I love these sets, with all their fun details. And in this card, I used multiple types of DSP to create a scene with a boardwalk, sand, and clouds in the sky. I also used the Perennial Postage Dies to add a detail reminiscent of a vintage post card.
This card comes from my recent online class. Learn more about my online classes here
Here's my card:
To make this card, I started by stamping onto Basic White Cardstock my images from the Beach Day Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I then used Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 to quickly colour them. I didn't take a lot of time to do so, because I knew I would be smoothing out the colour later with Blender Pens.
Here are the pencil colours I used:
- beach hut - Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Crushed Curry & Cherry Cobbler
- surf board - Cherry Cobbler
- beach ball - Crushed Curry & Balmy Blue
- standing seagull - left white
Watercolor Pencils are a great way to collect a number of different "inks" at an economical price. Here's Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2, which I used for this card:
Once the images were coloured in, I used Blender Pens to smooth out the colour. I brushed the pens across each image, and I really like the effect that they achieved!
Tips:
- I find I get the best results when I quickly brush the pen tips across the images, with a light hand
- To clean the pens, simply lightly scribble the colour off them onto scrap paper
- I suggest dedicating each brush tip to a particular colour family; e.g., yellow, red, green, etc.
Here are the Blender Pens, which come in a 3-pack and can also be used with ink pads:
Next, I die cut:
- my coloured images with Beach Day Dies
- a gently sloped pattern with Beach Day Dies into a 1" x 4 3/4" strip of Oxidized Copper Specialty DSP, to create the look of sand dunes
- a 3 3/4" x 5" postage stamp-style panel with Perennial Postage Dies, from Blueberry Bushel Cardstock
I then stamped my sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink near the top left corner of a 2 1/4" x 4 3/4" strip of Meandering Meadows DSP in a cloud pattern.
To assemble my decorative panel, I adhered the Meandering Meadows strip to the top of a 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" piece of Basic White Cardstock. I added a 1 1/4" x 4 3/4" strip of Country Woods DSP to the bottom of the cardstock. Then I layered on my Oxidized Copper die cut in the middle, tucking the bottom underneath the Country Woods piece.
Here's the Oxidized Copper Specialty DSP:
Next, I adhered my decorative paper panel to my postage stamp panel. I added both panels to a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Basic White Thick Cardstock card panel.
With Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin' Dimensionals™, I layered on all my die cuts. Then I embellished with Adhesive-Backed Dots for Days.
Friends, thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy this wonderful set of stamps and dies - and hopefully some beach time this summer, too!
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