Come Sail Away...with The Rubber Cafe!

This is my last July guest post at The Rubber Cafe.  I am once again working with the July Creative Cafe Kit,  A Whole Water Fun. This time I have used the add-on stamp set, Sail Away With Me.

I really love nautical-themed stamps and papers. I am not sure why...as I don't like being ON the water! I have horrid seasickness! But, I do love LOOKING at boats, lighthouses, and water! So sad for me to live 8 miles from the ocean... {grin}

I made this card, which is suitable for a wedding anniversary or other "love themed" occasion!

I started out by creating a card from the Bazzill Basics Garnet cardstock from the July Creative Cafe Kit. The card is a standard, 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch card, with a top fold. 

I trimmed the fish scale paper from the 6x6 pad in the kit, to 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches.

I trimmed the sail boat paper to 4 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches. I traced the wave shape on the bottom of the paper and trimmed it out with scissors. Then I glued the sail boat paper to the top of the fish scale paper. I purchased those Kiwi Lane templates YEARS ago at one of the Expos, and have used them about 3 times. I had to DUST them off before I could use them on this project! I am SUCH a hoarder!

To make the washi tape (from the kit) a bit less "see through," I attached it to the off white ribbon from the kit. I then wrapped the "washi ribbon" around the printed paper, just above the wave shape. 

Now, my close friends know I don't like washi tape at all...but somehow, I have rolls and rolls and rolls of it. I really do need to learn to use it! I liked sticking it to the ribbon...I love ribbon. So now I have "washi ribbon"!

I attached the printed paper to the card front. Next, I stamped the anchor from the  Sail Away With Me stamp set onto white cardstock and colored it with Copics. I trimmed the image with a circle die template. I matted the circle with an inverted scallop circle die cut shape, cut from the garnet cardstock. I attached the image to the card with foam tape, lining it up with the "fat part" of the wave shape.

I stamped a sentiment from the  Sail Away With Me stamp set onto white cardstock, and trimmed it out with a banner die template. I attached the banner to the bottom of the card.

I then punched a tiny heart from the garnet cardstock. I also put the washi tape over the garnet cardstock and punched a second heart. I attached both hearts to the banner with foam tape.

I lined the inside of the card with white cardstock, ready for a message or a sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today for my "clean and layered" card! {Who says I am a one-trick-pony?!} 

Stamps: The Rubber Cafe Creative Cafe July Kit of the month add-on Sail Away With Me

Paper: The Rubber Cafe Creative Cafe July Kit of the month Echo Park Walking on Sunshine 6x6 pad

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Garnet from the kit; Copic Xpress It Blender Card White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Markers: Copic

Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG tape; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares

Embellishments: ribbon, washi tape from the kit

Tools: Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles Large; My Favorite Things Die-namics Sentiment Strips 1; Carl heart punch; Kiwi Lane Designs Sentiments template 1B