LET'S CREATE MONDAY- STAMP WITH SHEL- OTTERLY ADORABLE BUNDLE FOR PHOTO CHALLENGE

HAPPY FREEZING COLD MONDAY!  IT WAS A "BALMY" -34 WHEN I GOT OUT OF BED THIS MORNING! BRRRR!

TODAY I HAVE A SUPER CUTE CARD TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I MADE ON THE WEEKEND.  I ATTENDED AN ONLINE EVENT AND WE WERE GIVEN A PHOTO CHALLENGE.  THIS IS THE PHOTO: 

WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE TO MAKE A CARD, USING THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS PHOTO.  

TO BE HONEST TWO THINGS CAME TO MIND FOR ME...COLOR AND FLOWERS. 

I OPTED FOR THE COLOR...NIGHT OF NAVY. MISTY MOONLIGHT, LEMON LOLLY AND BASIC WHITE. 

THIS IS MY CARD FEATURING THE ONLINE EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE CALLED OTTERLY ADORABLE AND THE COORDINATING DSP CALLED OTTERLY AMAZING: 

HERE IS A PEEK AT THE PRODUCTS: 

HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT: 

SUPPLIES:  

OTTERLY ADORABLE BUNDLE

OTTERLY AMAZING DSP

LEMON LOLLY CARD STOCK

NIGHT OF NAVY CARD STOCK

BASIC WHITE CARD STOCK

LEMON LOLLY, NIGHT OF NAVY STAMPIN BLENDS

LEMON LOLLY, NIGHT OF NAVY, MISTY MOONLIGHT AND POOL PARTY INK PADS

BLENDING BRUSHES (OR SPONGES) 

WATER

MEASUREMENTS: 

CARD BASE: NIGHT OF NAVY: 8 1/2 X 5 1/2

CARD LINER: BASIC WHITE: 3 3/4 X 5

DSP:  3 X 4 1/4

MAT: LEMON LOLLY: 5 1/8 X 3 7/8

FOCAL IMAGE: 4 7/8 X 3 5/8

TAG MAT: NIGHT OF NAVY: 1 5/8 X 5/8

TAG: LEMON LOLLY: 1/2 X 1 1/2

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1.  FOLD THE CARD BASE ON THE SCORE LINE AND PRESS IT FLAT USING A BONE FOLDER. 

2.  ADD THE BASIC WHITE CARD LINER TO THE INSIDE PANEL. 

3.  COLOR THE TEAL ROCKS ON THE DSP WITH DARK NIGHT OF NAVY BLEND.  COLOR THE BEIGE ROCKS WITH DARK LEMON LOLLY BLEND. 

4.  ADD THE DSP TO THE CARD FRONT

5.  ADD THE LEMON LOLLY MAT TO THE CARD FRONT. 

6.  FUSSY CUT THE TWO OTTERS FROM THE DSP. 

7.  USE BLENDING BRUSH TO LIGHTLY ADD POOL PARTY INK TO THE CENTER OF THE WHITE PANEL. 

8.  USE BLENDING BRUSH TO HEAVILY ADD NIGHT OF NAVY INK TO THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF THE PANEL. 

9. USE BLENDING BRUSH TO BLEND BETWEEN THE LEMON LOLLY AND THE NIGHT OF NAVY WITH MISTY MOONLIGHT INK

10.  USE LEMON LOLLY INK AND BLENDING BRUSH TO ADD HINTS OF YELLOW TO THE POOL PARTY CENTER.

11.  SPRAY SOME WATER IN YOUR PALM.  DIP YOUR FINGERS IN THE WATER AND FLICK IT AT THE INKED PANEL TWICE.  THE WATER WILL MOVE THE INK AND CAUSE DROPLETS ON THE PANEL. SET ASIDE TO DRY.

12.  ADD THE PANEL TO THE CARD FRONT

13.  STAMP THE GREETING ADD TO THE TAG MAT AND USE DIMENSIONALS TO ADD TO THE CARD FRONT. 

14.  ADD THE OTTERS TO THE CARD FRONT USING TOMBOW. 

HERE ARE SOME OTHER PROJECTS USING THIS BUNDLE TO INSPIRE YOU: 

 AND HERE IS ONE FINAL LOOK AT MY CARD: 

NOW HERE IS YOUR CHALLENGE....USE THIS PHOTO AS INSPIRATION TO CREATE A CARD AND SHARE IT WITH ME BY SENDING ME A PHOTO: ANDERSONSHEL@GMAIL.COM