Saturday, June 30, 2012

Waltzingmouse Stamps July Release Preview, Day 3

Keeping with the beachy keen theme, Waltzingmouse Stamps is releasing another wonderful set that is just perfect for the summer called....My Island!  Come to think of it...this set will also come in handy when we need to cure those winter blues!  It will be releasing tomorrow, July 1st, along with 3 other sets.

And since it's Saturday, that means a new sketch at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog!  This week's sketch is by the lovely Mischief Maker Teresa Kline!


I can't even begin to describe how much fun it is to stamp with My Island!  The set has so many different elements that can be layered and combined to create the perfect scene...and of course we can't forget Claire's unique sentiments in a super cool font!


I used patterned papers from the My Mind's Eye "On the Sunny Side" Collection...how could I pass them up?  :)  Once I had my color scheme set,  I set to work finding as many sunny and tropical inks as I could!


To create the scene, I first stamped the distressed rectangle in light blue ink and masked out a spot to add a sun with a 7/8 inch circle.  Then I went back with the negative piece and sponged it in using yellow and orange inks.  The darker blue at the bottom is a separate image so you can stamp an ocean or sand separately.  I finished by stamping the palm trees in chocolate ink, and cut the whole image out with one of the Deckled Edge Rectangle (small set) dies from Spellbinders.  They work SO well with this set!

Tomorrow is RELEASE DAY!  The Design Team will be back at 2:00 PM EST with the Release Day Blog Waltz featuring more projects with all of the stamp sets...including a FABULOUS one that we've been keeping a secret all week :)  Be sure to stop by Claire's blog to see the full reveals as well as to check out her prize information!

Until then, check out the projects from these fab Design Team members featuring My Island!


Supplies:
Stamps:  My Island, Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper:  My Mind's Eye "On the Sunny Side", PTI Rustic Cream and Vintage Cream cardstock
Ink:  Fresh Ink in Chocolate, Ginger, & Pool, A Muse Studio ink in Sky, Burano, & Buttercup
Other:  Spellbinders Deckled Edge Small and Petite Ovals Small Nestabilities, My Favorite Things Chevron die, K & Company shell stick pins, linen ribbon by Olive Manna, 7/8 circle punch

14 comments:

Deborah Frings said...

Love the bright, cheerful summer colours and sweet shell pins! Lovely!

Katie Gehring said...

Kelly, This is fabulous! LOVE the colors and the skell stick pins are just too cool for words! :o)

Julia Aston said...

What great colors on this fun summer card Kelly! Those cute shell pins are the perfect embellie - and your sun makes for one hot beach!

Lynn W. said...

I love this card! Those little shell pins just set it off perfectly too!

Lynn Wild

anya said...

Looove it! I adore your sunny tropical colors and the little island scene you created is so inviting! Those seashell stick pins are a perfect addition!

Suzanne said...

Love it, Kelly! I saw the nice deep brown ink and said to myself, that's the color I need! Is it darker than the A Muse French Roast? Anyway, the colors are amazing and I am loving the ribbon and the stick pins that you used!

Mona Pendleton said...

Oh so pretty Kelly! The beautiful sunset scene you've created is gorgeous! Love the soft color combo!

Vickie Z said...

Love it! Summery colors are perfect and the scene is fabulous! Let's hit the beach!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Oooo!! Love the fun summery colors and your fantastic scene with that brilliant sunny orb!! And the stick pins...so cute and clever!! Charming!!

Becca Feeken said...

Absolutely delightful Kelly! Love your sunshiney card!

Renee said...

Love it!!
Such a perfect, fun, Summery card!
The papers are fabulous...
and those pins...
perfection!! :)
Love the way you inked the edges of the sentiment...
just makes it "pop"...
and the twine ribbon...
just love it all!

Pauline said...

This is lovely Kelly, super sweet! I love those fun shell pins!

snowbear said...

Marvelous technique on the palm tree scene!

sooofullofcraft said...

Love the sun and how the colors are so rich, bright & cheery!