Double Trouble: Brown Bag It
Crafting Happiness: Anything goes
The gals over at Double Trouble had me getting out my Kraft cs. I dry embossed it and then created the beach scene on white Text Vellum with my new Soft Pastels. I had ordered them months ago and they were on the slow boat from China, literally. Once I had created the sky, ocean and beach, I smeared the top with clear gesso to seal in the pastels. When that was dry I stamped the grass and birds and sponged in the navy ink along the top. Added white highlights with gel pen then cut to size and adhered to Kraft cs. Stamped sentiment in black ink and added round raised dots. Mounted all on white cs base.
Oh, and for the twisted sister and optional twist, the kids playing with a red wagon are just out of the scene on the beach.
Paper Crafter at large 
Beautiful!
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Thanks Diana!
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This is beautiful! I have never worked with soft pastels. They look very pretty.
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They are new to me, too. Maybe the pan pastels would be easier, these are kind of harsh. Act like hard calk.
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What a lovely card, Bonnie! Your creation of the pastel scene on the right is really well done! I LOVE your placement of the embossed sand dunes on the right. Your enhancing them with your pastels is perfect! Thank you for sharing your sketch and card design creativity with us at Double Trouble this week!!! -Donna
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Thanks Donna, Always have fun with the crew at Double Trouble.
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What a lovely card, Bonnie! Your creation of the pastel scene on the right is really well done! I LOVE your placement of the embossed sand dunes on the right. Your enhancing them with your pastels is perfect! Thank you for sharing your sketch and card design creativity with us at Double Trouble this week!!! -Donna
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Gorgeous scene, Bonnie. Your kraft embossed panel and the window for your ocean/beach scene makes me wish I was there. Enjoy your pastels and had to laugh about your red wagon story,
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Not sure the challenge sites will enjoy my humor. Thanks for the warm support.
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This is soft, serene and just plain beautiful. Love the soft pastels and how you embossed one side of the card. And I too chuckled at your red wagon story.
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Thanks so much Johanna, it means so much that you appreciate my creations.
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What a calm, peaceful scene. You did a great job with the pastels. The embossing folder is perfect for a beach scene. This will certainly send healing hugs to the recipient.
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Thanks Judy, it was my intention to get just that feeling when I set out to make this one.
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Love the partially embossed panel and your beautiful beach scene. Creative way to include the kids and the wagon – lol!!
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Being land locked and only having seen the ocean a handful of times, this is quite the accomplishment for me.
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You have created the most beautiful, calm sky, ocean, beach scene ever. It looks so peaceful and inviting. Judy’s right, this will bring healing hugs so anyone.
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Such a serene scene, Bonnie! I lived most of my life at the seashore and miss it every day. (I now live in Arizona.) So creative to see what you did with the embossing – very clever! We’re so glad you played along with us at Double Trouble #57.
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The colors you used are so calming and a great mix with the embossed kraft. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.
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I absolutely love how the twist is just out of scene! This is a wonderful card and I love that the slow boat finally arrived for you. My MIL ordered a puzzle and figures it’s being swum over from China one piece at a time. Your card is beautiful. I love the embossing you used on the kraft to extend your beach.
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You are always such a huge supporter and I so appreciate that. New things are always fun, even if they take longer to get to us.
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What a pretty beach scene! It’s perfect on the kraft. Thank you for joining us at Double Trouble!
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