Hello there from the wintery tropics of Australia (nippy 16 this morning) and have to say I am very honoured to be Guest Designer for the June CAS Watercolor challenge,
a very big thank you to Loll for asking me to share my cards
with this months theme - OCEAN.
a very big thank you to Loll for asking me to share my cards
with this months theme - OCEAN.
I love to see what one single word can conjure up in each of our minds and you can never tell what stamp might have gone unnoticed in your stash, and be the inspiration for what evolves.
My cards do evolve ... for Ocean I didn't have a clue where to start, figuring I didn't have any supporting stamps - no whales, or ships or so I thought. So I started first to play around with a background and Ocean meant colors of Blues and Greens and after many attempts with different inks I settled on my Twinkling H2Os - a simple water wash and they give a lovely shimmer when they dry.
I delved way into my stamp stash and came up with my 'message in a bottle' stamp which I stamped and embossed on acetate, then coloured on the back and fussy cut it - so I have my bottle bobbing about in the big wide ocean. To finish I chose a 'Just a Note' stamp as my sentiment thinking it very appropriate for this card.
What a wonderful card Robyn, I love your very clever design, would never have thought of this image, fabulous colours, Kate x
ReplyDeleteLove how your interpretation came from the sentiment. Wonderful water colours and so very pretty. Very creative and CAS perfection x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this card Robyn! The twinkling H2O's you used are a beautiful mix of colours for your ocean and the shimmer adds a special element. So clever to stamp the clean botton on acetate and fussy cut to add to your ocean scene. Very creative and beautiful card Robyn!! Thanks so much again for joining us at Guest Designer this month at CAS Watercolour! xx
ReplyDeleteYour creativity representing Ocean is so clever, Robyn. I Love your Twinkling H2O's for your waves and sky and your CAS design. How awesome to find your bottle deep into your stash of stamps too:-) I agree, your sentiment is so perfect for your found bottle with a note:-) TFS and I am so happy you are our Guest Designer this month. Bundle up and stay warm down under! Hugs, Nancy
ReplyDeleteYour card is so creative and perfect, Robyn! Love the watercolor ocean and I'm reminded that I need to dig out my H2Os! Love, love, love the bottle bobbing around with the note inside! Thanks so much for joining our CAS Watercolour team as Guest Designer this month!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your GD spot!! Your card is just stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations of your Guest Designer spot at CAS Watercolour this month, Robyn! Your soft H2Os watercolouring is just beautiful! The colors and the shimmer are perfect for ocean. Making a bottle out of acetate is such a clever idea. Love the CAS design too! Hideko xx
ReplyDeleteI have to tell you Robyn that I am head over heels in LOVE with your card...it is totally frame worthy!! The shimmer is absolutely BEAUTIFUL...I haven't used my Twinkling H20's in soooo long (years I think!!), but I'm definitely going to dig them out after seeing this beauty! And how perfect is your bottle and the sentiment...you totally rocked this challenge and I'm thrilled you could join us this month as Guest Designer!! :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolouring and Card. Love the shimmer. Congratulations on GD this month. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful ocean card Robyn! Love that note in a bottle stamp and your colored it beautifully - how clever to stamp it on acetate and throw it in the ocean! I agree with Marcia - time to get my neglected Twinkling H20's out!! Congrats on your GD!
ReplyDeleteYour twinkling wash of ocean waters turned out beautifully, Robyn! I love the whole design concept with the message in the bottle and all that shimmer! Congratulations on guest designing!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteawesome card...so happy to have you as our GD this month.
ReplyDeletex Karen
Beautiful shimmering wash for the ocean, and I love the message in a bottle image - perfect for the challenge! Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Watercolour this month!
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