Light of the World

It's Saturday already, which means it's SFYTT time! Head over to i{heart}2stamp to see the sketch, Jen's sample, and a sample by Jen's new guest designer, Sarah Green. Sarah has been blowing me away with her talent for months, so I'm really happy to see her as Jen's GD, and can't wait to see what she has in store for the rest of this month's sketches! For more creative inspiration, take a gander at what Carole, Shannan, and Susan came up with. When you're ready to play, link your card up to Jen's blog, and if you upload to SCS, use keyword SFYTT so we can all see!

I won't lie to you -- this one took a L O N G time to make! I first stamped the lighthouse image from Light of the World (by Our Daily Bread Designs) in Palette Noir on watercolor paper and colored it with reinkers and an aqua painter. Everything is distressed (all over, not just the edges). I went back over the lighthouse image with a light sponging of Creamy Caramel to pick up the creases and add some age. The image panel with the magic mesh behind it is raised up on dimensionals. Another batch of dimensionals raises up the whole thing from the card base.

Once I got the lighthouse finished and attached to the card base, I was disappointed that there wasn't room on the front for one of the accompanying Bible verses in this set. That's when I decided to try running the sentiment around the outside of the layered image panel. The stamps are red rubber, so I assure you I was getting cozy with my Stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure everything lined up. Even so, it was one of those times when I was holding my breath desperately hoping for no boo-boos!

Stamps: Light of the World (Our Daily Bread Designs), Cheesecloth (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Blue Bayou, Confetti Tan (retired), Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, watercolor paper
Ink: River Rock, So Saffon, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke
Accessories: edge distressing tool, antique brass jumbo eyelets, twill, natural hemp, sponge daubers, magic mesh, aqua painter