Father's Day Card ~ Fusion Challenge + Watercolor Blog Hop

Double post today.  If you are here for the Card A Day Challenge, please scroll down for that post or Clicky to go there now. 

This card came together in an unusual way.  I've been working on cleaning my stamp room this week.  It's taking me a long time because I keep getting distracted by the things I should be putting away.  Can anyone relate?  The background blue and green piece is from a "failed" attempt at a new watercolor/ink/stencil technique.  I thought about just tossing it, but then an idea struck and this card was born.

As soon as I layered the white die cut on top of my technique piece I squealed with delight.  It reminded me of the ocean, so I due cut some fun dies from Wplus9 and colored them.    Then I set the pieces aside and got distracted for a couple of days.  Yesterday I saw the new fusion challenge inspiration photo and it was just the inspiration I needed to get this card put together.  Thank you, Fusion Card Challenge!

Don't you just love this?!!! I am definitely using it to create another card or two. My wheels are turning.  I love when challenges do that for me.  Here is a close up so you can see the texture and dimension on my focal piece.  The lighthouse was colored simply with Copics.  The starfish were sponged with ink and then I used markers to color in little dots for extra texture & dimension.  The edges of most of the pieces were sponged with Crumb Cake ink.

The finishing touch was to glue on some Seed Beads and Sand Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.    I had a starfish leftover, so I glued him on the inside.  I can't believe I now have 2 Father's Day cards completed this early!  Perhaps I will even get them sent out on time.

Since I used a watercolor background, I'm also entering this card into the watercolor blog hop over on Pretty Pink Posh.  <3  The makers of those fabulous seed beads and sequins I used for my sandy beach.  Head on over to Fusion and Pretty Pink Posh to play along.  Now that my card is done I'm going to see what everyone else has designed.  :)

Supplies 

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' UP!)
Ink: Calypso Coral, Crisp Canteloupe, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate (SU); R29, R59, Y08 (Copic); Tumbled Glass, Broken China (Distress)
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake Textured, Very Vanilla (SU); Marshmallow (Bazzill)
Accessories: Guiding Light Dies (Wplus9); Interlocking Die (Penny Black); Silver Shimmer Seed Beads, 4mm Sand Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Penny Black Dies, Interlocking

Quilled Creations Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle 0.5 oz.

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Guiding Light

Pretty Pink Posh Seed Beads, Silver Shimmer

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 4mm Cupped, Sand

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Marshmallow, 10 pk

COPIC Sketch Marker R59, Cardinal

COPIC Sketch Marker R29, Lipstick Red

COPIC Sketch Marker Y08, Acid Yellow