Party like a Pirate

Morning all.

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Cardz4Guyz. This time we would like to see your projects on the theme of:-

BY THE WATER

Lots of places to go withy that theme I think, rivers, sea, lakes and all the things you can do on or by them! For my card I was struck by the likeness of the latest MFT Sketch Challenge, which looked very much like rolling waves, so I looked out my Party Like a Pirate set and got going.

On a panel of white card, I inked in some clouds using my MFT cloud stencil and some Salty Ocean DI, which I carried down past the horizon. I used some vellum to create the sea, which I inked with the same Salty Ocean and then tore to get the effect of crests and cut some kraft for the beach. 

The fussy cut images were stamped and coloured with Copic markers before arranging in a little scene. A little white gel pen was added to the vellum and a sentiment die cut banner added to complete.

So where will you go with this theme? We'd love to see your take in our gallery. Check out the rest of the Cardz4Guyz team here for more inspiration.

We've had a good few days of dry sunny afternoons and the bulbs are looking fab as they raise their heads above the grass in the wild flower area and the blossom is looking its best, especially against the blue skies.

We planted this hedgerow between some v old oak and ash trees. The original hawthorn hedge was overgrown and neglected, like much of the hedgerows, so we added a variety of native species to reinvigorate it. We did too good a job it seems, as now the whips are getting too tall and threatening the overhead power lines! So. the OH has been thinning out silver birch and alder, leaving the smaller shrubs behind. 

Our latest residents are enjoying the dry, sunny weather too.

I'm joining in over at:-