Sand & Sea Thank You Card

Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog! It is time for Kylie Bertucci's March Monthly International Blog Highlights contest, and I would like to ask for your vote, please! If you like my card, please click on the button below to go to Kylie's blog, and vote for me by clicking on the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#7), until you see the heart turn red. 

This month I am featuring one of my favourite suites--the Sand & Sea Suite. To make this card, I used Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper--DSP (for the sand), the Friends are Like Seashells Bundle (stamps and dies), our gorgeous Pearlescent Specialty Paper, the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder, and Opal Rounds embellishments. This is similar to a card I did for my last blog entry, but I wanted to do a watercolour wash background this time (which I haven't done for a while), so I started with a 5" x 3-3/4" piece of Shimmery White cardstock. I sprayed water on both sides, getting the front quite wet, and then picked up drops of ink refills (Balmy Blue, Bermuda Bay, and Pacific Point) with a Water Painter and touched it to the water and let it blend. 

After it dried, I put a few drops of Frost White Shimmer Paint onto an acrylic block, scrunched up some Saran Wrap, dipped it into the paint, and pressed it gently onto the watercoloured background, to represent waves in the water. 

I cut a 5" x 2" piece of the sand DSP, diecut it with one of our Curvy Dies (you could also use scissors), and attached it to the dry watercolour background with Seal. This was layered on a 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" Pacific Point cardstock, and then adhered to a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Bermuda Bay card base, scored at 4-1/4". 

I cut a 5-1/4" x 4" piece of Pearlescent Paper with the large Seaside Seashells Die, and then embossed it with with our Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I cut three or four of the shells to separate them, keeping some seaweed attached to the largest shell. I used the remaining shells on another card. 

The shells were coloured using a Sponge Dauber and Classic Ink Pads--Seaside Spray, Blushing Bride, and Smoky Slate/Blushing Bride. I masked the shell with paper if I didn't want ink on parts of it (or the seaweed). I also sponged some Mint Macaron ink onto pieces of seaweed. This is a really quick and easy way to colour the shells, and the Pearlescent Paper makes them look so pretty! 

Next, I cut a 7" piece of our 3/16" Braided Linen Trim, and pulled it apart a bit to give it a rustic look. I used glue dots to attach it to the card base, and put a loop in one part (using a glue dot at the twisted part). I really liked the look of the frayed edges! I adhered the seaweed with glue dots and the two largest shells with Seal to the "sand", adhered the last shell with Dimensionals, and for a bit of bling, added three Opal Rounds. What do you think?

For the two cards below, rather than using the Saran Wrap waves, I just painted with Shimmer Paint with a Water Painter (but I wasn't really fussy about how it turned out--I'm not artistic enough for this, apparently). I also added four shells, instead of three.

If you like my card, please vote for me by clicking on the following link--then click the top right corner of the thumbnail of my card (#7) until the heart turns red:

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Thank you very much for visiting my blog, and for your support!! 😊

❤️ Kim

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Product List

Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle [156205]	Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder [154309]	Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper [154288]	Pearlescent Specialty Paper [154291]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [111350]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147168]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131156]	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [111840]
Sponge Daubers [102892]	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100]	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106]
3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim [147808]	Opal Rounds [154289]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]