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

Lighthouse Window Pocket Card

Have been having fun making window cards & 
here is one with a twist. I wanted to make a 
lighthouse and simulate the Lighthouse light 
coming on. The twist is a pocket card piece 
that is pulled thru the plastic.

Created this Lighthouse Window Pocket Card using:
1. paper:
core'dinations cardstock - red
DCWV cardstock - yellow
white cardstock
sea/ocean scrapbook paper
sand paper scrapbook paper
2. Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge 4 1/2" Lighthouse Square Card cut 4 times - red core'dinations cardstock, DCWV yellow cardstock, white cardstock & sand paper scrapbook paper
3. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" plastic from Cricut cartridge - for window placed inside on left side behind the Lighthouse with an opening on left side near bottom to slide the pocket card piece thru
4. cut Lighthouse light piece in larger size using scissors out of white cardstock
5. hand calligraphy of 'pull her for light" on white piece cut in step 4
6. place the "pull her for light" white piece thru the opening in the plastic & when you want the light you pull it thru the opening
7. add sea/ocean scrapbook paper to inside right side to view thru plastic
8. Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Banners for tag sentiment
9. Memento Tuxedo Black ink
10. MFP Lighthouse stamp - sentiment "Light the Way!"
11.  Darcie's JCS165 - sun stamp
12. add sun to inside right side above the sea/ocean, did not put it all the way at top since I wanted to represent the sun going down and the Lighthouse light coming on

Front of card with white piece in place 
that has words on it "pull here for light" 

 Front of card with white piece partially 
pulled thru to show light

front of card with white piece 
completely pulled thru

inside of card
 

closeup of sun
 

Entering this into the following challenges: 

Aud Sentiments Ch59 Tag It unlim 7/18-31 

Bitten by the Bug 2 'Window to My World' unlim 7/9-22
Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch17 Use punch or die cut unlim 7/6-25
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
Hiding In My Craft Room HIMCR55 Let's See Those Layers 5 or more layers unlim 7/21-27
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #11 7/1-31

Love to Create Ch24 3 of something lim3 3rd my 3 of something are 3 words "Light the Way!" 7/16-23
Made Especially for You Three Color Ch unlim my 3 colors are: brown, red & yellow 7/16-22
More Than Favors Wacky Wed Ch74 Pocket Card 7/11-24 
My Heart Pieces Ch use square or circle in your creation lim3 2nd 7/19-31
Pan Pastel UK Sun, Sea & Sand 7/15-21
Perfect Sentiments PSC41 Anything Goes unlim 7/18-24 

Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch No Rules! unlim 7/16-22 
The Stamp Man Anything Goes/Summer Colours unlim 7/13-26  
Tues Throwdown Ch107 Clear Elements unlim used plastic from a Cricut pkg 7/17-23