Welcome to the RemARKable Stamp of the Month Blog Tour!  I’m stop #3 on the RemARKable Blog Tour!  You probably came from Linda’s blog Ink Stamp and Scrap – I love Linda’s work and think she is quite talented!  Today we are stamping with the ‘must have’ stamp set out of the Spring Catalog – By the Tide.  I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this set when this catalog was released.

I love using my brayer along with this set.  So for today, I created a tropical underwater scene for you.

Creative Tips:

• I wanted to use the retiring color River Rock – just about the only retired color that you can still get paper and ink refills for!  I just love this color and I quickly got out my Color Coach and chose the combination Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist to go along with River Rock.  To see my favorite card made with similar colors – click here.
• I started by embossing the coral in Cherry Cobbler (Versamark and then my Classic Pad) and added the sea horses in Marina Mist the same way.  I used Clear Embossing Powder to set them.
• I brayered River Rock on the bottom of the largest Framelit for sand.
• Next I brayered the colors Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, our new In Color – Coastal Cabana and just a tiny amount of Marina Mist.

• I refreshed my Sea Horses with my Marina Mist marker and embossed them again with Clear EP.
• For the River Rock background I repeatedly stamped tone on tone the script stamp (My favorite from this set). 
• I popped the underwater world framelit window up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added a few large Pearl Basic Jewels.
• I started to add a banner, but didn’t want to take away from my creative scenery, so I just embossed my greeting in Cherry Cobbler directly over the River Rock script.
• Of course, don’t forget to do your envelope too!  I even added a little sand with my brayer on it! The contrast in colors work.  I hope you love my little glimpse into the under water world with By the Tide.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what I create for Mojo Monday!

If you’d like to see more samples that I’ve previously done with this set just click on the pictures below.  Or you can use the search box on the right – just type in By the Tide.

Be sure to head on over to Melissa’s blog next – http://www.stampinup.net/blog/2089191 to see what amazing things she’s created! Enjoy the tour!

Creative Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets – By the Tide, Sweet Essentials Ink – Versamark, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, River Rock, Tempting Turquoise, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party Paper – Whisper White, River Rock Cool Tools – Apothecary Accents Framelits, Brayer, Heat Tool The Perfect Finish – Stampin’ Dimensionals, Pearls