I just love all of the newest ocean-themed dies from the latest Memory Box release. I've combined two of my favorites today into two similar notecards: OCEANSIDE LIGHTHOUSE AND WAVES 99736 and BEACHFRONT SEAGULLS 99724.
I started by die cutting both dies from watercolor paper. I colored the images with watercolor pencils, using a damp brush to move the color around each piece. The first time I removed the pieces from the larger piece of watercolor paper and the second time I left them in place which actually worked more easily for painting.
I decided that I wanted the lighthouse and waves with one of the FLYING GULLS 99734 set onto an oval which I cut from the STITCHED OVAL LAYERS 30069. (You'll notice that on the second card I used two oval layers, one light blue and one white.) I also added a small piece of yellow cardstock behind the lighthouse as if all the lights were on.
I cut a large rectangle from Blueberry Distressed Dots paper and anchored it in the lower right corner of a pale blue notecard. I attached the oval in the upper left. I then assembled the seagulls on their pier posts and added them to the lower right corner of the dot paper.
For the finishing touches, I added a blue wired ribbon to the first card and a narrow white ribbon on the second. (Have you submitted an entry for this month's RIBBON challenge yet???) There's also a flying gull on the inside of each card.
These are the perfect cards for me to send from Maine to friends away. I spend a lot of time at the oceanside, about an hour away, visiting lighthouses and watching seagulls.
Happy Crafting!
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Fantastic card! I love these dies, the pier posts with seagulls are soooo neat!
Posted by: Donna Phelan | 03/18/2017 at 04:54 AM
Serenely beautiful!
Posted by: Carol Gillogly | 03/18/2017 at 08:05 AM
Very nice Anne. I was immediately transported to a summer day upon seeing these cards!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | 03/18/2017 at 08:48 AM
Hi Anne, You definitely sold me on these terrific dies. You card is wonderful and reminded me of summer in Maine , which can't arrive soon enough!!
Posted by: Cheryl Stauffer | 03/18/2017 at 10:49 AM
What a wonderful card. Love the dies.
Posted by: Gilda (McStamper) | 03/18/2017 at 11:04 AM
Your cards are wonderful! I am always on the lookout for masculine cards and these are them. I happy they can be used for either male or female. That is what I call a jackpot when I find one. Thank you for sharing your beautiful inspiration.
Posted by: Juanita in OH | 03/18/2017 at 01:31 PM
Great cards Anne love the scenes you have created love them very summery.
Posted by: julye | 03/19/2017 at 01:00 AM
terrific scene!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | 03/19/2017 at 06:51 PM