Here's my entry for the Midnight Madness Tuesday Sketch Challenge #16. This one uses the Homeward Bound set from Bombshell Stamps... Perfect for manly cards! Because I was going for relatively plain, and because I've got a limited supply of Copics, I decided to forgo colouring the image; instead, I stamped it twice with Distress Inks - Antique Linen & Walnut Stain. It gives it kind of a funky shadow-ish effect; I did the same for the banner & compass. 
I also stamped the compass image randomly on the background piece in Antique Linen, and I used one of the Cuttlebug border folders (3 times) on the long strip; it made me think of chain. I added three brads on the left side of the strip, in the centre of each circle. To finish up, I inked absolutely all of the edges with both Antique Linen & Walnut Stain. The banner & compass are both on pop dots, to give the card a little dimension.Hope you like it!
xo, ~S~
Oh how pretty! I love your nautical theme and image! Very nice use of the sketch! :)
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Midnight Madness Design Team
thepinkpaperpenguin.blogspot.com
Great card and I love bombshell Love the texture from the embossing. Thank you so much for playing the Midnight Madness Sketch challenge this week.
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MMSC Hostess
Wow! As a wife and mother of two sailors, I absolutely LOVE this card. Just fabulous details and textures. Thank you so much for playing with us at the MMSC this week. It is such a pleasure to have you, and we hope that you will continue to play with us in the coming weeks.
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Carolyn, MMSC DT
http://creativecardcorner.blogspot.com/
A simply wonderful card. I love anything related to the ocean. Great job!! Thanks for playing with us this week.
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I love clipper ships too. They always just look so great! This card is very nice with the tone on tone colors. Thanks so much for playing along this week. :)
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Hi Stephanie...thanks for the kind comments on my challenge card. Those colors were just screaming fairy tale to me!
ReplyDeleteLove this ship and the texture!
Stephanie, what a wonderful take on the sketch challenge this week. I love all the texture and elements that come together to make this an elegant and graceful piece of artistry. Thank you for playing the MM challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create again soon.
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Midnight Madness Guest Design Diva- September
Like it, very different and the dry embossing really stands out, a great card - love all the colors.
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Jane MMSC DT
I love it. Totally gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat's one of my favorite Bombshell sets (though I think I say that about all of them).
Love the image! The double stamping is a great idea for making a simple design more intresting!
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mmsc dt
Wow I really love the ship image on your card. You did a awesome job on this card from the beginning to the end! Just Lovely!
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