RELAX AT THE WATERSIDE AFTER FISHING

Do you ever want to just tell someone to Relax or Chill Out?  I need someone to tell me to do that once in a while.  I tell it to myself, but I've determined that I'm not a very good listener.

Is fishing relaxing?  Probably not for someone that does it for a living, but for many who do it as a hobby, I think they would tell us it is.  I'm not a fisherman, but I would love to just sit in this chair with a cup of tea and watch the fishermen on my lake.  My problem is that my TO-DO list gets in my way.

When I chose the two designs from the Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper for this card, I purposely selected the two with colors that felt calming.

The chair was stamped with Black Memento on Basic White cardstock and then colored with Gray Granite Stampin' Blends.  I receive a lot of questions about coloring, but probably none as often as coloring with Stampin' Blends.  So, I thought I would use this card to share my tips and tricks of coloring with Stampin' Blends.

I personally love coloring with Stampin' Blends.  But I know some people struggle with using them and getting the colors to blend like they want them to.  If you are one of those, I hope the tips help.  But my biggest tip is -- PRACTICE!   And don't forget -- the Color Lifter is your friend!

I used a couple of the grass stamps to decorate the inside of the card.  

Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.  

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Waterside Retreat Suite Collection (English) [167932]	Perennial Postage Dies [162607]	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]
Waterside Retreat 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167920]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886]	Loose Anchor Trinkets [167931]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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