Saturday, July 11, 2015

A Lighthouse and Some Birch Trees



I am still enjoying my Guiding Lights stamps.  Today I used that set to make a masculine birthday card.  I stamped the lighthouse and then blended Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink under and around it. I paired it up with a sentiment from WMS Ocean Bound to create a one layer masculine birthday card.


I am entering this card at Less is More #232 where the challenge is one layer masculine, Addicted to CAS #67 where the code word is Patriotic, Seize the Birthday where the toppings option is red, white and blue, and Marker Pop #72 Anything Goes (I used Distress ink from their store).






My next two cards were inspired by this beautiful card by Carol that I found on the Winnie & Walter website when I went to look for inspiration for a new stamp I recently bought called Into the Woods. I made two different versions of a similar card.

For my first card, I stamped in Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black and embossed in clear and then added a die cut word from PTI Wet Paint.  


I am entering this card at Time Out #35 'Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals', CAS-ual Fridays #141 Embossing, and Just Add Ink #270.





I wanted to include animals in my next version, so I used a family of die cut deer silhouettes.


I am entering this card at Time Out #35 'Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals', Simply Create Too #89 Get Ahead for Christmas, and Simon Says Wednesday Furry Friends (I am pretty sure that deer are furry).

That's it for me today.


Thanks for Visiting


40 comments :

  1. That lighthouse is beautiful Joyce! Love the birch trees on your other two cards, the sonts on the sentiment of your final card is so pretty!

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  2. Ooh three delightful makes and so different

    Kathyk

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  3. Joyce, your Christmas card is simply stunning. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink!

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  4. love the light houe in a spray of se water and the sentiment is super funny you old salt...giggle
    well done

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  5. Love love love all your cards but the first one is definetly my favorite one! The ink you blended on is so perfect for the theme of the card!
    Thank you so much for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday!
    Anni

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  6. Loved the lighthouse especially!

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  7. Just gorgeaous. Have a nice day, Ankie

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  8. The lighthouse card looks amazing and I love the blue blending you added. Loving both of the beautiful birch tree cards...wow ! Love the pop of red! Enjoy your day.

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  9. Gorgeous cards as usual Joyce and I especially love the lighthouse one. It's so evocative and I love the birds flying around it!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  10. Stunning and striking cards as always Joyce.
    Love your inspiration and I'm thrilled you've linked up to the one layer male challenge at Less is More this week. Your nautical scene rocks. Love it and thanks for sharing!
    Sarah
    Less is More

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  11. Joyce, THANK YOU for being inspired by a card that I made - I'm blushing! Your take is marvelous and your second, with the deer is so incredibly beautiful! It is such a lovely stamp, isn't it? Your deer die-cuts are striking; where did you find these gems (and yep, deer are furry!). Your lighthouse card reminds me of my high school English teacher who inspired me to follow in his footsteps. During the school year, he lived in an apartment in Edmonton; in the summers, his residence was a light house on the East coast of Canada. He was curmudgeonly, but awesome...and that he lived in a light house was yet more of what I found so intriguing about him. Result: I adore your card immensely!
    Hugs~c

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  12. I apologise for my lack of comments over the past couple of weeks, but I'm now back from my cruise and ready for visiting once more!
    This is a super bunch of cards... I love the lighthouse!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  13. Your lighthouse is beautiful, Joyce! I love how you blended your distress inks around the base, too...Great masculine card! I also love your birch trees and the color combo on both cards is really pretty! Great job combining challenges...Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at Addicted to CAS!

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  14. Joyce...your lighthouse is stunning! It is so impressive with your blue distress inking. Just love this card. And your two holiday cards are so beautiful. Love those gorgeous birch trees and those deer look perfect!!!

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  15. There you go blending again... sure you couldn't pop in for a visit? Just love that lighthouse, Joyce.. you've done wonders in one layer here.... those birch trees are gorgeous - and so are your cards!
    =] michele

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  16. These are all so pretty Joyce! Love the sweet little family of deer!

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  17. Your woodland cards are so beautiful and stamped perfectly. Love the pop of red on your first card and the deer family on your second look so stylish in black. Always so excited to see you at TIME OUT!!

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  18. I'm trying to track down a die you sent to Kylie http://addictedtostamps-kylie.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/happy-little-stampers-july-cas-challenge.html
    I'm having no luck, could you please tell me who makes it?
    Love your CAS style.
    Thanks
    Lynn x

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  19. Me again - someone has found the die for me! On order and so happy.

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  20. Fabulous card Joyce, so glad you could join us over at Just Add Ink.

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  21. WOW!! They are all fantastic!! I keep going back to the b&w Christmas card with the pop of red - absolutely LOVE it!!

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  22. I love the lighthouse coming out of the blue.

    Happy Crafting :)

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  23. love the blue water on the first card!

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  24. What a gorgeous card - so clean and fresh - love the image..
    Thanks for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Caryn

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  25. Beautifully done! I really love the lighthouse card!

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  26. Three beautiful cards Joyce. Especially love your new Woods stamp ... love it done in glue with the silhouette of deers. Amazing!! xx

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  27. SUPER amounts of WOW going on here!! That lighthouse is super Patriotic and the birchwood trees cards are just so super impressive - clean, crisp and super attractive!!

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  28. Fabulous cards once again, Joyce. Love the deer against the blue and your lighthouse OLC is fantastic.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Anita x
    Less is More

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  29. Whew these are all fabulous Joyce, however your LIM card is a real winner for me, love your inking and the stylish scene, perfect sentiment too
    Thank you for joining us for one layer week
    Anne
    Less is More

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  30. What a brilliant trio, Joyce ... love how your sponged sea looks as though it's waves crashing against that fabulous lighthouse! Both birch tree cards are gorgeous ... the first is so striking and crisp ... and the second with that lovely blue and those sweet silhouettes is just wonderful! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Anita :)

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  31. CAS perfection Joyce! Love the masculine card...it's kind of got a wildness about it with the sea! And your embossed trees look gorgeous against the black. So dramatic. Thanks for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  32. I just played with a similar stamp set but used blue. Honestly I really like the black and white it makes a very striking holiday card.

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  33. That lighthouse card is fabulous. I swear I heard the seagulls and the sound of the sea.

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  34. Glorious cards again, Joyce. The lighthouse is perfect with the stormy sea inking. I love those trees and you've show two wonderful ways to use them.

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  35. Two very pretty cards love them both. Thanks for joining us over at ATCAS.

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  36. Pretty cards! Love that woodland scene you created! Thanks for taking the Time Out to play with us!

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  37. These are all fabulous, Joyce, but I really like the one with the deer family!!!! Beautiful!!!

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  38. Joyce, love all three cards from you! The lighthouse card has so well balanced layout, love the flying birds adding dynamics to your card. Thanks for playing along with us. - Sweet Kobylkin, ATCAS

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  39. WOW, gorgeous cards! Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  40. Congrats on your ATCAS patriotic winning card it is special.

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