Hello there stamping friends,
Thought I'd pop in this lovely weekend to share a little card I created for the CYCI #122 challenge this week. It's been a while since I've participated in a sketch challenge, but I loved the sketch and had some extra time to play, so I figured it was a good time to dive right in!
I chose to use a new stamp set from Fun Stampers Journey called
Nautical Sketch. This set can be found in our Spring Into Summer mini inspiration book/catalog. I love the sketchy designs in this set and have found it to be a very versatile set. All of the images are just perfect for masculine and feminine projects. I prefer to have my cardfronts "sentiment-less" but to follow the sketch, I hunted for a sentiment that would work and not overpower the design. I hope it works! The sentiment is from the
Little BIG Greetings set (Retiring soon! On sale at 40%off now!).
As you can see, I also added some embossing using my favorite stencil called
Starburst Lines.
Modeling Paste helped give texture, and
Denim Days/
Buttercream inks helped to add color and define the dimensional texture a bit more.
I selected
Denim Days,
Oatmeal Cookie,
Whip Cream cardstock and pulled in a bit of the coordinating
Nautical Adventure Prints paper that coordinates perfectly with the set. I colored the whale with a few Copic markers (C&W grays) then added some
Liquitex Iridescent Bright Silver Ink over the top to give it some sheen. To finish it off, I used a few scrap cuts of gold
Vellum Designer Prints, a few twirls on
Natural Journey Twine and a couple leaves diecut (from the kraft paper all our products are packed and shipped in) from the new steel rule die called
Summer Bouquet.
ETA: This card was selected as a "Design Team Pick"! Thank you Chloe for "Liking" my card! I LOVED the sketch! :)
