This week’s Colour Creations Blog Hop features the gorgeous blue, Azure Afternoon. It reminds of the sky on a clear day here in my beautiful part of Australia. I will share a photo later and you will see what I mean. But first to my card.
I have kept my card quite simple, using the Foursquare Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes to create a background, and then stamping and punching out the boat, which is the Let’s Set Sail stamp set, and matching Sailboat Builder punch. And I’ve used some Starry Sky ink for the boat and sentiment and cardstock for the frame for my boat.
I made this card for my wonderful 17 year old son, he has had so much going on over the last few months, some amazing things, and some disappointments as well. So I really wanted to give him a few words of encouragement to keep believing in himself and in his dreams.
I’ve been wanting to get back into some Scrapbooking / Smashbooking / Scrap Journalling for some time now, and when I was tidying and reorganising my craft space recently, I came across one of the 6 x 8 Albums which are on Page 135 of the Annual Catalogue, and I decided it was time to use it and create some pages to fill it. So here is the first one, based around the card above.
The only addition I have made, is to use some of the Let’s Go Fishing DSP and some Linen Thread. The opposite page will have the journalling.
You may have noticed there is something missing from the page. I went to get the photo developed that I wanted to use for this, plus some other’s for the next couple that I am planning, only to find that the only place that used to develop photos in my town, no longer does it. So I will have to use an online service and get the photos sent to me. One of the down sides to living in regional areas.
However, the photo below shows the upside to living where we do.
This is a photo of my son sailing his boat on the lake near to where we live, and that sky is a beautiful Azure Afternoon colour. This is the photo that will eventually go on the page, once I get the photo developed.
Next along on our blog hop this evening is Kate Morgan.
If at any time you find a broken link, please go to the blog of this week’s host of the Colour Creations Blog Hop Catherine Proctor, who will have a list of all of the participants in the Blog Hop.
Happy Stamping
Chris
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Stunning projects Christina, lovely use of white space on your card and Scrapbook page
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The sailboat was a great choice to use with Azure Afternoon, and how wonderful that you’ve created a special card for someone special to you. The scrapbook page is a fabulous extension of the card.
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You live in a stunning area Chris. I so love your card for your son – I am sure he will love it. I love the simplicity with background blending and the various layers. So so beautiful. Love your scrapbook page as well. xxx
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I love the layout of your scrapbook page and the card sketch goes along nicely with it too!
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Christina, I’m sure your wonderful card and your scrapbooking page will give your son the encouragement he to keep believing in himself and in his dreams. You live in such a beautiful part of the world – how magical to go sailing.
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What a great choice of stamp set to feature Azure Afternoon and mimic your beautiful part of the world. I love those masks too.
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What a great card and I love your background that you have created using the mask. I need to get that I think! Love the scrapbook page too perfect to get back into it and to go with the photo of sailing. What a fantastic day it looked!
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That gentle blending in the background is so beautiful, Christina. The sail boat is great choice and perfect for a card for your son. The scrapbook page is fantastic and what a wonderful place you must live, going by the photo.
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A lovely card and scrapbook page. Such a simple yet classic design, they’re quite charming.
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Lovely card, Christina – and perfect way to show off Azure Afternoon! Starry Sky is a really nice additional colour on your card. I love how you used a stencil with squares, to complement the square panel containing the main image. I’m also impressed you are creating to fill pages of an album/journal that you’ve had for a while! The photo will look fab on that first page.
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Chris, what a lovely card. I love the design simplicity which has given the sentiment and sail boat more impact. I’m sure your son will absolutely love and cherish the thought behind it. And a lovely start to your new scrapbook album. That photo will look wonderful on it.
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The blending background on your card and scrapbook page looks fabulous. The sailing boat stamp is the perfect image to go with your gorgeous photo.
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