By the Bay reminds me of the New England coast with the sea wall and the style of the house. It also reminds me of the time I have spent at Lynch Park in Beverly, MA listening to the ocean crash into the shoreline. Lynch Park is one of my favorite places to visit!
Sally uses the spotlight technique on her card to highlight specific areas only and not watercolor the entire stamped image. For this card, we highlighted the roof, the greenery, the ocean, and the sand.
While I was making this card, I only put dimensionals in the four corners and one in the center of the right side. I didn't want to take too many of Sally's dimensionals. I love dimensionals! I put A LOT of dimensionals on my projects! I think a few is 10! My customers and demonstrator team think I am a dimensional queen. I am in the camp that it is better to put more dimensionals than not enough, especially if it is going through the mail. I want my work to arrive safely and undamaged and for it to last a long time.
When I got home, I noticed that my card front had buckled in several places from not having the proper support under the Shimmery White cardstock layer.
You can see the buckling on the sides too. There is no way that I would send this card out in the mail! It would rip on the left side and along the bottom of the square cut out, for sure!
I carefully removed the Shimmery White layer and added more dimensionals to fully support the Shimmery White layer. Dimensionals are only pennies (1-1/3 cents) a piece, so why not use enough to protect your cards and projects?!
You can see the Shimmery White layer is much better with the added dimensionals! Next meeting, I will bring my own pack of dimensionals, so I won't be afraid to use up someone else's dimensionals!
You work hard to create your cards and projects, so why not add the appropriate amount of support for your layers?! It is ok to use A LOT of dimensionals!
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You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.
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By the Bay Watercolor Spotlight
Card Supply List
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Stamps
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#149739 By the Bay
(Cling-Mount)
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Paper
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#119686 Early Espresso
Cardstock
#100730 Whisper White
Cardstock
#101910 Shimmery White
Cardstock
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Ink
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#147116 Crumb Cake Ink Pad
#147115 Soft Suede Ink Pad
#147105 Balmy Blue Ink Pad
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Embellishments
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#104430 Dimensionals
#147808 Braided Linen
Thread or Jute Twine
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Tools
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#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer
#143263 Big Shot Machine
#145372 Stitched Shapes
Framelits
#103954 Aquapainters
#119868 1” Circle Punch
#146138 1-1/8” Scalloped
Circle Punch
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By the Bay Spotlight Watercolor Card Measurements
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Paper
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Dimensions
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Card Base
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Early
Espresso Cardstock
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8-1/2” x
5-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
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1st Mat
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Shimmery
White Cardstock
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4” x
5-1/4”
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Circle
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Shimmery
White Cardstock
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2” x 2”
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Scalloped Circle Mat
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Early
Espresso Cardstock
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2” x 2”
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Inside Mat
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Whisper
White Cardstock
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4” x
5-1/4”
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