The Ton's July Challenge - Mood Board

Hi everyone.  Today we're welcoming the month of July with a Mood Board Challenge over at
 The Ton's Challenge Blog: The Season.
You have the whole month of July to enter this challenge for a chance to WIN a $50 gift certificate for  
The Ton online store.  You can click on the link to head on over and check it out any time.  But first I'd like to show you a card I made using this beautiful mood board for inspiration.

The soft colors are beautiful in these inspiration photos!  The one that caught my eye was the top center picture of the ocean.  I loved the pink/purple sky and the dark turquoise color of the ocean.  I thought it would make a beautiful card and any chance I can get to play with The Ton's awesome Wave stamp I jump on it!  It's my favorite stamp in The Ton's Summer Release.

For my card today I stamped the Wave using three inks from The Ton:  Bright Emerald, Caribbean Turquoise and Hot Tourmaline.  I cut out a cloud shape from some thin cardstock to make my own stencil for the clouds.  Moving the stencil around I blended Soft Amethyst along the stencil then used a soft pink Ballet Slippers to blend it out away from the stencil for a soft, dreamy look.  I blended a touch of a darker shade, Miami Cool along the water line to add more depth.

Stamps:  Wave, Large Peony 2, Haute Stripes (The Ton).

Ink:  Soft Amethyst, Ballet Slippers, Miami Cool, Bright Emerald, Caribbean Turquoise, Hot Tourmaline, Hampton White Pigment, Noir (The Ton).

Paper:  white 110 lb cardstock (Neenah).

Accessories:  Glass Slippers Couture Mix (The Ton),   white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, fun foam.

Adding some embossed white splashes to the Wave gives it a shiny texture.  I kept the sentiment simple by clear embossing over Noir black, a beautifully scripted "Thinking of You" from the Large Peony 2 stamp set.  Using the Haute Stripes Cling Background stamp I stamped the card base in Bright Emerald then added the Wave  panel using a pop of fun foam for a little dimension.  I topped it off with some different sized sequins from my favorite couture mix; Glass Slippers.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you'll make some time this month to join in this fun challenge with us over at The Ton Blog.  We love seeing all of your creations and it's so fun to see everyone's interpretation of each challenge.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!!