Dream

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another What If? Wednesday challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have an inspiration photo for you:

Fun, isn't it?  Well, I don't have any heron (or bird other than a cardinal) stamps from Repeat Impressions so I had to get creative.  So, since I live in a beach area, and these are the types of birds we might see in the marshy areas, I went with a beach theme.  I started with a dark gray base to pull in the color of the bird, than I added a woodgrain embbossed layer to capture the feel of the planks and the light background of the photo.

I added in some kraft card stock stamped with the sand dollar image to pull in the color of the wood.  And then I created a little beach scene with a water colored background, some stately palms and the word "Dream" which is part of a much longer sentiment (on Monday, I will be showing how I mask my sentiments on The House blog for my Project of The Week).  I hope you get a chance to play along, I can't wait to see how this photo has inspired you.  And make sure you head over to The House blog, because the rest of the team did a fabulous job with this challenge!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sand Dollar", "Dreams Take Flight", and "Large Palm Trees"
Dies: Spellbinders "Matting Basics A" rectangle; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle
Darice Woodgrain embossing folder

Challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown #298--watercolor
Simon Says Stamp Monday--world traveler
Sketch Saturday #416-sketch

Open Minded Crafting Fun #6--seasons/holidays (summer)
Addicted to CAS #90--aloha
Creative Fingers #109--anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #202--inspiration photo

Creative Inspirations #65--spring into summer
The Paper Girls #105--the great outdoors