"Splashing Out" with the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

Good morning to you all in the land of blog

Today sees the next challenge at the

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge

with the very Talented Andie selecting the challenge theme of

In The Sea

what a fabulous them don't you think? I did and really enjoyed playing with this one.

Don't forget that this is the last chance to be in this months draw for the wonderful prize offered by 

The Stamping Boutique

So what did I create for my design team inspirational piece

I created a card to inspire someone, using a fabulous fantasy art image from Sweet Pea Stamps

The base layer and contrast colour is a cheerful yellow and the papers are in Aqua's for the sea and they are from the Papermania Capsule Mono Collection.  Where else do I start.  Marianne dies used for the sea fronds and the flowers in the main from Wild Orchid. The cheesecloth pulled and laid under the image and layers to look like the crests of the waves.  With a little fish caught up in the netting at the top and the boat wheel also hid in the netting. The corners are punched with an MS corner punch and the little pearls from the Hobby House.

Think I thought I was creating a scrap layout, with so much going on.

Some close ups

The ships wheel charm

The little fish charm

The flowers which have been gently kissed by the waves of glitter, icicle stickles

and the oh so important image coloured in copics.

Now please do not forget to hop over to the challenge site, to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous inspirational pieces

I would like to welcome all my new followers and wish you all well in the 300 follower candy.   For those of you that have not yet entered the 300 follower candy you can do so here, thank you to Feline for now advertising my candy too. 

Totally awesome I cannot believe I am at 455 followers, you guys are all amazing thank you, 200 entrants and slowly getting to the 300 entrant mark................but still need another 100 entrants, so if you are already follow me please don't forget to put your name in the hat :)

As always and very importantly I would like to say thank you to all my wonderful visitors who take the time to leave such inspirational comments on my blog, allowing me to hop back over to see your own beautiful work. THANK YOU!! ............. the catch up is going well, and I am sure that over the weekend, I will get around to all your wonderful blogs........

I would like to enter this creation into the following challenges

Sweet Pea Stampers - Sexy

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Mermaid

Papertake Weekly - Dies to Die for

Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension and Texture

Squigglefly - Water

Kenny K - Lots of Layers

Order of the Opus Gluei - Sea

Marianne's Design Divas - Anything Goes

Copic Creations - Blue Green BG

Mad for Markers - Make a Scene

I am feeling that I am neglecting my air brushing compressor, not touched it all week, so after the quick shop (it will be very quick) would have done it yesterday but may have mistaken the shopping for a swimming lesson!!!! I will be heading up to play on my secret, so sorry you just know I love teasing you all

Hugs and Enjoy your extended weekend, and thoughts and prayers for those who currently are experiences the worst that the weather has to offer

Kate

xx