Setting Sail

Good morning, friends!  Hope you're having a bright and sunny day this Saturday.  Right now, the sun is trying to peek through, and hopefully it will turn out to be a sunny day.  As promised, I'm turning back to some Sale-a-Bration freebies for my inspiration on today's card.  Make sure you check out the Simply Marbelous Designer Series Paper.  It really is very 'marbelous' and the color choices are perfect for my craving for pastels.  Just gorgeous!  Check out how the Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight work together on this card to make a lovely watery background.

Aren't they just a perfect backdrop for the sailboat?  Ok, let's take apart this card so we can put it together again for you.  Start out with a card base of Balmy Blue which is cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded in half.  The next layer is Misty Moonlight.  It's been die-cut to be 4 3/4" x 3 3/8" using the versatile Stitched Rectangle Dies to give it a nice clean edge.  And of course, I love the stitching on it to define the edge.  Sometimes it's those little touches that make a simple card stand out.

Next the Simply Marbelous DSP is cut to 4 1/4" x 3 1/8".  I used the side that almost looks like a piece of scrunched together satin fabric with the light playing with the hills and valleys.  It really is gorgeous!  Of course, I chose to use the Balmy Blue/Misty Moonlight color choice.  It's just right for a sailing card.  This is attached to the Misty Moonlight layer with adhesive to keep it flat.  

Next, I cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 3 1/2" x 2 1/4". Time to get out the Let's Set Sail stamp set from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog.  You can find it on page 70.  I made the Basic White layer just big enough to have the words across the top without feeling too crowded.  They are stamped with Misty Moonlight ink.  Coming down to about 1" from the bottom on the white cardstock, the hull and mast of the sailboat were stamped with Misty Moonlight too.  The sails were stamped on a scrap of Basic White so they could be punched out with the coordinating punch. (I guess if I can't have a die for every set, a punch will work fine!)  

The sails were attached with Mini Glue Dots close to the mast, and a Mini Dimensional was used at the outer edges of the sails to make them stand out from the card.  I thought it looked more like it really was sailing this way.

The last bit of stamping on the front is the reflection of the boat on the water.  This is also stamped with Misty Moonlight ink but was off-stamped first to keep it much lighter than the boat.

To set the whole focal point off, a layer of silver mirror foil was used.  Since I was at my sister's when this card was made, the silver foil is an off brand that I have no name for.  I believe I have some mirrored foil in my retired stash of metallic papers at home though.  This is a good example of using what is at hand.  It was cut 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" to frame the focal images.  I like how the back sail (does that have a name??) flows off the card and gives an illusion of movement.  At least, that's my take on it!  To finish the front, this was all attached in the center of the card and popped up with Dimensionals.

The inside of the card has the sentiment stamped in Misty Moonlight right on the Balmy Blue cardstock.  I decided not to add a white layer inside of this card for a change.  A sailboat was added to the bottom corner for an accent.  It was stamped with Misty Moonlight off-stamped to create a much lighter look.

Just a quick reminder that Sale-a-Bration is ending soon - February 28th.  Can't believe that's almost here already.  Where do the days go?  If there's anything you still want from this, please don't wait until the very end.  So often items will sell out and not be available again.  I'd hate for you to miss out on some item you really wanted...  like the Simply Marbelous DSP!

Hope you're taking time to be creative.  It's a great way to relieve stress and really feel good about getting something accomplished.  And you have a card (or many cards) that you can share with family and friends.  See, it's a win-win situation when you get creative!  Have a very creative day!

Happy stamping,

Sharon