Monday, 5 July 2021

* Vera Lane Studio: Seagulls


Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and we have a brand new digi set release called Seagulls. 

I love these crazy birds and their wilful expressions. In real life, I find them to be crazy-scary, but such fun to watch and I love hearing their cries and squawks at the seaside.

I made a journal page with two of them, standing on the wooden groynes, and one of the sentiments:

I coloured the images with my Copic markers and added a few white Posca pen highlights. Once fussy cut they were put aside while I made the background.  I stamped the Crashing Waves stamp from AALL & Create with Versamark and heat embossed with white powder. I then used various Distress Oxides spritzed with water, and smooshed the stamped background into it to pick up colour. White paint splatters were added. I doodled a border and added some black circles using the Roundly stamp. I made two cuts in the waves to slot the wooden stumps through. The seagulls were adhered on top of the stumps and the sentiment cut into strips and adhered.


This sentiment makes me smile! 
Once I was at the seaside (minding my own business, sitting on a bench on a pier and enjoying the fresh air and scenery) eating a sandwich for lunch when a huge seagull swooped down and stole the whole thing. Maybe that's why I find them scary now :)



That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 
A list of stockists can be found here.

This is me and Casey - a personalised digital stamp from Janet Klein. 
Order yours here.

Thanks for stopping by today.
xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2127 AG 11/07
* Simon Says Stamp Fun and Quirky 12/07
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #161 AG 17/07 TOP 5
* MMM Challenge #152 Anything Airborne 18/07
* Inspiration Station #9 Sun, Sea and Sand 18/07
* Crafty Animals #52 28/07
* Clever Dexter #19 Hello Summer 31/07
* River of Creativity #3 No Hearts./Mushy Stuff 31/07
More Mixed Media Pastels 02/08
* Corrosive Challenges July AG 09/08

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23 comments:

  1. crafty-stamper5 July 2021 at 13:37

    Brilliant journal page and background,love the fabulous seagulls and fun sentiment
    Carol x

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  2. Jackie T5 July 2021 at 13:37

    Hi Carole your journal page is gorgeous. Have a good week. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  3. meg5 July 2021 at 16:26

    A fabulous project,love the gulls and the fun sentiment,thank you for joining in at MMM

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  4. KarinsArtScrap5 July 2021 at 17:52

    this is fab and beautiful Carole
    Gr Karin

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  5. Zoechaos5 July 2021 at 18:06

    I love Seagulls when they are flying, not so much when they land and start making a racket that only they can. Great take on our inspiration at Inspiration Station thank you for joining us and good luck. x

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  6. Liz6 July 2021 at 07:18

    Fabulous card, Carole. Your card made me laugh at loud. We were at the seaside a few weeks ago and had just bought some ice creams from an ice cream van. My hubby was holding both ice creams while I paid, when a seagull swooped down and took one right out of his hand! It gave all the people nearby a good laugh. 🤣 xx

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    1. Carole J6 July 2021 at 10:37

      Oh my goodness, Liz - they are powerful birds - you wouldn't want to deny them the ice cream :) xx

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  7. Monica C.6 July 2021 at 17:38

    Love your page Carole! Those are two sharp seagulls.
    Your seagull story is quite scary. They are big birds and can be quite intimidating.
    Hugs Monica

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  8. MarjBanzalesDesigns6 July 2021 at 18:09

    Lovely project you made here. Thank you for playing along our July Challenge. Can't wait to see more of it. Have fun and enjoy! Good luck! - DT Marj

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  9. Debbie Mageed7 July 2021 at 16:33

    What a great card! I just love your wonderful scene and the sentiment sure made me smile. Seagulls can be so aggressive but most aren't. I just love the sounds they make at the seashore! Thank you for playing with us at MMM and hope you can join us again soon.
    Debbie
    Secrets To Stamping
    Join my Creative Creases Challenge for fun folds!

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  10. (AJ) ArtJypsy 7 July 2021 at 21:41

    Tee Hee Hee.. Love this. Fabulous sentiment to go with this fun image. Thank you for playing along with us @ Clever Dexter .. AJ DT @ CD

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  11. Dawn Phillips10 July 2021 at 09:12

    This is fabulous. I love their little bug eyes. Thanks for joining my challenge at Make My Monday. Love Dawn x

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  12. brenda12 July 2021 at 07:44

    Your Gulls are such fun with their googly eyes, a perfect creation for our July theme at River of Creativity, many thanks for joining in.

    B x

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  13. Bonnie Lynn12 July 2021 at 09:32

    What a hoot this card is! I love it! Thanks for joining us at Pammies Inky Pinkies. Hope to see you again. Bonnie DT

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  14. Texuscrap12 July 2021 at 10:41

    Preciosa tarjeta!! me encantan los colores usados y lo veraniega que es!! Gracias por participar y acompañarnos en nuestro desafío este mes! Esperamos verte de nuevo !! --------DT Mayte Castañeda

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  15. Tammy L13 July 2021 at 02:17

    OK wow! This card is so great. I am totally loving the image and sentiment firstly and secondly your mixed media background is amazing. Great job! Thanks for joining us at 2 Crafty Critters and hope to see you again. Tammy DT

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  16. Zoechaos13 July 2021 at 14:17

    I see you found our no hearts or mushy stuff theme on the River of Creativity, and of course this is a perfect fit. Thank you for linking with us. X

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  17. Julie Odil16 July 2021 at 18:27

    What a wonderful journal page! I've always liked that quote. Thanks for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends. Julie, DT member

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  18. Helen18 July 2021 at 22:03

    Love this image and the sentiment really made me smile too.

    Thanks for joining us at The Inspiration Station.

    Helen x

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  19. Lizzy Love20 July 2021 at 06:11

    Hey! Thank you so much for joining us over at the Clever Dexter Challenge. Dexter loves your cleverly concocted creation and so do I! Hope to see you again in the next month. :)
    ---DT - LIZZY---

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  20. Roberta Cercato26 July 2021 at 13:40

    Hello!
    I really like your project, thank you for joining the Clever Dexter challenge! I hope to see you again next month!
    DT Roberta

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  21. Anirudh Kashyap28 July 2021 at 18:10

    Hey! Thank you so much for joining us over at the Clever Dexter Challenge. Dexter loves your cleverly concocted creation and so do I! Hope to see you again in the next month. :) ---DT - Anirudh---

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  22. excopic31 July 2021 at 23:14

    Thank you for joining us at our July Clever Dexter Challenge Good luck and we hope you join us too the next month! - DT Irene of Clever Dexter Challenge

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