May 1st, 2012 | 
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Best of 2012 -SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS!
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For my card, I’m on the beach! I wanted a real tropical feel to go along with this fabulous beach scene from Happy Retirement. After stamping, I extended the horizon just a tad with a waterproof ink pen then colored it with a combination of sponging, markers and water colors. Highlights were added with a white gel pen. For the frames, I used rectangular dies to cut the inside out of the white frame then lined it with a black pen. The raffia frame is a die cut piece of cardboard wrapped with raffia then a little brown ink was sponged on top. I made one of these years ago and I thought it would be a good accent for this scene. The flower was die cut numerous times then sponged to get the right colors. I added a simple raffia bow behind it. The background paper was stitched together a little haphazardly for a little extra something. The finished card is 5 x 7.
Now I’ll send you on to your next stop…the blog of the Fabulous Angie!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
| Stamps: ODBD – Happy Retirement |
| Paper: Neenah white, dp (Basic Grey – Green at Heart collection) |
| Ink:Â Ancient Page coal & chocolate, Memento dandelion, cantaloupe, Distress spun sugar, Fluid Chalk rose coral, warm red |
| Accessories: Permapaque black maker, Tombow markers, Spellbinder long rectangles die, Quickutz nesting rectangle dies & hibiscus die, Sizzix flower die, mini button, raffia, white gel pen, black Micron pen, sewing machine |
Posted in Best of 2012, Cuttlebug/Quickutz/Sizzix, Divinity Designs/Our Daily Bread designs, Scenes/Landscapes, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Splitcoaststampers Weekly Favorite, Sponging, Watercolor | 
Tags: blog hop, Cuttlebug/Quickutz/Sizzix, Divinity Designs/Our Daily Bread designs, ocean, scenes, Spellbinders, Splitcoast Weekly Favorite, Sponging, water, water color
I love your project, the colors are amazing!! Thank you for sharing.
I love how you used the rafia on the frame and your coloring is awesome.
You truly achieved a relaxed and tropical feel for your card. Love it!
Great job
What a fun picture frame. Love the tropical feel.
Julie, this is so, so, so, so amazing!!!!!! Wow, I love absolutely everything about it! You are so clever!!!! Blessings, Angie
Beautiful card.
Great use of texture!
This is my second try at leaving a comment. Awesome!!
Blessings Dorothy
All these retirement scenes make me yearn for a nice warm place right now.
I could relax just looking at your creation. Very restful, colorful, and well designed.
Makes me want to take a vacation!lovely
Very nice. I love it. Thanks for sharing
Julie, I just love the way you framed your relaxing beach scene. What a beautiful retirement card!!
Very pretty colors!!
Beautiful themed card Julie – just love, love, love the colors!!
So pretty!!
Beautiful card!
Love the card.
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This set is so versatile – just love it. Great card.
Just looking at it makes me feel like I’m on the beach! Love, love, love the colors.
nice
Just beautiful, Julie! Fabulous framing and colors!
Gorgeous card!
So soft and tropical…can almost feel the breeze, just need a great little drink with an umbrella! Great card!
This is beautiful Julie! I wish I was there right now 🙂 Love the colors and that raffia frame is genius! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful colors!!! Great tropical colors, love the pinks 🙂
Those colors are amazing beautiful job
these are wonderful tropical colors, soft and gorgeous! Thanks for your handy work!
Great card! Love the way you wrapped the frame with raffia.
Julie, this is totally fabulous and just screams sunshine and sand! LOVE the rafia framed detailing! The colors and design are absolutely amazing! Makes me think of coconuts for some reason! I love coconuts!
Wow..Julie!! AWESOME hun…….wow…………stunning!!
Looks like a framed scene of art!! Just BEAUTIFUL!!
You’ve created a wonderful beach scene to go into your fabulous raffia frame. I can’t believe it is made of cardboard. Wonderful!
what an amazing card, julie!! i love the raffia frame and the bright colors… takes you right to the beach!
I LOVE how creative and talented you are with your color sponging and markers! It looks fantastic and I love the way the color blends together so smoothly!
This is great! The raffia is a perfect embellishment. Your flower is wonderful. It looks real.
Your great colors and textures make this project feel just like a tropical get-away!
WOW!! love your coloring and how you did the sky! it really makes the trees pop! and love the rafia border too! just gorgeous!!
Love how you colored the sky-it reminds me of sunsets in P.R.!!! What a great idea to frame your card with raffia-gotta try it! Thanks!
Terrific card! You sure got the tropical feel you wanted!
Love this! You did a fabulous job! Your coloring is just STUNNING! I love the raffia idea, too. It’s perfect with the image, as is the flower (which is beautiful, btw!). Thanks so much for sharing!
This card really has the look of a relaxing vacation. I’m going to try your technique. Thanks!
I love your card nice and relaxing, it just looks great
Wow great card, love the frame and the stunning colours!
Really beautiful card. Love the colours.
the raffia wrapped frame looks great.
Wow, I love your use of bright colors on this! It’s perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Great colors and makes me want to go on vacation…retirement is a few years away!
Ok, I’ve got my blanket and sunblock all ready. That’s exactly how this card makes me feel. Lovely!!!
Love the raffia frame…how cool.
what a great project, worthy of being framed. Such great coloring, it just ‘pops’
Your card relaxes me just to look at it! Thanks!
Beautiful as always. Love the coloring job and frame treatment. Thanks for the inspiration.
Julie, this is awesome! I love the way it just pops and makes you want to be there. I kept thinking it would make a gorgeous picture for a wall if it could be made larger. Just love the rafia wrapped frame idea. Thanks so much for sharing.
Beautiful card, beautiful coloring!!
Beautiful card. I am going to get lost in it at the beach.
Thanks
Beautiful!!! Love how you framed the image with the raffia frame!!
This is great. love the raffia to frame it in.
Beautiful card, love the colors-very tropical look.
boy do I want that hammock setting
You really captured the feel of the tropics with this one! I love the raffia frame and have already pulled my roll out! Thanks for sharing!
WOW, what great detail. Very impressive. Very creative. TFS
Love the colors you have used.
I absolutely love this! The colors are fantastic! Has that real beach feel, as if you are already there.
Wow! So stunning! I definitely want this stamp set! It is now on my list for my next order!
Too much fun with the colors, nice, TFS!
What a wonderful card! It makes me think of beaches and laid back holidays. Woop!
Love your raffia frame too – it totally fits.