Inspired By... Multicolour Seashells!

Today we introduce a new inspirational photo challenge!

IB #42

It was Karly's pick this week and she chose a summery photo from David's Tea. I love the multicolour seashells on this bubble teapot and teacups! I decided to use these colours, as well as an ocean/beachy theme to create a spring/summer birthday card! 

I was inspired by the latest Viva la Verve sketch challenge:

This layout is somewhat similar to the card I shared with you on yesterday's post, but with just a few more layers. I started with a Sahara Sand card base and added layers of embossed cardstock, designer paper, and stamped images. "By the Tide" stamp set is one of my favourites, as I love the beach, and I thought it was a great representation of the inspirational photo. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Just a note... we will be taking a break from the KCRR and "Inspired By..." challenges for the next couple weeks. :) 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: By the Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Sahara Sand, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, 2013-2015 In-Colour DSP

Ink: Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana

Tools: Fancy Fan embossing folder, Distress tool

Accessories: Pearls (Michael's)

Inspired By... A Sea Shell

I can't wait to sit in the sunshine today! We are supposed to get sunny warm weather with temps in the 20's (Celsius) for the next week! This has been a long time coming and I hope it sticks around! Last night, I pulled out all my summer clothes that have been stored away for months and packed away my winter clothes - I love this time of year!

Onto today's challenge....

It was my pick this week. I find a lot of inspiration from many different sources including magazines, papercrafting blogs, and Pinterest, which is where I found this photo:

I love how vibrant the aqua blue is against the soft and subtle neutrals. The seashell and coral remind me of the ocean and the beach - one of my favourite places to be!

I decided to use Pool Party, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede as the colour combo for my card. And right away I thought of the "By the Tide" stamp set. I'm so glad I have another excuse to use it -- it's becoming one of my favourites.

I love using card sketches to get me started, so this time I turned to one of my favourite card challenge blogs -- the Deconstructed Sketch. This week it is their 2nd anniversary, as well as their 100th sketch! I just had to play along!

And here's how my card turned out:

 

I absolutely love the end result! It took me a bit of time to make it as there are quite a few elements in this card. I used the emboss resist technique with the coral image. I love this technique! It really makes the image stand out. Burlap ribbon and designer paper create the layers for the card front and add some texture and patterns to the card. I stamped images of a seashell and seahorse and fussy-cut them. The seahorse is popped up to give the card some dimension. A button, bakers twine, and crochet trim ribbon embellish the card.

 



Card Ingredients:
Stamps: By The Tide, Petite Pairs, French Foliage
Paper: Soft Suede, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Tools: Clear embossing powder, Heat Tool, Distress Tool
Accessories: Pool Party button, Bakers Twine, Crochet Trim ribbon, Burlap ribbon

100th Blog Post and a 'By the Tide' Masculine Card

Just realized this is my 100th blog post! Wow! Crazy how fast time flies... I love blogging. It has become a great addition to my hobby. Some days it can be hard to keep up with a daily blog (so this may change in the future to every other day, or something like that), but for now it works out great. I love participating in card challenges and blogging is a great way to do that. It really motivates me to build up my stock of cards/projects. Thanks to all my followers for reading my blurbs everyday! Hope you have been, and continue to be, inspired by my cards/projects! If you'd like to follow me on Pinterest, click here. I've created a board for all the cards I've posted in this blog.


For today's post, I created a masculine card using the new Sweet Sunday sketch. It's a great sketch with lots of layers!

 

I pulled out a new stamp set called "By the Tide". I love anything to do with the beach/ocean, so I just had to get this stamp set! I stamped the coral image in Crumb Cake and popped up a stamped fish that I cut out. Striped navy ribbon layers the bottom half of the card. I'm starting to love Midnight Muse -- it's a nice deep blue and is perfect for masculine cards!

 



I love how detailed the fish stamp is! It really stands out against the light Crumb Cake.

 

 

 



Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to come back tomorrow for a new KCRR challenge!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: By the Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Neutrals DSP

Ink: Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake

Tools: Circles Nestabilities, Owl Builder punch, Word Window punch

Accessories: Not Quite Navy striped grosgrain ribbon