Sunday, June 17, 2012

{Pin}spirational#11 - Thinking of You

Happy Father's Day to all you dad's out there!!!  I'm fortunate enough to have my dad in my life AND also a terrific Father-In-Law too!!  And.......our pups have a FABULOUS dad in Frank too!!!!  So, you'd think I would be posting a Father's Day card, right? Nope!  

I'm playing along with the {Pin}spiriational Challenge # 11 - which is seashells.

When I saw my blog friend Lynn's Card for this challenge.....I knew I had to play along.  I've had this twine netting for a looooong time.........can't even remember what it was used for but knew I'd be able to use it on a card....and finally........I did!!!

I stamped three Amuse seashells on watercolor paper and colored them in with Distress Inks.  I added some brown dots with a marker.  (I have two jars of shells in my room, so was able to get inspiration from them too!). I glued down the netting with glossy accents.  When I laid everything down....it seemed kind of boring..........so I decided to make some splatters for the background.  Splatters are my new favorite thing!!!!  I added a Hero Arts sentiment to finish it off!


Here's the inspiration photo.  You can play along until Monday night at midnight:

We're hosting a Father's Day breakfast here at the house for my parents, in-laws and aunt/uncle and cousins!  It will be a busy day - so I'll make some blog-rounds later!

Thanks for your visit!

8 comments:

Jackie Rockwell said...

WOW I LOVE this card!!! The shells are stunning and the splatter effect is fantastic! The netting is very COOL too! Great card.

craftieodmae said...

absolutley fantastic!!!!

Monica said...

This twine netting is awesome... and the dots look perfect. And by the way, I love shells too. ;-)

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Monica xxx

Kathy and Lucky said...

Beautiful card, love the seashells and the "splatter". That netting is just so perfect and to think you had this lurking around your craft room. Sounds like a great Father's Day at your house, enjoy.

jimlynn said...

WOW, WOW, and triple WOW!!! Fan-tas-tic!!! LOVE this card and that netting is awesome. Beautiful shells that seem to real too! Love everything about it Maria!
So glad you played along at {Pin}spirational Challenges with us too.
Have a great day!
Lynn

Cheryl said...

How gorgeous is this?!! I love your take on the inspiration photo. The rope and knots add such fabulous texture. The soft colors on the shells are also gorgeous.

Deanne Saunders said...

Absolutely gorgeous card!!! Thanks for participating in the {PIN}spirational Challenge this week! Be sure to become a follower and join us again every week!!!
~DEANNE~

Mel @ Princess Melus Crafts said...

Great card! Love the netting you used for the front of the card with the shells. Simple message too, and lovely simplicity! Gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing :)

- Mel xx

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