Hello, crafters and happy Monday!! I hope you had a great weekend!!

I have an encouragement card to share with you today featuring the latest release from Scrappy Tails Crafts!!

I stamped the lighthouse from the Guiding Light Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored the image with Copics, added highlights with a white gel pen and used the Coordinating Die to cut it out.

For the background scene, I masked the top part of a panel of white cardstock and blended Mermaid Lagoon and Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Inks for the sea. I splattered it with clean water and picked up the excess with a paper towel. I added texture by using a damp baby wipe and dabbing it onto the ink. The bottom part of the panel was masked off and I blended Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch and Villainous Potion Distress Inks for the sky. I splattered it with water and diluted white gouache, then blended more ink over the top. The panel was die-cut with a 4″ x 5.25″ rectangle die and adhered to a white A2 card base.

Once the background was totally dry, the sentiment, also from the Guiding Light Stamp Set (so many great sentiment in this set!!), was white heat embossed directly onto the background. The lighthouse was popped up with foam tape. I added texture to the water, stars in the sky and shine to the light in the lighthouse with a clear sparkle pen to finish it off.

I really love how this turned out!! I love the contrast of the red and gray lighthouse with the blues in the water and sky!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great Monday!!