Sunday, May 20, 2018

This card offering Hope Through Stormy Seas was created using Stampin' Up!'s High Tide stamp set.  
I used their Dapper Denim, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip and Archival Gray inks on a mat of Whisper White cardstock.  The bottom mat is Pacific Point. This is an A2 size card. 

Material List:
Stamp Set:  High Tide
Tool:  Stamparatus (optional)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pacific Point
Inks: Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim, Chocolate Chip, Smokey Slate,
Archival Gray, Marina Mist
Basics:  Scissors, Paper Cutter, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue

Card Base:  A2 Card (Folded Size 5-1/2"W x 4-1/4"H)
Pacific Point Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4"W x 4"H)
Whisper White Top Mat:  (5"W x 3-3/4"H)

Directions:
--Cut the top and bottom mats to size per list.
--Stamp the Whisper White mat as follows:
--Stamp the Sand base in Crumb Cake
--Stamp part one of lighthouse in Smokey Slate
--Stamp part two of lighthouse in Dapper Denim
--Stamp the water stamp above and below and around the lighthouse and sand base in Marina Mist - use 1st and 2nd generation stamping.
--Stamp the ground Birds in Chocolate Chip.
--Stamp the seagulls in Archival Gray
--Use a sponge dauber to shade the water and the sky with Marina Mist.
--Stamp the sentiment in Marina Mist.
--Attach White Mat to Pacific Point Mat & then both to the card Base using tape runner.