Good morning my stamping friends. My grandson has a birthday coming up and he lives in Manhattan. He also has access to the Hudson River on his walks or bike rides so I created this note-size card for him. I was inspired by Pat Fairless.
I'm entering it in The Paper Players challenge PP749 as Stef has decided on a theme of water for this week.
I used the City Sights Kit as it is almost perfect for the skyline of Manhattan. I started out by masking the top and watercoloring the bottom with various Stamp N Write Markers for the reflections of the buildings on the water. When that was dry, I stamped the sentiment from Unbounded Love in Versafine Onyx Black. Then I watercolored the top using Boho Blue Ink. I stamped the birds in the Versafine. The birds are from the retired Sailing Home Stamp Set.
I stamped the images with the stamp from the kit in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Light and Dark Stampin' Blends. I fussy cut them and glued one to the left and the other I adhered with Dimensionals.
The art panel is adhered to a mat of Boho Blue Card Stock, which is retired. That is mounted on the note card.
Since my grandson likes simplicity, I stamped the inside with additional sentiments from Unbounded Love and just added a narrow strip of corrugated Boho Blue card stock from the kit to carry on the water theme.
Thank you for stopping by today.
This is so cool! I used to work in Manhattan too, many, many years ago! It's not for the faint of heart! I love how you created the skyline here...and that water is fabulous! Thanks for playing with our challenge at the Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, LeAnne. My grandson and granddaughter love NYC...me not so much! I visited our branch office one day and that we enough for me...lol.
DeleteSo cute and so perfect for a New Yorker! He's going to love it!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary.
DeleteI love visiting Manhattan and your skyline card picks up the vibe so well. Wonderful way to incorporate the Hudson with all those beautiful reflections, Karen. What a thoughtful card to send to your grandson who lives there! Thank you so much for sharing with us this week with the Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Stef. I appreciate your comment on behalf of TPP.
DeleteKaren, your grandson will cherish this card Love the city skyline and the Hudson River is perfect for our theme! SO happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claire. I appreciate your visit from the Paper Players.
DeleteKaren this is so clever - very evocative of the Manhattan skyline and I love how you achieved the colouring on the river too. Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice compliment. Thank you, Joanne.
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