Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Impression Obsession “Things That Fly” design team challenge. For my project I used the Sea Birds paired with the Ocean Border.
I started my project by adding a few drops of alcohol ink on to my non stick craft sheet and misted it with alcohol blending solution. I laid a piece of glossy cardstock face down over the ink and lightly pressed down with my fingers to spread the ink around. I cut the waves out using the ocean border dies, crimped and set them aside. I applied clouds on the glossy cardstock base layer using my ink blending tool and a hand cut cloud template. 
I attached the back two wave layers to the card base with ATG adhesive and the front layer with mounting tape. I cut the pilings out of kraft paper using my deckle scissors, wiped them directly across the brown ink pad and tucked them in behind the waves. I cut the yellow sun, covered it with versa, embossed it with iridescent embossing powder and popped it up in the sky area with mounting tape.
I cut the birds from glossy cardstock and sponged color on them using a small dauber. I used a black marker to add the detail to the beak, feet and eyes. I popped the birds in the sky with mounting tape for added dimension and to appear in flight. I added a few birds floating around the pilings fishing for minnows.
Here’s a closer side view to see the dimension. You can click on the pictures for an even larger view. I think this is a perfect masculine card but I love it too.
Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession Blog (all the details are there!). A random challenge card will be selected to showcase on the IO blog and you can to enter to win a $25 gift certificate to IO just by playing!
I hope you will go check out what the other IO teams members created for the challenge. Thanks for coming by today.
Kittie Caracciolo (you are here)
Paper: Glossy Cardstock, Yellow, Kraft Ink: Adirondack Alcohol Ink Stream, Distress Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo Accessories: Impression Obsession Sea Birds, Ocean Border, Alcohol Blending Solution, Spellbinders Classic Circles, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Dauber, Deckle Scissors, Wave Crimper, Non Stick Craft Sheet, Mini Mister, Versa, Iridescent Sparkle Embossing Powder, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, Metal Adapter Plate , ATG , Big Shot , Teflon Bone Folder , Guillotine Paper Cutter
Fabulous, Kittie. Love the birds in the water. It really seems to be moving. They look like they are floating in the swells.
Oh my goodness! The scene on your card is amazing! The dimension and the shading on the gulls is fantastic. The glittery sun is the perfect accent.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work! 🙂
This is amazing! Your work is always super creative and detailed, but this one really “flipped my switch”! Thanks for your inspiration always! God bless!
This is a beautiful scene Kittie!
Good Morning, Kittie, and beautiful sea picture. I think anyone who loves the ocean would love this one, the sea gulls are perfect. I love the bright textured Sun and the wood in the sea. …..just lovely…..have a good day.
Those gulls are so gorgeous!!! as is the whole scene!! I have learned so much from you!
Beautiful scene! Love it!
Another wonderful scene! The dimension on the birds is amazing.
Wow Kittie, those seagulls can easily fly off your card, they are great! warm greet Miranda
This is fantastic Kittie! I feel like I am out on the boat just by looking at your fabby scene!!
Did you have to do such a great job on the birds?? Now I want them too! Another great and creative card, Kittie! (Even if seeing this will cost me more money! LOL)
Thank you for the long lasting smiles, Kittie. Reminds me of home in Washington state. We don’t have sea gulls in Hawai’i! at least on Big Island. Strange, huh? And the ocean doesn’t smell like salt either.
There is always such dimension with your cards. I truly love what you came up with.