Italian Holiday

Hope everyone in the UK is enjoying this hot weather! Personally I'm finding it a bit too warm!  The challenge for the next two weeks at Make My Monday is Travel/Vacation., chosen by Joan.

I have been wanting to play with this Michael Powell stamp for a while, in fact ever since I made this card. I have used the same layout as it seemed to suit the stamp shape. The scene reminds me of a Tuscan scene, and I can imagine spending a holiday/vacation here.

Make My Monday - Vacation

Good morning everyone. It's time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and this week it's my turn to choose the theme. As we are just at the start of the school holidays it's that time of year when everyone is setting off for a few days - or longer if they're lucky- to recharge their batteries! So my theme is Vacation. So whether it's the beach, a " staycation", or travelling to distant climes the DT want to see your creations. Here's mine:

I really enjoyed creating this and it was so easy with all the new stamp sets. The sea was made using the strip stamp from Work of Art and the sky used the smaller paint splash randomly, stamping off first to give a more subtle effect. The little birds were doodled in after I'd put it all together as I had managed to get a small black smudge just above the ship's mast. On most cards I'd have added a butterfly - but it didn't seem to fit with this card (lol)!! The shells were stamped on snippets and mounted on dimensionals. That means I can go and visit Pixies Snippets Playground where Di always want us to use snippets.

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad	Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Pad	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
Stampin' Blendabilitiesâ„¢ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment	Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Kinda Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Traveler Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Traveler Wood-Mount Stamp Set	By The Tide	By The Tide Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.