FMS734 Make a Splash

Happy Thursday, everyone! Happy last day of April!  I just got the upcoming Online Exclusive Splash and Relax bundle and I just had to play with it for the FMS challenge this week!  Here's their sketch:

I was intrigued by this, especially with those rounded corners.  It's such an easy thing to do if you have a corner rounder punch and yet, I forget to do it!  So here we go with my little 4 1/4" square card:

Crisp Cantaloupe was one of my favorite colors, so I was thrilled to see it return!  I did a variety of diecuts in it, plus white and black, to create my card. I added some black and white gingham and a couple of black rhinestones and iridescent sequins as embellishments!

I mounted everything on a panel of Basic White, embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.  The inside sentiments were from the same set and the Rolling Waves set.

This will go to a friend from TOPS who loves going to the beach!  And I must confess (and I would love to hear opinions of other demonstrators) that I am struggling with these new ink pads.  As you can see, the sentiment is a bit blurry.  After I stamped this, I literally took a paper towel and wiped off some of the ink from the top of pad.  I remember some of the foam pads being exceptionally juicy, but this is not quite the same.  Anyone have any tips to get better, crisp images?  

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Splash & Relax, Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Black, Crisp Cantaloupe, Painted Patterns DSP
Ink	Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Versafine Black
Accessories	Rhinestones, Iridescent Sequins (ret), Black & White Gingham (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Splash & Relax Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder (ret), Banner Dies (Pink & Main), Corner Rounder Punch (ret), Black Blend

FMS729 Rolling Waves

Happy Saturday, peeps!  I recently got the Rolling Waves bundle and I am struggling with it! I have seen beautiful things online using it, but haven't quite mastered how those diecut pieces line up properly, LOL!  I had a couple pieces already diecut, floating around on my desk, so I decided to use them with the FMS sketch this week:

So here we go:

This is way busier than I normally create, but I admit it was pretty fun to add all those little beachy embellishmeents!  I started with an oval and matching scallop of Basic Beige, then added a little piece of Everyday Happiness DSP for the "ocean".  I layered some of the surf diecuts on top after stamping some "sand" at the top of the oval.  Finally, I cut out the starfish and shells from some Shimmery White cardstock, then loosely watercolored them:

I struggled to figure out what my background should be, then remembered all the dreamy patterns in the Thoughtful Journey line, so I chose one of them.  My horizontal panel is a couple of layers of Metallic Mesh ribbon....it doesn't cover up the pattern of the paper, but adds some sparkle.  And speaking of sparkle, I added a few sequins!  I left the inside unstamped, so I can use this for any number of occasions!

Thursday night, Dana, my niece Kelly and I attended a craft class where we decorated concrete turtles in mandala style.  It was fun!  The turtle was already painted black and had a design lightly penciled in in chalk, so we just had to add our dots of color. Here is a sample from the teacher:

We got to choose our colors; originally, Cassidy was going to attend but had basketball practice, so Dana did hers in Cassidy's colors, which were predominately red:

We used styli and acrylic wands to dab on the paint.  Here's Kelly's---she really did an awesome job--check out the "bow" on her turtle's head and the eyelashes on her eyes:

It was a full house, too!

And here is my friend Beth's - she comes to my stamp classes too!  Very talented!

After all the painting is done, they're sprayed with acrylic sealer, so they're waterproof and nice and shiny!  Dana's, Kelly's and mine are in the back row from the left!  It was fun and everyone's looked amazing!

Thanks for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Basic Beige, Thoughtful Journey DSP, Everyday Happiness DSP, Shimmery White (ret)
Ink	Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Highland Heather
Accessories	Sequins (ret), Dimensionals, Metallic Mesh Ribbon (ret)
Tools	Big Shot, Rolling Waves Dies, Blending Brushes, Aquapainters

AHSC673 Floral Charm

Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend!  It's time for another wonderful sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

                                                       

I wanted to revisit some of the lovely DSPs that've been in the main catalog, Floral Charm and Country Woods.  They tend to get neglected when the mini catalogs come out, right?  I guess that's why SU is going to be having three catalogs a year going forward!  More fun stuff to look at!  Anyway, I did some layering of these pretty papers; added a Basic White panel embossed with the Exposed Brick EF and some lovely ribbon and pearls:

I simply diecut one of the florals from the DSP and added a Mossy Meadow mat.  I sponged white ink around the edges of the Mossy Meadow to give it a softer look!  The sentiment is from the new Rolling Waves....I've used the sentiments several times and still haven't gotten to use the dies yet!  Hopefully soon!  I diecut it with the Textured Notes dies and added a little flag on each end from the Stylish Shapes dies:

And another sentiment from Rolling Waves went on the inside, stamped in Misty Moonlight:

I hope you'll find this sketch perfect for your crafting!  We hope you'll come along and create something, then share it with us at the Atlantic Hearts sketch blog!  See you there!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Rolling Waves
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Cloud Cover, Mossy Meadow, Country Woods DSP, Floral Charm DSP
Ink	CLoud Cover, Misty Moonlight, Craft White
Accessories	Festive Pearls, Dimensionals, Faux Linen Ribbon
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Textured Shapes Dies, Sponge Dauber