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Friday, May 8, 2009

G'day everyone!! It's Friday and the weekend is one sleep away. Loving that!

Friday also means a new Hanna Stamps challenge! This week's host is the super talented and creative Hanna Girl Joycelyn Turner, aka Stamps'nCoffee on SCS. Her challenge for us this week is to use sand, sandpaper, etc on our cards. You can check out the details on this SCS thread ---> HSC68.

Hmmmm. Last time I checked, there were no real beaches in southwest New Hampshire and therefore no sand. Couldn't find any sandpaper last night, so that option was a no-go. What I did find was some 'sand paper' of the patterned paper variety in my stash! Who knew I had sand patterned paper?! If you squint, you can see the sand on the panel that Hanna is applied to. See it?? To quote my 3.5 year old "Told ya". :)

The layout is from Wednesday's SCS sketch challenge SC227 and yesterday's Ways To Use It challenge WT217 was to use kraft cardstock on a project so I rolled with that and used it as my base and matting cardstock. I used white Georgia Pacific cardstock to add a layer of pop and help pull the Scenic Route patterned paper off the kraft cardstock. To give the card a worn look, I distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz edge distresser. The wavy edge to the horizontal panel was created with some decorative scissors and adding the twine helped create the beach theme.

I stamped Hanna and the surfboard from the newly released 'To The Beach' sets on GP and colored them with SI inks and an aquapainter. I love the smooth look to watercoloring on this paper, but I don't suggest it for the beginner because it absorbs ink super fast and if you're not used to the medium, it won't make watercoloring fun for you.

Some of you have asked me to do a tutorial on coloring and shading. I would if I thought I could watercolor and talk at the same time! I'm not sure that's even possible! And then I'd probably need subtitles along the bottom because my accent would just confuse you all! hahaha I'd gladly give anyone a private lesson if you happened to visit NH in the coming months, but video's and me don't mix well! Maybe one day...

Have a fabulous weekend!! *mwah*

Supplies
Stamps: Hanna Stamps 'To The Beach', sentiment by Karen Foster Snap Stamps
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean, Pumpkin Pie, Buckaroo Blue
Papers: Georgia Pacific cs, Kraft cs, PP - Scenic Route Paper Co. 'Beach House', K&Company 'Antiquity Tan Parchment Flat Paper'
Access: Twine, circle punches, Tim Holtz Egde Distresser, Decorative Scissors, Paper Piercer