Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Seaside Birthday

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a beautiful inspiration photo for you:
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You can choose to be inspired by the colors, the photo or both!  It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to interpret it, but finally decided I wanted to emphasize the actual pieces of sea glass in the photo:
     So, I picked a beachy image colored it using the tan and aqua blue from the color combo and added small pieces of sea glass in colors the match the ones in the photo.  I have used this sandcastle image a couple times, and I think this time is my favorite.  The colors I used really make it come alive.  Wendy already added some shading/shadows in the image, so I just added a little bit darker sand colored marker and it really adds so much depth.
     I hope you will be able to play along with us.  I can't wait to see how this photo inspires you!

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sandcastle" and "Birthday"
Punches: Fiskars "Upper Crest" border punch

Challenges:
That's Crafty--close to nature
Craft Rocket #50--summer
Crafting By Designs--anything goes
Stamplorations CAS challenge--CAS

Creative Knockouts #254--summer fun
Sketch Saturday #522--sketch

Crafty Catz #425--anything goes with optional twist: think summer
Cardz TV #56--anything goes

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6 comments:

  1. Esther AsburyJuly 18, 2018 at 5:40 AM

    Great card, Heather! I love the little stones you added to your beach scene to copy the ones from the inspiration board! You're a genius!

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  2. DonnaJuly 18, 2018 at 8:52 AM

    What a great take on the photo, great coloring and the sea glass is perfect for the photo!

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  3. Glittered PawsJuly 18, 2018 at 2:42 PM

    Oh love how you used the sand castle as your focal image and the sea glass is awesome.

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  4. Laurie UngerJuly 18, 2018 at 3:21 PM

    Loving the sea glass - very creative.

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  5. Claire GranthamJuly 20, 2018 at 6:26 AM

    WOW!! This is a super clever way to use the sketch and your image is gorgeous. Thanks for joining us this time at Sketch Saturday. Claire DT

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  6. CheriJuly 20, 2018 at 8:02 AM

    Love this card, Heather and the addition of real beach glass is a great embellishment idea. Using the sandcastle stamp was a perfect stamp for your design idea. The tiny strip of punched border is a great design idea too.

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