In Life’s Storms Handmade Card by Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

There is always someone to rely on who is like an anchor in the sea! For today’s crafting reflection, I choose to make a handmade card with an ocean theme.

Lately, I have been obsessed with Vertigo plastic surfaces and have made bookmarks with an ocean theme. Again, Vertigo sheets work so nice to give the impression of water and I used them for the background of this card. I lightly colored a Vertigo Taffeta sheet using just two StazOn colors that blend to give a beautiful turquoise effect of the sea.

Then I decorated with the wooden fish shapes with Iridescent Creative medium to resemble the fish scales. The irRESISTible Pico Clear was used to give volume both on the anchor and the clear bubbles on the card. Although this card uses a variety of products, the design is still clean and simple and creates a lovely theme for you to share with that special someone in your life.

Supplies

Imagine

• Vertigo – Taffeta sheet
• irRESISTible Pico – Tuxedo black, Clear
• StazOn inkpad – Teal blue, Azure, Jet black
• Creative Medium – Iridescent Turquoise
• Sponge Daubers
• Tear It! Tape
• On Point Glue

Other

• Card Base – 5 x 7
• Waffle Flower – Life anchor stamp set
• Cardstock
• Knorr Prandell – wooden fish
• Waxed Cord– white

You are My Anchor in Life’s Storms by Jowilna Nolte

The color blue and ocean themes makes me happy! Throw in this amazing little stamp set from Waffle Flower and my heart skipped a beat. I used some out-of-the-box techniques for this card, so let me share with you some of the details.

On a sheet of Vertigo apply a thin layer of Creative Medium using a palette knife. Leave the medium to dry thoroughly. Once the creative medium is dry, color the Vertigo covered sheet using Memento Luxe ink. Lightly sweep the ink pad across the Vertigo and leave to dry. Out of blue cardstock die-cut with the Waffle Flower Life Anchor. Cover the die-cut anchor with a layer of GlazOn. While the GlazOn is still wet, lightly sprinkle with a layer of glitter and leave to dry.

While you are letting the anchor dry, use a circle stencil to add color to your card background. Apply different inks to the stencil, mist with water and stamp with the stencil onto the cardstock. Leave to dry. Mix a small amount of texture paste and color it using blue acrylic paint and a small amount of Memento Luxe inker. Use your palette knife to mix the color into the paste really well. Apply the colored paste through a stencil using smooth strokes in one direction. Leave the paste to dry. Use your matching Waffle Flower Life Anchor stamp set and stamp words and waves onto the card in between the stenciling. Cut the strips of Vertigo into smaller strips and use GlazOn to adhere the strips to your card front. Use your sewing machine to sew around the edges and finish off your card with the anchor attached with a brad and some blue ink splats.

Supplies

Imagine

• Craft Mat
• Vertigo
• VersaFine inkpad – Smokey Gray
• Creative Medium – Shimmer
• Palette Knife
• Memento Luxe inkpad – Nautical Blue
• Memento Dew Drop inkpad – Danube Blue
• GlazOn – Matte

Other

• Jowilna Nolte – Stencil
• Cardstock – white
• Penelope Dee – Alpha Stencil
• Waffle Flower – Life Anchor stamps and die
• Glitter
• Sewing Machine