You Make Me Smile Card by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!

Today I have another summer card featuring the new Riverbank Oval die.  

To create this card, I die cut the the Riverbank Oval from white cardstock, using the oval opening as a stencil for my background.

I used a circle punch to create a mask from a post-it-note and placed that over the sky area before I began sponging my inks on the background.

I used tape to secure the oval die card to my card front and sponged the background using Distress Oxide Inks, using Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen, Broken China and Faded Jeans. (I love the soft color the oxide inks give the background!) I misted the background with plain water to give the sponged area some texture.

Once the area was dry, I removed the circle mask and painted the sun in using Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink. 

Next, I glued the Riverbank Oval die cut over the sponged background and glued my die cut sailboat in place.  I used a sponge to apply Antique Linen ink to the bottom of the boat and painted the waves under the boat with white acrylic paint.  

I stamped the sentiment on a kraft strip of cardstock and embossed it with white embossing powder.

I adhered the card front to a pool cardstock layer, which I glued to a kraft card base, and I finished it off with a few clear embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Supplies

 

94010 Riverbank Oval craft die

99996 Sailboat Circle Frame craft die

CL5200 Whale Hello There clear stamp set

Comments

[Trina Pham]

Beautiful card. These products are perfect together.

[Nancy Yoder]

What a lovely serene scene! Beautiful bkgd of water for the boat sailing along!
Love everything about ur creation,!

[Arlene Waddell]

The river bank oval is so versatile, definitely on my must have list and I love water scenes so it's great to see how it is paired with this sailboat! Beautiful colors and card design!

[Conniecrafter]

Oh wow that is so cool, fantastic scene!

[Donna Sledzik]

Thank you all for the kind comments!

[Jasmin Alfonzo]

Me encanta el efecto que generó con las tintas realza el fondo del lago.

[Flossie Z]

This is breath-takingly beautiful!