Thursday, May 28, 2009

Another Lighthouse

I am loving this set. Up until now, I have not had many stamps to make masculine cards with. This is another card made with "Guiding Light" from GinaK Designs. I wanted to try something different this time. I wanted it to feel like you are seeing the lighthouse from the ocean, rather than looking out at the ocean. I used a piece of Gina's Digi background paper with some of the nautical netting she now carries. It goes so perfect with this set. The lighthouse was black embossed then watercolored with Peerless Watercolors. You can purchase them from GinaK here: http://www.shop.ginakdesigns.com/category.sc?categoryId=50 I love these watercolors because they come on a thin sheet and you can punch out a small square of each color and mount them on a piece of heavy cardstock. All your colors are right in front of you and it makes it so easy to choose colors to blend. You just use the Niji Waterbrush to pick up color.

After coloring the lighthouse, it was masked off and the background was stamped then sponged. The mountains are from a retired SU set. Long rectangle Nestabilities were used to create the frames. Each layer is on dimensionals. The anchor was colored with a Copic Glitter pen. To get the netting and sailor's knot to stick to the background, I ran it through a sticker machine. Three bronze brads were added under the scene.

8 comments:

A Consuming Passion said...

So Selma now you're the Queen of the masculine card too!!!!
This card is really great love all the detail and your colouring as always is tops.
Have a great Weekend. Sue

Brenda said...

Selma this is gorgeous!! Your coloring rocks!! I love seeing all of your wonderful cards

Dianna said...

Selma,

What a neat card, and like you said very masculine. I love the netting it really adds to the whole nautical thing.

Great job.

Dianna

Jose said...

Gorgeous card, love the way you have done the waves, and I love the netting and the knot.
Jose

Jennie said...

Selma, this is a beauty! Love all of the detail on this!

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