Monday 7 May 2012

Sunday Stamper 204 Make my brown eyes blue.

Well I have been remiss, two Sunday Stampers out! Got caught in busy work and family affairs, so here I am back on track with my Sunday Stamper banner and the missing 'R' (see previous posts!)
It was my birthday yesterday and it's my no 3 daughters' birthday on Thursday and so the two of us are going to the seaside with our cameras next week to celebrate! I thought I would try and capture a little of the treat in store with this weeks challenge.
Sunday Stamper brown and blue
I used all the blue distress inks to ink the back of the banner and then stamped the sea-gulls and lighthouse using brown achival ink. I'm afraid I do not know who made the stamp as it was a used gift from a friend. The bottom of the banner has walnut stain, rusty hinge and spiced marmalade distress ink for the background and some seashore bleached wood and fishing lines attached with a small stapler. The R has been aged with raisin alcohol ink and attached with some more twine. The stamped shells come from Stampingtons' seashore elements set and I used distress markers in various browns directly onto the stamp. I love the way you can use the markers to blend on the back of the stamp, it looks far more subtle than colouring in the outline! So there we are, Barbara is now completed, 'S for next week, thought I'd better write it down incase I get out of sinc. again! Hope you are all enjoying the bank holiday. xx

7 comments:

  1. Great pennant once again - love the design and those fibres really look like seaweed etc.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Awww, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you hunny... you share the day with my MIL! (won't forget that from now on!) LOVE your pennant... can't wait to see the whole finished piece... tis gonna be FAB... Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

    ReplyDelete
  3. A fabulous pennant, it looks really great. Belated birthday wishes :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi Barb, I love the way you have used the banner, the colours are lovely and that stamp is just fabulous. I thought the shells were real. Lovely. Happy Birthday too! Anne x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Did not realise it was your birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Love your banner, great colour combo and image . You are right about the diffusers they are used with your embossing folders and leave an area that is not embossed, they are fab. Enjoy your week. Tracy x x

    ReplyDelete
  6. Wishing both a happy birthday, your banner is fab.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Barb this is lovely what fabulous stamping well done and a belated Happy Birthday Hugs Elaine

    ReplyDelete