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Tuesday 18 August 2015

She sells seashells on the seashore...

I have had this fabulous Marianne Design Cutting Sheet sat on my desk for some time and finally (after rediscovering another unused paper pad) decided what to do with it...this








The background paper is from Prima Seashore pad and complimented the seashell cut out perfectly. To butch it up a bit I used some string to make a frame and squished some cheesecloth into my linen DI pad to dirty it up a little and stuck it behind the frame. The seashells in the bottom left corner were cut from the sheet and decoupaged with glue gel for some dimension.








Here are the challenges I would like to play along with

Creatalicious #78 -  Summer Fun at the beach
Ooh la la #187 - One for the boys
That's Crafty -  Under the sea
Craft Your Passion #275 - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals #32 - Any holiday
The Crafter's Cafe #129 - The great outdoors

Thank you for stopping to take a look and for your lovely comments xx
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44 comments:

  1. Veerle18 August 2015 at 06:45

    Beautiful card Sarah, I love it.
    Hugs Veerle

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  2. Doreen18 August 2015 at 07:40

    This is beautiful,great design and a fab image.

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  3. Sue Nicholson18 August 2015 at 07:52

    Wow beautiful card, lovely layout cheers Sue x

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  4. Sue18 August 2015 at 08:17

    This is fabulous Sarah. The paper works so well with the seashells cut out and your detailing is perfect!
    Sue xx

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  5. Denise Goeldner18 August 2015 at 08:46

    Fabulous creation, love all the added elements. Thanks so much for joining us over at A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog, good luck and hope to see you again.
    ~ Denise DT ~
    A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog
    {Denise's Patch of Creativity}
    {Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge}

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  6. Marianne's Craftroom18 August 2015 at 08:56

    Wow this is fabulous

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  7. Julie B18 August 2015 at 09:01

    Love the 'rope' framing the sea shells and the muslin is so evocative of the seashore. :)

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  8. Lisa xx18 August 2015 at 09:05

    Gorgeous card....the embellishments work so perfectly. Really fancy a day at the coast now!

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  9. Sammy18 August 2015 at 09:19

    Oh I love, love, love this Sarah! Gorgeous card, and I adore the seaside theme. x

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  10. Crafting Suzie's Creations18 August 2015 at 10:52

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  11. Crafting Suzie's Creations18 August 2015 at 10:53

    Lovely card thank you for joining us at Ooh La La Creations hugs Sue DT xx

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  12. Laine18 August 2015 at 11:17

    Worth waiting for Sarah. Its stunning. Love the frame detail.
    Laine
    xx

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  13. aussie aNNie18 August 2015 at 11:30

    Fabulous creation, love the whole design and colours are lovely.. .xx {The Journey Is The Start aNNie my personal blog}

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  14. Unknown18 August 2015 at 12:18

    Awesome!! Love the rustic beachy theme!
    Hey you didn't get the rope border idea from moi did ya ;-P lol!
    Xx

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  15. Whisper18 August 2015 at 13:42

    Oooo absolutely fabby, Luv Sam x

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  16. *Vicki*18 August 2015 at 14:33

    WOW!! I love this design Sarah!! Really cool papers and I love how you've added the rope border and cheesecloth!! Really good idea to use up those papers! :)

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  17. Sue18 August 2015 at 17:37

    Such a fab card Sarah! I'm so glad to be back lol huggles Sue xx

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  18. cotnob18 August 2015 at 18:11

    A gorgeous card Sarah, such a fabulous image - I love the way you have framed it with the string, great idea.
    Pauline
    x

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  19. Liz McGuire,18 August 2015 at 19:01

    Hehe - you 'butched it up' perfectly!

    Liz x

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  20. Debs18 August 2015 at 19:07

    Fabulous card Sarah - great design idea for the twine frame.
    Hope you are well.
    Debs xx

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  21. Carole Pollard18 August 2015 at 22:32

    Brilliant i just love this fab design great cut out and papers love that twine Love and hugs Carole x

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  22. Lynne in NI18 August 2015 at 22:33

    Wowee Sarah, this is a real stunner! I LOVE how you added your twine and your seashell theme is perfect!

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  23. Carol S.18 August 2015 at 22:57

    Stunning card and love the image. Great idea for the frame and a brilliant design. Hugs, Carol S.xx

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  24. Chrissy19 August 2015 at 02:50

    Fabulous Sarah..love the string border for " Butching it up"..lol..love the papers and added cheesecloth..AWEsome male card.

    luv CHRISSYxx

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  25. Kat W19 August 2015 at 07:40

    Ooooh, fabulous is what it is! Using the string to make a frame is such an awesome idea and it both frames the image and fits the beach theme perfectly :-)

    Big hugs, Kat xx

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  26. Jenny L19 August 2015 at 12:27

    Hi Sarah,
    what a fab card.
    Love the image of the seashells, and your background paper too.
    Great designing as usual.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  27. aussie aNNie19 August 2015 at 13:55

    Still chuckling over your comment lol...xxx
     {The Journey Is The Start  aNNie  my personal blog}

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  28. Darnell19 August 2015 at 16:40

    Oh, my gosh, Sarah, this is home decor! You did a magnificent job!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell

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  29. Lena19 August 2015 at 17:24

    What a beautiful card! Love the seashells image and the way you framed it. Great idea and goes perfectly with your image and the gorgeous papers you used. The cheesecloth just adds that little extra special touch. Love it, Sarah. Also, thank you so much for visiting my blog and for all the lovely comments.
    Crafty Hugs,
    Lena
    Lena’s Creations

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  30. aussie aNNie20 August 2015 at 09:35

    HAHA you got me laughing again lol, yep am back, that's me..it's like no clothes on lol, need to pile it on...xx

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  31. Jane Savage20 August 2015 at 11:44

    This is gorgeous, Sarah! Love the string frame (I'll be nicking..um borrowing that!!)! Genius! xxx

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  32. Sue 20 August 2015 at 12:57

    Sarah, this is a really gorgeous card. I love anything beach or nautical themed and this is wonderful. Your design is fabulous and I love your clever idea of putting the twine around the image as a frame.
    Sue...xxx

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  33. Judith20 August 2015 at 14:06

    This is fabulous Sarah - seaside themes are my absolute favourite and you have totally ticked all my boxes! Hugs Judith x

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  34. Karon20 August 2015 at 16:16

    This is stunning! WOW!

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  35. MaryH20 August 2015 at 17:53

    Being a former South Florida resident, I am loving your beach & shells scene. Love your idea of using the twine to make a frame for the lovely scene. Great idea to have the motifs cut out as you've done, and the bird feathers make so much added dimension. Also like the way you add in the gauze fabric to add so much interest & texture. Bummer about not getting to the Buckham Fair. Maybe next year. I'm seeing blurbs on Facebook about DM being advertised for your ITV, and I'm waiting for Acorn streaming to have it (hopefully before the dvds are available). Yep, I did see that S.Weaver would make an appearance, as she's an old friend of Mrs. Tishell! I can't wait, and our PBS is supposed to have Arthur & George showing on Sept 6. Yay for MC. And hope your day brightens up with some pretty sunshine. We're having a gorgeous sunny day, not quite so hot. Hugs & TFS

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  36. Peanut21 August 2015 at 00:12

    WOW... well this is definitely worth the wait, Sarah. The image is gorgeous and I LOVE the cheesecloth - so PERFECT!
    hugs, Asha

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  37. Rebecca21 August 2015 at 12:37

    Hi Sarah, this is gorgeous! I love the cheesecloth and the backing paper is so pretty!

    Love From Rebecca xx

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  38. Michelle21 August 2015 at 14:58

    I love this beach themed card Sarah - the embellishments you have used match the image perfectly - so different from what you usually do too! Love it! Michelle x

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  39. Tammy21 August 2015 at 22:21

    This is gorgeous Sarah! I love that beautiful image and your fabulous textures! Thanks so much for joining us at Creatalicious this month!
    Tammy x

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  40. debby400022 August 2015 at 08:35

    Love your beautiful, gorgeous card.
    luv
    Debby

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  41. Irene22 August 2015 at 11:35


    Oh my, Sarah your card is Beautiful, the image stunning and I love the twine round the image and the fishing net. It's so different from your normal cards, please make more of these.

    luv
    irene
    zxxxx

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  42. Tanvi24 August 2015 at 17:43

    Sarah this is so fabulous! TFS with us at Craft Your Passion#275. Good luck!

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  43. Lozzy27 August 2015 at 20:48

    Gorgeous card, so pretty and love all the detailing. Thank you for joining us at A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge, good luck in draw and hope we see you again..Hugs Lozzy x

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  44. Melanie15 September 2015 at 14:19

    A lovely card!
    Thank you soo much for taking part in our "summer fun at the beach” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
    Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…

    Hugs,
    Melanie
    (DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
    (DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
    (DT Come and Get It)
    (DT Crafty Friends)
    (DT Tuesday Throwdown)

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