I have been taking classes from Kit and Clowder for a number of years. Recently, she had a class with a ship in a bottle. I thought it would make a great male birthday card.

My Prismacolor pencils needed some love, so I decided to color the image using my pencils for a change. I had an image of a card in my mind to make but wasn’t sure if I wanted to print the image on kraft paper or regular colored pencil card stock, so I did both.

I used Prismacolor pencils on both images and used the same colors. I was really happy how both of them turned out.

After coloring the images, I tore the paper around the image to give them a little bit of an aged look. I then used Vintage Photo Distress Inks to add some additional aging around the edges. I also added a bit of the Vintage Photo ink around the images.

I decided to use the image on the kraft paper for my card and save the other card in my stash. I found some nautical pattern paper in my stash for the background. I adhered everything to a dark brown card base. To complete my birthday card, I die cut Happy Birthday on some Black Glossy cardstock from Simon Says Stamp. I die cut two additional Happy Birthdays in black card stock to give the sentiment some depth. I didn’t add any other embellishments as I wanted to image to be my focal point.

One final look…….

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Supplies used:

Kit & Clowder – Ship in a bottle

Simon Says Stamp – Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Happy Birthday (retired), Black Glossy cardstock

Prismacolor – White, Pale Sage, Sap Green Light, Light Aqua, Cobalt Turquoise, Jade Green, Prussian Green, Muted Turquoise, Light Peach, Peach, Yellowed Orange, Mineral Orange, Pale Vermillion, Lavender, Lilac, Black Cherry, Canary Yellow, Beige, Putty Beige, Burnt Ochre, Chocolate, Dark Brown, Black, 70% Cool Grey, Light Green, Spring Green