Midweek Make: All At Sea

Cards for men.  I used to struggle making men’s cards but I’m finding it a little easier of late.  It’s handy if there’s a particular theme you can employ, which was the case with this card.  It was a birthday card for one of the Project 71 veterans who was in the Royal Navy so a sea-themed card seemed appropriate.

The main stamp I used was from Papercraft Society’s January 2023 Box by Sheena Douglass.

For the sky, I used Lou Collins TEXT{ures} Clouds Layering Stencils.  These are really neat and colour the sky with the first stencil and the shadows on the clouds with the second.

After doing the sky, I flipped the stencil upside down and blended the same colours onto the sea.

I then masked the sky and blended blue inks onto the sea.   The rocks and highlights on the lighthouse were shaded using alcohol markers.  The scene looked a bit bare so I added a ship,  some birds and the sentiment.  To finish, I added a few highlights with a white Posca pen.

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