Sun, Sea or Sand at Cute Card Thursday

All Dressed Up Stamps, Seasons, Summer

It’s that time of the week again, my friends, for another CUTE CARD THURSDAY CHALLENGE!  The theme for this week is an appropriate “Sun, Sea or Sand” challenge.  As hot as it’s going to be this weekend, I think I’d take the sea waters out of those three choices!  🙂  But since I’m inside the air conditioning, I decided to go ahead and use all three of them for my card today:

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Our sponsor for this week is All Dressed Up Stamps.  I have chosen to use this fun Summertime digital stamp for my card.  I first printed out my image and colored her in with my Copics.  I then used the Molotow masking liquid – (Dick Blick was the cheapest found for me in the U.S.) to cover it up (yeah, it gave me a bit of a heart attack, but it worked!) and once it dried, I used several different stencils and distress inks with a blending tool to create the beach scene behind her.

I have used a craft knife to cut a small slit in one of the waves just enough for the beach ball (MFT Penguins in Paradise) to fit inside so that it looks to be floating along the water.  I just used my Copic markers to make the dotted lines for the beach sand.  The sun (Lawn Fawn Spring Showers dies) was die cut from some glitter paper that I also colored with a yellow Copic marker.  The sentiment along the edge is from a Tim Holtz sticker book.  The front panel cut from MFT Wonky Stitched dies and mounted on a top folding A2 sized white card base.

I hope you will stop by the Cute Card Thursday challenge and check out the rest of the inspiration from the design team and join along with us this week!  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

These are the challenges I’d like to enter this card for:

  1.  All Dressed Up Challenge – Anything Goes + ADU image
  2. Stamps & Fun=Creativity – Travel/Holidays
  3. Fab ‘n’ Funky – Bring me Sunshine
  4. Crafting From the Heart – Anything Goes
  5. Addicted to Stamps & More – Anything Goes
  6. Aud Sentiments – Anything Goes + sentiment
  7. QKR Stampede – Anything Goes

Published by *Vicki*

I'm so happy you found me! I love to share smiles with my handmade cards! I also enjoy papercrafts through art journaling, scrapooking and mixed media projects too! Thanks for stopping by!

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29 thoughts on “Sun, Sea or Sand at Cute Card Thursday”

  1. Oh I love the lady she is adorable and your coloring too
    psst Vicki I never used any masking things
    I only added my stencil and sponged the clouds behind the image
    but you did the best with masking her
    and love your scene sponged too
    adorable and winner card Vicki..
    LOVE this
    hugs
    Monika

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    1. Awe! Thanks so much Monika! I used the masking fluid because I just know that I would mess up the stenciling if I just went “around” the image…I’m pretty famous for that! LOL!!

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  2. Super cute! I love your stylish stamp and the pretty beach scene around her. I wish it was just that easy to get a vacation. TFS.

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  4. Yes, indeed!! What an awesome beach scene you have created here, Vicki!! Stunning work!!

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  5. I”d give anything to be right where that little gal is this morning! Super cute and fun summer card. Love that All Dressed Up image and your pretty scene.
    Lynn

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  9. What a gorgeous card Vicki! I how how you masked the image and then added your stunning summer scene around her, it so beautiful!!
    Hugs, Tammy

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  11. This is a beautiful creation! I love it. Thanks for joining in the challenge at All Dressed Up and Good Luck, Liz (:(|)x

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  13. Fabulous card and scene Vicki love the gorgeous image -beautifully coloured -great masking and stencilling-love the beach ball floating in the waves
    Carol x

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  15. This looks like paradise indeed! I love the beach scene you have created here, that masking liquid sounds like it is seriously stressful to use, I haven’t tried it! Love how you have the beach ball bobbing about on the waves and you coloured the image perfectly! Love it all! hugs Deb xx

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  20. I love the colors of your card, the image and the overall design! What a fun, happy card. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project atFab’n’Funky challenge. Good luck. Neva

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  22. Sorry to have been MIA for a while, Vicki, but I’m away from home on summer travels and am now trying to get caught up on visits and comments. Besides, you’re playing in the QKR Stampede challenge so I have to say a huge “Thank You” and wish you best of luck. I’ll be back home later this week and back in my regular routine shortly therafter. 😀

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