W for Water at Alphabet Challenge

Welcome to my crafty blog and our new theme at Alphabet Challenge. This time it’s W and we want to see cards that feature water. I went with Stampin’ Up!’s ‘waves of inspiration’ set (although there’s no waves in evidence, I admit!), taking inspiration from the sketch at Atlantic Hearts. I used the sketch outline fairly loosely though as well as rotating it through 90 degrees, so I hope the AHSC team are feeling forgiving!

I started with a piece of the ‘waves of the ocean’ DSP and used a square die to cut out the section I wanted – the colours on it reflect the sketch with the white running across the middle. I mounted it on a layer of ‘night of navy’ card and attached it to a 6×6 card blank.

I stamped the pelican onto white card, coloured the wooden posts with ‘soft suede’ SU Blends alcohol markers and then die cut it. I stamped a couple of the plants from the ‘ocean front’ set in dark brown, then glued the pelican in place (I popped him on a bit of scrap card for dimension).

The final step was to add the sentiment and it was done.

So how are you inspired by our challenge? W for water runs until midday on Thursday 23 February and we’d love to see what you create.

17 thoughts on “W for Water at Alphabet Challenge”

  3. I see the sketch 🙂 That ocean paper is so lovely and creates the perfect backdrop for your image. Thank you so much for sharing your card at Atlantic hearts Sketch Challenge

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  4. What a wonderful card, Deborah! I brought out this set as well but didn’t end up using it. I love how you used the pelican as the focal point. Perfectly done with the sketch, too. Have a great weekend!

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  6. This is stunning! I love the background you created with this and your take on the sketch. So fabulous! Thanks for playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge (AHSC).

    Brandi R.
    DT member AHSC
    crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

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  7. oh my goodness Deborah! I have to have this paper! I scrap so many beach scenes and love a good nautical card. And yours is so awesome, love the seagull! You rocked this even if you followed the sketch a little loosely. Good luck

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