Lighthouse Card MFP Simple Salutation Ch#5 Bldg

Today is my start of 2nd month being part of Mark's Finest Papers team hosting the Simple Salutations challenge. This week Challenge #5 is Buildings.

Again,  I challenged myself to create a card using a sketch and on a new technique which is to mask part of a stamp.

Sketch is from House That Stamps Built (see below). Used MFP Lighthouses stamp and masked off the trees. First time for me masking off part of a stamp. Used a small piece of cardstock held over the part that I did not want stamped on card; thus masking it off.

Used Kraft cardstock as base. Used Paper Pizazz scrapbook paper that had a Lighthouse image on it. Scanned the scrapbook paper onto americana off-white Kraft cardstock for two 5" x7" pieces (one to be used on front of card & 1 to be used on inside of card). Trimmed the americana off-white Kraft cardstock with scanned image. Stamped the MFP lighthouse. Added Spellbinder pennants. Stamped "Happy Birthday" sentiment on one of the pennants. Punched/embossed the Martha Stewart (MS) Sand Dollars. Added the Sand Dollars to front of card. Added a 2nd piece of americana off-white Kraft cardstock with scanned lighthouse image to inside of card. Added the Starfish that are punched out of center of MS Sand Dollars to inside of card.

Front of card:

Inside of card: 

ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Martha Stewart: SandDollar/StarFish punch/embosser
paper:
7 3/8" x 9" Base Kraft carstock
4 3/4" x 5 7/8" americana Kraft off-white
core'dinations Gem Jasper crdstock - Sand Dollars
Paper Pizazz Seashell Collage
the Paper Company Heritage cardstock - pennants
Spellbinders: Shapeabilities Nested Pennants
stamp: 
MFP Big Cats - sentiment & Lighthouses - lighthouse image 

Entering this into the following challenges: 

A Blog Named Hero Ch#9 Freestyle unlim 8/1-11
Anything Goes Ch72 Let's not be Square unlim 7/24-8/6 

Aud Sentiments Ch59 Tag It unlim 7/18-31 

Bearly Mine Ch46 Anything Goes lim2 2nd 7/31-8/6
Friends of Speedy TV Ch Die Cuts unlim 7/30-8/5 
Fresh Brewed FBC107 Aug Prize Ch lim5 1st 8/1-9/4

Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summer Celebrations unlim 7/1-8/4
Gingerloft GL45 Silhouettes unlim 7/22-8/18
Hooked On Crafts Ch23 Let's Celebrate unlim 7/30-8/25 


House That Stamps Built Sketch 7/25-8/7

Kraft Journal Use any Sketch unlim I used House That Stamps Built Sketch 7/30-8/5
Lia Stampz Ch22 Birthday 7/30-8/15
Love to Create Ch26 Add a Tag lim3 2nd 7/30-8/5
Paper Playtime Ch80 Anything Goes unlim 7/30-8/4 
Party Time Tues PTT79 Anything Goes unlim 7/31-8/6
Scrap-Creations Anything Goes lim2 2nd 7/30-8/5
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch What do you say? sentiment unlim 7/30-8/5
Twisted Tues 2TC17 Free For All lim3 2nd 7/31-8/5 
 Wags 'n Whiskers Ch84 Try a new technique unlim my new technique is masking off part of a stamp 7/27-8/2

Esther Elephant Birthday Card

Created this Birthday Card using: 

1. digi, Esther Elephant, from Stitchy Bear

2. Mark's Finest Papers (MFP) stamp sets - Big Cats and Be Wild & Free.

If anyone is wondering how I have this wonderful stamp set that is part of July release it is because I joined the MFP group of wonderful people 7/4/12 when they asked if I'd like to host a weekly challenge on Wednesdays named 'Simple Salutations.' You can find the current 'Simple Salutations' challenge by clicking on my blog sidebar image. For hosting & creating a sample card I receive some of the stamps from new release as well as former. One I received recently was Be Wild & Free and was told that I could not use publicly until after 7/10/12.

3. core'dinations cardstock & white cardstock

4. three pattern scrapbook papers - the Paper Studio Soft Swirls Green, the Paper Studio Texture Yellow & Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant

5. sketch at MFP Speedy TV Sketch With a Twist Ch #2 - twist is to use 3 or more patterned papers

Used the Paper Studio Soft Swirls Green scrapbook paper as Base for front of card on top of white cardstock.

Printed digi on the Paper Studio Texture Yellow scrapbook paper to complement the Sun theme at One Stitch At A Time challenge. Cut the digi out using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight.

Used Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant scrapbook paper.

Used Spellbinders Ribbon Banner to stamp sentiment 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' on. Sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers (MFP) Big Cats stamp set.

Used Spellbinders Grommet Tag to stamp sentiment 'BE WILD' on core'dinations Yellow Smooth Texture cardstock. Sentiment is from MFP Be Wild & Free stamp set.

Used the Paper Studio Spare Parts gray buttons on the Grommet Tag.

Inside of card is:
1. core'dinations Yellow Smooth Texture cardstock 
2. the Paper Studio Soft Swirls Green scrapbook paper
3. the Paper Studio Texture Yellow scrapbook paper
4. the Paper Studio Texture Yellow scrapbook paper embossed with Cuttlebug African Batik
5. Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant scrapbook paper 
6. Elephant stamp from MFP Be Wild & Free stamp set stamped on Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant scrapbook paper
7. die cut stamped Elephant image on Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant scrapbook paper using Spellbinders Labels Eight

Front of card with scrapbook paper as background:

  

Inside of card:
 

buttons: the Paper Studio Spare Parts 2 gray buttons
Cuttlebug: African Batik embossing folder
digi: Stitchy Bear Esther Elephant
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
paper:
6 1/2" x 9 1/2" Base white cardstock
6 1/2" x 9 1/2" front the Paper Studio Soft Swirls Green scrapbook paper
6 1/2" x 10" core'dinations Yellow Smooth Texture cardstock
scored at 9 1/2"
Paper Pizazz Wild Things Elephant scrapbook paper
the Paper Studio Texture Yellow scrapbook paper
Spellbinders:
Nestabilities Labels Eight
Shapeabilites Grommet Tags
Shapeabilities Ribbon Banners
stamp: Mark's Finest Papers (MFP)
Big Cats - sentiment 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY'
Be Wild & Free - sentiment 'BE WILD' (on front of card) & Elephant image (on inside of card)

Entering this into the following challenges: 

Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch17 Use punch or die cut unlim 7/6-25
Dig Tues Ch168 Inside Out decorate inside of card also 7/10-16
Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summer Celebrations unlim 7/1-8/4
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR54 Super Scraps Sat unlim 7/14-20
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #11 7/1 

Little Claire Mthly Ch23 Summer lim3 1st 7/14-8/17
One Stitch At A TimeCh121 'Sun' think Summer, round or yellow unlimSBDS 1stSBDS 7/8-14
Party Time Tues PTT76 Let's Get Punchy unlim 7/10-17
Pause Dream Enjoy Ch28 Jungle unlim 7/13-19
Penneys Ch Anything Goes unlim 7/11-16 
Speedy Fox & Friends Ch116 Masculine Bday unlim 7/14-20
Speedy TV Sketch With A Twist #2 twist use 3 or more pattern papers unlim 7/10-16 
The Stamp Man Anything Goes/Summer Colors unlim 7/13-26 
Totally Papercrafts Ch125 Lots of Layers 7/13-19