Seashells

It's a middle of the second month of summer and I just starting my holiday!

Before I go to relax and forget the world, let me invite you to a hot

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

Since it's a season we shouldn't go missing what I love the most:

NAUTICAL theme! 

I'm sure you all will be joinig us this week sharing your summer projects.

There is a $50 voucher as always to win and spend at 

Simon Says Stamp Store! Give yourself a chance to win! 

I really love all the Nautical themes, details, seashells, boats, everything.

This time I made a nautical tag incorporating a real seashells I brought 

this year in May when I spent some days at the seaside. 

I am sure I will bring more from my nearest trip too. 

Here come some steps I made to get this nautical tag:

1. I colored this pretty images from Nautical Blueprint (thanks, Loraine!) 

with some shades of browns using Distress Inks. 

2. I covered my colored parts with Distress Micro Glaze.

3. Colored the backgrounds with blue and turquoise Ditsress Oxides.

4. Teared the edges and touched them with brown Distress Ink. 

5. Finally I gave a glow to my images with Clear Wink of Stella pen. 

1. For my base I took a very heavy kraft cardboard and made a tag.

2. Applied a thin layer of Clear Gesso and colored with Distress Oxides. 

3. I added splashes of White Gesso to the background. 

4. Used Grid Stencil to give more interest on the edges. 

5. I colored pieces of gauze, added twine and Ring Frame die cuts (thanks, Sandra!) and stamped small flying birds from SSS Sea You Soon set. 

Finally I put some seashell and micro beads and adhered it all together.

Products used:

Tim Holtz stampers anonymous Nautical Blueprint	Simon Says Clear Stamps SEA YOU SOON	Simon Says Stamp RING FRAME Wafer Dies sssd111408	Simon Says Stamp Stencil GRID	Tim Holtz Occasions Small Talk Stickers	Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide CRACKED PISTACHIO	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide BROKEN CHINA	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide WALNUT STAIN	Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN	tim holtz distress gathered twigs ink pad
Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD RUSTY HINGE	tim holtz distress mini ripe persimmon ink pad	Archival Ink - Jet Black	Ranger Distress Micro Glaze	Prima Clear Gessot	Prima White Heavy Gesso
Prima Marketing COPPER Art Ingredients Micro Beads	We R Memory Keepers WARM METAL Standard Eyelets	Crop A Dile	MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS	Refill Mini Round Ink Blending Tool	zig wink of stella clear glitter marker