Many of my friends know that I had 16 amazing days touring three of the Hawaiian islands recently with my husband Ken and two American friends, Joni and Leo (who was born on Oahu). We saw many beautiful places, stunning scenery and amazing natural and wildlife including six turtles resting on a beach.
When I got home I found all the new releases from Crafty Individuals, four fabulous stamps including this one of a turtle (CI-413) and although I had lots to catch up on I just couldn’t stop myself creating a journalling/scrapbook page.
I began with water colour paper and used dylusions inks and some stencils to create the background using the blues I had seen in the Hawaiian seas, then I stamped this fabulous creature off the edge twice. Using the faux bleach technique I used my water brush and removed lots of the colours from the images and re-painted them with vintage photo and black soot distress inks.
I made masks for the two turtles, covered them up and splashed watered-down white acrylic paint to give more of a watery effect and dried it off. Next came one of my photos of a tired turtle on the beach, framing him in Photoshop Elements and using another CI stamp set (CI 272) to stamp and cut out the starfish for some little embellishing. The quote was computer generated.
Happy Memories…..
I hope your week is going well.
Take care.
hugs Brenda xxx
Sounds like a fabulous trip. Love your turtle page!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous page, Brenda! The photo and the new stamp are a match made in Heaven! :-)
ReplyDeleteSynchronicity or what? What a lovely page Brenda and a wonderful keepsake! Love the colours you achieved in the background, the faux bleach looks great and gives a real watery feel to it all I look forward to seeing more!
ReplyDeleteFabulous page Brenda to remember your day, love the turtle stamp.
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Amanda x
Beautiful background. Grat page. I love the sentiment too.
ReplyDeleteJoanna
What a perfect stamp to find on your return Brenda. Your watery backgound is perfect and it's great to see that faux bleach technique again. Really fun chit chat on here too, turtles are such graceful gentle beasts. We're off tomorrow, enjoy the workshop next week..everyone will have an inky ball. Take care hugs xx
ReplyDeleteYou made a great memory page Brenda!
ReplyDeleteLove your turtles!
xxx Margreet
Great page Brenda, sounds like you had an amazing holiday
ReplyDeleteOh Brenda, this is absolutely delightful! I love sea creatures and how perfect was it to come home to this beautiful turtle - he is gorgeous, I love the beautiful ocean background you have created too and the sentiment is wonderful. Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful stamp Brenda, and the sentiment has a lay-back feel, just like the scene you created. Loooove the blues too!
ReplyDeleteDot x
Brenda you have made a wonderful project. Love the color very much and the detail very much. Thak you for sharing such beauty. Stan
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous page, the colours are fabulous and I love the turtle stamp and photo.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
Fabulous memory page, you must have been so close to the turtle, awesome photo.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
I bet you had a wonderful trip! Love your picture and the way you mixed it hp with the stamp too, looks gorgeous, so does the beautiful background. ~Diane
ReplyDeleteI bet you had a wonderful trip! Love your picture and the way you mixed it hp with the stamp too, looks gorgeous, so does the beautiful background. ~Diane
ReplyDeleteLovely piece, and great stamp, too. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic way to capture your holiday memories Brenda. I love that background colour/stencilling as it immediately transports you to a tropical sea. Jenny x
ReplyDeleteFabulous page Brenda, and a lovely way to capture your memories.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Fabulous page Brenda, and a lovely way to capture your memories.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Wow, love this!! Turtles are quite a difficult thing to craft with so this is just a brilliant way to use that stamp. Love the colours, they shout of a crystal blue ocean and conjure up the feel of somewhere exotic. Fabulous! Chris xxx
ReplyDeleteWonderful page Brenda!!! I love this turtle too, and you have made a great association here between your stamps, your photo and your background.. Fantastic inspiration! Hugs, Coco xx
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up... a week without being in blogland.
ReplyDeleteThat's a gorgeous page, love the colors and the photo of the turtle.
Lovely holiday memories here Brenda. I love your turtle photo he does look very comfortable sunbathing on that beach. You have captured the moment beautifully, lovely watery colours and beautiful words. This is a really nice turtle stamp, I can feel another bit of retail therepy coming on. Mo x
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect combination of stamps and photo - brilliant! - and those ocean blues are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Your tags are so awesome! LOVE LOVE LOVE turtles! Going to have to get that turtle stamp!
ReplyDeleteSaw your wonderful tag at Crafty Individuals! Love that Turtle stamp, I am obsessed with them. Will have to get this one. Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI love the blues background you've created for him. When we were in Hawaii we got to swim near those giant turtles many times - such an extraordinary experience!
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