The Beauty of a Vacation ~ BBB12

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Good morning! It's the fresh start of a new week and a new Bring Back Beautiful Challenge by Flourishes. Our challenge this month is the beauty of a vacation. I am using a card that you might have seen before as it was published in CardMaker Magazine just last month and is the perfect vacation card.

We hope that you'll join us today for our challenge. You have until the end of July 31 to link your spotlight challenge card to the Flourishes Blog. When uploading your card to online galleries, please use the keyword BBB12. At the end of each month, the design team chooses our favorite cards and awards with recipients with a True Beauty Blog Badge that will be announced for our next challenge on August 1. For more inspiration, please visit the blogs of the Bring Back Beauty Design Team. Here's my card that I'd like to share with you.

Also, I'd like to introduce to you TWO brand new design team members that we all know and love their work. Please help me welcome Iwona Palmountain aka Chupa, and Mona Pendleton. Beate Johns is moving over to the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge. Thank you so much for visiting me today and God bless you.

Heather Jensen, DT Coordinator

Iwona Palmountain

Kathy Jones

Laura Frederickson

Mona Pendleton

Yvonne Hagane

Stamps: Flourishes Beach Life, A Man’s View
Card Stock: Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White; Stampin' Up! Basic Black
Ink Pads: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers/Colored Pencils: Memento Tuxedo Black; Prismacolor pencils
Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities: Spellbinders long rectangle and scallop long rectangle Nestabilities
Technique: Odorless mineral spirits, masking
Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4


1.       Cut white card stock to A2 size.

2.       Stamp sand scene onto a piece of Post-It note paper and cut out.

3.       Place mask onto white piece of paper and stamp water image twice.

4.       Remove mask, stamp sand scene, and color with colored pencils using the odorless mineral spirits technique.

5.       Die-cut and dry emboss image panel using a long rectangle die-cut.

6.       Die-cut and dry emboss a black piece of card stock with a scallop long rectangle die-cut.

7.       Adhere image panel to black die-cut, place foam dots on the back, and adhere to card.

8.       Stamp sentiment in lower right corner of the card using black ink.

 

 

6 thoughts on “The Beauty of a Vacation ~ BBB12”

  1. Hi Cindy ~ I found your blog through Yvonne….and I must say this is THE perfect 'summer' card!  I love your coloring, which is perfect, by the way.  I also love the fact that you used the long Nestabilities for this card…it makes for a very elegant touch.  Thanks for sharing and Happy Holiday!

  2. WOW you have captured the home of Flourishes in the style of your cards.  Thanks for making this lovely card for the Bring Back Beautiful challenge.
    Jan Marie
    Flourishes

  4. Now that`s a vacation I would love to have right now… Still two more weeks of work before I start my summer vacation!  Beautiful, clean and simple card, Cindy!

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