Thursday 31 July 2014

Wheeeee!

A dog in a parachute, landing in the waves?  Yup!  That's my card today.  I just love the look on the dog's face.  It's such a happy, live-life-to-the-fullest look and it makes me smile.

It's all about the word "splash" at Inkspirational Challenges:


And over at the Sketch Frenzy Friday Challenges, it's all about the sketch:


While over at the City Crafter Challenge Blog it's all about animal magic:


Okay, I could stop right there because that little face just enchants me.  But this isn't about that adorable face, it's about a card I've made and want to share.  It began with a stamp I couldn't resist.  And then I saw the card I wanted to make when I saw the challenges.  It's nice when everything comes together like that.

My base cardstock is Marina Mist followed by a layer of Cherry Cobbler and then the layer of Whisper White onto which I stamped everything.  The waves at the bottom of the stamped area were created first by tearing some Marina Mist  and then "capping" the waves with some of my Chalk Marker.  Colouring was easy with my Blendabilities and I did a bit of sponging on the sky using Soft Sky ink.  

I like the card just the way it turned out.


But it could also be made more occasion-specific by adding a banner if you wish:


Whichever way you finish it off, the card is simply fun and makes a person smile.  It's great when a card can do that, isn't it?

Check out more cards in the Inkspirational challenge here.

Check out more cards in the City Crafter Challenge here.

Check out more interpretations of the sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday here.

15 comments:

  1. I love the way you created the waves Heidi. Thanks for joining us at Ink

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    1. Thank you, Sandie. I've been enjoying the challenges at Inkspirational.

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  2. Your waves are fantastic! So creative. I like how you sponged color onto the sky. Great technique and such a fun design! Thanks so much for playing with us at Inkspirational!
    - Shauna

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    1. Thank you so much, Shauna. I didn't want the waves to be too formed since they aren't like that in life. Tearing seemed the only way to go with some foam added, of course.

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  3. Such a fabulous card!! Made me smile! Thanks so much for playing along at CCCB!!

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    1. Thank you very much, Ros. Yes, it makes me smile as well.

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  4. This is just soooo cute. Thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

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  5. What a fun and great design! Thanks for playing this week at CCCB :-)

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    1. Thank you very much, Charlene. I love the challenges at CCCB.

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  6. So very cute, Heidi! Thanks for playing along with us at SFF!

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    1. Thank you so much, Elizabeth. I really enjoy the challenges at the Sketch Frenzy.

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    2. What a super fun card you have created! Thanks for playing along with us over at Sketch Frenzy Friday this week. We love having you play along!

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  7. Cute, cute card! Thanks for joining us at Sketch Frenzy Friday.

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    1. Thank you very much, Kim. I enjoy your challenges a lot and always try to join up.

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