Sometimes You Just Need to Play!

And that, my friends, is how this card came to be. I recently bought this fabulous Surf's Up! Stamp set by Avery Elle. It was totally an impulse purchase. I didn't know why I needed it, but I NEEDED it. I know you've been there. You GET me.

BUT...that being the case, I realized that it was a little bit outside my usual style and kind of tricky for me. HOWEVER, I was not going to let that stop me, nosiree! So, I took it out, along with the Avery Elle Gift Tags stamp set and the coordinating tag dies and went to town! Or to the beach. (he-he... see what I did there?) Yeah, k... so moving on....



This was so much fun to create!!! I used a few different fun techniques. Firstly, I used a lighter color on the tag frames and then rolled the stamp edges in some darker ink to get a neat, beachy feel on those. The part I am most excited about is the wood grain on the van. I did that with several Spectrum Noir pens and I just love how it turned out! Even the sentiment found itself in technique-land, as I stamped it in a light blue color, wasn't thrilled with how it coordinated, so I went in with the Spectrum Noir pens and added some shading and blending to create a unique look. I kind of love it.



I am still new at this coloring thing, but I am really enjoying learning new techniques and trying out new things! This was definitely a fun one! Don't forget to PLAY sometimes. It's fun. I promise. (And I totes wouldn't lie about something like that, dude. This is serious stuff. For reals.)

I am entering this card in the Avery Elle AEI♥U Challenge: One Word.

You can find the complete list of the supplies I used in the links below.

Have a Happy!!!

Avery Elle Gift Tag Elle-Ments Dies	Avery Elle Gift Tags Stamp Set	Avery Elle Surf's Up Stamp Set	*Chickaniddy Crafts DATE NIGHT Enamel Hearts DN14EB07
*My Mind's Eye CHALK STUDIO 2 Enamel Dots CS3020	*My Mind's Eye WILD & FREE Enamel Dots Now & Then Dorothy NT1005	*May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap	*Simon Says Stamp KRAFT WOODGRAIN CARDSTOCK 111 LB
*Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252	*Crafter's Companion LIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751743	*Crafter's Companion DARKS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751736	*Crafter's Companion BRIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751729
*Crafter's Companion PASTELS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751712	*Crafter's Companion BLENDER SPECTRUM NOIR MARKER	*Crafter's Companion BLUES SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404614	*Crafter's Companion BROWNS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404607
*Crafter's Companion YELLOWS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404591	*Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900

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