Stamp Off Waterfront Color Challenge

Hey friends, this past two weeks has really clipped by.

Susan, Buffy and I are back with another challenge for you.

This one is a color challenge, that is guaranteed to make

you think about spring flowers, or Easter.

Sorry, I won't be featuring either.

For my card, I pulled out my faithful Waterfront set

(Occasions p 48).  I felt that these slightly unusual colors

would make a vibrant scene, that I hope would brighten the 

day of the recipient.  The sentiment comes from the

Colorful Seasons set (Annual p 147).  

I appreciate your visit to my blog, and strongly

recommend that you click on over to see the wonderful cards

that Buffy and Susan created with this color combination.

Waterfront with Message in a Bottle

I've made it abundantly clear that I love the Waterfront set

(Occasions p 48).  This set enables many looks and 

techniques.  While thinking about creating a palm tree

 beach look, I glanced at my Message in a Bottle

set (Annual p 52).  Yep, a pirate ship would fit perfectly

in a little lagoon setting.  And the pirate ship kind of

"fit" with the "Good Times" sentiment.

I may have to incorporate a mermaid or whale in

a future card!

Bubble Over Birthday Bottles

I'm loving the Bubble Over set (Occasions page 32), with coordinating Bottles and Bubbles Framelits dies.  

They work well for creating 

masculine or "drinking" cards.  They look fantastic, layered on

to the Wood Textures DSP (p 187).  This bundle includes

lots of little pieces that can be integrated with the bottles,

or used separately.  So drink up and check this bundle out.

Beautiful Day with Brusho Crystal Colors

It's hard to think about creating a card, without the mind

wandering towards the Brusho Crystal Colours (p 26

of the Occasions catalog).  They are yummy.

In this example, I used the combo shown on page 26, 

pairing the Beautiful Day set with the Brusho Colours.

All you have to do is clear emboss the butterfly on to

watercolor paper, sprinkle the Brusho and spritz.  

You can let the color run, mop it up or add more,

until you get the look that you like.

It's a bit like cooking, keep adding the salt or 

other spices until it tastes good!

Waterfront Behind Wood Textures

The Waterfront photopolymer set on page 48 is

absolutely one of my favorites.  If you spend any time

looking at internet samples, you'll note that this is a 

VERY popular set, with lots of ideas shown.

You can also use several techniques with this set,

including water painting (with aqua painter or paint brush)

over the images to create a more watercolor look. 

It is also a very easy set to work with, building

combinations of images and colors.  If you are a camper

or traveler, you can recreate scenes from those experiences.

In this example, I created an oval in the Wood Textures

DSP (LOVE!) and mounted the scene behind it.  I wanted to

make it look like a picture that you might hang on the wall,

with a large wood frame.

The sentiment was created with the FREE SAB 

Celebrate You Thinlits Dies.  

SAB You are simply amazing

The fun part about the new year is new rubber,

including the Occasions catalog and SAB 

(Sale-A-Bration) time.  That provides serious 

rationalization for picking up a couple of new products.

On of my fav SAB items is the Amazing You set (p 16)

with coordinating Celebrate You Thinlits Dies.

They interweave so well, that they really get your

creative juices flowing.

You'll notice that I also added a layer of the

Petal Passion DSP on page 23 of the Occasions catalog.

This black and white DSP just perks things up 

and coordinates perfectly with any color combination.