Hi everyone
At the end of August Liverpool played host to the 2012 Irish Sea Tall Ships regatta (see how far behind I am on my posts!?) My mum and myself went down to the docks to have a look at the boats while we were out shopping for the day. The boats were absolutely HUGE, much bigger than I thought and they were really interestingto look at. There was even a boat that you could go on and have a look around. Heres a couple of pictures from the day.
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It's a really simple card to make. I wanted the card to have an 'old' or 'vintage' feel to them, like old sepia-toned photograph or weathered and worn book. Because Stampin Up Ink is water based it's really easy to use a water brush (or just a brush dipped in water) to pull the ink from the outline into the image. You can also use the ink pad as a paint palette, by squeezing the ink pad when it's closed. When you open it up there'll be little blob of ink that yiu can paint with. I haven't got any photos but this link will show you what I mean.
You can see the water colouring a bit better on the close-up picture above. To make the background I stamped a pale beige/brown ink onto the stamp and then using a tissue I dabbed little bits away so it looked worn away when I stamped it. I also used Versamark watermark ink to stamp out anchors.
It was really quick and easy to make but I think it looks quite effective :)
Products used -
Stampin Up Stamp set in The Open Sea (I can't remember the name of the set the sentiment is from)
Stampin Up cardstock in Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Vey Vanilla & Naturals Ivory
Stampin Up Ink in Chocolate Chip & Crumb Cake
Versamark watermark ink
Twine
Hope you liked the card!
Bye for now!
