Hope Happens

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those diecuts. I colored some black for my clouds and rain and some pinkish for the top part of the umbrella. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 345 - CAS-ing HYCCT where I chose the HYCCT1501A - Whatever the Weather. After spending this weekend in the woods with rain I can honestly say RAIN is my least favorite weather for sure. Everything got wet and we got home hoping to spread it out to dry and what is it doing at home, RAINING!!! gggrrr My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 418. Hope you like it. Off to work I go.

RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - Hope Happens, CTMH - Special Friendship 
Paper: white, watercolor, watermelon wonder 
Ink: daffodil delight, Watermelon Wonder 
Accessories: dimensionals, twine, watercolors, Tim Holtz Rays, spellbinders Umbrella die, SNS Clouds die 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies, sponging 

Delight in Life even when it rains

 This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 543 - No Gray Days in Lucky Bermuda, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 546 - Mind the Gap and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 337 - Waves of Color. You know how when you see a challenge you know exactly what you want to make but can not find a stamp set that matches what is in your head??? GGGRR that was me this morning. I wanted the outside to be rainy and the inside cheerful reflecting that rough times will pass and the God's glory will shine again so I will have to just write what I want for the inside. I used spellbinders umbrella and impression obsessions clouds, sponged some basic gray on the sky and the clouds then Bermuda bay, so saffron on the inside for still some signs of cloudy skies but the sun shining and clearing up.

I used a fiskars tree line border punch on inside and out and for the top panel on the front I free handed the skyline. I stamped the sentiment in Bermuda bay on the front, inside and envelope. I hope you like it and I hope whomever I give this too is encouraged that God is still large and in charge and taking care of us.
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: Delight in Life - SU 
Paper: white, bermuda bay, basic gray, lucky limeade 
Ink: bermuda bay, basic gray, so saffron 
Accessories: dimensionals, Fiskars tree border punch, SB Umbrella die, IO cloud die 
Techniques: gap cards, floating card, sponging, 3D 

Pop Up Book Shore Thing Beachy Birthday

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 535 - Pop Up Book Card. Well this took quite some time for me but I did use a lot of dies too. I found some sandy looking dp for the beach scene and some 12x6 CS not sure where I got it. I am going to try to find a sentiment for the inside that says "kick back and relax". I know there has to be one somewhere.
Hope you like it
RECIPE:
Stamps: Shore Thing 
Paper: vanilla, Pool Party, white, crumb cake, old olive, DCWV Day at the Beach dp, ? sandy dp 
Ink: momento brown 
Accessories: IO Flip Flops, Clouds, Sea Birds, Birds, Happy Birthday, Adirondeck Chairs; Frantic stamper Palm Tree Techniques: Pop Up Book Card, 3d

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