Beach Safari Postcard

Hello.  Welcome.  Gail from the design team here.  Isn't it strange where our inspiration comes from?  I was having an email conversation with Bibi the other day and she mentioned the stamp sets Retro Beach and African Animals in the same sentence.  Suddenly the cogs are turning and strange ideas are in the air.  So I thought I'd try and capture a few.  

My postcard was inspired by the colours of this month's Rubber Dance challenge:

 

I started making a background with Brusho's.  Brown, light brown, yellow and orange.

I stamped some of the animals from Rubber Dance African Animals set using Tea Dye distress ink.  I wanted a dreamy look.  

I stamped, masked, stamped, masked, stamped etc etc.....  Also using stamps from Travel and ATC Backgrounds 1

I added a MDF shape from Things to Alter and die cut the words using a sizzix die.  I stamped the girl from Take the Plunge and extended the grassy hill and the water.  The perfect sentiment is also from the Travel set

'the real voyage of discovery consists not of

 seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes'

Maybe she's dreaming of African safaris and European tours.  

Thanks for dropping by.  If you are shopping for Rubber Dance stamps you can get 15% off with my coupon code gail2016. 

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Joining the postcard to
Things to Alter May Challenge - AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make a Wish
Fashionable Stamping Challenge 111 - Blots and Splashes