Polished to Perfection

Copic Sketch Markers to the Rescue

Now I must confess, that my husband help me design tonight's card.  I often use him to bounce ideas off, as I am designing and tonight he was on fire!!  Yeah, I know I'm really spoiled, he gets it -all of it!! Now sometimes there is an advantage to my husband helping with the design process and tonight's card is a prime example.

Using Stazon Jet black Ink, I stamped this beautiful F1480 Fish Stained Glass from Impression Obsession onto a sheet of transparent Laminating sheets from Judkins. I peeled off the backing and slowly sprinkled art glitter from the Art Glitter Institute (they have an incredible line of transparent glitters in way too many colors) by color into each section of the stamped image. For this project I used their Pee Wee Caribbean Set. To really make the image show off the glittered background you need to place the image on a light colored background. Robin's Nest Polished Stone Paper looked great behind the image, but as we were trying out Polished Papers and Glitter Papers, we came across this yellow glitter paper from Diecuts with a View and it just made the glittered image sing!!  I used the largest die from my Large Scalloped Nestability Set to die cut the yellow glittered scalloped circle.  Now what's extremely cool about these nestabilities is that you can actually nest them before you use them.  So I was able to use my Circle set to cut The Turquoise Polished Stone ring around my image, this was key because the glittered image did not work on the Turquoise Polished Stone. To accomplish this I placed the two largest circle dies together on the B Plate of my Cuttlebug and taped them in place, so they wouldn't shift during the die cut process.  This allowed me to create the beautiful Turquoise Ring.  I also ended up with the interior circle which I will save for a later date.  These dies were designed to all work together, so I could have also cut the exterior circle with a scalloped edge and the interior with a regular circle.  Once you get playing with these dies and all the great scraps circles and scallops you won't be able to stop designing. (I'll show you what I mean in tomorrow's post.)

After adhering together my image ,rings and scalloped mat, I placed it on the Robin's Nest Polished Stone mat.  I made a 5 x 7 card from Turquoise Polished Stone Paper.  Now I liked where my card was going but in the 5 x7 format there was way too much blank space.  So this is when I ask my husband for a little help.  He really wanted to edge the Robin's Nest mat with a black line (If only a Krylon pen came in black!!) So we decided to mat it with black glossy Kromekote paper leaving only a 1/16th inch border.  Next he decided it needed a fancy corner punch.  Of course I went to my bubbles corner punch, but remembered that it wasn't meant to be used on a card front , so we settled on the basket weave punch.   Again, he wanted a Black Krylon Pen to color the basket weave design, I reminded him that they don't make one and he said "why can't we use your Black Copic Sketch Marker", I was a little skeptical...but wow it worked on Murdock's Polished Stone Paper and looked just like Black Kromekote!!  Now I was still feeling like there was to much open space in the design,  my husband once again said "don't you still have Class a Peel seashell stickers leftover somewhere"  After a bit of digging I found some from Stampendous and additional stickers from Magenta. But some of my shells were plain silver and some were multi colored....but not for long, you guessed it...COPIC TO THE RESCUE!!!!! Just add a little yellow, a little green and a little pink Copic added to your silver stickers and now they are all multicolored!!! The ink dried instantly and I was dancing a happy jig!!  I decided to place the stickers on scraps of glittered paper and to give them a little more depth I added --you guessed a little more Copic Color.  These markers are truly amazing!!! I can't wait to add more to my collection!! For the finally touch I added a blue dot sparkler for the fishes eye. I love these, they come in tons of colors and each sheet has tons of dots in lots of sizes.  They work perfect for adding a little more bling to almost anything!! 

                                             

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How to create a stained glass effect using Copic Sketch Markers

Sheila at Silver Fox Stamps was kind enough to send me a few of her stamps to play with and they have been sitting on my workspace for weeks. Since, Sheila is sponsoring a contest and blog candy on Cheryl's blog, check her blog for all the details. I thought it would be a perfect time for me to  play with the SG851 Dragonfly Stained Glass Lg Stamp. I personally love dragonfly and Butterfly stamps, so I was very excited to play with this stained glass image.

My first thought was to stamp the image on glossy white paper and color it with my Copic Sketch markers.  I was curious to see how they would work on the glossy paper.  They worked great but since the surface is glossy the pigments atay on top of the paper and are much lighter than when you color on mat paper.  Since I was looking for a stained glass effect I opted for coloring on mat white so that my image would have a richer color.  I stamped the image with Adriondack Pitch Black and then colored the design with the following colors: Yellows- (Y17,Y13,Y11), Blues- (B06, B05 and I airbrushed the Polished Stone Paper with B29), Greens ( YG07,G07), Oranges (YR16,YR02).  For the wheat I used E33, and for the body of the butterfly I used BV01.  After coloring in the image, I cut out the oval and placed it on a piece of chipboard to give my card more dimension.  Then I airbrushed around the edges of an A2 sized card from Kellie Green Polished Stone Paper from Murdock Country Creations.  I found a great verse for this card from Impression Obsession - Dragonfly Dreams, which I embossed in black on Sherbert Polished Stone Paper.  I airbrushed around the edge of this lightly with Black 100.

For the next card, I still wanted to try to achieve a more stained glass effect. So I stamped the image and colored it with my Copic Sketch markers on mat paper.  Then I decided to clear emboss the image to make it look like glass. To achieve this look I cut out my image and placed it on chipboard.  I used the sketch end of my Black 100 marker to edge the cardboard.  Next I used a clean versamark watermark pad and pressed it all over the stamped image.  After holding it up to the light I covered the image with clear embossing powder and embossed it.  The first time you will see that there is an uneven look to the embossing. Repeat this step 3 or 4 more times until your image looks like stained glass.  I loved the effect, unfortunately my photo does not show you how beautiful the stained glass effect looks. But it does show you how rich the Copic markers look with clear embossing powder over them. This time I choice to make a 5 x 7 card because I wanted to show off the the image against the beautiful glitter paper from Die Cuts with a View.  This is a piece from their small glitter paper pack.  I used the B29 marker to aribrush around the edges of the glitter paper. Then I matted it with Black Glossy Paper. This tome I decided to airbrush around the edges of the Sherbert Paper with G07 to make the verse really pop.

Here is a side by side comparison of the two card fronts, so that you can see how rich and smooth the clear embossed image is.  I just love the effect.  To see Sheila's entire line of stamps visit her catalog at Silver Fox Stamps.

Thanks Sheila for letting me play with your toys!! It was almost as fun as winning Blog Candy.  Remember to visit Cheryl's Blog Inspire Me to find out all the details for Silver Fox - Stamp Challenge, Blog Candy and Contest.

Copic Airbushed Twilight with Stampscapes

From Sunset to Twilight and all the hours inbetween I can't stop thinking about the Copic Airbrush Possibilities.I have always loved Stampscapes stamps, but I must admit the past three posts are actually my first venture into designing with them and as you can see I am totally thrilled - OH NO!! NOT ANOTHER GOTTA HAVE IT ALL MOMENT!!! Yep!!

I started this card by purusing the stampscape website and lesson section and decided that I would try my hand at using the Copic airbrush system to try to create the effect that they were achieving with ink and I was amazed at how easy it was to airbrush this scene.  Many of you have asked which colors are the best for using in the airbrush system?  The answer isn't simple - it is really a personal preference based on your color palette and the your desired end effect.  In yesterdays post I used very pale colors to achieve my beautiful sunset, but here I used a darker selection of Copic Sketch Markers.  I am still experimenting with a variety of stamps, styles and techniques to determine my personal recommendations in the intirum I will try to always post the colors I have used in any particular project.

To create this card I used the following Copic Sketch Markers: 0 - Colorless Blending pen, B06, B29,V09, and 100 black.  I also used the following Stampscape Rubber Stamps - The small lakeside Cove 048E, Oak Branch 203G and cat tails.  I used a 2" x 2" square of stampbord which I stamped with a versamark watermark pad and embossed with super fine black ranger embossing powder.

To airbrush the image I began with B06, near the tree line I laid in a very light coat and got progressively heavier as I approached the top of the sky.  Then I repeated this technique in a mirror image on the lake. Next I airbrushed in B29 leaving the area near the tree tops simply airbrushed with B06. then on the top 1/4th of the sky I airbrushed in V09.  Mirror image the airbrush colors in the lake.  To create the clouds in the sky I used my blending pen in a circular motion, which made fluid and removeable some of the color I had airbrushed in.  Using my scratch tool, I highlighted sections of the trees and rocks.  Then I scratched in highlights in the water. 

Next I added in the cat tails stamp and embossed in black embossing powder (make sure that your stampbord is dry before adding the cat tails) Now scratch in the North Star and it's corresponding reflection.  Scratch in a few smaller stars.  Using Black 100, I then airbrushed around the entire edge of the stampbord.  I cut a mat for the stampbord square from Black Kromekote. 

Now cut a  3 3/4" x 5 " mat of Murdock Country Creations Turqouise Polished Stone Paper.  Use just the edges of the Oak Branch stamp I add branches to this mat.  Stamp and emboss in black.  Using an opaque white paint add highlights to the trees and add stars to the Turqouise Polished Stone Paper. Mat with Black Kromekote and place on a A2 size card made from Deep Sea Polished Stone Paper.  Now enjoy the Twilight!!! For tons of instructional information visit the Stampscapes Rubber Stamps website. There you will also find a complete listing of stores that carry Stampscapes Rubber Stamps.

Copic Various Inks used for the Polished Stone Technique

If you love to create your own Polished Stone Paper - You are gonna love what Copic has to offer. 322 colors of Various Ink Refills (aka 322 Colors of Alcohol Ink). The ability to control where you are laying in color using the Copic Airbrush System with your Copic Sketch Markers.  The availability of a colorless blending marker that can remove color from your design. A 1 liter bottle of colorless blending medium.  Plus the ability to add small areas of color with your Sketch Markers.  What this now gives you is more control in placing color in your designs before. 

When I started this card the intent was simple to make a second sunset card using the Domino Shaped Stampbord shapes from Ampersand Art Supply .  If you haven't used this product yet I suggest buying the assorted pack.   It gives you a selection of several shapes and sizes of stampbord to play with.  Next I placed all 3 pieces of stampbord together and stamped the image with a Versamark Watermark pad using one stamp from Stampscapes and embossed it with Ranger super fine detail black embossing powder.   On the middle Domino I added the tiny stamp of the man rowing the boat. Keeping the 3 dominoes together I then airbrushed the sky using Y17 on the top 3rd of the sky.  Next I airbrushed in RV02, this color is very light for airbrushing so I had to do a couple of layers of color to get this effect.  Using a C5-grey copic marker I colored in the rocks, Now I did notice that my copic sketch marker picked up some of the black dye from the embossing powder - this did add some additional grey tones to my rocks. I purposely left areas of the rock white. Then I used BV01 to lay in a pale purple in back of the tree line -again this is a very pale color so I had to do several layers to achieve this color. I colored the rocks first so that when I airbushed the purple in the sky I would get some overspray on my rocks.  Since the sunset would  naturally be reflected in the rocks. What I love about stampbord is that you can use your scratch tool to highlight areas of your stamped image.  It also very forgiving, if you do not like the color you have applied to the stampboard simply sctch it off and add more color. For the water I used a combination of airbrushing in color, and brushing in color with the sketch end of my marker, and scratching in highlights. When I tried to use a piece of Murdock Country Creations Polished Stone Paper for my background nothing popped like I wanted it to. So I decided I needed an alcohol inked paper with a variety of colors like the sunset I had airbrushed. So I decided that this would be the perfect card to try my hand at using the Copic Various Inks to create my own Polished Stone Paper. 

In case you have not tried to make your own polished stone paper yet ,here is a brief tutorial:  What you will need to create your Polished Stone Paper :

1. A Ranger non-stick sheet- to  protect your work surface ,and as a pallette to put your Various Ink on.
2. A felt applicator - I am spoiled my husband made me a larger applicator, since I always make a full 12 x 12 sheet of polished stone paper.
3. Copic Various Ink 0 Colorless Blender - refill. This will make your ink flow across the page as well as allow you to remove any areas that you are not happy with.
4. Glossy white paper- I prefer Kromekote as it has a very fine layer of clay.

To create this particular piece I used the following Copic Various Inks:0, Y13,V95 and the following  Copic Sketch Markers 0, YR07, Y17 -currently I only have a small selection of markers and inks.What is really cool about Copic is that I could use the airbrush system to lay in additional colors of ink that I did not own in Copic Various Ink to fill in large areas of my design and I could use my markers to lay in color in smaller areas. If you have ever made paper using the Polished stone technique you know that you really don't have a lot of control over how the colors blend on your applicator- so I was more than thrilled that I could decide which colors I wanted to add where with the control of the airbrush system and the markers.  Whenever I design polished stone paper I love to create a splash pattern.  I do this by placing my blending solution in a spray bottle (do not use the Ranger blending solution in a spray format as it is toxic).  I use denatured alcohol as it is stronger in concentration than rubbing alcohol and relatively inexpensive.  I was thrilled to see how large the Copic colorless blender refill is and how affordable it is as I will end up using a ton.  For this creation I decided to use strictly the copic colorless blender.

Using a new felt on my applicator, I made a puddle of Y13 on my Ranger non-stick sheet. Next I made a puddle with my colorless blender and picked it up the colorless blender ink with my applicator first, by gentle dabbing it up and down in the puddle.  Next I dabbed the colorless blender ink all over the top 1/4th of my sheet of glossy white Kromekote so that the Copic various ink would move nicely.  While this was still wet I put my applicator into the Y13 puddle of Various ink and starting at the top of my paper I dabbed it across the top 1/4 of my paper (I was working with a 12 x 12  Sheet.) I also made sure not to leave some of the white Kromekote showing. Next I applied with my applicator more colorless blending solution and airbrushed in YR07 over it while it was wet and then dabbed it with the applicator. Now I wanted to see what kind of effect I would get from airbrusing in with the colorless blending Sketch marker.  So I airbrushed the entire image and it look like nothing had occured until I dabbed my applicator over the entire paper and Tah Dah!!! Whereever the colorless marker had sprayed I know had tiny splash patterns.

Next I tried the closest pink I had in Various Ink which was V95...it was a little on the gray side for my taste.  So I applied more colorless blender with my applicator and it picked up the color and lightened my paper.  I sprayed Y17 and a little more YR07 over the pink area and added more colorless blender with my applicator. I was thrilled with the end result and can't wait to make a ton more polished stone paper using the Copic Various inks.

As I placed my stamp images on the newly created Polished Stone Paper, I noticed I had a few darkers specs of copic in the yellow section of the mat, I simply picked up my Colorless Copic Sketch Marker and colored over the undesired colored areas and the colorless blender removed it!!  I was more than a little excited that I could use the blending pen to remove unwanted color from my page.

I finished the card by using Balck Kromekote to mat the stampbord dominoes and the piece of Copic Polished Stone Paper I had created.  I added a Rod Iron Corner Punch from EK Success and used Raspberry Twist Polished Stone Paper from Murdock Country Creations for the base of my card.   I hope that this long post will be helpful to anyone who has used the polished stone technique before as well as anyone who may now be anxious to try their hand at making their own Copic Creation.

                                             

Copic Markers Airbrushed Stampscape Sunset

                                                               

As an artist I love to watch the sunset.  My studio faces west so that I can watch the sunset while I am designing.  It always amazes me how quickly the light changes and the sunset changes. I use to make my boys watch the sunset including making them really notice how the light changes as the sun sets.Now, it always makes me smile when they exclaim "look at the beautiful sunset."  Did you every notice the difference between a summer and winter sunset??

In August I posted some cards I made with stampboard prior to my addiction to airbrushing.  Since I have been playing with my airbrush system I have been dying to try it out on Stampbord from Ampersand Art Supply and as you can see the result is exhiliarating.  I stamped the image Stampscapes - Pine and Rocks -195G on the stampbord with a versamark watermarkpad and then embossed with Super Fine Ranger Black Embossing Powder.  My stampbord was slightly larger than my stamp, so I used the same stamp in different positions to achieve this image. Next I used the Y17 Copic Sketch marker in the Copic Airbrush system and airbrushed in a light coat of  yellow.  Then I switch to the YR07 and starting spraying about a 1/4 of the way down the image.  Then I finished with R08 at the tree line. I airbrushed the rocks with a light grey. To achieve the water I airbrushed in the Y17, then airbrushed in with B06.  While the ink was still wet I painted in brush strokes with my B06 Marker.  Next I used my scratch tool and highlighted the water and the top of the rocks by scratching into the clay.  I mounted my scratch board onto black glossy kromekote paper which is a staple for me for cardmaking.  Please note that it will take a few minutes for the airbrushed ink to dry on the clay board.  If you are in a hurry you can heat set it...remember that you will also be reheating the embossing powder which may become hot.

When I decided to use the Sherbet Polished Stone Paper from Murdock Country Creations. I instantly loved the effect but I wanted to play off the sunset image to give the card a warm glow.  So you guessed it. I airbrushed the edges of the Polished Stone Paper with my YR07 marker.  It will take a little while for the ink to dry on the Polished Stone Paper..if you are impatient like me feel free to heat set the edging you airbrushed.

I stamped the verse for the card on plain white paper and tore the verse in half.  The top half I airbrushed with my sunset colors and place it it the sky of my stambord image,  The second half of the verse I used inside my card and I airbrushed this with Y17 and B06.  Since the stampboard is so heavy I chose to line the card with Lemonade Polished Stone and Sherbert. Again I airbrushed the edges to give the card a glow.

Fall is in the Air

Here is another great card made from scraps of Murdock Country Creations Polished Stone Paper.  To make the striped mat I simply glued to a piece of scrap paper 5 - 1" x 12" Polished Stone scraps to create a 5" x 12" paper which I then trimmed into a mat.  The colors from left to right are Melon Twist, Sherbert, Raspberry, Butterscotch and Sunkissed.  The Card base is Chocolate Fudge.  The verse is stamped with seam foam white embossing powder on St. Nick Polished. I place the verse on a piece of chipboard and used a Krylon Gold leafing pen to edge the chipboard. Did you know that your Krylon Pen has a premade groove in it that makes it possible to evenly edge your paper?  Did you also know that the tips are replaceable?  I can't believe how many pens I tossed before I realized that you could replace the nibs.  Simply use a pair of tweezers to remove the nib and insert the new nib. The replacement tips are sold in sets of 3.  Need to color in a larger area, simply flip your nib over, the reverse side of the nib has a round edge which works great is you need to fill in a larger area.The acorn and leaf embellishments are buttons from Jesse James.  The gorgeous leaf paper is from Frances Myers.

Pumpkin Patch Gift Bag

                                 

                   

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend.  Sorry for the lapse in my blog...I took a little time for some much needed R&R.  Well, it certainly is hard to believe that Fall is just days away.  In honor of fall,( my favorite season) I thought that this week I would devote my energies to Fall and Thanksgiving Designs.  Here I created a great gift bag using my Copic Sketch Markers and my Copic Sketch Blending Pen. Here's a copic coloring tip: If you are coloring in a large area like my pumpkins, first color the entire area with the blending pen then while it is still wet color in the area with your colored marker.  The wet surface allows you to color a larger area without streaks.  To make the fall leaves I used my Marvy Leaf punches on Copper Petallic Paper from Worldwin. After I punched them I filled my A2  Swirls Embossing Folder with the punched out leaves and ran them through my cuttlebug and adhered them to the bag.  The Rubber stamp is from Northwoods Rubberstamp.  The ribbon is from American Crafts. This is a very inexpensive way to custom design and personalize solid colored gift bags.  I plan on filling this bag with chocolate truffles and bringing it as a hostess gift to a party this weekend (I hope she doesn't read my blog this week)

Go Fly a Kite with Polished Stone Scraps

My husband often comments that I never throw anything away.  I save even one inch scraps of paper, especially Polished Stone.  So tonight I thought I'd share a card with you which is made primarily from scraps that my husband would have thrown away months ago!!

For this card I used there small square stamps from Outlines Rubberstamp and embossed them with Seafoam White Embossing powder from Ranger.  I punched the Sun from SunKissed Polished Stone.

The kite is made from Melon Twist, Blue Hydrangea, Lilac and Sunkissed Polished Stone sll from Murdock Country Creations. For easy assembly I have it mounted on chipboard and I actually threaded my paper kite like you would a real kite. I love to tear paper so I tore one edge of the Turquoise Polished Stone Paper and highlighted the torn edge with yellow ink.  The card base is Robin's Nest Polished Stone Paper.  These elements would also make an awesome scrapbook page.  Here is a closeup of the interior verse I chose for the card. I used a leftover scrap frame from one of my Lg Square Stamped Images from Outlines Rubberstamp.(remember I save everything!!)

Cards with Outlines Rubberstamps and Polished Stone

  3-D Inspiration Card

I absolutely love Outlines Rubberstamp's Inspiration Stamp.  Inspiring is truly what this stamp is and the possibities are endless what you can create with this stamp especially when you combine it with polished stone paper from Murdock Country Creations.  The first card was created by stamping the inspiration stamp and embossing it on Turqouise Polished Stone paper with seafoam white embossing powder. Then I stamped the image a second time on Daydream Polished Stone Paper. This stamp gives you 16 beautiful architectural squares to design with.  I used a 3 x 3 Square of the Daydream stamped image as my base. From the remaining squares of Daydream I cut out six of the interior architectual shapes.  From the Turquoise stamped image I cut out six more shapes. I used pop-up dots to pop the embellishments and used the snowfalke stamped image in the center of the Inspiration design. The center snowflake image I stamped twice and cut out the frame of the second image and popped it up a third layer. Next I placed the decorated image onto a piece of Turquoise Polished Stone Paper as shown on a piece of Jack Frost Polished Stone Paper.  I then matted with Turqouise and placed it on a 6x6 card made from Day Dream Polished Stone Paper.  Here is a closer view of the card so you can see the detail:

                         

I love the architectural elements of this stamp, my house has a very victorian flair.The next card I made with this stamp was inspired from the first card.  I love making cards that have gifts in them.  So this card is one of my favorite Christmas cards, because it has a christmas ornament as a key element in the card.  It is simply attached with a brad which can easily be removed, and hung on your tree for generations to enjoy. 

The first step in creating this card is to use the single tree branch from Outlines Rubberstamps to create the beautiful christmas tree.  I stamped and embossed the image with a green embossing  powder on Peppermint Twist Polished Stone Paper from Murdock Country Creations  and added the snow using a Deco Art Snowtext Writer. Here is a closeup of the tree.

                      

The decorative corners are buttons from Buttons Galore, they give the card a finished flair. When attaching buttons and metal to your cards I highly recommend Scotch Tacky Adhesive.I added a small Merry Christmas verse also from Outlines to the front of this card.Here is a closeup of the ornament embellishment.  This is made using the large inspiration stamp and the lg stocking square.  I used an additional 9 x 9 square on the back of the ornament, so that it would be decorative on both sides if it were to twirl on your tree. I used Raspberry, Cotton Candy, Peppermint Twist and Fruitcake Polished Stone Paper to create this card.  The Green Metallic paper is Rusted Metallic from Bazzill. I wanted to share these cards with you tonight in all this detail so you could see how beautifulMurdock's Polished Stone Paper is when used like traditional cardstock.  Once you start using this polished stone paper, traditional cardstock will seem very flat.  These cards have so much dimension to them because each layer has a 3-D element to it.  And by the way, I am never responsible for any addictions that may occur from products I have introduced you too!!  (Don't you hate friends who are enablers).  Hope you enjoyed tonights cards.  See you tomorrow!!

More Beach Memories

For those of you who have never used stampbord, you are in for a real treat.  Ampersand Art Supply makes these beautiful clay boards, which you can stamp on and then scratch into the surface to create highlights or add detail to your image. I love dimension and this is a great way to add embellishments to your cards and scrapbook pages.  Give your old stamps new life on a new stamping surface.  Stampbord is available in a variety of sizes including coasters,and jewelry boxes.  To create this card, I used Murdock Country Creations -Meditation Scenic Paper.  I cut out the seagull from the paper, placed it on chipboard and placed it on the card. The summer sky stripe is from The Paper Company and the polished stone paper is Robin's Nest from Murdock Country Creations.  To make the stampbord embellishment, I used a make-up wedge to randomly apply three or more shades of blue ink to the stamboard.  Using the wedge I smoothed out the ink and heat set it.  Remember that the clay surface is not like stamping on paper and even dye based inks will need to be heat set before moving onto the next step.  Next I stamped and embossed the image with Ranger extra fine detail black embossing powder. Using the scratch tool, I scratched the image creating areas to leave white and areas to add color to. I used my Copic markers to color the pylons, starfish and life preserver. This stamp has been in my collecton for awhile, it was a design from PSX, I believe it has now been picked up by Inkadinkadoo.

                              

For the second card , I used the same paper and switch to a circle stampbord.  The verse is one of my favorites from Impression Obsession. The sandcastle is from Ann-ticipations. There is something so calming about the roar of the oceans surf. I used gold foil tape from Ranger to trim the outside edge of the stampbord.