Stamp Off High Tide Beachy Challenge

Welcome back to our Stamp Off challenge,

posted every other week!

This week, Buffy, Susan and I are getting beachy.

We have many wonderful "beachy" stamp sets,

that enable us to unleash our creative efforts.

I didn't get overly fancy for this challenge.   I picked the
High Tide photopolymer set on page 145 for several reasons;
the sentiments are wonderful, you can create lovely cards,
and I find it very peaceful to stamp with this set.   The images
are beautiful and easy to combine, while you imagine
yourself laying on a beach, looking up at a lighthouse.

In this example, I used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, 
Berry Burst and Tranquil Tide inks.  To add some technique,
 I ran the completed/stamped card through the Big Shot
Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (p 223) twice,
once in each direction.  I feel that this makes the card
look like it was painted on canvas.   Below is a similar card,
that was not run through the Subtle Texture Impressions
Embossing Folder, for comparison.

I find the first card more attractive, because the embossing adds
more interest to the "painting".  I did not add a sentiment
to the front of the first card, because I wasn't sure how it would
look after being embossed.

Thank you so much for stopping by this week.

Buffy and Susan are poised and ready to show you

more beachy goodness!