Friday, February 18, 2011

Hambo Hoedown Goes to the Beach

There's something just a little bit addicting about getting a free digital stamp for playing along in a challenge. So here I am with another Hambo Hoedown challenge entry! This week is a bit of a double challenge: make your creation beach-themed, and use shades of blue, tan and brown.


If you played along with the challenge last week, Hambo sent a cute pelican digi to use on this week's challenge. I decided to use this heron image instead, maybe because there are herons in my neck of the woods, er, shoreline. Pelicans, not so much. I used watercolour pencils to colour this wetlands bird, of course. A little ripped oatmeal-coloured cardstock created the shoreline. This may also be my first unmailable card, as I doubt those little shells would survive the process.
If you were by earlier this week participating in the great big virtual Valentine's blog hop, you might want to check Taylor's blog... who knows, you may have won something! Hope you have a great weekend!

Supplies: oatmeal & blue cardstock, Hambo heron digital image, Inkadinkadoo sentiment, Colorbox royal pigment ink, watercolour pencils, dimensionals, shells Pin It Now!

8 comments:

Emily Leiphart said...

This is the cutest, Lindsey!! I love your sandy beach and you can definitely mail it... in a padded mailer. LOL

Timbo said...

"Neck of the woods" lol Cute card! Thanks for playing.

Angela said...

Love your heron, love the beach -- cute all around! Now, if only beach weather would arrive!

Karin said...

Love the scene you created and the little shell embellishments are adorable! So happy to see you at the Hoedown :)

Donelda said...

this is a great card! and you've used the colors specified perfectly!! Love the shells!!

Meg said...

Oooh, what an awesome card! I love the beach scene and the fun blue sentiment! You'll just have to find someone special enough in real life to give it to!

sunghee said...

Oatmeal cardstock! Perfect for the sand. It's so cold here today and so nice to see a beach card. shells are perfect!

Melissa said...

Such a cute card! The shells and the torn paper beach are great! Thanks for playing along with the Hambo Hoedown!