~Nautical Father's Day~

 

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to visit with the Charmed Life Blog.

 

Well, today is install day for my countertops. I am typing this post as the 2 installers are busy working in my kitchen. I am so excited to see the finished product.

 

They brought me the cutting board piece and also some samples to take with me to pick out my backsplash. I really like what I have picked. Good thing because its too late to change now (lol).

 

I have been doing dishes down in the basement. It's only a slight inconvenience. But, tomorrow my contractor comes and will hook up the new faucet so I will be able to wash upstairs again. No dishwasher until the new one gets installed. that won't happen until I get my backsplash and floor picked out. So I will be working on that quickly.

 

Anyway, onto my card for today. This one I made for my DT post on The Scrapping Cottage blog. I decided to go with a Father's Day card and a nautical or fishing theme. I make quite a few Father's Day cards so this is just a start.

 

I used some of the nautical dies from the CottageCutz March 2016 release. And, I am also showing an idea using circle dies for something other than just circles. So lets get started with some info on how I made this card.

 

Sail Boat Base: Cut with Stampin-Up night of navy card stock. I used the 3rd largest circle die from the CottageCutz circle (basics) set and cut it in half.  To give it a wood like effect, I used the Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot machine.  

 

The fishing net is cut from Stampin'-Up crumb cakes card stock and I used the CottageCutz paddles and rope ladder die. The fish are part of this die and I cut those from Stampin'-Up daffodil delight, tangerine tango and marina mist card stocks.

 

Striped Sails: I used patterned paper from an older Paper Pumpkin kit and cut in a triangle shape. One is slightly larger than the other. The "sail pole" is 1/4" wide, cut in navy blue and I taped the sails to it. I made it long enough to tuck behind the boat base.  To make the red flag atop the sails I used a star punch and cut off one of the points.

 

Clouds: I cut these from the Lighthouse w/ clouds die. Looks like it's temporarily sold out. Used white card stock and sponged with medium blue ink. I used dimensional tape to secure them to white base.

Water: I used a stamp from PaperTrey ink "ombre builders" to create my water and I stamped in marina mist ink.  Scattered a few fish in the water.

 

To complete my card I stamped my "happy father's day" sentiment in night of navy ink. The stamp is from MFP "reel men" set. I stamped on an angle for added interest.

 

And, that's my card for today. So until next time.......God bless hugs!!!

 

I am also entering:

1.  Creative Fingers has an anything goes challenge.

2.  Morgan's Artworld has a "for the men" challenge.

3.  The Stamping Boutique has  masculine challenge.

4.  Cute Card Thursday has a transport challenge.

5.  Crafting For All Seasons has a die cuts/punches challenge.