Friday Friend Share

My friend, Jeannie, knows that I like the beach and everything about it. We both like lighthouses, beach scenes and marine life cards. Here's one that she made for me using a lighthouse stamp. I love the little shell brads too.

The new Stampin' Up! spring Occasions Catalog has a lighthouse stamp set in it. I'm sure I will be making a lighthouse card in the near future!

High Tide stamp set

Have a blessed day,
Trude

From Land to Sea Birthday Card

From Land to Sea is a wonderful stamp set for creating masculine cards. It is appealing for anyone that loves the sea (that would be me! I love to go to the Oregon coast).

The candy dots that I used on this card are now retired, but a great substitute is the Subtle Enamel Shapes (Marina Mist mini circles).

Supplies

• Kraft cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Enamel Shapes- subtle collection
• From Land to Sea stamp set
• Banner Triple punch
• Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

Have a blessed day!
Trude 

Metallic Marker Technique

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I was just trying the metallic marker technique for the first time. It was a bit streaky here, but okay for the purpose. The more you mess with it the better it gets. I used glossy paper. Fun paper to work with.

Layered Lighthouse note card

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This card could be used as a masculine birthday card or can be used as an any occasion card or note card.

You stamp the lighthouse stamp on the base card and then stamp it again on a piece of cardstock that is the same color as the base card. then you cut out a portion of the second stamped image, mat it with a coordinating color of cardstock and adhere it over the original image on the card base. I then inked the edges for more definition and added interest. Quite an easy card, but I like how it turns out.