Monday, 24 August 2015

Nautical but Nice

Happy new week friends, I hope you had a great weekend.  On Saturday I went to the Cornwall Craft Show at the Lanhydrock Hotel near Bodmin.  It was a small show with just a handful of stalls but they were packed with lots of great stash and I came away with a few things I never knew I needed LOL.

Today I have a card to share with you.  A while back I bought a set of stamps by Elines - set number ECO144 - and the 'Beach House' Paper Bloc to go with it. 

 
 
This is the card I made using the papers and stamps
 
 
and a close up shot
 


 
a close up of the fishes



Tools and materials used on the card:

  • Elines ECO144 stamp set - stamps used on card: ship, shell, fish, anchor, faux stitching, compass, label, stencilled letters
  • Elines 'Beach House' Paper Bloc - pieces used from various sheets in the pack
  • Spectrum Aqua Pens
  • Clear Wink of Stella Pen
  • Hickory Smoke Distress Ink
  • Crafters' Companion Watercolour Card
  • Glossy Accents
  • Kraft basecard
The shells were created by stamping the shell image onto watercolour card then cut out.  Coloured with Aqua pen then a layer of Wink of Stella clear ink added.  They were then spritzed on the back with clean water and using a couple of sizes of ball tool and a foam pad, shaped from the back.

I stamped the fish a few times, coloured with Aquas then Wink of Stella added over the top.  After cutting each one out I attached them to the piece of twine then applied Glossy Accents to each one.

I hope you've enjoyed today's project, thanks for dropping by.  Happy Crafting !

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5 comments:

  1. Kathyk24 August 2015 at 08:17

    FABULOUS make missus, really very cool. When I first looked at the fish I thought they were shrink plastic but no, a great example of fussy cutting and patience (with the glossy accents!) instead. I'm sure the lucky recipient will love it

    Happy Monday - still raining here!

    Kathyk

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  2. Annie24 August 2015 at 12:00

    fabulous card Wynneth, and so many gorgeous details. I must get mine out and have another play - you've inspired me! it was good to see you and your Dad on Saturday and although I didn't buy much .. .. it has got me back to crafting, well at least covering the dining table with stash!
    hugs, annie x

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  3. Debs M24 August 2015 at 17:27

    wow the shells and the fish turned out a treat! great card x

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  4. catherine24 August 2015 at 21:10

    This is fabulous Wynneth and glad you enjoyed the craft show
    x catherine

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  5. Unknown24 August 2015 at 22:30

    The card is fabulous and even better IRL. It's amazing what we can find that we didn't know we needed when we go to these shows. x

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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a lovely comment, I really appreciate it. It's nice to hear what you think about my crafty bits and pieces and I'm always amazed by how many lovely crafters drop by my blog each day to check out my projects. Thank you all so much.
hugs wynneth x