Whale, Hello There

With Labor Day marking the unofficial end to the summer season, I thought I'd squeeze in (at least) one more summery design.  This one uses the Seaside Sentiments set from Clear and Simple Stamps and the current Mojo Monday sketch.

I used the sketch's oval panel to make a simple scene using the set's whale image.  It's stamped in blue ink and adhered to an oval panel using foam tape.  For added dimension, I dotted the whale's eye with a Gray Flannel irRESISTible Pico Embellisher.

I layered the oval on a kraft panel, then set it on a narrow white card base covered with a pair of blue panels.  For contrast, I ran a strip of red cardstock across the cardfront, just underneath the whale image.  The "whale, hello there" sentiment was stamped on the strip in black ink.  It's accented with a navy button tied with a piece of red baker's twine.

Materials Used:
Seaside Sentiments 1 stamp set, Simply Blue-tiful, You're Such a Gray-cious Host and Perfect Little Black Dress inks, True Blue Fan, My Favorite Blue Jeans, Dare to Be a Diva Red, Kraft Like a Rockstar, and A Blanc Check cardstock, True Blue Fan button, red baker's twine (Clear and Simple Stamps); irRESISTible Gray Flannel Pico Embellisher (IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko); oval die (Spellbinders); foam tape