Hi Everyone! Today is my last project for the Cape Cod Resilience Fund. It is a quick and simple post because I just wanted to wrap the week up. If you haven’t read any of my previous posts, the Cape Cod Resilience Fund was created to help small businesses on Cape Cod who are facing financial difficulties because of Covid-19. My friend, Jenn Shurkus, who lives on Cape Cod, created an exclusive set of photopolymer stamps to sell and raise money for the fund. Jenn is donating $10 to CCRF for each set sold and she has already sent out nearly 300 orders…Her donation is nearing the $1,000 mark with the orders she has received. To learn more about the Cape Cod area (15 quaint, small-town communities with beaches and fabulous ocean views) visit Jenn’s site here: https://shurk.us/CCRFj – Reading her post will make you want to visit the area!

Today’s card started out as a plain piece of white cardstock (Neenah Solar White). I used the the Brush Spatter Background stamp by My Favorite Things to create the sand with three colors of Distress Oxide Ink (old paper, gathered twigs, and vintage photo).

I then used a Taylored Expressions blending brush to give the sand a background color (Distress Oxide Ink – old paper, gathered twigs, and scattered straw). I made sure to leave the background very light at the water’s edge so that the sand could extend into the ocean water. I found footprints in Jenn’s stamp set and placed them on the card using Memento tuxedo black dye ink then colored them with a Copic marker (E35).

To create the water I again used a Taylored Expressions blending brush and various shades of blue Distress Oxide ink (tumbled glass, peacock feathers, salty ocean, and blueprint sketch). I really like using Distress Oxide ink because it glides onto the paper and it leaves a smooth feel while it is still fresh. It also blends easily. I finished the card with one of Jenn’s sentiments and this turned out to be one of my favorite cards for the week.

Products used:

I have attached links where you can buy some of the products used in Today’s project. I do happen to be an affiliate of My Favorite Things so if you click to purchase an MFT item from my blog I may receive a small residual. I am not an affiliate with the other companies and receive no money or products in return for your click; but, i wanted to make it easy for you to purchase any items you might have gotten inspiration for on my post.

• Jenn’s Cape Cod Stamp Set – $10 of the price goes to the CCRF
• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 lb cardstock – 25 sheets
• Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80 lb cardstock – 250-sheet ream
• My Favorite Things Brush Spatter Background
• Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes
• Copic Sketch Marker – E35
• Memento tuxedo black ink pad
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink (old paper, gathered twigs, vintage photo, tumbled glass, peacock feathers, salty ocean, and blueprint sketch)

If this is the first card/project you have seen of mine this week, please scroll down in the blog to my other posts and see all the ways I have used Jenn’s exclusive Cape Cod stamp set. This was a fun week of creating for me. I hope you will forward this post to friends and crafty people you know so that they have the opportunity to learn about this fundraiser for the small businesses of Cape Cod. A percentage of profits for the sale of the stamp will be donated until July 1, 2020, so there is plenty of time to spread the word. And, if you have enjoyed my posts, please scroll to the bottom of this page and click the subscribe button so that you will know when I have new crafty posts.

I hope to see you again soon!