Today I have a card to show you that I made for the artistic stamper challenge - the theme this month is 'By the seaside'. I always slip into singing the Led Zeppelin song at this point - hence the title of my post. I've used stamps from Sheena Douglass to make up the background using the emboss resist technique. I've used wow powders in a variety of colours and then used distress inks to fill in the background. The main image comes from Crafty Individuals. I must confess to loving this card - and its evolution was very enjoyable too!
I've also stamped with some more crafty individuals word stamps too once the background was dry, overstamping in black archival.
I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Artistic Stamper:theartisticstampercreativeteam By the Seaside
Craft Stamper: craftstamperTake it make it July Challenge: Emboss resist
mmcsmymumscraftshop: summer
allsortsallsortschallenge: splish splash splosh
FSCfashionablestampingchallenges: Dreaming of summer
Thanks for looking today and I hope you enjoyed your visit! Thanks also for any comments you leave!
Big Hugs
Rachel x
This is gorgeous Rachel. I love the image and your background looks stunning.
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Great seaside card, fab image and colours. Hope you will enter my little candy
ReplyDeleteLove the scene you have created Rachel and the image is such fun !!
ReplyDeletehugs Diane xx
Beautiful colours create a gorgeous card
ReplyDeleteLove the image and what a fab background.xxx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card Rachel, the sea colours are wonderful and this image I really love, takes me back, fab embellishments too, have a great day, hugs Kate x
ReplyDeleteRachel! This is so beautiful, the background is brilliant! thank you for your sweet comment!
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Rachel, I think this post is a reflection of how you are looking forward to your girls being on holiday. It's a gorgeous coloured back ground and a great image. Hazel x
ReplyDeleteWow Rachel this is one super creation and image used. Your paper and fish look brilliant...wow..Your additional beauties finish the card of beautifully...xxx
ReplyDelete♥aNNie The Journey is the Start
What a lovely, happy card! Great project! Thank you for playing with us at Craft Stamper challenge!
ReplyDeleteLove the vibrancy and design.. Fab as always, Px
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful stamp Rachel, the children look so happy and carefree and you have certainly done it justice with this gorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is this week - Sunday, I have a nice little pile of cards and pressies to open........ I am getting itchy fingers! A xx
Fabulous background and love the image!
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Linda xxx
I love it too Rachel, that background is stunning and the focal image is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteClaire xx
Fab card, reminds of my summer holidays 50 years ago, thanks for joining us at Allsorts, xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Rachel, I love your fun image.
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Great card, I love that image. Shona xx
ReplyDeleteSuperb card Rachel! I love the colours & the stamp is divine!
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Dawn xx
Is this what you hope to be doing next week??
ReplyDeleteLove the background, colours, image and great design
Patricia XX
Great card Rachel, loving all the work you have done to create the background.
ReplyDeleteDawn x
Fantastic card love the fabulous background and colours and great summery image -think I was meant to live by the sea
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Fabulous background and a lovely card... My two are finished at about 2pm tomorrow, after I've sobbed my way through Morgan's leavers assembly! Hugs, Lisa x
ReplyDeleteA lovely card - full of fun and very seasidey. Jean x
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful image and background! Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card using the CI stamp Rachel and perfect for our theme, thanks for joining in at Allsorts challenge.
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Gorgeous card Rachel. Love the image and the vibrant colours used in the background.
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Ooh, just love those ocean blues and greens, so cool and refreshing (especially in all this heat!) ... fantastic use of a wonderful stamp. Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Artistic Stamper.
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This is wonderful Rachel and embodies the joy of the end of another school year. I love that watery background! Thank you so much for joining us at Frilly and Funkie. Jenny x
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite CI stamps and a fab make, thanks for joining in with the take It Make It Challenge, Elizabeth x
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Rachel, love the stamped image and the colours you've used for the background are so bright and vibrant. Thanks for joining in with the Craft Stamper TIMI challenge .. good luck! Linda xx
ReplyDeleteHi Rachael gorgeous card, loving that image!!! So happy you joined us over at the Craft Stamper TIMI challenge :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is fun and has so many interesting details! Thanks so much for joining us at the Take It Make It Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove the underwater background Rachel! Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper blog challenge this month! xx
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