Hello! Today, I am sharing two nautical-themed cards with similar designs.
For both cards, I cut the sailboat (Poppystamps Marina Sailboats die) from white cardstock and red cardstock. I trimmed off the sails and added them to the white boat body. The red sail on the card with the window is SU Real Red and the other sail is SU Poppy Parade.
On both cards, I cut the sky and ocean from cardstock using the wave die in the sailboat set. For the card without a window, I taped the sky and ocean together on the back and cut the cardstock with a Lil’ Inker rectangle die. For the card with the window, I simply trimmed the piece down to fit behind the window. The card without the window has a sky and ocean that are more green/teal than the card with the window. I don’t have the names of those colors as IĀ pulled the cardstock out of a scraps bin. (I have a lot of paper scraps that I need to either put back with the full reams or at the very least sort!) The sky and ocean colors for the card with the window are SU Balmy Blue and SU Blueberry Bushel.
For the card without the window, I dry-embossed the background with the My Favorite Things Geometric Grid stencil. As I have mentioned previously, I am boxing up my supplies for an upcoming move. Most of my embossing folders are packed up. I have several wave embossing folders which I might have used if they’d been handy. Luckily, it’s easy to dry-emboss with a stencil!
For the card with the window, I added embossing paste through the English Brick stencil on kraft cardstock.
For both cards, I added a heat-embossed sentiment (My Favorite Things You Float My Boat stamp set) which I cut with the MFT Horizontal Hearts in a Row banner.
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Hard to say which one I like the most! The brick stencil in those two colors is amazing. Red paper, wow such a difference between those two colors. Great cards, reminds me summer is coming!
OMG!! You are one of the most creative card makers I know!! I LOVE your blog and your creations!!
I am definitely going to give both of these cards a try, but I have a quick question for you regarding using the window die.
Do you adhere your scene to the card and pop up the window with mounting tape OR do you adhere your scene directly to the window and pop up that piece?
Thanks in advance for your help!! You are AMAZING!!
Thanks for your sweet comments!
In this case, I adhered the boat to the sky/ocean panel with dot adhesive. I double-cut the window and adhered those pieces together. I put the window over the boat/sky/ocean panel where I wanted it and flipped the assembly over. I taped the boat/sky/ocean panel to the window on the back. Alternatively, I could have put some liquid glue on the part of the window that touched the boat/sky/ocean panel.
What I have done in the past, but I’m not always happy with the results, is add foam adhesive to the window edges.
Hope that helps!
You are AWESOME for answering my questions!! Thank you for the extra help!! š
Jean, these are wonderful summery cards. I love the brick window combination. that craft base makes for great grout…is is grout for bricks? No matter. You have picked fab impactful colors once again. These are very eye catching.
Darling sailboat cards, Jean! Especially love the pop of red on teal but the the window card looks amazing too!!