Marlena is Faithfully Crafting: Island Style

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Island Style

I mentioned I stamped a lot of turtles in various colors.

Hero Arts Color Layering Sea Turtle, KC Hawaii Island Style Stamps, My Favorite Things Stitched Square Stamps/Blueprints 11 panel (retired)

Gwendolyn's technique of using one layer of a layered stamp is one of my favorite ways to make sure I ink up my stamps.

http://ablognamedhero.com/2019/08/august-challenge/

I also like to mix and match stamp sets.

I picked a sentiment from KC Hawaii's Island Style Stamps to go with my graphic turtle.

Simon Says (Wednesday): Stamp It

Thank you for stopping by today!

2 comments:

TLady said...: Marlena, this is SO CUTE! LOVE the wavy card stock for your turtle, pretty color choices! I also LOVE the way you're doing your photos! You MUST HAVE a shelf of these LOVELY PLATES / DISHES to display your cards! SO CREATIVE!!! INKY HUGS for your VISITS & SWEET COMMENTS! I APPRECIATE YOU!!! ;)<3; September 7, 2019 at 11:01 AM
Betty said...: your turtle is so cute - looks like it's just having a nice day at the beach - and love your colors! thanks for joining our challenge at A Blog Named Hero - Betty, ABNH FB DT; September 7, 2019 at 8:07 PM

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Saturday, September 7, 2019

Island Style

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