Life Is Better at the Beach

If you haven't purchased Stampendous!' Slim Cling Woodgrain Rubber Stamp, you're missing out on a truly versatile stamp. If you visit here regularly, you might remember that I created and shared a beach-themed wall hanging a while back. I revisited the technique that I used to create the tinted white washed wood to make this card.

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Slim Cling Woodgrain Rubber Stamp

Ocean Frame Perfectly Clear Stamp™ Stamp Set

Ocean Sayings Perfectly Clear™Stamp Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:

Desert Storm Smooth Cardstock from the Environment® Papers Collection by Neenah Papers

Two shades of teal blue cardstock

Jet Black Archival™ Ink by Ranger Ink

Copic® Markers:

Ocean: B32, B34, B52, BG53, BG57

Sand: E41, E42, E43, E44, E70, E71

Sky: B21

Clouds: C00, C0, B60, RV000

Starfish: YR14, YR24, YR27, E25

Conch Shell: B000, BV00, Y000, Y00, YR000, YR20, R0, R30, W1, W3

Picket Fence Distress® Stain by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy, and Gathered Twigs Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink

Tumbled Glass Distress® Reinker by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Ink.

Media® Sand Paste by DecoArt®

Stamping Platform

3D Square Foam Adhesives by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

Instructions: 

1. Cut a piece of darker teal cardstock to 11" x 5.5". Score at 5.5" and fold to form an 5.5" square card. 
2. Cut a piece of light teal cardstock to 5.25" square and adhere to the darker teal card. Set aside.
3. Use Memento ink to stamp the beach scene from the Ocean Frames Perfectly Clear Stamp Set onto mixed media paper.
4. Color with Copic markers and set aside.
5. Cut a piece of  Desert Storm cardstock to 8.5" square.
6. Use magnets to secure the cardstock to the base of the stamping platform.
7. Position the Woodgrain Stamp facedown horizontally onto the paper. 
8. Press the platform's lid onto the stamp, lift, ink with Archival ink, and stamp. Repeat if necessary. 
9. Remove the stamp, clean well, and dry it.
10. Flip the stamp, position it facedown above the stamped impression.
11. Repeat Step #4.
12. Apply Picket Fence Distress Stain over the stamped woodgrain to create a white-washed look. Heat set.
13. Repeat Step #8.
14. Liberally apply Tumbled Glass Distress reinker to the ink pad, then sponge over the white washed wood grain until you're happy with the appearance. Heat set. 
15. Cut the wood grain background paper created in Steps #4 - 13 as follows: one piece cut to to 4.25" x 3.625"; one strip cut to .625" x 5.5"; another strip cut to .25" x 5.25"; and rectangle cut to 2" x 1".
16. Edge all of the pieces with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink, and set aside.
17. Cut a piece of dark teal cardstock to 3.875" x 3.25" and set aside.
18. Cut image panel to 3.75" x 3.125".
19. Double mat the image panel as shown.
20. Cut the .625" x 5.5" strip so that you have two pieces. Adhere them as shown.
21. Adhere the double matted image panel as shown over the two strips.
22. Use VersaFine ink to stamp the sentiment onto the 2" x 1" square cut in Step #15. Heat set.
23. Adhere the .25" x 5.25" strip to card front as shown.
24. Use 3D Foam Squares to adhere the sentiment over the strip to finish the card.

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