I am trying to stock up on some cards for occasions besides the main ones like birthday, thank you and thinking of you so I pulled out the new Sunset Coast bundle and made a retirement card. The front sentiment could be for a new job, graduation, moving/goodbye card or other occasion but my inside sentiment is a happy retirement one. The blue and yellow prompt over at The Color Hues Challenge gave me the color combo.
I haven't done any ink techniques lately so I thought it would be fun to use some watercolor paper and a water painter to make my own background using blues and yellows. I started at the top with Darling Duckling then Azure Afternoon and finally Night of Navy on the bottom. I wet my water color paper first by spritzing it and then used the wide water painter and drops of reinker to spread the color all the way down. After I dried it with my heat tool I added it to a Basic White thick card base.
Using the very cool Sunset Coast dies I cut the sailboat scene out of a panel of Night of Navy. I wanted to jazz up the waves beneath the sailboat so I cut just that section out of some Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper (currently on the Last Chance list at a discount!) and inlaid the shimmer pieces to the openings in the big panel. And to add a bit more shimmer the sails are covered with Wink of Stella. The Sunset Coast bundle is available tomorrow when the Stampin' Up!® May-August 2026 catalog goes live.
A Darling Duckling band anchors the sentiment label and a few die cut shells out of more Peaceful Garden Glimmer paper are nice accents to the side.
I pulled out some retired Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots in Night of Navy to add to the 4 corners.
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All of the current items used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Items marked with a * will be available on May 5, 2026.
Stamps: Sunset Coast*
Ink: Darling Duckling, Azure Afternoon, Night of Navy
Paper: Basic White thick, watercolor paper, Night of Navy, Darling Duckling, Peaceful Garden Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Sunset Coast dies*, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots(retired), Tasteful Label dies (retired)
This is an absolute scroll stopper, Amanda. Your background with watercolors is just terrific! I really love how this turned out! Thanks for sharing this amazing card with us at Color Hues.
ReplyDeleteLove this card! From the beautiful watercolor background to the sparkling water--everything came together. I'm also a fan of the sentiment, and as a retiree, I can say that it is true! Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteAmanda, your watercolored background looks amazing behind the die cut sailboat! Love the bits of shimmer you added and the seashells are a nice accent to the sentiment. Such a beautiful card! Thanks so much for joining us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab card, perfect for so many occasions with that theme and sentiment. Your watercolour wash is the perfect backdrop to your die cuts and I love the little bit of sparkle on the wave cut out. So pleased you joined us at Color Hues. :)
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