Creative Blessings: Sketchy Cities America 2 (Altenew)

I was born and raised in Northern California, but I have lived in Southwest Washington for over 8 years. I absolutely LOVE living in the Pacific Northwest. One of the joys of living here is being so close to Seattle. My friend's birthday is this month and I thought it would be fun to send her a card with the Seattle skyline on it. Hopefully it will make her miss me enough to come up for a visit. ;)

To create a skyline card for yourself follow these steps.

1. Stamp skyline in dark ink
2. Sponge over inked image. I started with green at the bottom, moved up to yellow at the horizon and finished with a blue sky. Change colors to get a sunset, sunrise or twilight horizon.

Stamps: Sketchy Cities America 2, Sohcahtoa (Altenew)

Ink: Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron (Distress) Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accesories: White Uniball Pen (Signo) Clear Embossing Powder (Stampin' Up) Wink of Stella

Altenew Clear Stamps, Sketchy Cities America 2

Altenew Clear Stamps, Sohcahtoa

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Squeezed Lemonade

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Twisted Citron

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Salty Ocean

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Tumbled Glass

Ranger Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foam, 1 Inch Round

Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1 Inch Round

VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black

Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White

Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Silver

Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator

WOW Embossing Powder, Regular - Clear Gloss

3.11.2016

Seattle at Twilight | Altenew Video Challenge #4

Friday is here!!! My favorite day of the week. Today I am playing along with a video challenge put out by Altenew. You can read all the deets here. I've been wanting to play with this stamp set since I first saw it used. Funny thing is, I bought it before Christmas and haven't played with it until yesterday. So glad this challenge inspired me to pull it out and give it some inky love.

Isn't a video challenge a fun idea for a company like altenew? Now that my video is loaded I will be spending some time this afternoon seeing what amazing things others have linked up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekoHL3CLV5s

This card could be embellished further with some wink of stella, white ink splatters, coloring in the space needle/windows/ferris wheel or by adding sequins, confetti, or enamel dots. I still might add something to bling-it-up, but for now I like that fact that it is flat and easy to mail.

If you are looking for more inspiration for stamps like this, or this color palette, check out the In The Mood class by Creativity Grows Here. It's still one of my favorite classes for inspiration when it comes to design and color.

Stamps: Sketchy Cities America 2 (Altenew)

Ink: Dusty Concord, Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet (Distress) Versamark

Paper: Distress Watercolor (Tim Holtz/Ranger) Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Stitched Labels 1 (Pretty Pink Posh) Falling Snow Stencil (Simon Says Stamp) Clear & White Embossing Powders (SU) MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)