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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Sweet November Preview - Sandy Breakwater with Mama Crabby

Today is the first of four days of Sweet November stamp previews for June. These will be available for sale at the All That Scraps store on Sunday, June 5. Todays projects feature "Sandy Breakwater with Mama Crabby." Be sure to also click on over to guest designer Kris Palakiko as well as Rachel. Amy, the creative mind behind the Sweet November line has a beautiful project to share and also outlines the details on how to win some very generous blog candy just by you leaving comments on the designer's blogs, including mine.

It also happens to be another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge so my card is doing double duty today. There is a fun prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win, your project must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps shop whether it is any of the wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries. Be sure to link up your project with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10PM EST and only one entry per person please! The theme this week is "anything goes".

Now onto my card featuring a beautiful mermaid and her crabby friend. I stamped both images onto Copics X-Press It blending cardstock, colored with Copics and then cut out. I attached them both to a Martha Stewart paper doily using pop dots here and there for dimension. I've had this 7 Gypsies Reef Journey paper for a long time and thought it fit the theme perfectly. It reminds me of the Great Barrier Reef, a place I hope to see in person someday. I cut it in four pieces, alternating the direction of the stripes then put it back together to form the background. Technically the sheer piece is suppose to be a rose but I thought it had a beachy, coral type quality to it. I added some jewels of the sea to a stickpin - ok - they are just beads - I needed an excuse to use them as I have plenty of them in my craft drawer. 


Products: Sweet November stamp, My Favorite Things die, 7 Gypsies dp, Martha Stewart paper doily, Copic Markers 

Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-E50, E51, E33, Y26; Eyes-B41, B34; Top/Crab-R01, R02, R05; Tail-YG91, YG93, YG95

Have fun with the challenge and I'll see you back here tomorrow with another Sweet November preview.
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16 comments:

  1. aletheaJune 1, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    YOur card is fabulous and I absolutey love the colours you have used!! Orange and Green are my favourite!! your colouring is amazing!!! TFS! Hugs xx

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  2. Heidi BrawleyJune 1, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    WOW!! I love your coloring of this new beauty!!! I will sure be adding this lady to my collection!
    ~Heidi Brawley

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  3. Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijäJune 1, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Wow! What a beautiful card!

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  4. TressJune 1, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Ooooo! The soft colors are lovely and such an unexpected surprise! Great card!

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  5. UnknownJune 1, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing :)

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  6. cowboydutremJune 1, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Love how you colored her, really looks like a fish tail with those green dots on the back...

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  7. SharmanJune 1, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Such a pretty soft card. I love the colors. Great job.

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  8. MimiJune 1, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Beautiful! Love the colors and papers! Gorgeous coloring of the adorable mermaid! TFS! ;)

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  9. Lau WJune 1, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Gorgeous card, lovely stamp !
    xxx

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  10. LeanneJune 1, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    Gorgeous card Nancy.. I love how you've used the soft colors of the papers for Sandy B. :) And I love those doilies.. MS huh? Gotta go look for them, they are beautiful. TFS!! And looking fwd to tomorrow. :)

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  11. AmyJune 1, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    I literally gasped when this picture popped up Nancy! Those are my all time fave 7Gypsies papers (still have then safely tucked away in my stash LOL) and I LOVE how you quilted them together to create that background... gorgeous! And Sandy is a beauty in the soft corals and greens... I'm totally inspired by this card! :)

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  12. krisJune 1, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Gorgeous Nancy!!! I love the colors of the sea (the coral color is beautiful)!! Thanks for having me join in all the fun!! =D

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  13. donna mikasaJune 1, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Love the elegant color palette you used! Such a pretty card!

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  14. Sue DJune 1, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    Very pretty--I like the beaded pin.

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  15. Anne B.June 2, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    So pretty. Great details.

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  16. AngieJune 2, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Wonderful card. I ADORE how you colored her tail!

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