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Our Day By The Sea

Monday, March 10, 2014

 
Hello!
I've lost an hour of sleep, but I'm really excited about it.  Why?  More light in the afternoon! I made this card yesterday inspired by our day at the shore on Saturday. It was a little hazy and grey, but the sun was out!
 
 
I tried to capture the colors and mood of the day. It's amazing how the way the watercolor dries on the paper can make me so happy!
I used dye ink swiped in stripes on my craft sheet to create the watercolor background. Starting at the bottom I swiped on tan, blue, light blue, and grey.  I spritzed it all with water and dragged my paper through the colors sideways so that the color mimicked the sand, sea, and sky.
 
 
 
I did a little embossing, in white, using Wplus9's Dockside
I wanted it to be very subtle and add to the calm mood.
 
 
Thanks for stopping by!

 

18 comments :

  1. LOVE this.....can summer be far behind? I must get those tag dies, I just love that little dotted border, too!

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  2. I'm in love with the soft colors and jealous of your day at the beach!

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  3. What a winning card, Kara! You totally captured the sand, sea, and sky with your craft paper inking!! Pinning! Hugs, Darnell

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  4. beautiful! I love the colors. I hope we see some extra daylight here soon!

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  5. Yay for longer afternoons Kara! This is now my favourite card of yours so far--the beautiful watercolouring and embossing? Swoon!

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  6. Gorgeous card, Kara! I love it!
    And I totally agree with you about gaining that hour of daylight -- I made a card after supper yesterday and was still able to photograph it!

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  7. oh my...this is gorgeous. So romantic too, I love the soft sweet colors, really looks like a day at the shore.

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  8. Awesome, Kara! I've been playing with watercolor techniques but am a long way from anything so gorgeous. You really captured the feel of the your day at the beach. Glad you had a day to relax & enjoy the water!

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  9. Fabulous & artistic. A real WOW card! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS(E) this Sketch!

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  10. Perfect capture of the dreamy beach colors - love it! Also love the changes to your blog layout Kara.

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  11. Such a beautiful take on the sketch, and I love your water coloring! Gorgeous card!

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  12. Such a beautiful post Kara! Love the photo, the card, everything!
    Have a great day! XO

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  13. Such a beautiful card! Haven't been down the shore since Sandy actually....will have to take a ride down there soon. Love the beach when there is no one around.

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  14. This is so beautiful - the color tones are perfection!

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