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Thursday, 9 February 2012

Vintage Beach

I made this card while watching the snow fall outside my window in dark, freezing England. Maybe that's why my beach card is not too sunny! 

I know this card is a bit plain for some tastes, but I really enjoyed the challenge of stamping the central panel and don’t want to smother it.

The woman, deckchairs and ticket stamps are all Oxford Impressions; the seagull is  Crafty Individuals and I think the verse is Non-Sequitur. I stamped the woman, masked her then stamped the deckchairs (twice). After stamping the verse and the seagulls, I inked round the edges. I coloured the metal ‘beyond’ tag with alcohol inks.

I’d like to enter this for the following challenges:
Sugar Creek Hollow  Vacation at the Beach
Challenge up your life  Monochrome
Crafty Cardmakers Monochrome Magic
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10 comments:

  1. Mynn xx10 February 2012 at 04:47

    What a beautiful blue creation! Fabulous choice for you image--amazing! Thanks for joining us at CCM! :)

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  2. Feebsy10 February 2012 at 11:16

    Ooooh this is totally fabulous, I love the image and the colour choice is perfect. Personally I think you made the right choice with the CAS feel, it lets the wonderful images stand out.

    Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Feebsy
    xx

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  3. Lynne Moncrieff10 February 2012 at 11:42

    It is beautiful and the simplicity and clean design highlights the beauty of the Oxford Impressions stamps (yes, I am biased towards O.I.!)
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  4. Scrapcat 110 February 2012 at 16:41

    I don't know about other people but I really like your card it's so vintage and shabby chic but not overdone with embellishments.
    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers this time and we hope to see you again soon.

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  5. J10 February 2012 at 22:14

    This card is spot on for the monochrome theme - thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Jackie

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  6. Patti P.11 February 2012 at 00:03

    I love the blues and such a perfect shade for a vintage beach card. What a wonderful job you have done with your stamping and masking. So happy to see you at Sugar Creek Hollow, tfs.

    Patti SCH/DT

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  7. Manuela11 February 2012 at 09:59

    Wow, what a fabulous card! Love the CAS-style, gorgeous!
    Thanks for playing with us at Challenge up your life!

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  8. MaggieC (Silvercrafter)12 February 2012 at 12:20

    That card is certainly not too simple for me. It is just perfect, with just the right amount of embellishment, allowing the scene to speak for itself. Thank you for your visit and your kind comment about my scene. xx Maggie

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  9. Princess4Wiz18 February 2012 at 21:31

    Lovely card! Thank you so much for joining in with the Monochrome Magic challenge at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Beth. xxx

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  10. Lin19 February 2012 at 10:46

    Wow, lovely! Oh that we had ladies being as modest these days!!!

    Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers with this gorgeous creation.

    Lin

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