Seek Adventure - Summer Camping Build A Scene Card - Spellbinders/ FSJ Fun Stampers Journey

Summer Camping Build A Scene Card - Spellbinders/ FSJ Fun Stampers Journey

Do you know an adventure seeker?  Maybe you are an adventure seeker.  I'm not terribly adventurous - for me, trying a new black ink is living large and wild.  Right???

BUT my son is a true adventurer living/working in the mountains of Colorado.  This stamp set was made for him. It's completely irresistible and brand new!  

Introducing Fun Stampers Journey Summer Build-A-Scene ATS Stamp Set - with detailed stamps that cover camping, to fishing and even toasting marshmallows over the camp fire. 

This was stamped on watercolor paper  using Fun Stampers Journey'sBlack Licorice True Color Ink Pad.  I love this ink because it has dark rich pigmentation that does not bleed.  It produces crisp, and clear images that "play nice" with watercolors and other inks.  

The sky, tent and the grass were blended with a variety of Fun Stampers Journey True Color Fusion inks and blending brushes. The  smaller details were filled in with simple watercolor paints and a water brush.  

Here is a close up of the card.  

The marshmallows on sticks are perfect.   

A few finishing touches; 

My card is dimensional.  You can see it in the image below.  

By dimensional, I mean the jeep, fire and tent have a second layer that was fussy cut and popped out with foam tape.  

The starry sky was created by lightly splattering white acrylic paint with a fan brush. 

Warning:  be sure to cover the rest of the card if you decide to splatter paint AFTER the card is assembled and done.  

Need even more adventure in your life?  Check out the other FSJ Happy Place "build a scene" stamps  for the amusement park and the swimming pool.   Totally adorable. 

Enjoy the Ride Stamp Set

Make a Splash Stamp Set

Thanks for stopping here.  Happy adventures.  

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Fun Stampers Journey -Summer Build-A-Scene ATS Stamp Set	Fun Stampers Journey -Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Strathmore - 12 x 12 Watercolor Paper Pad
River Stone True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Beach Breeze True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Pool Play True Color Fusion Ink Pad
Huckleberry Fusion True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Limeade Splash True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Fun Stampers Journey - Electric Lime Ink Pad
Picket Fence Studios - Tools - Life Changing Blender Brush Set and Stencil	River Stone True Color Fusion Ink Pad	Brea Reese - Empty Water Brush - Fine
American Crafts - Art Supply Basics  Watercolor Cake Tray Set - 37 Piece	Enjoy the Ride Stamp Set	Make a Splash Stamp Set

  

Summer Watermelon Shaker Card - Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

Summer Fun - Watermelon Shaker Card  - Spellbinders Large Die of the Month

When I think of the things I love about summer, watermelon tops the list.  Fresh, cold, sweet watermelon.  Today I am using Spellbinders Large Die of the Month, a versatile alpha die set, to create a card that captures my idea of summer. 

This alphabet set has big and thin letters which means you can fit a rather large word on a card quite easily - for more sentiment options all year round. 

As I mentioned, the Large Die of the Month is great all year long. Here's a sample of the versatility of the alpha die set. I used it to create a Christmas card with a simple sentiment.   

You can see the details for this card here: 

The border on this card was created using another Spellbinder's die - but just a piece of the die -  Spellbinders Richelieu Square Die - Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken.  I only used a portion of the square die to create my border. 

The Watermelon Shaker

The watermelon shaker is a new chipboard shaker design from Creative Embellishments. It's fun, fresh and completely summery.  I pained the shaker with basic acrylic paints ( I mixed red and pink to make the watermelon color).  Once it was completely dry, I filled in the seeds with a black Ultra Fine Point Sharpie  to make the seeds darker.   

Warning:   make sure the paint is dry or your marker will be ruined. 

Creative Embellishments - Watermelon Slice Shaker

Card Accents and Paper Selection

In addition to the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month , I am using paper from Doodlebug Design's - Cream and Sugar Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad and 3D buttons and Doo Dadz from Buttons Galore.  

Doodlebug Design - Cream and Sugar Collection - 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Buttons Galore - Watermelon Medley Theme Buttons 4341

A bit about the shaker mixes and embellishments used on the card.  The green skin of the watermelon is filled with Buttons Galore Doo Dadz - Seasonal Pine.  

The white rind is filled with Polar Wind Doo Dadz.

The watermelon fruit section is filled with Buttons Galore - Heartfelt Shimmerz.  

While the Doo Dadz make great shaker mixes, they are also gorgeous as project accents to bedazzle your cards, mixed media, layouts and anything you can imagine. I used the green Seasonal Pine Doo Dadz and heart sequins from the Heartfelt Shimmerz to jazz up the alpha dies.

  

Buttons Galore Doo Dadz - Seasonal Pine DD101	Buttons Galore Doo Dadz - Polar Wind Dd102	Buttons Galore - Heartfelt Shimmerz RZ104

And as always, the dies for Spellbinders monthly clubs are exclusive to Spellbinders and you won't find them anywhere else. 

Thanks for stopping here today.  Happy crafting.

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Large Die of the Month Membership	Spellbinders Richelieu Square Die - Flourished Fretwork by Becca Feeken	Nuvo - Deluxe Adhesive
Creative Embellishments - Watermelon Slice Shaker	Doodlebug Design - Cream and Sugar Collection - 6 x 6 Paper	Buttons Galore - Watermelon Medley Theme Buttons 4341
Buttons Galore - Seasonal Pine DD101	Buttons Galore - Polar Wind Dd102	Buttons Galore - Heartfelt Shimmerz RZ104