Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Impression Obsession design team “Nautical and Beach” challenge. I really love the sentiment on my card today. What a happy wish for someone who loves being at the beach and collection shells. I thought it would be fun to create a sandy colored monochromatic card for this challenge that featured the Shell Set and the Shell In Your Pocket sentiment. I couldn’t resist adding one of the larger Sea Birds to finish the scene. 
I started by sponging in the clouds on the card base using a hand cut template and ink blending tool. I stamped the sentiment on the card base with Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate and embossed with clear embossing powder. I applied Antique Linen ink with an ink blending tool to scrap vanilla cardstock, cut the sand dune sections using my deckle scissors and attached them to the card base with ATG adhesive. I created a double matted frame by attaching the two layers together with mounting tape and then attached it to the card base. I really like the element of added dimension created by the separation between the frame layers.
I cut the shells and lightly applied brown ink with a mini applicator. I applied a touch of glitter to the shells to add some sparkle and then attached them to the frame with mounting tape. I added one large bird to the top of the frame to try and counter balance how heavy the bottom of the frame is with the shells. 
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 (that’s me)
How gorgeous! 🙂 The glitter looks great,too.
Your card is so pretty! It should be put in a frame. I love the soft clouds in the background and the sand on the shells. The gull is the perfect touch!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work! 🙂
Hi Kittie,
You have made a very elegant, artistic card. It’s really a piece of Art.
I love it, like as the wonderful sentiment.
This afternoon I’m going to the beach Kittie, I’ll thinking of your wish 🙂
Hugs, Eva.
This is beautiful! And very different from anything I’ve seen lately. Thanks for sharing!
Wow Kittie! This is way cool! I agree with the others who say it should be framed.
Big Hugs,
Laura C.
wow Kittie, this is gorgeous!
Another beautiful beach scene “Nautical Beach”. I’ve collected the dies now just to try and get it made when I get back to my craft room. Thanks for the inspiration.
Good Morning, Kittie; I love this beach scene. I don’t ever remember seeing this particular color ink, and will be looking for it. The color of ink and the beautiful design layout are perfect together. The glitter on the shells gives you feeling of sand, and the bird the always present seagulls. Perfect sentiment as well. A gorgeous creation…..well done….have a good day…hugs.
Wowzers! This is such a fabulous beach scene, Kittie! Love the sandy look of the glitter!
It’s a gorgeous card with beautiful dies ! I love it !
Your card is just sooooo beautiful Kittie. Those colours are really restful, the sky is fab, the framing is perfect, that wonderful gull was a brilliant idea – I could go on and on but promise I won’t! LOL
Love all your gorgeous details, the glitter, the seagull, the double frame and the way you did your clouds, beautiful.
Beautiful card! I just love the glittery shells!
Love the shells with glitter sand, and the bird in flight. Beautiful.
Beautiful job, as usual. I pinned it to my “Kittie” board. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/415386765604421294/
Oh Kittie this is simply amazing. I love all your creations but this one is really close to my heart. My daughters & I love the ocean & our favorite thing is getting up very early in the morning & searching for pretty shells & sand dollars. The sentiment on this just says it ALL !!! Those shells are SOOOO realistic & the colors on this are just wonderful. I still don’t get how you make those wonderful frames. I know I just need to practice but I can’t figure out how to make them with the magnetic platform. This should be framed & put in a special place cuz it is certainly a masterpiece.
Hugs, Janie
Well Miss Kittie, you know that I love everything that you do that has the ‘beachy’ feel to it and boy am I loving this….. you are soooooooooooooo amazing in what you create….. Such a pretty card… I loved it… thank you for sharing your creativity
Awesome scene, love the cloud background and how you kept it monochromatic, great sparkle on the shells!
Love this card! I look forward to your email every day.
OMGosh!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your card!!! I keep coming back to it over and over, and seeing a ‘new’ detail each time!! I’m not sure if it’s the monochromatic scheme, the layers, the dimension, or what but WOWZERS! I find it to be striking, yet subtle, if that makes sense?! Think I just might need to subscribe to you! TFS!