Vintage tones

When the Craft Stamper magazine started a series of articles about Scene stamping, I was hooked. The reason I got into stamping in the first place, is that no drawing skills are required to get a perfect result every time. So, I take great pleasure in combining my stamps to create something unique and my latest purchase of "dedicated" scenic stamps provides me with new possibilities. This is the inspiration for this card, along with the colour scheme provided by the Rubber Dance challenge.

I created the vintage look by inking a panel of white card with Distress inks before stamping my scene..
The lighthouse image is by Impression Obsession, the clouds Stampscapes. Finally the splodges (no, not coffee stains) are from a set called Messy Art (Artistic Stamper). I had this set on the table because initially I was going to use the big splat behind the lighthouse before I realised that to read as the light shining outwards from the lighthouse I needed a dark background and light ink. Still, there is next time...
I kept the rest simple and added what I hope are nautical knots, before matting on a crackled background.
Since my crackle disaster a few weeks ago, I am glad to report my new crackle medium (Imagination Crafts) works perfectly. Thin layers give fine crackle, thicker layers bigger crackle. The only thing to keep in mind is to apply the topcoat quickly in one pass of a brush- it helps if the paint is fluid (if not water it down first).

I am also entering the Imaginations Crafts challenge.

Hope you like my scene,