I have a 3 fer today - I wanted to play with this weeks Free 4 all - encouraging words, and the Ways to Use it - Let it Shine/use a light house challenges and then today Featured Stamper Sue had this lovely light house card in her gallery and I was able to get all three challenges done in this card!
I used different stamps, different techniques and different colors on my card but used the same theme.
I made my background by rubbing Broken China Distress ink and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink on my craft mat, spritzed with water and then dragged a panel of watercolor paper though the inks, drying, re-dragging through the inks, drying - until I was happy with how it looked.
Then I cut a piece of computer paper with a wavy line (I actually have a paper cutter that does that!) and laid the mask along the bottom of my panel and sponged with Walnut Stain Distress to create the darker layer of earth - moved the mask up a little and sponged again with Frayed Burlap Distress ink to make a lighter layer of earth.
I die cut and stamped the light house, sponged one side with Frayed Burlap and layered it over the panel with foam dots. I stamped the birds and sentiment directly onto the panel.
Congrats on being the FS this week Sue - I had not been in your gallery and enjoyed looking through it today!
I will be making several more of this card as our church sends out encouraging cards to the elderly and I think this will fit the bill!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131672
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 @ 12:00 PM
The sponging in the foreground looks just super, and the background is an amazing setting for your lighthouse. I love the combination of streaked effects and spatter you got in the blues.
Registered: March 27, 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67884
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 @ 12:11 PM
Thanks for the details on the background, I want to try this! Your background turned out fantastic! Great job on the challenges! Awesome card, love the sentiment! Faved!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70302
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 @ 12:13 PM
Wonderful take on Beth's pretty card. I like how you sponged with a wavy mask. It made a terrific base for the lighthouse. The blue background is awesome. Fabulous verse for your card. Well done! TFS
Registered: September 2, 2017 Location: Los Angeles County, California Posts: 5
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 @ 12:43 PM
I love this card and am sure the receivers will enjoy it too. It is so encouraging. I too send cards to people at church. I wonder where you got the sentiment?
Cheryl
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82946
Sun, Sep 17, 2017 @ 1:03 PM
Such a super verse and great image to illustrate it. Fun, artsy and inspirational.
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