Monday 7 August 2017

MFT Colour Challenge 74

Well, any excuse to use my new MFT Seaside Gulls stamps again is good. I wanted to create the idea of looking out to sea on one of those binocular machines that they have on the seafront. I drew two overlapping circles out of white card using circular dies as templates and then did the same using the next size up to create the black frame and fussy cut them out. I stamped two of the gulls from the set on the yellow/green card and cut them out and then repeated the stamping on the green and purple/blue card, but cutting out only the beaks and wings. I then paper pieced the gulls together and added a drop of black enamel accents to eye. I also added glossy accents to the beaks, but unfortunately it made the colour look darker, it is a deep purplely blue, not black as it looks, honest! 
I used the MFT cloud stencil and my Rare Earth ink duster brush to add the clouds using Ocean Depth Versamagic chalk ink. I decide to use the grey cardstock to create the sea - it matches the colour of the North Sea off the coast of England! I stamped multiple times the waves from the stamp set and cut them out to create layers of waves between which I could tuck the gulls. To finish I added some stickles to the waves. I assembled the card on a 6x6 card base and added a sentiment from the set in black archival ink.

15 comments:

  1. Hi Cara, brilliant card, super design and love the seagulls, in fact this is the only way I like them...on a card. Hate the buggers as I've been attcked and fell into the harbour because of one, anyway that doesn't mean I don't like your card, I love it, Kate x

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  2. Yup my first thought was binoculars! Fab fun card x

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  3. This is awesome, totally looks like binoculars! I love the glittery North Sea and the sentiment is awesome! Cx

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  4. A very clever design idea for a fun card Cara. Those gulls are lovely stamps and I love the sentiment. Barbxx

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  5. Pretty stickles on the waves and those seagulls are such fun. Yes the binoculars really work and such a clever idea x

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  6. Obviously been to Scarborough! Super fun card, great image and sentiment.

    Kath x

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  7. A beautiful card. Sooooo cute and soooo fun!!! I love it, my friend.

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  8. Love this little quote - it's perfect for your cute little gulls!

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  9. Cara this is a brilliant card, the sentiment is so funny and love how you have made a little scene. The binoculars idea is great too !
    Hugs Kaz xx

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  10. Hi Cara, a brilliant card, love the binoculars you created, we have some that look out over our valley, no sea in sight. Have a wonderful week... Megan

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  11. Fabulous card, Cara. Very clever idea to make the binocular shape for the image. xx

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  12. This is adorable, Cara, and beyond clever to create the feel of looking through binoculars! You nailed it!! Hugs, Darnell

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  13. Hi Cara
    Fab card and that sentiment made me howl.....hilarious!
    Did laugh about the "Bristol" area, especially as Id entered the JUGs challenge lol!
    Ang x

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  14. Cool card Cara, your binoculars idea works brilliantly!

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  15. I had quite the little giggle at your card this morning...super cute...super fun!!
    xx Karen

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