The Lighthouse

I am barely getting this done in time for the Outlawz Monthly Progressive Challenge.  This is for the month of July.

The free image this month is by Laurian McDonald.  Here's what I created with it:

The poem is a rubber stamp I've had for a long time.  It's by Northwoods Stamp Company.  The papers on this card are by Close To My Heart.  The gold stars are from my stash. 

I colored the lighthouse digital image with Copic markers, then fussy cut it out.

August, here we come!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Progressive Challenge -- July
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party
Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog -- ATG
The Male Room -- Use Red, Blue, and one other color (Yellow)
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

The Lighthouse -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's Sunday, so time for more new releases at DigiStamps4Joy.  This week, one of the digi stamps we were given to work with was a wonderful lighthouse image, drawn by DigiStamps4Joy owner, Margy.  Margy is from S. Africa, where there is a lot of ocean, but lighthouses have significance for me, too.  My favorite place on earth is Lake Superior. My husband and I love to kayak to as many lighthouses as we can. That was the inspiration behind today's card:

The lighthouse poem is a stamp that I obtained on one of our many kayak trips to Lake Superior.  I snatch up anything lighthouse or lake-like I can find.  I even have an ore boat stamp!  The digi stamp by Margy is beautiful:

I colored the lighthouse image with Copic markers.  This is Memorial Day weekend -- a time to honor fallen Veteran's in the USA, so I went with Patriotic colors on my card.  My father, who was a veteran, recently died.  I put a flag on his grave a couple days ago to pay my respects for serving his country.

I'm giving this card to my husband, as he is my lighthouse -- my beacon.

There will be many other beautiful examples of this new release and others on the DigiStamps4Joy blog today.  Please take a look!

Supplies used:

October Afternoon designer paper

Close To My Heart card stock

Studio Calico Woodgrain Kraft

Copic markers

Northwoods Stamp Co -- sentiment stamp

DigiStamps4Joy -- lighthouse

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Delightful Challenges -- Red, White, and Blue

QKR Stampede -- Clean & Simple

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG

D.L. Art - May Linky Party -- ATG

Just Be Creative Crazy - May Linky Party -- ATG

Brown Sugar Challenge -- ATG

Keep It Simple Challenge -- Maritime

Simply Create Too -- Fathers Day or For a Male

Wags N Whiskers -- For the Boys
Red Carpet Studio -- Commemorate Memorial Day