A different kind of “Surprise”

I have been hearing the song “Feel It Still” by Portugal. The Man on the radio.  One of my favorite lines in the song is “I’m a rebel just for kicks now”.  I kind of like to think of myself that way.  My contribution to Club Scrap’s Monthly Blog Hop and Linky Party is a good example of why.

The January kit from Club Scrap, called “Surprise”, has kind of a birthday theme to it.  So, because I’m a rebel, I did a layout about Sea Life Park (a local attraction here on Oahu).  Makes perfect sense, right? Here is what it looks like:

Most of the supplies came with my Surprise Lite kit.  I also followed the Club Scrap Page formula for January (a really cool feature that you get as a Club Scrap member).  To make it look less “birthday-ish”, I turned the white papers so that you couldn’t see the cupcakes at the bottom.  I then added some extra color (because I am not a big fan of white) using the Ball Chain stencil from Fun Stampers Journey with Club Scrap’s Peridot ink and Blueprint Sketch Distress ink.

Here is a list of the supplies I used that didn't come from my kit:

**The dolphin was cut with my ScanNCut using an SVG file from Miss Kate’s Cuttables.  The turtle was cut using a die from Die-Versions (that is no longer available).

**I added texture to the turtle using part of a stencil from Club Scrap’s Serenity kit (no longer available), some Ivory ink from Gina K. Designs and Lindy’s Stamp Gang’s Terra Cotta Rust embossing powder.

**Both the dolphin and the turtle were covered with Sparkle Silk from Fun Stampers Journey to add some shimmer.

**The “Seas the day” sentiment is from the Club Scrap “Lagoon” kit.  It was stamped with Distress Embossing ink and embossed using Zing White powder.

**I added some interest to the three blue strips used for the title, the sentiment and under the turtle using a stencil from The Crafters Workshop and Salty Ocean Distress Ink.

**The enamel dots came with my "Scandinavian" Club Scrap kit.  I altered the color with R27 Copic marker.

**The little starfish came with my “Lagoon” kit from Club Scrap.  I altered them using Watermelon Alcohol Ink.

You can check out all of the great projects on the blog hop HERE.  You also can follow me on Instagram at #inkyscraps to see more of my creations.

Thanks for stopping by!