Thursday 19 July 2012

Ahoy There


This is a card I've made for my sister-in-law's husband for his birthday.  They both used to sail together and took part in local regattas.  I took inspiration from Debby's post, as like her, I've seen lots of lovely cards made using the Stampin' up set The Open Sea and decided to try and create a similar styled card with stamps and dies I already have.  There are a mixture of stamp companies used in this one and some of the stamps have had there first use.

The main image is from a PSX stamp and, like the other stamps used, it was inked with Versafine Majestic Blue ink.  The frames and mounts for the image were cut using circle nestabilities and grand nestabilities.  Round silver brads were added to the navy frame to create a porthole effect and this is my second attempt.  After cutting out the frame I used the grid lines on a Scor-pal cutting mat to mark out even spacings for the brads.

The Navy Swirl background card is from a Kanban kit I recently bought from Create and Craft and it reminded me of waves.  The red and white card were stamped with the Hero Arts stamp Vintage Map.  Red stitching was added to the white card to make an extra frame and the edges were distressed and inked to give the effect of an old map.

The strip of circles were also cut using nestabilities dies.  The anchor embellishments were made using a Quickutz die, the stamped knots were stamped using Anita's stamps and the sentiment was  from the Stampin' up stamp set Sincere Salutations.

Other embellishments used were Stampin' up's Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon, small red dots punched using a ring binder punch and a reef knot using parcel string.


An unused topper was used to decorate the inside of the card and the edge of the insert was masked off and stamped with the Vintage Map stamp.

This card had a few false starts and a few pieces went in the bin but I'm happy with the end result.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

Thanks for reading
Liz xx

32 comments:

  1. This is very nice!
    Thank you so much for joining us at MTTC!!!

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  2. This is lovely Liz. Great choice of colour and design. I'm sure he will love it.
    Eileen x

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  3. fabulous card, great image and love the layout and the colours

    Sue

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  4. Oh what a fabulous card Liz, I think I should take inspiration from you.
    luv
    Debby

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  5. Love the nautical theme, nicely done
    hugs julie P

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  6. Great card, fab layout & colour combo!

    Thank you for sharing with us at My Time To Craft, good luck!
    Hugs Shell xx

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  7. OH WOW! I really LOVE what you've done here! BEAUTIFUL design inside and out! AWESOME!! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS’ challenge and please come back again soon!
    Darlene
    one of the 'Sistahs'
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

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  8. Beautiful use of the stamps set Liz. And a great nautical feel to your card, absolutely perfect for a guy.

    Hope you have a good weekend.

    B X

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  9. Its a fabulous card Liz I really like it and I am sure your BIL will love it! Love the stamps especially the ship and map ones and its perfect with the red white and blue! xx

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  10. Your nautical themed birthday card is stunning. I really like the red, white and blue colors you've used on this. I love this card because it is so clean and with crisp lines and designs. Well done! Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  11. Brilliant design. Love the image and the colours are perfect.
    Lorraine x

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  12. Another stunning card Liz. The nautical colours you've used are perfect. What great stamp images too. I love your use of portholes to display images. I just love your entire card LOL! Brilliant. Thanks for the inspiration.
    Ruth x

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  13. stunning male card liz.great image and i love your colour combo :D

    xx coops xx

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  14. Liz
    I love it! I am always looking for great masculine cards and this by far is one of the best I have seen. Love the whole design of it and the inside too - what a great job you did with this! Hugs

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  15. wonderful nautical card! Thanks for playing along at MEFY!

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  16. How fab, love it honey! Thanks for joining us at the Cupcake Craftroom honey!

    Mary J x

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  17. How regal! I love all of the detail! Thanks for sharing with us at Made Especially For You!

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  18. Fantastic card and colours Liz. I saw this on MIM..Loz

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  19. Hello Liz. I popped by from MIM to see your Beautiful card...faye

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  20. What a fantastic card! Lovely papers and colors, just perfect for the theme of your card. So classy and beautiful. I also think you've done a great job with the inside of this card!

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  21. Hi LIz , just popped over from MIM and this is a stunning card. really lovely the way you have put it togehter
    x catherine

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  22. Beautiful card, inside and out. Love how you've made the port hold. Popped in from MIM, Pat K.x

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  23. Such a beautiful nautical creation. A perfectly masculine card on the outside and inside! Thanks for playing along with The Sisterhood of Crafters for our Let's Hear It For The Boys Challenge!

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  24. Wonderful masculine card .Love the card design . Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday .

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  25. Hi Liz I saw you on MIM this really is a terrific card..one of the most original layouts I have seen for a long time. Thanks for sharing and for the inspiration,
    Jane x

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  26. Lovely guy card,like the images and colours you've used. I saw this at MIM. Jean x

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  27. Beautiful card. I love the image. Thanks for sharing this at MIM.

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  28. Here again from MIM! Another lovely card! Thanks for sharing

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  29. Gorgeous, i really love the finishing touches inside the card, i dont normally add these but you have definitely proved it is so worth the effort, I saw this on MIM and had to take a closer look. Its fantastic. Hugs Jo

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  30. Wow! Now this is my idea of awesomeness! :) Stopped by from MIM!
    Hugs,
    Karen C
    #'s 3, 67, 165, 187, 222, 258, 260

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  31. Fantastic card Liz, inside & out. You've done an outstanding job creating this masculine card. I'm sure your BIL will love it!
    I saw this on MIM and wanted a closer peek, glad I did!

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  32. Wow! Lovely card! apologies for the lateness of my comment, but thank you for joining in The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge

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