I Spy With My Little Eye #17

Hi everyone, it’s the third Wednesday in the month again already, so it’s time for a new I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge over at Ellibelle's Corner.  Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last time … please do check over on Ellie’s blog to see if you are one of our top picks. 

I have chosen the challenge theme this month, and it is

I Spy With My Little Eye 

*** Summertime Vibes ***

Please do pop over to Ellie's blog to see her fab creation and link up your entries here.

This month we are delighted to have Melanie H as our guest designer, so please click on her name to visit her blog and see her fabulous summery creation. 

Here’s my card for the challenge.

I didn’t really have much other than flower stamps that was overtly summery in my stash, so I sent for a couple of Inkylicious seascape stamps that I have had my eye on for some time, plus a Lavinia sentiment that I thought would be perfect for what I had in mind.

I cut a 5” square of stamping card and blended a mixture of Elements and Distress Inks for the sea, and Versamagic chalk ink for the beach (the closest colour to sand I had available!) I then stamped and heat embossed the surf white, and added a little shading using watered down DI. I stamped the starfish and footsteps (I have concluded that I didn’t really have the ideal ink for this … methinks I need the new VFC in Sand Dune!!) then stamped the sentiment using blue Versafine Clair. I added some ripples and sparkle with my Sakura Stardust pen and Spectrum Noir sparkle pen, then matted the finished piece onto a dark blue border and card blank, and added a spattering of Dew Drop gems to finish.

Here is an angled pic to show the sparkle.

Stamps: Inkylicious By the Sea - Shoreline; Lavinia Deeper than the Ocean;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Blue Lagoon, Blue Atoll); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Faded Jeans); Versamagic Chalk ink (Wheat); Versacolor (Cement); Versafine Clair (Blue Belle); Versamark; WOW Ultra Fine embossing powder (Opaque White); Sakura Stardust pen (clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear);

Other: Crafter’s Companion Dew Drop gems.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Alphabet Challenge - H is for Holidays (Summer)

Classic Design Challenge #7 2024 - Anything Goes with option Summer Holiday

Craft-Alnica #364 - Sea Card

Craft Rocket #116 - Summertime 

Crafty Calendar (July) - Add a Sentiment 

Creatalicious #279 - Anything Goes with option Summer

Dream Valley #318 - Summer Colours (2nd entry)

Double Trouble #170 - Heat Embossing (2nd entry)

Festive Fridays (July) - Summer / At the Beach

Four Seasons (July) - Summer 

Inspiration Station #63 - Inspiration Prompt

(I was inspired by the beach)

Inkspirational #320 - Products from 2 or More Stamp Companies 

Inspired By -  Seashells

(I was inspired by the starfish, sea and sand in the photo)

NBUS #64 - Use Your Never Before Used Schtuff

(My seascape stamp and sentiment are both new)

Papercraft #107 - Holiday Time

Shopping Our Stash #526 - Summer

We Love Stamping (July) - Sun, Sea, Sand

Word Art Wednesday #657/658 - Anything Goes

The I Spy Challenge will end on the Sunday before the next challenge starts at 23:59 US Central Time - so this time that is Sunday August 18th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday August 21st.

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,