Summer By The Sea

 

This is my card for a swap called the SIS--Surprise Image Swap.   This is card #9  for our group.  It is a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  The surprise part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted--the 18th of every other month.   The image for this round was provided by Jody.  She will swap the cards and include the new image for round #11 that Janet stamps in everyone's return envie. Then--we do it all again in October!

Jody sent everyone this sweet image from Stampin' Up called Summer By the Sea.  She said she thought it was one of the first sets she ever bought and still loves it.  She asked us to use our own sentiment if we wanted. I decided to use an Altenew Watercolor Pan Set and colored the image.  Even though it was not stamped on watercolor paper, I still think I achieved the soft, watercolored look. I die cut the image with a Sizzix Dotted Squares Die. I then used some older Stampin' Up Designer Paper called Blooms & Bliss for the background and panel.  I added a piece of Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon over the panel.   I used a sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp sentiment package and flagged the end.  I added some green enamel dots for the final touch.

If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations.  The due date is today, the 18th, or they may post in the upcoming days. You can also check out SCS and use the keyword SIS10 to see some posted there.  I hope everyone in the swap likes my card--and that you do too!

Image/Sentiment:  Stampin' Up Summer By The Sea/Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Set
 
Cardstock/Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up White Basic Thick, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Soft Seafoam, Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper
 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copic Sketch Markers; Sizzix Dotted Squares; Altenew Watercolor Pan Set; Stampin' Up Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon; Green Enamel Dots