DCM - August elemental inspiration

Wow! We've hit the first Friday of a new month and that means it's time for a new elemental inspiration challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

And what a lovely photo Kathy has chosen for us:

Here's my take on these elements:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Color Layering Sea & Sky, Hero Arts - Color Layering Waves
Dies: The Stamp Market - Jumbo Tag
Stencil: Altenew - Watercolor Stripes
Other: Distress Ink

I went with Sea, Sand, Horizontal Stripes (to mimic the shiplap behind the surfboards), and a Shell. :)

This was my first time using the Color Layering waves and sea and sky stamps from Hero Arts. The waves in particular are smaller than the same stamps released in the original kit so don't fill the full 4.25" width of an A2 US card, but with the Jumbo Tag from The Stamp Market you can cut out a perfect snapshot.

After creating my waves with Altenew inks, I used my blending make-up brushes from amazon to create the sky (Tumbled Glass and Broken China, with a little Cracked Pistachio thrown in for good measure) and then blended the bottom of the tag with Old Paper and Antique Linen for the sandy beach, leaving a bit of white for the waves on the shore.

I then stamped the sail boat and seagulls in Charcoal ink, and the sentiment in LF Walnut ink, adding the starfish and shell in LF Pizza Crust ink.

To finish it all off I used an ancient scrap of Bazzill Kachina cardstock for the main background, but first blended Cracked Pistachio onto it through an Altenew stencil for a subtle stripe.

And as a final touch I tied some jute twine through the hole in the tag for a nautical beachy vibe. :)

I'm now wondering what other colour combos to use for some sea views - I like how you can use the waves as shown above for a horizon, or turn the stamps upside down for choppy waters.

Make sure you check out the lovely inspiration from the design team here and play along if you can.

Happy crafting! :D

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Hero Arts - Color Layering Sea & Sky stamps Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Hero Arts - Color Layering Waves stamps Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	The Stamp Market - Jumbo Tag dies Shop at: EH | MISC | SBC	Altenew - Watercolor Stripes stencil Shop at: EH | SHC
Altenew - Desert Night dye ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Altenew - Dusk dye ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Altenew - Ocean Waves dye ink Shop at: EH | SSS	Distress ink pad - Antique Linen Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Distress ink pad - Broken China Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Cracked Pistachio Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Old Paper Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Distress ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Hero Arts - Charcoal ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Pizza Crust ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Lawn Fawn - Walnut ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Altenew - Cool Summer Night ink cube set Shop at: EH | SHC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC
MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Cosmetic blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Angelnorth]

Oooh, those colour layering waves are gorgeous aren't they? Love the beachy vibe here Nat!

[Nancy]

Hi, I love your work and want to subscribe to your blog, however, I am having difficulty when I try to do so.
Nancy

[Svenja]

So, so true, Nat!