Our Creative Corner - Challenge #1

We're having our first challenge today over on the Our Creative Corner blog.

It's a sketch challenge, hosted by Cindy Haffner!!

Come on over and play along in the challenge. Just be sure to leave a comment on the OCC challenge post with a link to your card on your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to Splitcoast, use keyword OCCC so all the submissions are grouped in one place. :)

*ETA* ...please bear with us while we're working out some bugs. When uploading to SCS, please use keyword OCCC (with THREE c's). We found out today that there are already a bunch of uploads using keyword OCC that aren't part of the Our Creative Corner blog. Sorry for the inconvenience. {smile}

For my card, I used my new Great Impressions Lighthouse stamp that I bought last weekend while shopping with LeAnne, Jen and Wendy (hi girls!).

I stamped the lighthouse in Black Colorbox ink and then heat embossed it in clear EP. I watercolored the image using inkpads, masked the lighthouse, and then sponged Bashful Blue all around the sky. I also added highlights with my Sakura sparkle pen to the lighthouse and water. There's a close-up picture of the sparkle below.

The inside of the card includes a white panel with So Saffron sponged around all four sides. Then I stamped the rope and knot stamps from Crafty Secrets Seaside in Chocolate Chip to make a border around the entire panel.

Recipe ~
Stamps: Great Impressions Lighthouse, Gina K Kindred Sentiments for Her, Craft Secrets Seaside
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, White
Ink: Colorbox Black, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black, Real Red, Sakura Sparkle Pen
Accessories: Yellow Brads, Brown Satin Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Clear Embossing Powder
Technique: Sponging, Heat Embossing

Thanks for visiting my blog today, and I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far