My husband and I, not long ago, completed watching a set of DVDs containing the TV miniseries, Horatio Hornblower. Based on the novels by CS Forester, it is the story of a heroic, but self-effacing junior officer in His Majesty's Royal Navy. The miniseries starred Ioan Gruffudd, one of my favourite actors since watching him in Amazing Grace. I found the realistic depiction of life on the high seas during the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815) fascinating, though I have no desire to live under those conditions! The life of a sailor has been frequently romanticised, but is far from glamorous, that's for sure!
I set about designing the card, using some great new products and following the sketch from Mojo Monday Challenge #324. It's been so long since I've done a Mojo Monday sketch, it felt good to get back into it again. Mojo Monday sketches are so well designed.
Here's my version:
- This card is chock-full of new products! First is the stamp set, full of nautical images and sentiments. In this card, I used the wheel, the anchor and the sentiment, "Ahoy". The Happy Birthday was from Bring On the Cake!
- The Designer Series Paper is a new set called High Tide and it coordinates beautifully with the stamp set.
- The bottom front panel of Pacific Point cardstock has been embossed using a new embossing folder called Decorative Dots, which will be available January 28 as part of Sale-A-Bration this year. You will be able to earn it or a range of choice products free with every $60 purchase.
- Can I hear a loud "Huzzah!!" for the Striped Grosgrain ribbon? It is seen here in Summer Starfruit, but also available Jan. 3 in Pacific Point as well! I have waited forever for striped ribbon! I'm so excited, but also hopeful that there will be more colours available in the new Annual Catalogue in June!
- I stamped the little banners with the anchor from Hello, Sailor and with an old favourite set, Hearts aFlutter. The big news is that there will be a punch which will punch out that little banner shape! It's the perfect size for an accent banner at the top of a card. When? Jan. 28 during Sale-A-Bration!
- I added some more of the High Tide DSP as an envelope liner, using the Envelope Liner Framelits which are being carried over into the Occasions Catalogue. Good news indeed!
- Bring On The Cake - Clear-Mount Stamp
- Bring On The Cake Wood-mount Stamp Set
- Pacific Point 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
- Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad
- Hearts A Flutter
- Hearts A Flutter Clear-Mount Stamp Set
- Summer Starfruit Classic Stampin' Pad
- White Baker's Twine
- Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies
- Hello, Sailor Stamp Set*
- Decorative Dots Embossing Folder **
- High Tide DSP*
- Summer Starfruit Striped Grosgrain Ribbon*
- Banner Punch**
*Available Jan. 3 in the new Occasions Catalogue
**Available Jan. 28 in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.
What a great masculine card Heather - I'm sure your son-in-law will love it. I've not seen that set before...looks great in the blue and yellow!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Claire. It's a new stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue. You will be able to order from it on Jan. 3.
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