Sun, Sea & Sand

Good Morning everyone

Welcome to July and a new challenge over at we love stamping 

with the theme this month being Sun, Sea &/or Sand or you can go with the anything goes option.

I decided to dig out my Katzelkraft flamingo stamp - every time i see these guys they make me think they are about to break into doing the can-can

5x7" card base.  See pic below for how i did the background.  I then stamped the flamingos onto white card, watercoloured with distress inks, cut out and arranged them.  Using a light brown fine liner pen i added a little shadow under each flamingo.  I inked the edge of the card with stormy skies & vintage photo distress inks. 

Im trying to use old 6x6 paper pads, here i used 'coastal escape' by kaisercraft.  I took a light blue paper for the sky and die cut memory box 'circle burst' into it, behind the circle i added a yellow paper from my stash to act as the sun. 

I took a different blue paper for the sea and tore the bottom edge, behind this bottom edge i added a torn strip from a different blue paper to give the effect of waves.  One paper had this fab print of the sand with the water coming in which i added the edge under the blue layer so it looked like the water is over the sand.  

I then tore some more pieces from the sand print paper for the front layers.  I then stamped the sentiment with dark blue ink.

I rounded the top corners as felt it picked up the roundness of the sun

Up close of the flamingos - I added a small dot of stickles glitter glue to their head dresses for a little sparkle - I used 'twinkle' stickles which is clear with a purple undertone so ideal for these pinky purple flamingos

and the inside.  I again used papers and elements from the same paper pad.  I had one flamingo left which i added on top of a sentiment strip which reads

'Let the waves hit your feet & the sand be your seat' 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft flamingo stamp

Katzelkraft stamps 'carpe diem quotes'

Memory box die 'circle burst'

Kaisercraft paper pad 'coastal escape'

Ranger stickles 'twinkle' 

Distress Inks 'picked raspberry, seedless preserve, ripe persimmon, wild honey, twisted citron, tumbled glass, stormy skies, vintage photo'

The prizes for this month are 

Do hop over to We Love Stamping to see what everyone else has come up with for Sun, Sea & Sand and to join in.  You can always go with the anything goes theme, as long as some stamping is involved. 

I hope you have a good week. Hugs Emmax

Id love to also enter the following:

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-116-summertime.html

https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/07/525-summer-fun-paper-shelter.html

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/fabnfunky-challenge-599-seaside.html

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-85.html

https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2024/07/festive-friday-challenge-5-july-to-1.html   - at the beach option

https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/07/things-with-wings.html