Swimming Challenge

Hello!  I hope your summer is going great!

What says summer more than swimming?

And that is exactly what our theme is this week on 

The Eureka! Stamps Blog.

For my swimming themed card, I have used

"Bubbles Background" (#58101) and

"Flying Girl Holder" (#21701) from

Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the Bubbles Background onto white card stock

and cut the top along one of the "waves"

I used the Flying Girl Holder to create a girl diving into the water.

Below is what the image actually looks like.

As you can see, I modified it a bit.

I masked off the girls dress and stamped the rest onto white card stock.

I then used a black pen to draw in her bathing suit.

I colored and fussy cut the girl and posed her as a diver

on the card with foam tape.

I think this would be an adorable invitation to a pool party.

Too bad I don't have a pool, eh?

I love to find different ways to use my stamps, to stretch my supplies and

create something a little different than what was intended.

Thanks for coming by today,

I hope you have learned something and been inspired.

I also hope you'll join in the fun of our 

swimming challenge this week.

All the particulars about the challenge are on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dog Days of Summer Challenge

Time for another Eureka! Stamps Challenge.

For all the details hop on over to the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

then join in the fun.

This week the theme is

"Dog Days of Summer"

What is more "summer" than swimming?

So for my card I decided to use:

"Fish Bowl" (#6203)

"Sm Fat Fish" (#6204)

"Bubble Background" (#58101)

I made 2 cards for this challenge.

For the one above I stamped the Fish Bowl onto white card stock.

 I folded it so the top of the bowl was the fold of the card

and cut around the bowl.

I colored the sand and stones at the bottom of the bowl.

I then stamped Bubble Background onto blue paper

with VersaMark ink,

fussy cut the water and adhered it to the fishbowl.

Small Fat Fish was stamped onto the bubble background

as well as onto white card stock.

The fish was colored with FlexMarkers and fussy cut,

then adhered over the image on the bubble background.

I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the bubbles from the fish.

 

Now for the other card that I made.

I used the same stamps,

but didn't like at all how the card was turning out.

I wanted it to look like you were seeing through

the top of the fish bowl to the "wall paper" behind,

but it just wasn't doing it for me,

so I set this card aside and made the other one.

I may pull this out and "fix" it, just don't know what I'll do with it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you are inspired in some way.

Leave me a comment, if you will, about how to 'fix' my card.

What would you do with it?

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Hitting the Beach challenge

Don't you just love a beautiful day at the beach?

I do, well I really do if it's nice and quiet

 and not a lot of other people around.

This week's theme for the Eureka! Stamps Challenge is

Hit the Beach.

I chose to use 3 different images from

Eureka! Stamps

"Baby Feet" (#40101)

"Bubbles Background" (#58101)

"Beach Frame" (#5601)

I made this layout with some pictures

from when we were in Florida in February of 1995. 

You can see how far behind I am in my scrapbooking!

I used Baby Feet to make the footprints

in the sand for the border and the title.

The Bubbles Background is used as a mat

 for my son's picture on the bottom left

and the Beach Frame was used for the picture

of both kids on the top right.

 

I love stamping on layouts and I hope

I have inspired you to do the same.

Be sure to check out the other design team

inspiration and the challenge details on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

 

Beach card - Summer Fun

Hi there!

This week's

Eureka! Stamps Challenge theme is

Summer Fun!

I chose to use 2 images from

Eureka! Stamps

"Bubbles Background" (#58101)

"Beach Frame" (#5601)

I scored and sanded some sandy colored card stock for the base.

I stamped the Beach Frame and colored it with FlexMarkers.

The Bubbles Background was stamped with Distress Ink

and adhered to the Beach Frame.

Baker's Twine and a shell embellishment were added to finish the card.

I hope you will be inspired to participate in this weeks challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hope you are having a sunshiny day!

Come again soon.

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!