Beach Card with Newton by Samantha Mann

Hello Sunshine!

Today Samantha heads to the beach with our favorite kitty to bring you some sunshine and smiles!

First she colored that adorable kitty from our Newton's Happy Meowr Stamp Set. Isn't it cute how he's enjoying a drink from a fish bowl? She also added sunglasses to the kitty and stamped a few seashells to adorn the beach! 

Next she created a gorgeous beach background for Newton to sit in. She started by ink blending the background with shades of blue fading up to brown. Then she used some white acrylic ink and a dry brush to add the sea foam across the center. She also added more splatters to add texture to the sand. What a beautiful effect! 

For the sentiment she embossed "Hello Sunshine!" with white embossing powder onto black paper and hand cut it out around the edges. As a finishing touch she added som sequins onto the waves for a bit of sparkle!

We love this fun background technique and we hope this card has inspired you to try some fun backgrounds for your cards too!  

To say hello to Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!