Ahoy, Matey

Here’s my card for this week’s Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge. I went for a fun, whimsical look using the submarine image from the Half Pint Heroes set. I’ve inked up all the other vehicle images in this set, so I figured it was time I put the sub to use!

I colored the sub with Copic markers and added Glossy Accents over the windows for a glass-like look. After cutting the image out, I used foam tape to add it to a watery blue chevron patterned paper panel. The set’s “ahoy, matey” sentiment is stamped underneath the submarine. I stamped the set’s small fish image a few times on a scrap of paper and colored the images, then sprayed them with a little shimmer spray. After they dried, I cut the fish out and attached them randomly around the submarine.

I machine stitched around the edges of the image panel, then attached strips of orange grosgrain ribbon across the panel’s upper left and lower right corners. The panel’s attached to a green card base to coordinate with the color of the submarine.

Materials Used:
Half Pint Heroes stamp set (Waltzingmouse Stamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Sparkle Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); Kiwi Kiss cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Hawaiian Shores cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Splash 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); Glossy Accents (Ranger); orange grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); sewing machine; foam tape