Encre, papier, ciseaux: Relaxing in the Pool

When I saw the Fun in the Sun stamp set, I thought it was cute, but after getting the Distress Oxide inks, this set became a must-have because I thought I could do a really cool water background for it using the inks. My first try turned out even better than I could have hoped. I paired Broken China with Faded Jeans and spritzed on some water. After it was dry, I also spritzed a bit of shimmery spray to make the water sparkly.

Looking for a French sentiment option, I found "Sending you sunny wishes" in a Stampin' Up! set where you pair various words of your choice. I stamped the words in a row, and added a scallop edge underneath, using the new Decorative Ribbon punch from the annual catalogue. I also dotted the sentiment strip with the new Glitter Enamel Dots (p. 196 of new catalogue). By the way, those are gorgeous! I don't think the catalogue picture does this item justice.

After working on the water background and main image (which colours were inspired by Color Throwdown #447, but I worked on the card throughout the week, so I missed the posting deadline for this one), I was looking for a layout design. I kept imagining cutting my water piece at an angle, so that it went diagonally from one corner to the next, but then I spotted the Freshly Made Sketch #293 when it was posted, and I thought, This works! The circle will look just like a pool. To cut such a wide circle, I pulled out my old Coluzzle template. Then I got the idea to use the template to create a pool border out of Crumb Cake cardstock to give the shape more definition. The blue cardstock was embossed with an embossing folder that looks a bit like tiles. And after putting everything together, I decided the card would look better embellished with the two other images from the stamp set, so I colored and handcut those, before adding the ball in the pool and the beach bag at the end of the sentiment strip.

I'm happy with the result. This card just makes me smile.

Supplies
Stamps: Fun in the Sun (My Favorite Things), Souhaits voeux (Sunshine Sayings)
Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue,
Distress Oxide (Broken China, Faded Jeans)
Accessories: Decorative Ribbon Punch, Glitter Enamel Dots, Markers, Circle Coluzzle Template,
Stampin' Dimensionals, Shimmer Spray, 7/8" Circle Punch, White Medium Envelope. Tim Holtz Embossing Folder

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Your coloring is gorgeous! And I love the water effect you've created with the inks. This is such a cute card. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Posted by: Amy O'Neill | June 26, 2017 at 10:04

She looks like she is having the perfect day and oh, those inks! Wow....fabulous! So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

Posted by: Jen Timko | June 26, 2017 at 16:11