And here is the card I created:
Sea urchins are my absolute favorite sea creature! My grandparents lived in Puerto Rico for many years and we were able to go visit them several times. We found many, many (dead) urchins on the beaches down there. At one beach, there were hundreds (maybe even thousands) of the tiniest urchins I've ever seen. I have a whole vase of them and they are just so beautiful. The ones I have are all pure white, bleached by the sun. But we did find a couple that were the most gorgeous shades of purple or green. So, I went with the theme of the picture, but also pulled in some of those lovely pale colors from the color swatch. I kept it nice and simple, so the elegance of the stamps could shine. Embellishments are just a strip of silver glitter paper and a few gray and purple pearls.
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Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sea Urchin (lg.)" and "Always Remember" I used only the "happy belated birthday" part
Dies: Repeat Impressions "Flip Fancy Die Set"
Dies: Repeat Impressions "Flip Fancy Die Set"
Challenges:
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #49--anything goes
Stick It Down--sketch
Power Poppy Creative Confetti--keep it simple
Sheepski Designs #41--anything goes
CRAFT Rocket Challenge #73--birthday
Kat Scrappiness--birthday
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #191--anything goes
Your Next Stamp #145--celebrations
Crafty Friends #142--anything goes
Sugar Pea Meant to be Sent--birthday
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #140--anything goes
Make My Monday #129--on the beach
Cupcake Inspiration #500--birthday
Love your soft colors, the grays leading into the purple urchin frames. The bling is perfect.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, I like how you highlighted the purple one and enjoyed reading your post!
ReplyDeleteLovely CAS take on this weeks challenge. Love to see that vase of urchins, I bet its fabulous.
ReplyDeletelove the subtle colors you picked for your beach theme card, thank you for playing with us at MMM
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color palette and choice of subject. Very pretty card. Thanks for joining us over at Stick it Down this month.
ReplyDeleteI love your clean and simple design! Just gorgeous! Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. I hope join us again real soon!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Joy
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Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, Owner/Coordinator
Thanks for entering our Anything Goes challenge… your card is lovely and thanks for sharing your lovely memories. Good luck in the draw and we hope you will come back again soon.
ReplyDeleteDiane Louise [Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]
What a beautiful way to incorporate both the photo and the colors into your card. So soft and pretty!
ReplyDeleteGreat card, thanks for sharing your creation with us at Crafty Friends, we hope to see you back again.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a lovely CAS card. Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely serene card. Thanks for joining us at our 500th challenge celebration at Cupcake Inspirations!
ReplyDeleteWhat a PRETTY card...I love the ocean feel to it. Your soft colors are lovely and your little embellishments add the perfect touch. Thank you for joining us at Stick It Down--Sharon DT
ReplyDeleteSo sweet and serene! I love the colors you picked and that image is so perfect for the sketch. Just a gorgeous creation!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and thoughtful card. Thank you for sharing at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge. Hope to see you again!
ReplyDeleteMerja DT
This is such a pretty card, and you can really see how the photo inspired you. Thank you for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT
ReplyDeleteLove your soft serene, and peaceful card. I am sure you will be forgiven that is late! Thanks for joining our 500th celebration at Cupcake Inspirations!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet beach birthday card! Thanks for celebrating Cupcake Inspirations 500th challenge with us!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Debbie
Heather, your card is absolutely elegant! Love the design, the colors and the pearls on this card. Thank you so much for joining us at Stick It Down this month. DT Maya
ReplyDeleteLovely card. The subtle stamping is great. Thanks for playing along at Stick It Down.
ReplyDeleteMandi, card DT
I am very glad you joined us this week at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. I hope you had a fantastic time!!! See you back very soon to play in another amazing challenge. :)
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CraftyGirl
craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Design Team Member
Love the use of the sketch for the card, and the gorgeous soft colors! It's a stunning card. Thanks for joining us at Stick It Down this month!
ReplyDeleteMonica- Card DT
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Fabulous take on the sketch, love the stamping. Thanks for playing along with us at Stick It Down.
ReplyDeleteThose colors together are beautiful. Thanks for joining the challenge at Love to Craft Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteTHis is fabulous! I love the colors and house you used them! Thank you so much for sharing and entering our August Challenge at SheepSki Designs. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteCara, SheepSki Design Team
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