SALTY KISSES

Hey there stampers, I'm excited to share with you that today is the kick off for a week-long product swap between Our Craft Lounge and May Arts.  They have awesome ribbon and, holy cow, what a selection to choose from!  Today's card uses my all time favorite OCL set called Sandy Sunsets and the May Arts twine pulls it all together.  I absolutely love getting inky but don't do it often enough.  It amazes me every time I start with a piece of white card stock, rub a little ink on it and end up with something like this.  Gotta love it!

Beach/sun masks were cut and the sunset was sponged first.  The beach mask remained in place but the circle mask was removed so color could be sponged onto the sun, leaving a thin strip of white to help set it off and make it glow.  Next, the sky was masked and the beach was sponged.

The speckled stamp from Hangin' Loose with Kona adds interest to the beach.  The silhouettes were stamped in black ink using a Stamp-a-ma-jig.  A Copic marker was used to freehand draw the two panels to match the grass in the main image.  A white gel pen was used to add highlights to all of the images.  A sailor's knot made from twine completes the card; you can find the tutorial for the knot here.

I'll be showing OCL/May Arts samples all week...I hope you are able to come back and see what other fun projects I'll be sharing.  If you want to check out what the rest of the designers have been up to, stop by The Lounge and May Arts Ribbon Blog for their links and to find out what you need to do to win some awesome blog candy.

This project includes the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks ~ Where's the Metal
Cards for Men ~ Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Wednesday's Challenge Blog ~ Use Your Favorite Stamp!
Little Miss Muffet Challenges ~ Multiple Images
My Mums Craft Shop Challenge ~ Summer Time
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge ~ Create a Scene
Sew Many Cards ~ Summertime
The Order of the Opus Gluei ~ Oh I do Love to be Beside the Seaside and All Things Fishy
The Stamp Man Challenge Blog ~ Anything Goes with Summer Colors
Try it on Tuesday ~ Anything Goes
Thanks for stopping by! 

SUPPLIES
STAMPS: OCL's Sandy Sunsets, Hangin' Loose with Kona 
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; SU Basic Black
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES: Sticky notes for masks; 1 1/2" circle punch; sponges; Craft Mat; 110 Copic marker; Inkssentials Opaque White Pen; Big Shot; Spellbinders Tags 5; May Arts twine; Blue Moon Beads metal charm; Glue Dot; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")