Sun Sea Sand - sunrise or sunset hand coloured square card - Day 148 of my 365 day challenge

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Sun Sea Sand - sunrise or sunset hand coloured square card - 
Day 148 of my 365 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

I have had great fun making this card and was quite pleased with how the sunrise/sunset turned out - still learning obviously but hopefully I am getting there! As it is a Bank Holiday here in the UK, this will be brief!


 How I made this card:-

  • I used the Set Sail Mask and added a border to a 7in square card using blue Altenew Ink.
  • I then cut a piece of white hammered card and added the fishes and anchors (the fish in blue and the anchor using Versafine Onyx Black ink) and edged in with a blue alcohol marker.
  • I then coloured in the sunset scene using a half circle mask to leave a place where I wanted the sun to go and then coloured both the top and bottom of the panel with various shades of blue Tim Holtz Distress and Altenew inks - trying to give the impression of reflections in the bottom half.
  • I then took two pieces of card and placed them at different angles and coloured through them to create the land and a narrower strip just under the sun.
  • I then coloured the sun in and added some to give the reflection.
  • I then used some grey alcohol markers to create the waves and added some white gel pen.
  • Finally, I stamped the two birds in grey Altenew inks and also some clouds.
  • I placed both the background and the main image on to the front of the card, using foam pads for the latter and used some blue/gold peel off sticker strips around it.

And there you are a bright and cheerful fun card that are easy to make and would be great to give!

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • 7" white card with Envelope
  • Set Sail The Love of Masks set from Hunkydory
  • White Stamping (or Super Smooth) card (from Craftwork Cards, Hunkydory or Creative Crafting World)
  • White hammered card 
  • Altenew inks and Tim Holtz Distress inks
  • Black alcohol marker
  • Onyx Black Versafine ink pad
  • Versamagic ink pad
  • Tape pen
  • Wet Glue - Colall or Stamps by Me
  • Foam pads
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