Thank you for being there

Hello, crafting friends!

After a busy week, I've just enjoyed a calming session with stamps, stencils and inks. What on earth do non-crafters do to relax?!

I fancied making a scene with Waffleflower's wonderful Stencil 'n' Stamp Lighthouse set and decided on a watercolour background. I used temporary glue to position the lighthouse mask on a watercolour paper card panel, then washed in a sky with pale blue ink. I used the stencil to create rocks/sea with a darker blue ink and water. Once the mask and stencil were removed, and the panel dried,  I was able to stamp the lighthouse over the white masked area using a dark red ink. I was amazed at the crisp result!

The panel was trimmed to size using my favourite stitched rectangle die from Heffy Doodle and then it was time to add details. I stamped some birds in grey ink, adding white highlights with a white Posca acrylic paint pen...

... then tapped the pen against a ruler to add some white 'sea spray'. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Today's Tiles, stamped in navy ink and carefully fussy cut before attaching to the scene. The panel was attached to a card base to finish.

CHALLENGES

I'm entering this card in the Any Occasion challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More; at Color Hues, Carol has chosen a Blue and Red colour duo for us to play with, so I'm playing along there too; I'm also joining in with the Allsorts challenge where Lolo has come up with a Masculine theme.

AND IN OTHER NEWS

We've had family visiting through the week so forgive me for not being around much. The house always seems so quiet when they leave but the good news is that I've learned some new vocabulary from my youngest son! When I visit your blog,  don't be surprised if instead of saying that yI like your card, I tell you that it's 'bopping'!!

Sending hugs,