Pool Friends

Last week saw the new summer release from Avery Elle and whilst waiting patiently for 

my goodies to arrive I thought I'd play again with this fab pool 

set called Splash from last year.... it's fun to revisit older stamp sets and mix 

them with newer stash like this sentiment from MFT...

What I love about the pool from the coordinating die set is that you can cut

it to make a larger pool that goes off the edge of the card. On the light blue card base I 

used the Receding Background from Neat and Tangled to make a rippled water effect.

I  stamped it three times so the ripples don't all line up for more of water movement effect.

I coloured and die-cut the ladies and their pool floaties along with a diving board 

and steps which looked better half the length on this card.

The sentiment is just perfect for this pool scene... the only thing 

they're missing is a glass of something bubbly!

   

Thanks for stopping by :)

Jenny x

Smooth Sailing

Hey stampers, Anni here!

Today I have a card for you featuring one of the gorgeous stamp sets of the fantastic latest Lawn Fawn release: Smooth Sailing. I love many sets from the release but in particular this one because it is so versatile and perfect for male cards: for birthdays, father's day, sympathy cards and just because.

I started by stamping the bigger sail boat and some clouds. I felt like the smaller boat was to big to add in and for the layout I had in mind. So I used the tiny one I found in Lawn Fawn's Rub A Dub Dub. I coloured the images using alcohol marker. For both sets there are coordinating dies avaiable: here and here.

For the background I used a technique I recently learned in one of Jennifer McGuire's latest videos. I stamped on the panel with Neat & Tangled's Receding Background using Versamark ink. After drying the ink I added some ink blending. You get this subtle effect with this technique which I really like.
I also added some splatters of water and white gesso.

To create the waves and the ocean I die cut Mama Elephant's Ocean Waves Trio from white cardstock. I blended some inks in turqoise and blue on these pieces of cardstock, too. I also stamped the sentiment on the cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty weekend!
Anni