Black & White coastal scene with lighthouse

A precious cargo is guided into the safe haven at the end of its journey

I've struggled over whether to share this one or not.  Eventually, though, I came to the conclusion that when we share our projects via our blog posts, we are also sharing a little something of ourselves and our lives.  And life isn't always flowers and sunshine, unfortunately.

Today (as I write this), I received the news that someone very dear to me has taken her last breath.  This card is for her family.

For me, this picture represents a precious cargo being guided into a safe haven at the end of its journey.  

Thanks for visiting me today.

'Til next time

Stephanie

Tips & tricks:

• I stamped the lighthouse & ship with black into onto Very Vanilla cardstock & masked them.
• I tore a piece of scrap paper to produce something like a cliff edge and used it as a mask while I sponged with black ink.  I used Mememto Tuxedo Black as I think it's a bit of a softer, warmer black.
• I tore another piece of scrap paper to create a mask for the mountains and used a straight edge of paper to mask the sea while I sponged the mountains with black ink.
• I then, very lightly, sponged black onto the sky area, using the straight edge of a scrap of paper as a mask to create the beam of light from the lighthouse.
• I reversed my "mountain" mask and sponged the mountain reflection into the sea area.
• Then I lightly sponged all of the sea area.
• The ship stamp has built in waves which I needed to incorporate into my scene somehow.  So I used a small brush and watercoloured in swirls of black ink until it seemed blended enough.
• I removed the masks from the lighthouse & ship and gave them a very light touch of black ink to reduce the stark contrast a little.
• I used the grass stamp from In the meadow to stamp with black in the foreground.

Product List

The Open Sea Clear Stamp Set

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From Land To Sea Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Stamping Sponges

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Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

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Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

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