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...