Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - July 2024 - Set Sail!!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time and our theme for July 2024 is Set Sail! We were challenged to use the new Boat Pop-Up and its add-ons to create a card of any theme. For my card, I created a lighthouse scene!

For this card, I started with a 5.5 x 5.5 sized card base using a dark blue cardstock. I then cut two squares just slightly smaller (5 3/8 x 5 3/8) from a wavey blue patterned paper.

I started by making the light house. For this, I used the Topper Tags in the smallest size for the base of the light house. Then I added a small rectangle using the smallest rectangle in the Rectangles and Labels - Crosshatch die set. I added a railing using the railing from the Pirate Ship Add-On. For the window/light area, I die cut the smallest square in the Square - Crosshatch die set and trimmed it down, then drew on the windows. For the top of the light house, it's the top of the topper tag I used for the bottom just trimmed smaller and then I added a small square piece. The tiny ball on the top is from the die that to you slip the oar into in the Boat Pop-Up. For the door and window in black, I used the Mushroom Tiny House Add-On and the Church/School Tiny House Add-On.

I die cut most of this from smooth white cardstock then colored it in with Copic markers. I used a size 10 white Gelly Pen to add some shine lines to my light house. 

Once I had my light house complete, I made a small bam box using the Small Scenes Bam Box Pop-Up and black cardstock. I glued this to the back of the light house and set it aside. 

I then started working my my sail boat. I used patterned paper I had for the boat and floor. Then I die the sails and all the accessories for the sail boat from white cardstock or scrap cardstock I had in my stash. I colored the sails in with Copic markers. 

I took two pieces of scrap grey cardstock I had on hand and tore it to make rock areas for the inside of my card. One, I glued into the top left hand corner. The other, I stamped a sentiment using the new Sail Away sentiment stamp with VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. Then I glued that piece into the bottom right corner of my card. 

I added my boat and my light house, making sure that it didn't go over the edge of my card. Lastly, I die cut four fish from the Camping Charms and colored them in with Copic markers. Once I glued them into the card, I added Glossy Accents to them for extra dimension.

For the front of the card, I just created a fun paper square area using different kinds of sailing paper. 

Then I stamped a sentiment on the front square using the Sail Away stamp set. 

I really love the new Sail Boat Pop-Up! You can make any kind of boat you want and the add-ons are amazing!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you would like to see how to make the light house, let me know by commenting below and I will make a YouTube video. Happy Crafting!!

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