Stampendous Beachfront Boat - a housewarming card

Hi blogging friends

My BIL and SIL have just finished building their dream retirement home by the sea in another state. I am sure they will love being away from the hustle and bustle of city-life and never tire of looking out on the ocean every day.  It is a long-realised dream come true for them - and this is the card I made for them as a "Welcome to your new home" - so that is why I chose a beach-scene and tried to make it a nice, warm inviting scene imagining them having a sail on the calm ocean on a summer's day with the first hints of the sunset in the sky.  Ahhhh - bliss! Wish I was there right now......

I stamped the image onto watercolour paper and coloured it with watercolour pencils.  To add the white highlights on the ocean, I used a scalpel knife to scratch the surface of the watercolour paper then used my Sakura clear glaze pen to add some shine.  I also used the same pen on the red sail on the boat.  I know you can't really see the glaze in the photo but it makes the sea look all sparkly IRL - but you can see the effect of the scratching with the scalpel knife.  Here is a wee close-up:

The side panel was punched with a Scallop Diamond edge punch then I added a Scor Pal line which made it easier to line the designer paper up straight.  As the panel looked a little uninteresting and flat, I decided to emboss it using my Cuttlebug and Sizzix Ribbon embossing folder then sanded it a little to highlight the embossing - ahhhhhhh, much better to have a bit of texture and it seemed to match the dp and rope perfectly.  I grabbed two pieces of rope and tied a knot in each end then glued the ends underneath the panel with fabric glue.  Because the rope was bulky, I popped the panel up on dimensionals.  The sentiment panel and the main panel are also up on dimensionals.

The sentiment is by Elzybells from a clear set of sentiments and images but there is no name on the set or a number; unfortunately, no longer available....sniff.....I miss my Elzybells......

I punched two tiny hearts from the orangey-red part of the designer paper using my Arrows border punch (the leftover punchies look like tiny hearts) and added them to the sentiment panel.

Lastly, I glued on 3 matching buttons.  I did sew threw the buttonholes with matching sewing thread before I glued them on.

Challenges:

I am entering my card in the following challenges -

Allsorts Challenge #113 - Free and Easy July - Anything goes

Craft your Days Away Challenges - CYDA Challenge #25 - Summertime

The Pink Elephant - Challenge #TPE109 - Fun in the sun

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Have a great week!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampendous Beachfront Boat CRN234 cling, Sentiment - Elzybells (name unknown)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx black

Designer paper:  K & Co. Seaglass diecut small mat pad, code 626621

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Sizzix Textured Impressions Ribbon embossing folder (comes as a set of 2 folders - #656980), 140lb watercolour paper, Faber Castell watercolour pencils, small round #2 paintbrush, 3 x buttons with matching sewing thread, rope, Scor-Pal, Sakura clear glaze pen, sandpaper, Cardstock:  teal blue, pale olive

Punches:  EK Success Scallop Diamond edge, EK Success Arrows border edge