Going To The Beach With Coffee

Hello and welcome.  Hooray!!! We've made it halfway through the week and not melted yet.  I'm not sure what the temperatures are like where you live but we've had triple digits for almost a month along with some humidity.  Normally Central California temperatures in the summer are a dry heat; not this year unfortunately.  I SO would love to be at the beach right now but it's just not going to happen this year at all between health and the price of gas here in California.  However, I can pretend I am by coloring a beach scene and let my imagination run wild.

I started out by printing this Sandcastle Lighthouse digital stamp from Impression Obsession before coloring it using both Lyra and Castle Arts pencils before using a Picket Fence Studio Slimline Cloud stencil for the background.  I then stippled several Tim Holtz distress inks to finish off the sand. After layering my colored image, I adhered it to a blue card then added a clear sequin to the clam shell "light" using Ranger Glossy Accents.

Challenges entered:

 

Double D Challenges - Lighthouse (lighthouse)

The Four Seasons Challenge August - Anything Goes  (inspired by beach)

Outlawz Tuesday Color Aug 9 to 22 - Tic Tac Toe (used sandcastle/lighthouse/beach ball colors)

Crafty Gals Corner #234 - Lazy Days of Summer

Paper Funday #44 - Anything Goes Optional Twist: Friendship (I went with anything goes)

 

Double D Lighthouse Challenge

 

The Four Seasons August Challenge

 

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Tim Holtz Stormy Sky, Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks

Card Stock: Neenah White; Stampin Up

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Lyra and Castle Arts Pencils, PFS Slimline Cloud Stencil, Sequin, Ranger Glossy Accents, PFS Blending Brushes

My second card is made using my never before used (NBUS) Slothy Coffee stamp set from Newton's Nook.  I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink onto a scrap of white card stock before coloring it using Castle Arts pencils.  Once I was done coloring, I just wasn't happy with how my image turned out, so I re-stamped it onto the back in memento tuxedo black, then colored it using prismacolor and copic markers.  I then went and color spritzed some Lilac marker lightly over my colored image.  Now I was happy with how it turned out.  I then took the Hardwood Stencil and created my background by blending green galore ink over the stencil using a Picket Fence blending brush.  After layering and adding brads, I popped up my sloth over the hardwood background.  As a final embellishment, I pulled out a dusty, unopened tin of Prima polka dot flowers I've had for years and never opened, and then added them with a bling center. 

Challenges entered:

 

Inky Paws #179 - Color (see image) 

Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) #41 - Use Your NBUS (stamp set, Primas)

Splitcoaststampers USEIT2022 - Use Your Unloved Stuff (primas, bling)

 

 

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin Up Green Galore

Card Stock: Stampin Up; Scraps

Accessories: Prismacolor and Copic Markers, Primas, Bling, Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Glue Dots, Color Spritzer, SU Lovely Lilac Marker, Stencil 

 

I'm really happy with how both cards turned out since I'm dealing with another migraine.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a fabulous rest of your week.