Well we woke to a white rape seed crop in the field behind our house but a beautiful scene. It's melting now as the sun is shining, but still a bit chilly.
Today I'm sharing a masculine birthday card, one of those we all seem to struggle with. I've used the ever popular Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies. I'm so pleased that the stamps and dies will continue to be in the popular list as they are making an appearance for another year in our new annual catalogue next month.
I kept the colour palette very simple starting with a piece of designer series paper, yes it is and it created the perfect background for all these images and die cuts. I stamped the compass directly onto the paper but everything else is die cut and stamped. To colour the lighthouse and anchor I used a blender pen to drag the colour in from the image outline. It allows you to create light and shade really easily and if I can manage it, it clearly doesn't need too much skill!! Looks effective though don't you think?
I've also added a gilded leafing border and a stampin dimensional to the compass with gilded leafing to just make it all stand out and regular visitors know I love a bit of bling. To add the leafing I used tear and tape and then added the gold. I didn't want it quite as wide as the tear and tape so cut off half the width of each border and used them on another card. We don't want too much bling for the chaps.
Stamping onto your patterned papers can create a whole new effect for you and also get you using those papers that we all stroke for too long fearful of wasting the sheet. Go and have a go you know you want to.....
Hope you have a great week.
Zoe x
1 comment:
Love your card Zoe ....Roy would love this ...stunning set ...
Hugs Sylvie xx
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