Saturday, 18 July 2015

Beside the sea

I made this card for my son's partner a while ago,before we went on holiday! 

He used to be a sea farer so I wanted to make a card to remind him of those days! The map is of an area I have happy memories of!  I used distress inks for the background and flicked some water over it. The stamps are Crafty Individuals. I stamped the seagull and the cases onto a separate piece of card to make them stand out!  

I would like to enter in the following challenges

 Stamping Sensations - Feature a Creature

Country View Challenges - On your Travels

Crafty Individuals - Face value

Thanks for looking, Chris
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21 comments:

  1. sirkkis18 July 2015 at 14:29:00 BST

    I love this! You've caught spirit of the sea very well, Chris.
    Have a great weekend ♥

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  2. Valerie-Jael18 July 2015 at 14:34:00 BST

    Gorgeous card, love all the images and the colours you have used. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  3. froebelsternchen18 July 2015 at 15:58:00 BST

    This card is just marvelous Chris!
    Happy weekend
    Susi

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  4. Margik18 July 2015 at 17:48:00 BST

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  5. Margik18 July 2015 at 17:49:00 BST

    Fabulous card and great images, Chris! Love the fantastic colours too.
    Mar xx

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  6. chrissie18 July 2015 at 19:17:00 BST

    Fantastic card with a great seaside scene

    Love Chrissie xx

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  7. Anonymous18 July 2015 at 20:00:00 BST

    Fantastic card Chris. xx

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  8. Helen18 July 2015 at 20:29:00 BST

    What a great card, and a fabulous idea. love the seagull on the cases.

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  9. Barb18 July 2015 at 21:33:00 BST

    A lovely card Chris. Some great fussy cutting on the seagull and cases. I love the colours you've used. Barbxx

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  10. Meggymay18 July 2015 at 21:33:00 BST

    A wonderful sea scene, the card looks fabulous.
    Yvonne xx

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  11. Jean Hardy18 July 2015 at 21:45:00 BST

    Beautifully put together card, and happy memories for me too, in fact we are visiting again v soon. It makes a lovely birthday card - he must have loved it! Thanks for joining in the CI Challenge, Jean x

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  12. Bleubeard and Elizabeth19 July 2015 at 02:51:00 BST

    You make such good use of your stamps, and those suitcases with the bird on top really stole the show. The entire card is a success, but those elements made the card extra special. Beautiful results.

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  13. Pamellia19 July 2015 at 13:09:00 BST

    Beautiful card Chris! I love the scene you created, the bird on the luggage is a great focal image and the background is just wonderful! Love it! hugs :)

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  14. brenda20 July 2015 at 10:47:00 BST

    Great card Chris and super stamping, it's perfect for our theme at Stamping Sensations, many thanks for joining in.

    B x

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  15. Words and Pictures20 July 2015 at 15:59:00 BST

    Lovely inky background, and the stamping is fab.
    Alison xx

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  16. Joan20 July 2015 at 20:52:00 BST

    A fabulous card, love the inked background and the great stamping.

    Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month

    Joan x

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  17. pinky21 July 2015 at 16:19:00 BST

    Excellent card, love the background and your brilliant stamps. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  18. Flo Langley22 July 2015 at 07:37:00 BST

    Wonderful card Chris. Great mix of stamps. They work perfectly together. Lovely coloring on the background. Thank you for playing along with the Crafty Individuals Face Value Challenge.
    Flo x

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  19. Cocofolies22 July 2015 at 08:44:00 BST

    Simply gorgeous Chris... I love how the seagull really pop up beautifully!! Thank you for joining in the Crafty Individuals challenge! Crafy hugs, Coco xx

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  20. Lynne Moncrieff22 July 2015 at 22:53:00 BST

    Chris
    You managed to combine the various stamps so perfectly to create this scene and such beautiful colours.
    I love this card all the moreso because it has significance for the lucky recipient.
    Thank you for joining the Crafty Individuals challenge.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  21. Daniele27 July 2015 at 20:30:00 BST

    a great combination of stamps for your lovely card, so glad you joined us at Crafty individuals
    hugs

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