Greetings! I’ve got a punny card to share with you today! It uses the Frothy Waves stencil from A Colorful Life Designs plus some other key items I had in my stash. I even did something on the inside of the card, which I hardly ever do!
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I began by stenciling the Frothy Waves on to my focal panel with Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Inks. I added some of both colors around the top too, for sky. By keeping it lighter, it didn’t take away from the water.
Next I grabbed the Dream Accessories Dies Set from Hero Arts and die cut the boat with Strathmore Smooth Bristol Cardstock. I added Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, and Vintage Photo Distress Inks to it, plus a bit of white watercolor paint.
This was a nice scene… but I wanted something a little more exciting. Enter…the KRAKEN!!! This fella is from the old Mythical Kraken stamp set from Kindred Stamps. I colored him using the Altenew Dual Tip Pens, also on Strathmore Smooth Bristol cardstock. I fussy cut him, and was sure to use a black pen around the edges to get rid of any white showing. I didn’t really have a good space to stamp my sentiment directly onto the panel, and I didn’t want to cover anything up, so I stamped it on vellum using Twilight VersaFine Clair Ink and embossed with Chipped Sapphire Distress Embossing Glaze.
For the inside of the card, I inked the Frothy Waves again with just Salty Ocean, and then stamped the pun of the joke with Twilight Ink. I really should do this type of thing to more of my cards. It’s fast, and really adds a lot to the card. Isn’t that a great joke?
I love this card…it’s really funny to me. Not just the joke, but the fact that you’ve got this elegant ship that’s about to be taken down by a cartoony kraken. It just makes me giggle. Please be sure to visit A Colorful Life Designs to see the many, many stencils they have to offer. You can use my code, AlFan10 to save 10% off of your regular-priced purchase. Then, show off your creations in the A Colorful Life Designs Fan Group on FB. Thanks so much for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!
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