' ' ' 'Crafty Endeavours: Beside the Seaside

Saturday, 1 August 2020

Beside the Seaside

Welcome to August and a new Country View Challenge, which this month I am hosting! I chose a theme to make me dream: the Seaside. I want to see beaches, boats, ports, beach huts, deck chairs, bathers etc… You can choose to illustrate underwater scenes too, but a single fish/seahorse/shell will not do...


This tag came by chance as I was playing with the Gelli Plate. I was searching for the perfect shape to test a technique with and grabbed this old stencil, a metal one, with a small image of a lighthouse. My initial idea came to nothing, I think because the paint had dried too much but, with nothing to lose, I added some white paint through the stencil and took the print. A bit of coloured pencils on top and voila, a naïve lighthouse scene!
My Summer Fun and the quote are from the same Rubber Dance stamp set, Retro Beach.
Have a look at what the DT made on the Country View Challenge blog and I hope you will play with us and share with us your Seaside!
Don't forget you will be in with a chance to win a £20 voucher for the Country View Craft shop if you link up your project to or challenge!

Thanks for coming by,
I am entering the SSS Wednesday, Paperbabe  challenges.

14 comments:

  1. A perfect tag for the theme Christine, the beach would be a wonderful place today in this lovely weather (but for crowds and COVID).

    B x

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  2. Such a lovely tag Christine, a perfect seaside scene. Happy August xx

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  3. A fabulous tag Christine, I love the happy surprises a gelli print can bring. Take care and have a very happy week, Sue xx

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  4. What a gorgeous tag design and colors.

    Hugs Diane

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  5. A real beauty Christine - so gorgeous! And I adore your theme! Hugs rachel x

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  6. J'adore ton thème et j'adore ton tag... super beau tout simplement !!!
    Si jamais j'ai le temps de participer, je serais bien tentée... il me reste une semaine avant mes vacances, je vais peut-être essayer !
    Bises, Coco

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  7. Great tag and I love the theme ! Happy August ! x

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  8. This is fabulous, Christine!!! Your beach scene is so dreamy!!! Great theme!!! Happy August!!! xx

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  9. Gorgeous! That artsy painty printed background is just wonderful - the whole thing works just perfectly with the charming lighthouse and cottage perched on the edge of the cliff. I love it.
    Alison x

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  10. Another fabulous theme this month, I love your seaside theme it sits beautifully upon your tag so idyllic.. Hugs Tracey xx

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  11. Gorgeous tag, Christine! I love the vintage scene with the happy accident Gelli printed lighthouse!
    Have a wonderful August!
    Evelyn xxx

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  12. Really pretty coastal scene, it turned out perfectly xx

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  13. Another beauty! I feel like I'm actually taking a vacation, visiting all the East coast of the USA!

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  14. Wonderful tag and theme Christine.

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