If there was a challenge to use stamps from as many different companies as possible (that's NOT Anne's challenge) this would be a candidate!
I stamped the jar from Get Well Critters. Then I sponged in sand, sea and sky softly. I reverse-masked the jar and stamped in the fish and sponged in and stamped some sand, and a softer blue than the sea. Masked it and sponged in the sky, sea and sand much more heavily.
All this because on my first attempt I didn't include any background in the jar, and it seemed wrong to me when I was finished. I added a die-cut shell and ran it through the Big Shot to get the shell almost embedded in the card base. Then I coloured the fish with pencils, and added Glossy Accents to the jar.
To finish it off, I sponged in the sun rays, added the sentiment and a flying gull, and then added some little tufts of grass (first stamping with ink, then deciding they needed more texture and adding Liquid Pearls) and the starfish. A hand-drawn line border, then onto the card base and that was it.
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015 @ 9:27 AM
This is so cool Sabrina!! OMGosh! Just love the little jar of fish, so original and creative. Love the sentiment as well, how true! I'm glad you put the close-up in because that jar is amazing!
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Mon, Aug 03, 2015 @ 6:45 AM
Oh my goodness!! This is absolutely stunning, a wonderful standout in the gallery today. Love the background and all the amazing details. Wow! Thanks so much for making a sample for my card challenge today Sabrina!!
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Mon, Aug 10, 2015 @ 6:13 AM
The beach scene you have created in the background is amazing, Sabrina. I love the combination of stamps you used to create this. Very outside the box and it works!
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