I am soaking up summer as long as I can, even though it is hurricane season and we all wish there was not such a thing. I went with nautical colors for my stenciled beach tote card for our Just Us Girls #790 Stencil Week. Nautical/beachy things don't go away when summer ends, right?
Papertrey Ink - Beach Bag Stencils
Simon Says Stamp - Life's a Beach die
Pink Fresh Studio - Diagonal Stitched Rectangles
Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Treat Box Beach House Add-On dies (anchor)
I practiced with the stencils to find the colors I wanted to use, then made my final panel. (The card base and sentiment die cuts are navy, not black like they look in the photo.) Next I die cut it to add the rope-y texture to the edges. Then I die cut the sentiment and adhered it to a vellum strip. For an extra beachy detail I added a little red anchor next to the sentiment.
We hope you will get out your stencils and make something this week for our challenge...they tend to be quicker cards and who doesn't like to pull the stencil off to reveal the results? It's a little like magic.
See you in the gallery?
Carol
11 comments:
Hoping and praying those hurricanes stay away! In the mean time I'll just enjoy those fun beach totes on your cute card!
Thank you Lisa!!!
OMGosh... what fun! Finally bought that sentiment... so perfect for us Floridians!
How fun is this Card! Those beach bags in the background are perfect with that big sentiment!
Thanks ladies!
Great stencilling, your panel looks like a sheet of DP! Unusually the summer hols have been hot and dry here, the weather breaking in time for the school return! Thanks for having me over to guest this month. :)
We have enjoyed having you Julie! Thanks for your sweet comment!
Carol, I'd be happy to carry any one of your adorable bags to our beach! Beachy-KEEN that's what this card is!
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Fabulous and so fun Carol. Very creative!
Your beach totes card is sheer delight! I'd love to have that assortment in real life...even though no beaches are in our area. They're just tote-ally wonderful!
hugs~carol
I love the colors on your cute beach totes, Carol. Beach time lasts a lot longer where you live but beach cards are good anytime.
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