Hello friends and family! I am hoping you are having a marvelous Monday and bringing you a little creative inspiration to start your week off.

I am pulling out my Copic Airbrush System this week along with a Dare 2B Artzy Sunburst Stencil and sentiment from the Jesus Is My Anchor stamp set to create a simple card front with high impact.

I first used my Copic Markers and ABS to create two blues backgrounds. For this I used the D2BA Sunburst stencil, first laying down a light blue block straight onto the paper then using the stencil and a darker blue to create intense color. For the second background I set the stencil, now covered in ink spray, onto a fresh white sheet of cardstock, dampened a rag with Colorless Blender solution and wiped the excess ink from the stencil onto the cardstock. I have done this technique multiple times and love the brushed effect it achieves.

You will see the top background in a card a share later. For the card today I use the background with the lighter brushed ink. I added a sentiment from the Jesus Is My Anchor stamp set and the seagulls are a small stamp from the Anchors Away stamp set just stamped multiple times.

I added trim and an anchor charm, layered white cardstock, patterned paper and a white card base to finish this simple card. I am really loving the bold blue and white. It has such high visual impact.