London Fog

I didn't think I was going to have any time to craft this weekend, but when I saw that the new challenge at Less is More is for a masculine one-layer card, I just had to drop everything and make one! You know how much I like making masculine cards, and although I still find one layer cards difficult, I love the challenge.

I made this card by stamping the pillar box (sorry, I've had the stamp since the dark ages and can't remember where it came from) and masking it off, then using the waste from a die cut of the London skyline (left over from this card which I made using Docrafts Create a Scene Dies) I sponged the buildings in the background to give the appearance of them looming out of the fog. I used grey rather than black for colouring the pillar box, so as not to obscure the detail, although looking at it now I think I should have done the very top in red - isn't it funny how we can have a clear mental picture of something we see every day, yet not be able to recall the exact details? (I'm sure it's not just me - go on, see if you can remember what colour your best friend's eyes are!)

Anyway, we don't get all that much fog in London these days, but when we DO, it looks something like this!

 

I am also sharing this at Mod Squad - Fast and Easy