Category: Nautical

Let’s Get Nautical – Cottage Cutz Die Sets

Ahoy! Today I am sharing a nautical-themed card featuring die sets from Cottage Cutz and one of my favorite color schemes. I have had my eye on these sets for a while now (they were released several years ago).

Let's Get Nautical

  • I cut the Paddles & Rope Net and Crab in colors to coordinate with the Carta Bella patterned paper.
  • I assembled the pieces.
  • I dry-embossed the navy circle with the TE Weathered folder.
  • I stamped the now-retired Stampin’ Up sentiment in navy ink on white cardstock and cut it with a circle die.

Let's Get Nautical

What I like about this card: the nautical theme, the red/white/blue color scheme, and the patterned paper.

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Freshly Made Sketches #399 – Nautical-Themed

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, nautical-themed card for the Freshly Made Sketches #399 Challenge.

Freshly Made Sketches #399

This was an easy sketch with which to work and my card came together quickly!

Freshly Made Sketches #399 - Nautical-Themed

  • I stamped the SU Pool Party square with a Stampin’ Up sentiment (Hello, Sailor retired set) in SU Night of Navy ink.
  • I die-cut the anchor (WPlus9 Nautical Notions) from SU Night of Navy cardstock, the crab (TE Little Bits – Crustaceans) from SU Real Red, and the rope and life ring with the Cottage Cutz Rope Corner set.
  • I added the elements to the sentiment stamped panel (using foam adhesive for the crab, life ring, and the anchor) and added the assembly to the square card base.

Freshly Made Sketches #399 - Nautical-Themed

I’m already thinking of other ideas for this sketch!

 

Die-Cut Nautical Scene – Two Takes

Hello! Today, I am sharing two nautical-themed cards with similar designs.

Die-Cut Nautical Scene - Two Takes

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.

Die-Cut Nautical Scene - Two Takes

Die-Cut Nautical Scene - Two Takes

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 I  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.

Die-Cut Nautical Scene - Two Takes

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!

Die-Cut Nautical Scene - Two Takes

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Using Repetition – Nautical CAS Card

After creating this nautical-themed card, I had many lighthouses left over, as I had experimented with different construction techniques, as well as color combinations, when creating the lighthouses. So I put together a CAS card with the leftovers practicing the design principle of repetition!

Nautical CAS Card

Supplies:  Taylored Expressions Little Bits – Lighthouse, Simon Says Stamp sentiment