June 03, 2020

Message In A Bottle

UPDATE

I’m excited to say that “Beach-aholic Message in a Bottle” made it into the Summer issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine!

Rainbow Sky…

I guess at some point I’m going to have to admit that Summer is really over…but NOT today!

Being a self-proclaimed “Beach-aholic”, I couldn’t resist creating this super fun shaker card design using Digi Doodles fabulous “Rainbow Sky” digi stamp!

I wanted to create somewhat of a background scene for this card, but I didn’t want anything too traditional. So, I opted for a little bit of whimsy.

Distressing….

I decided to create the water portion of my card using my distress oxide inks. They are so much fun to work with, and I love the “almost mystery” of what I will end up with each time.

Instead of blending these inks on the paper, I smudged them on my craft mat and sprayed them with water. I took a piece of white card stock and gently pressed it on the ink puddles, randomly rotating my paper with each press.

I dried my paper with a heat gun and repeated the process two or three times, until I was satisfied with results.

Shake Shake Shake…

Die Cut Design…

I used a Silhouette Design Store bottle die cut to create my shaker bottle. I had to cut out the outline of the bottle a few times to achieve the depth I wanted. I used white textured paper for a finished outline and attached a piece of clear acetate after filling my bottle with sequins, sparkles and confetti.

I cut the bottle cork out with a piece of Kraft paper and speckled it with Copic markers, and a white gel pen, to give it a textured look.

Coloring…

I cut out “Rainbow Sky” and colored her with Copic Markers and watercolors and used a white gel pen to bring our some highlights to my image.

Bringing it all Together…

I added my sun rays background and blended a little color around the edges to tie everything together. I also cut two pieces of sand elements out so I could place one slightly over the bottle. I added a couple of tags, my sentiment and several other fun embellishments and my card was done.

I hope I have inspired you today to try something new, or simply create something Fabulously Heart-Warming to bring you, or someone else, a little bit of joy for the moment.

My Supply List:

Paper:

Stamps:

Markers:

Copics: R30 E11 E00 E13 R32 R20 R11 YR65 YR15 YG61 YG17 Y11
Spectrum Noir: EB1 EB2 RB1
White Opaque Gel Pen

Watercolors:

Simply Art Watercolor Tray

Inks:

Distress Oxide Inks: Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Worn Lipstick

Die Cuts:

Misc. Embellishments:

Tools:

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