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WT653 ~ Let's Shine a Light ~ {09/14/2017}

Good morning everyone! It's Sabrina here with your WTUI challenge this week.

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The first lighthouse in the American colonies was lit on this day in 1716 in Boston Harbor. There are now over a thousand lighthouses in America. The lighthouse now standing on the site of the first one itself dates back to 1783, in itself no spring chicken! It's the only lighthouse still staffed by the US Coast Guard - although it's automated like all the rest, a keeper acts as tour guide.

When I was growing up I lived within earshot of the sea, and if I climbed up to the top of a pine tree in the garden, I could see the lights of three lighthouses twinkling up and down the coast, and on foggy days we could hear the boom of the foghorns.

Let's see your lighthouses today! I have at least 5 different lighthouse stamps (and a tiny die). I did make an effort to use a lovely RAK image Jacqueline sent me, but unfortunately I made a mess of the colouring and had to go back to my own collection of stamps. Sorry, Jacqueline!

When you've created your lighthouse themed card inspired by this challenge, upload it with the keyword WT653, and then come back and share a link here - that makes it easy for people to find your card :wink:.

Here's a link to our WT653 Let's Shine a Light gallery

Here's a link to my sample: WT653 A Strong and Mighty Tower

If you're not sure how to add a link, here's how:
1. Open 2 windows or tabs: one for your card in the gallery, and one for this thread
2. In this thread, click on reply and type anything you want to show before the link.
3. Go to your card window. Highlight the address for your card. (It says www. splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto..... and so on)
4. Click EDIT. Click COPY
5. Go back to this thread. Click PASTE.

My thanks to Lisa, Cathy and Carla for some great samples to inspire you all.

I hope you all have fun with this challenge! I think lighthouses are such a powerful symbol.

Just adding a detail of my compass rose with the crackle accents.

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Thanks for the wonderful challenge, Sabrina. What a marvelous view you had, no wonder you love lighthouses so much! Here's my card WT653 Shine!

How thankful we are for lighthouses all over the world

WT653 ~ Here For You by sistersandie - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

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Great challenge, Sabina. I grew up on a Great Lake and on a misty summer's night, I loved the moan of the foghorn. Many lighthouses today are places to visit, outdated by all the electronic navigation ships and boats have now. Thanks

GUIDING LIGHT

Great day for this challenge as it is so foggy here today!!!!!!!!!

This was fun - I only have one lighthouse image and rarely pull it out except for challenges . . . .Here is my card:

Shine on! by bubblestx4 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Thanks, Sabrina for a great challenge. Here is my card.
WT653 lighthouse by Holstein - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Sabrina what a wonderful idea to use lighthouses today!! And a great piece of history too!

WT653 The Lighthouse

Thanks Sabrina, this was a fun challenge. Here's my card.

There sure are some beautiful lighthouses in the gallery today, Sabrina. I envy you growing up so close to the sea! Glad I was able to play today!

Lighthouse Birthday

Let's try this again:

Lighthouse Birthday

Shucks, made a set if lighthouse cards last week but too much going on to get mine finished today. I love lighthouses and own several lighthouse stamps.

Such a de"light"ful challange�� Here is my "dream away "card ⚓️

Hi Sabrina,Thanks for the challenge!! AND history lesson about lighthouses. If I ever knew that it would have been forgotten by now.

WT F4A Send Forth Your Light by Stamperrobin - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Thanks for looking!

here is my lighthouse card. this is my only lighthouse stamp. thanks for looking.

Here is my lighthouse. Thanks for encouragement to dig that stamp set out again.
MSP2 Envelope with Lighthouse by AnniePanda - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Great challenge Sabrina - it's been on my list to do - and finally got the card made today combining it with the FS and F4A! FS554 I am the Light by artystamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Here's mine finally!! Light the Night!