Ocean Paradise

Hi everyone.  Today I used a sweet digital stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy :)  Love this relaxing and peaceful scene - wish I was there! :)

Actually, I will be there soon as hubby and I are heading off for a few days of R&R (not really sure why we'd need R&R as we are both retired!) :) ... but after this crazy year, we definitely need a peaceful setting to kick back and unwind.   We were hoping the whole family would get away together, but Evan and Nikki have to work, so it will be us and my youngest, Jer.  We are off to Galiano Island soon where there are quite a few artists ... so we'll be checking out their studios - can't wait!

On to the card ...

I'm entering this into the latest challenge at Color Throwdown (CTD250 - bermuda bay, crumb cake, melon mambo, so saffron).  Was so excited when I saw these colors ... LOVE!  Color Throwdown is celebrating it's 5th Birthday - congrats to them!!!

Stamps:  Ocean Paradise (Sweet 'n Sassy); Beach sentiments (Amy R)
Paper:  Watercolor (Arches); Crumb Cake (SU!)
Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Basic Black (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Square Nestabilities (Spellbinders), blender pen, sponges, sticky strips, adhesives, and dimensionals


I used the same layout as yesterday's card, just changing the shape and size to a square ... do love the simple framing layout these days :)  I used the marker layering technique (using a blender pen to pick up ink from a stamp pad and blending it onto watercolor paper) to watercolor the sand, ocean, chair and umbrella.  I masked the umbrella and then sponged So Saffron and Bermuda Bay inks for the sky.   I removed the mask and then used my Aqua Painter to blend the sponged ink into the watercolor paper.  Easy, peasy.

As always, I found the perfect sentiment from Amy R (love her sets!).  Hope you like.

Here's a close-up:

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Thanks to everyone that commented on my latest Card Candy Giveaway - #5 (Sunflowers).  I used the True Random Number Generator to pick the winner of the Card Candy:

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 16 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

... and the winner is ...

Valerie (Canonbury Creations)

Congrats Val ... please email your mailing address to me (click on the "Email Me" in the right-hand column near the top), and I'll send you the Card Candy. :)