Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Seaside Starfish ~ HSS269, FabFri117


Hello stampers!  It's time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge and this time it's a photo inspiration.  These are some of my favorite challenges to participate in.  I was inspired by the top left photo.  I also used the sketch from Fab Friday 117 to help me out.
I started out by covering my clear acrylic block with Pool Party at the bottom, Bermuda Bay in the middle and Pacific Point at the top for the sky.  I misted the whole thing with water and laid the block right on my piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I love the way it turned out.  I also used the water/wave stamp from High Tide to add waves to the Pool Party part, but you really can't see it.  
I added the sea birds to the sky in Basic Black and then stamped and fussy cut the starfish from Picture Perfect.  I stamped the starfish in Crumb Cake on white, but in hindsight I wish I would have stamped it on Crumb Cake paper.  I think it might have looked richer. 

I gave the starfish a little dimension by laying it face down on a mouse pad then lightly running the large end of my stylus all over the back.  It breaks down the fibers in the paper a bit.  I added two dimensionals to the back and popped it onto the card front.

I finished it off with a nice, crisp strip of Pacific Point, the sentiment, and some linen thread.
Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!
Jenny


5 comments:

  1. Absolutely love this! The colors are perfect and so is your design. Thanks for joining us at Fab Friday, hope to see you again soon!

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  2. Beautiful! And I just used the clear block stamping technique with my stamp club yesterday! Really makes for a great "ocean" background doesn't it! I love your starfish as the circle element of our sketch! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!

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  3. I love that background! Great tips for block stamping, and it came out wonderful! Love your 3-D starfish too - this whole card is so buttoned up! Thanks for playing at Fab Friday!

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  4. Such great colors! I love how the birds fly onto the gorgeous block of blue! Thanks for playing along with this FabFriday sketch challenge!

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  5. I love the starfish is the focal point of your card and I love your technique for the sky. I wlll have to try it. Thanks for being part of the HSS design team.

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