The design was inspired by a card created by Heejung Hunsberger. I'm playing along with TGIF Challenges this week - #tgifc382 "Beaches". How perfect!

I started with a piece of watercolor paper, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". I lightly penciled a line at the halfway point to mark where the sand would be, then penciled another line to mark where the sky meets the ocean. I watercolored one section at a time; Soft Suede for the sand, Bermuda Bay for the water and Pacific Point for the sky.

I used a brush with plain water to wet each section before adding color. A paper plate with a single drop from a reinker thinned with water is all that's needed to get these beautiful colors. I started with the sand, then the sky (leaving some areas white for clouds). I let these dry before adding the water in the center. The dots & stars (from the July 2022 Paper Pumpkin kit) are stamped in Crumb Cake.

The cocktails are from the Nothing's Better Than stamp set & dies. To achieve the two-tone look on the beverage stamp, ink the stamp first in Daffodil Delight then add some Poppy Parade with a sponge dauber. The limes and umbrellas are colored with Stampin' Blends. The ocean foam washing up on the beach is embossing paste applied with a palette knife! This particular embossing paste is Glitz Glitter Gel from Gina K. I don't like it quite as well as Stampin' Up's Shimmery White, but it works while I wait for my order to arrive!

Would you like to make your own beachy card? These are the products I used - click on any image to shop!

Nothing's Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

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Love You More Than Dies

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Stitched Rectangles Dies

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Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

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Water Painters

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Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

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Shimmery White Embossing Paste

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Palette Knives

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Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Repeat After Me...

Repetetive stamping is a fun way to get more use out of your stamps. A stamp set can take on a whole new look when you stamp the same image multiple times! You can do this one of 2 ways...either stamp the same image repeatedly without re-inking, or stamp the same image several times for a repetetive look.

I'm playing along with TGIF Challenges this week. The challenge is (surprise) Repetetive Stamping!

Update - August 3, 2018 - this card was chosen as the winner for #tgifc 170!

This abstract flower image is so much fun! It's from the Sunshine Sayings stamp set and although I've used a lot of the sayings from this set, I've never stamped the flower before. I wanted to use bright, happy colors for this card, so I went to my Brights ink collection and pulled 7 of my favorites. They are from the top, left to right, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Mango Melody, Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay.

The die-cut is 4 layers to give it great dimension on my card. I cut 3 layers in Basic Black and glued them together with liquid glue. The top layer was created by sponging the colors listed above onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock before I die-cut it. It's offset from the black layers just a bit to create a shadow. Don't be put off by the thought of cutting this 4 times, because the die brush pops these right out of the die with no issues.

Here you can see how I sponged the colors on before I die-cut. (Only this photo was taken after I cut it out. In my excitement to see how awesome this would look, I forgot to take a before-photo!)

I added centers to a few of the flowers by coloring basic white pearls with my Stampin' Blends. A few scattered Irridescent Sequins are the finishing touch.

I hope you're inspired to try this card! Click on any of the thumbnails below to shop at my online store.

Product List

Sunshine Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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