Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Just Awesome

One of the fabulous things about the team weekend is the stamp library. The library is a collection of sets that everyone has brought in for others to use, which is a great way to have access to a set that you're not quite sure about, or are dying to get but the budget hasn't stretched that far yet. I'm not much of a beachy person, so the Just Beachy set didn't appeal to me when I saw it in the Mini catalogue. However, I've seen many wonderful things done with it. For this card I was combining a colour and a sketch challenge (based on a card on p55 of the main catty), but I was determined not to do an autumnal card and I was finding it really hard to figure out what to do... so I went over to the stamp library and cruised all the sets there. This one suddenly jumped out at me, and it all fell into place pretty quickly after that. The card and sun were stamped on Whisper White with Chocolate Chip ink and I let that be for a while - to make sure the ink was really dry - before colouring with markers. The sentiment comes from the new rub-on pack Fashion District.

All supplies by Stampin' Up!
Cardstock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Stamp Sets: Just Beachy, Sanded
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: double-stitched Chocolate Chip ribbon, Rich Regals brads, 5/16" neutral brads, Haiku DSP, Fashion District rub-ons

6 comments:

sharon said...

I love this set but I too have not yet given in for it.....but it is such fun.....fab card Carol!!!

Karen said...

Hey Carol - absoloutely LOVE your card but your whole blog looks awesome too! Great job!

karen
x

Alana Galagher said...

Great card Carol - I too am being swayed by all the great cards I have seen using this set. TFS :-)

Night Owl Designs said...

Oh this is a fun card! Love your new blog Carol :-)

Fiona Harrison said...

I love this card, perfect for a guy.

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