Sailing by with Curtain Call

There's a new challenge out there and some of my favorite stampers are on the design team.  It's called Curtain Call and this is their first challenge.....

I just happened to have a nautical image in my UFO box.  Here's what I did with it.

I hope this is nautical enough.

I'm also taking it to Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

By the Sea

so anything Beach/Nautical related

Thanks Joy for this fabulous Inspiration Board ! :-)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe

Stamps: Sail Away (retired)

Ink: Not Quite Navy (retired)

Paper:  Naturals White, Midnight Muse, DSP

Other:  Labels Collection Framelits, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Twine (kitchen drawer)

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy!

Framed

It's Saturday and time for the Less is More challenge.  This week's challenge is to do a

One Layer Card

IN THE FRAME

We would like to see a frame of some sort or something in a frame... we'd like you to be as inventive as you like.

You could doodle, draw, emboss, ink, paint, colour, print, stamp, emboss resist, mask or any other method you can come up with to get a frame of sorts into your design.

Here's what I did.....

And the One Layer Wednesday challenge this week is to

Make a one-layer card inspired by sun, sand, sea,

summer, the beach, the late, the cottage (or all of those).

I used the colors from the Color Dare challenge: Cajun Craze, Baja Breeze & Not Qutie Navy.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sail Away, Live Laugh Love

Ink:  Baja Breeze, SU Markers (Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze)

Paper:  Naturals White

As hot as it is  here, a day at the lake feeling the breeze on my face would be most welcome!

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Enjoy!



Sunset on the Lake

Last summer, when we were in VT, there was the most beautiful sunset over the lake.  The sky was streaked with pink and blue.  Oh, what an awesome sight!   My brother tried to get pictures of it but couldn't quite capture it.  I tried to capture it here, but didn't quite capture it either.  Only God can make a sunset like that!

The colors for this week's Color Challenge on SCS are Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight.  Dessert was to do something summery.  These colors made me remember that sunset.  I think I mastered the colors but the coloring is another story entirely!  I used a combination of sponging and blender pen.  Do you think that's splending?

The SUO Challenge this time is to do a card for our father for Father's Day.  I hope Dad will enjoy this sunset even on a cloudy day.

And this card is to honor last week's Queen for the Day, Pam, aka Bailmac.  She did this card for her father.   I love the way she tied the string.  In fact, I love everything about her card.  I used different colors and stamps, but kept the layout pretty much the same.  I know this is late for Pam but I hope she has enjoyed her reign.  I sure enjoyed browsing her gallery and CASEing her card.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sail Away
Ink:  Sahara Sand, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight SU Marker (Chocolate Chip)
Paper:  Naturals White, Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point
Accessories:  Blender Pen, White Gel Pen, Word Window & Modern Label Punches, twine

The timer is yelling at me that supper is about to be over done.  Got to go.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Enjoy!

Bonnie

Sail Away

Stampin' Up!'s new Summer Mini Catalog went live on Sunday.  There are some awesome stamps and sets in this catalog!  This card uses the Sail Away stamp.  It's an a la CARTE stamp.

The CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week is a color challenge.  The colors are Chocolate, Sand , Baby Blue & White.

I was really stumped.  I tried and tried to make a baby thank you card and it just wasn't working out.

Then I realized that these colors were perfect for this new sailboat stamp.  I inked the stamp with markers, stamped, then sponged some blue for water & sky.  It only took a few minutes to do this card!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sail Away
Ink:  Baja Blue, Blushing Blue, SU Markers (Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist)
Paper:  Chocolate chip, Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Hemp Twine, Wooden beads from misc. stash

Note:  I tried using my Sahara Sand marker but it was coloring in a greenish tint. Hence the Crumb Cake.  Still sandy.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your encouraging comments are much appreciated.

Enjoy!

Bonnie