AWHT COLOUR CREATIONS SHOWCASE - WEEK 11: COASTAL CABANA

This week's Colour Creations Showcase, hosted by Catherine Proctor, is focussing on Coastal Cabana.  Cathy has a comprehensive list on her blog of all the participants in this week's creative share.  We hope you will check out everyone's creations, for some ideas to use this lovely light greeny-blue.

My card uses this colour combination, suggested by Stampin' Up!  I love it, especially for a masculine card.

I have used Sailing Home, and the co-ordinating Smooth Sailing dies, to make a nautical-themed card.  I found my Coastal Cabana inkpad throws a lot more green than the colour of my Coastal Cabana cardstock, but I think it works okay, since I have another green in the mix.  I used a blending brush to apply Coastal Cabana ink to my die-cut Whisper White panel.  I lightly stamped a horizontal line stamp, from The Right Triangle, randomly over the blended ink, to give the impression of water (rather than the yachts floating on an inky blob).  The yachts were stamped in Basic Gray ink on Whisper White card, then coloured using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen.  I've used a few different colouring mediums on this card ... inkpads, Watercolor Pencils, and Stampin' Blends.  The ribbon on the card is Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding, coloured with my Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends marker.

The sentiment is stamped on a scrap of Coastal Cabana Designer Series Paper, from the Brights collection.  I like that the woodgrain pattern, horizontally, looks like waves.

On the Pear Pizzazz panel, I repeatedly stamped (second generation, or stamped off, to give a slightly lighter impression than at full-strength colour) the compass image from Sailing Home.  I then added a die-cut rope frame, using Pear Pizzazz cardstock, and Smooth Sailing dies.

This view gives you a closer look at the "waves" created using The Right Triangle stamp.

 Please forgive that my poor eyesight didn't notice that there were straggly card fibres on the die-cut yacht!  I have cleaned them up now, but unfortunately didn't notice them when photographing the card.

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card.  They are available to purchase from my online store ... if you live in Australia, I'd love for you to shop with me.  You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the the thumbnail images below.

Don't forget to check out the list of friends taking part in tonight's Colour Creations Showcase.  You can find it here.  We hope you'll hop around our blogs, and leave some comment love if you feel inspired!

Product List

Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set [149457] $42.00	The Right Triangle Photopolymer Stamp Set [153625] $30.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Clear Block A [118487] $7.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $14.25	Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana [131302] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $20.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75
Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] $21.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50	Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $56.00	Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586] $50.00
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder [153200] $17.50	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $13.00	Whale Of A Time Sequins [152461] $11.25	Stampin' Seal [152813] $14.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00