Crafty As L

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...

At the end of January, I travelled up to Stockport to visit Practical Publishing HQ for an experience day, part of the prize from Cardmaker of The Year 2022.   I got to meet 2 of my fellow winners, Tracey and Monika (sadly, Ann-Marie couldn’t make it) and we were hosted by Nicky Gilburt, editor of Creative Stamping, and Lou Collins, of Text{ures} and craft TV fame.   We met the editors of the various magazines, saw how the magazines come together and had a visit to the photography department and the studio.  Lou kindly gave us her Wildflowers Bundle and we got to do some quick crafting together.   It was such a fabulous day and we all had a great time.   You can read all about it here . This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a small commission if you purchase via the links, at no additional cost to you.  Thank you :-) This is the first card that I made with the stamps – a ‘Thank You’ card for Nicky.   It seemed appropriate!   As ther...