Cat at Sea

Hello, everyone!  Before I share my card, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Donna Mundinger - thank you for joining me!  I'm very excited to have exceeded 400 followers - thank you to all of my crafty friends! I am putting together a candy to celebrate, and I will be posting it this week - stay tuned!

Today I have another ocean-themed card to share!  This adorable image is from Craftin' Desert Divas called Cat Ship's Captain.  I've been joining the monthly challenge over at Craftin' Desert Divas Gallery facebook group, and each time I participate, I get to pick out a new digi for free!  Yay!  I chose this cutie-pie for their August watercolour challenge! I coloured him with Prismacolor pencils and then fussy-cut.

My card began with an ocean background using blue and green watercolours. When dry, I die-cut with Taylored Expressions Wave Border and then layered all the borders together to create an ocean look.  I splashed some water droplets for added texture.  To create the sky I used the watercolour smooshing technique with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I adhered the ocean to the sky and then die-cut with Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle.

I heat-embossed a Newton's Nook sentiment in white on a black scrap and then die-cut into a banner shape with Gina Marie Designs Drop Pennant.  The sun and clouds were die-cut using Lawn Fawn Spring Showers. I stamped the sun with a smiley face from Your Next Stamp. To finish it off I added some cute puffy stickers from Dollarama - the shark is my favourite - I love the look on his face!

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): 613 Avenue Create AG 2/8; Aud Sentiments For a Child plus Sentiment 2/5; Clique Kits AG 2/3; Craft Your Passion AG 2/3; Craftin' Desert Divas Gallery Watercolour 1E; Crafting By Designs August AG 2/3; Crafting Circle AG w Coloured Image 3/3; Crafty Calendar Summer Fun 2/3;Crafty Creations At the Beach 2/2; Creatalicious AG Optional At Sea/Beach 3/3; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; Creative Inspirations Seaside, Sunshine and Summer Holidays UE; Creative Moments AG Optional Circles 2/3; Crop Stop Linky #19 (Distress Ink sold at Crop Stop here) 1/5; Deep Ocean Seaside/Beach UE; Digi Designs Animals Acting Like Humans 2/3; DL.ART August Linky AG 1/day; Dragonfly Journeys Ahoy Matey UE; Happy Little Stampers AG w Dies UE; Incy Wincy AG 3/5; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Love to Scrap Take Two (two clouds) 1/3; Paperbabe AG 2/3; Pattie's Creations AG 2/2; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; Pile It On Make Your Own Background UE; Sasayaki Glitter Use a Die Cut 2/3; Sparkle N Sprinkle (white embossing powder used for sentiment) UE; SUYP Cats Only Furrything Goes UE; The Cat's Pajamas #320Water UE; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk2

I would also like to support these two challenges (back-linking permitted):
Just Keep On Creating AG UE
Love to Scrap No Rulz 2 Challenge and Blog Hop UE

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!