5 May 2021

The Male Room Challenge #150

Well hello there!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the new challenge from The Male Room. Challenge #150 has the theme Water/Beach.

I don’t tend to make many beach themed cards, maybe because I live in the middle of the UK and don’t often go to the beach! So this theme really got me thinking. I remembered a stamp set I received with Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine and wanted to use it as I hadn’t yet had chance to ink it up. 

I wanted to keep the colour scheme simple with just blue, black and white. I gave the sky and sea a watercolour wash after I had stamped the lighthouse and gull.

I layered the focal image onto a slightly larger layer of blue card. I then used foam tape to adhere this to a layer of white card that I have embossed straight lines across. I was reflecting the white planks of a beach hut and it does look good but it’s difficult to pick up on the photo! I wrapped this panel with bakers twine and then attached this to the card blank with more foam tape. Finally I heat embossed the sentiment onto a blue card flag and attached. 

I am really pleased with how this card turned out. I hope you like it too and will join us in the challenge. Inspire me with some beach themed cards! Don’t forget to take a look at the brilliant Design Team makes too. 

I would like to wish AAA Birthday challenge a very happy birthday and enter this card into their challenge #25.

I would also like to enter into the May Anything Goes with Watercolour challenge over at Happy Little Stampers.

See you again soon!

Steph x



9 comments:

  1. Fabulous masculine card and also birthday card. Thank you for playing at AAA Birthday Challenges

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  2. Not only do I like it, but I LOVE it Steph, beautifully put together. (I have the same stamp set!) I also love how you have left the lighthouse uncoloured.
    As I wright we are in the middle of lashing rain then hailstones, yep! typical British weather :)
    Faith x

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  3. Such a fab card and I love the masculine vibe. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  4. I just love the simplicity of this make, its stunning!

    Thank you for sharing with us at 'Happy Little Stampers water colour' this month
    Take care
    Hugs Shell xx

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  5. Great masculine card with a beautiful scene!
    Thanks for joining our AAA Birthday challenge!

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  6. A great card. Love the limited use of colours! Thank you for joining us at Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge

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  7. A fabulous male birthday card.
    Kath x

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  8. Beautiful card with an amazing stamp. I love how you kept it simple. The lighthouse pops! Thank you for sharing your beautiful creation at AAA Birthday, and good luck. Valérie DT

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  9. What a fabulous masculine card!!

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