Today’s Color Challenge (CC536) on Splitcoast uses red, navy & a marina teal color. To tell the truth, I actually finished this Monday but hadn’t taken pics yet & when I saw the colors, I thought…hmmm… looks like I lucked out!
I stamped the lighthouse once on Neenah white & again on X-Press It white. The Neenah version was masked and I sponged the sand, sea & sky then stamped the stars at the top w/ white pigment ink. After the Neenah version was die cut, the XP version was colored with Copics & fussy cut to add on top.  I used a white Prismacolor pencil & a yellow Copic to add the light rays from the lighthouse. For the large background, I used a mask to sponge the sky & sea & added more stars as before. The header was die cut, punched & the greeting stamped on top. The little swirls from the punch excess were added on the sea as “waves”. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used & a look at the inside.
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| Stamps: DRS Designs – Lighthouse, Starry Background, You Light Up Greeting, Birthday Wishes Greeting (inside) |
| Paper:Â Neenah white, X-Press It white |
| Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Kaleidacolor blue breeze, Distress ink mermaid lagoon, Colorbox frost white pigment |
| Accessories: Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A , pierced circles, bracket border dies, Lil’ Inkers stitched rectangle dies, white gel pen, border punch (EK Success) |
I think this is my new favorite!!