Ahoy! Today I am sharing a CAS, masculine, nautical-themed card created with the stamp set 30-842 Set Sail from Penny Black. I have always been fascinated with concept of a ship in a bottle (although I have never been inclined to make one!). Anyone else feel as if summer is winding down? I am in the process of making Halloween cards, Christmas cards, as well as summer-themed cards. (A crazy time of year!)
This card has two layers (in addition to the card base) – the ship in the bottle and the sentiment panel. (I could have taken another step in masking to achieve a one-layer image.)
- To create the ship in the bottle, I stamped the boat, stamped the bottle around the boat, and stamped the boat and top part of the bottle on masking paper, which I fussy-cut.
- I masked the boat image and top of the bottle (cork and seal) before applying inks to the bottle to create a sky and ocean.
- I colored the boat, as well as the seal and cork on the bottle, and then fussy-cut the bottle.
- For the sentiment panel, I stamped the sentiment and applied inks to create a horizon line for the bottle. I stamped the bottle on to the panel so that the string around the top and the detail of the bottle (on the left-hand side) would be included.
- I adhered the bottle to the panel and the assembly to the card base.
What a fun stamp set – just love your ship in a bottle, Jean!! Great colors & design!! Nope – never tried to make a bottled ship and never will, that’s for sure! No patience for that – LOL!
Sweet!
I love the blending for the top and bottom. I see new Prize Ribbon ink in action! Looks great. Very fun card, makes you think about the ship in the bottle issue!