Counting The Waves of Love

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 593 - Eating Cake and Pointing at the Wild Sky and for dessert "at the beach" which is where I long to be 90% of the time. It is also my Cool Treat place that I treat myself to as much as possible so this is also for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 384 - Cool Treats. I used my Marvy Mega Circle Punch to create my open circle for sponging for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 590 - Everything Old is New Again - Reverse Masking. I sponged soft sky, stamped my dolphin image in black then sponged pacific point for the water. I lined the waves lines with stickles for bling. I used the circle from the mask to cover my focal image and sponged some crumb cake then stamped some itty bitty background image in crumb cake to simulate sand. The palm tree die was cut out in crumb cake and wild wasabi.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the ODB set in pacific point ink then inked up just the last part of the sentiment and stamped on the envelope. Hope you like it. I have a 16 days count down to our next family beach trip. Cant wait.  
RECIPE:

Stamps: SU - Itty Bitty Backgrounds, ODB - Count The Waves, Dolphins

Paper: white, crumb cake, wild wasabi

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Soft Sky

Accessories: Dimensionals, ODB -Palm Tree Die, sponges, stickles

Techniques: 3D, sponging, reverse masking, masking

Wavey Anchors at the Beach with Bear

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 546 - Mind the Gap and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENG E# 336 - Waves of Color. Since blue is my favorite color and the beach is my favorite place to be, well, need I say more. LOL. I used 3 different shades of blue for the umbrella top and 2 for the water. I cut the dolphins out of basic gray cs and the lab from black. I love dolphins so I have a few swimming and jumping out of the water on the inside of the card. 
The envelope is stamped with the same sentiment as the top front.   My dh is always whining about wanting to bring his mutt to the beach when we go so I am going to give this to him and tell me next time to bring this card and pretend "Bear" is with him. Hope he likes it and hope you do too.
Having computer issues with new upgrade of Windows 10 and can not load pics from home. I will edit pictures once issue is resolved
RECIPE:
Stamps: ODB - Anchor 
Paper: white, Marina Mist, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon, Baja Breeze, black 
Ink: Marina Mist 
Accessories: acetate, DRU-Dolphins, IO-Wave, Adirondack Chair, Beach Umbrella, FS-Lab
Techniques: floating card, gap card

Make A Wish at the Beach

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Under a Soft Sky our Blushing Bride eats Crumb Cake, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 531 - Stencil this or Stencil that, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 322 - Cupcakes, and my layout is from last Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 537. Well not sure this is very simple but not difficult either since I had the dies already cut out. The longest time taken was cleaning up after getting dazzling diamonds everywhere. LOL . I popped the focal panel up and then popped the cupcake up so that it was sitting in the chair. Can you tell my family is a beach loving family? Well we are. This will go to my niece later this year for her birthday. Hope she likes it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Die Versions - Make a Wish 
Paper: white, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, The Paper Studio - A Day at the Beach 
Ink: Soft Sky 
Accessories: Die Versions - Make a Wish Die, Impression Obsession Flip Flops, Clouds & Adirondeck Chair, Dazzling Diamonds, Stickles, dimensionals, Plaid - Stencil 
Techniques: 3D, Glittered Stenciling, die cuts

Anchor the Soul with Circles

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 523 - Scene in a Circle, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 314 - Birds, last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 519 - Blackberries and Pears Poolside.
I decided to create a circle window card today. I love how this turned out. If I had my dream home it would be a beachfront home. I love the ocean and could not resist this stamp set when I saw it.

I used the smaller circle as a mask to sponge some pool party ink on the inside of the card then I stamped the image in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.

I punched the smaller circle in blackberry bliss then the larger scalloped punch to frame the front side of the card. I stamped the sentiments inside and out in blackberry bliss. I just love the colors from last week and had to use them again.
I think I will give this to my darling hubby who keeps me anchored with his love.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Anchor the Soul - ODB 
Paper: White, Blackberry Bliss 
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz  
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, Mega circle punch, Giga scallop circle punch, sponges, 
Techniques: 3D, Circles Open Window, Dies, copic coloring, sponging, masking, reverse masking

So Many July 4th Sayings

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 436 - Twisted Traditions 2 where we were to make a non-traditional card using traditional holiday colors. I chose some dp from DCWV "Summer Combo Stack" I have had for eons. I paper pieced the swim suit with one piece and the hat with another then punched a flower out of the swim suit piece and popped it up on dimensionals.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 239 - Theme "Summer Fun" and the beach is what I consider Summer Fun and I am sooo ready to hit it again but for now it is off to work I go.

RECIPE: 
Stamps: Rubbernecker - Bathing Beauties 
Paper: white, DCWV - Summer Combo Stack 
Ink: momento tuxedo Black, real red 
Accessories: flower punch, ribbon, dimensional, glue 
Techniques: paper piecing, 3D, Non-Traditional Holiday Colors

Springtime Bathing Beauty

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 429, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 419 - More Tempting Daffodils with a dessert option of Spring which always makes me long for beach time, for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Monochromatic Madness and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 213 - Limited Supplies - Single Line Images.
I stamped my Rubbernecker "Bathing Beauty" Image in Adirondeck Espresso ink then cut and embossed with Nestabilities Large Scalloped Oval die. I then colored with copics and added dimensionals.
My dp is from DCWV-Mango Madness stack.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bathing Beauty - Rubbernecker
Paper: white, DCWV-Mango Madness dp, more mustard
Ink: Adirondeck Espresso
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, Nestability Large Scalloped Oval die, ribbon
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, Die Cuts, Dry embossing

Beach bound all year round

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 126 - Weather or Not. My fav weather is sunshiny with a light breeze lay out at the beach and not have a heat stroke. LOL.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 384 - Hit The Beach, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 386 - Let's Make a Beach where I tore some crumb cake cs then sponged the torn edges and randomly added dots using the matching marker for faux sand.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 394. There was NO way Tuesday's color combo was going to work with these beachy scenes so I could not include it :( LOL.
My dp is from The Paper Studio "A Day At The Beach" stack. I used the Nesties Inverted Circles die and Spellbinders "Surf's Up" Shapeabilities dies. I tried to do poppin' pastels on the beach ball but I am not sure I like how that turned out. The ball and umbrella are up on dimensionals. My sentiment is from All Year Cheer II and is stamped in momento tuxedo black.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer II
Paper: vanilla, white, TPS "A day at the beach"
Ink: momento tuxedo black, crumb cake
Accessories: dimensionals, Spellbinders Surf's Up Shapeabilities, Nestie Inverted Circles, sponges, marker

Three Little Beachy Words

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 386 - Make Your Own Beach. I used soft sky and crumb cake cs and tearing the edges. I sponged crumb cake on crumb cake and curled the torn edges on soft sky followed with stickles to simulate the enourmous waves we saw this past weekend at Fernadina Beach.
I stamped the sentiment in momento rich cocoa on crumb cake. I used my marker to make some sand dots. I cut and embossed the flip flops from Nesties "Surfs Up" die then colored with SU Markers Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point.
I have been at the beach for the past 2 weekends and going again next weekend. I LOVE the beach.
RECIPE:

See Through Fishy Friends

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - Delightful Celery Party.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but Both are More and since I am challenged when it comes to directions I am choosing to do the either - Cut a way technique.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 244.
I have not used this fun set in so long and thought it needed some affection. I stamped the image then cut my square and used my fiskars circle template to draw a circle around the image then my craft knife to cut out around my image leaving the 2 left corners within the circle.
Hope you like it. Now off to continue playing catch up at work from being gone all week last week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fishy Friends
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, The Paper Studio - Beach dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: craft knife, Fiskars circle template
Techniques: see through image

Seaside Chic

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 374 - For The Birds. I love to watch all the different birds while I am at the beach.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 384.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 - Pacific Celery Cake.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 376 - Paper Piecingwas used on the dress and I could not resist making this a CAS creation and including Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 169 - It's Time To Get Chic.
I still had this stamp set on my desk from yesturday and this image just jumped out at me so I took it and ran. I loved being at the beach last weekend and so ready to go back.
I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black on white then on the crumb cake pattern paper. I cut the dress out and attached it to the white image. I colored with copics and added some stickles to the waves of water.
I found this little bird punch and popped one up in each corner.
Now let's head to work and have a fabulous day.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Seaside Sketches - SU
Paper: white, crumb cake, crumb cake pp, certainly celery pattern paper, pacific point
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, bird punch
Techniques: paper piecing, CAS, 3D, copic coloring