I have been obsessed with nautical themes lately. I don't know where it's coming from. I am always short on masculine cards so maybe that's the reason? One look at the new Fresh Prints Designer Paper Series and I KNEW this card had to be nautical. How does one NOT love this stuff? I really like the size of the new pack. It's perfect for cards. So I set to work. What do you think about when you think "nautical"? I think ocean, ships, lots of studs and metal rigging. Here is what I came up with. I hope you like it! I've used the sketch from
Mojo Monday's challenge #327.
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Supplies
Cardstock ~ Midnight Muse, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
Designer Paper Series ~ Fresh Prints
Ink ~ Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red, Craft White
*clear embossing powder over the "Make a Wish" stamp
Stamp Sets ~ Woodgrain, Perfect Pennants, The Open Sea, Perfectly Penned (inside), Geometrical (inside), Gorgeous Grunge (inside)
Embellishments ~ 1/8" mini brads
Other supples ~ Shaker Frames, Window Sheet, Dimensionals
How to:
Stamp "Woodgrain" onto Crumb Cake cardstock using Early Espresso ink.
Cut into strips measuring 3/4" x 3 3/4" and round the corners.
Distress, crumple, mash, and sponge with Baked Brown Sugar ink.
Cut Fresh Prints DSP to a 1 3/4 strip. You'll have to double the length as it wasn't quite wide enough to cover. Distress, crumple, and sponge with Early Espresso, and Baked Brown Sugar ink.
Time to make the compass! I used the compass stamp from The Open Sea, the 1" circle punch and the 1 3/8" circle punch, Shaker Frame, and Window sheet. Assemble the compass with a small piece of Dimensional. There you go!
I hope you've found this helpful. I'm sure I missed a step or two. I constantly become so engrossed in the project that I forget to take pictures as I go. I'll have to work on that!
