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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Sandpipers by the...Wetlands?!

Happy hump day, friends! So just a little card to share with you tonight for no other reason than I had some quality craft time lately! I've been feeling mojo-less and the big box of new catalog goodies has been a little intimidating. Does that happen to you when you get a bunch of new stuff?  Too excited to know what to do with it all, that's me!  My new Wetlands set was calling my name though and, this time, I couldn't resist!
 I was inspired by this fabulous [previous] sketch over at Sketch Frenzy Friday.  I fell in love with the birds in this set the minute I saw it and knew that I would make a beach scene with them.  They look like Sandpipers to me!  I chose a beach-y color palette of Soft Sky, Crumb Cake and So Saffron with a pop of Calypso Coral. 
I'll show you the birds close-up so you can see that I used one of the images from Gorgeous Grunge as the water for my wading birds.  A great way to add some subtle color quick and easy!  The same set also provided the waterspots on my Soft Sky background.  I wanted the focal shape, cut with the Chalk Talk Framelits, to look like a tag so I added a half circle behind some Natural Trim Ribbon and a So Saffron Candy Dot to mimic a hole for the ribbon.  The complete list of supplies I used is at the bottom of this post.

I hope the rest of your week is swell!  Thanks for stopping by. :-)

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Supplies
Stamps: Wetlands; Gorgeous Grunge; Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso and Soft Sky
Paper: Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla CS; Naturals Specialty DSP; retired So Saffron DSP
Xtras: Epic Day Washi Tape; Linen Thread; Subtles Candy Dots; Naturals Ribbon; Chalk Talk Framelits; 3" Circle Die; Hexagon punch (to punch a flagged end in DSP)
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Beautiful layered card Nance-I love those Sandpipers and they look perfect walking along your tag :)
    Nessa xx

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  2. MarisaJuly 10, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    Those sandpipers are sooo cute!! Love the layout you used and the bit of twill ribbon is perfect! Great card.

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  3. Linda CallahanJuly 10, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    Definitely beachy! Love how you used the grunge for water....great effect! No loss of mojo here for sure!

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  4. Diane - oliver.mdiane@comcast.netJuly 11, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Nance this is gorgeous! I JUST ordered this set today! Can't wait to get it. Also I LOVE how you used the stamp from Grunge as water...you know I have to copy that idea, right? ... I love that Grunge set too. I've used it a 100 times already it seems.
    Great layout and I like the touch of ribbon. hugs.

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  5. MargaretJuly 11, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    I love how you used the grunge stamp to create the water! Fabulous card!

    I tend to be the same way with new supplies-can't wait to get them and then I just look at them for a while!

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  6. Anne Marie HileJuly 13, 2013 at 12:35 AM

    Love this one, Nance! The colors are so fresh and fun, too. Can I come over and stamp with you? I need some of that mojo to rub off on me. :)

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  7. Amy OJuly 16, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Beautiful card, Nance! I love how you made the water with the Gorgeous Grunge set -- very clever! And I love the little pops of Calypso Coral.

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