Viva La Verve sketch meets Strong Anchor

     I decided to play along with Verve's August Sketch Challenges and try to feature some of the Verve stamps I won through participating in the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges on splitcoaststampers.com.  These two cards use this fun sketch and use the same stamp sets, dies and colors.

 Here are the two cards I made using the Verve set Strong Anchor with matching Nautical dies as well as the SU set The Open Sea.

I masked the edges of my dp and stamped the rope frame and added this layer to the sketch. The anchor is stamped in Island Indigo on Natural Ivory and has sponged Soft Sued accents. I tied a series of knots in some chunky twine as an accent.

Stamps: The Open Sea, Verve: Strong Anchor

Paper: Textured Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Natural Ivory, Soft Sky, retired hostess pack dp

Ink: Soft Suede, Island Indigo

Accessories: Houndstooth ef, Corner Rounder punch, CM Oval Cutting System, Verve Nautical Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge, twine

Techniques: Masking, Sponging, Dry Embossing

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2416065#ixzz2d5NvtLbC

This one stays truer to the sketch and has an eyelet accented ship's wheel and sponged sky on the image panel. My oval is larger on this one as it the whole card.

 

Stamps: The Open Sea, Verve: Strong Anchor

Paper: Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Natural Ivory, Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Versafine Smoky Slate, Midnight Muse, Island Indigo

Accessories: Houndstooth ef, Corner Rounder punch, CM Oval Cutting System, Verve Nautical Dies, Metallic Eyelets, Cropadile, Stampin' Dimensionals, Cloud Moon & Stars template, sponge

Techniques: Sponging, Dry Embossing

Read more: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2415876#ixzz2d5ORlhsb