Nature-Nautical Cards-Page 1

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Near the Sea (NN16H)
  1. Print photo on the bottom half of an 8 1/2 x 11" sheet of white cardstock
  2. Fold the cardstock in half so the photo is the front of the card and trim any edges if necessary (my printer won't print to the very edge).
  3. Print the text using QuaNautical2 for the word "Sea" and Ruach font for the rest, on vellum.
  4. Trim and attach to the card at the top with blue eyelets. (Not attaching at the bottom allows you to lift the vellum to see the photo more clearly).
  5. Print the compass on vellum, tear the edges and punch a hole in the top.
  6. Tie a small piece of rope through the top, into a knot, and glue to top right corner of card.
  7. Tie another piece of rope into a knot and glue to the bottom left corner.

    Fonts:
    QuaNautical 2 (Paul Lloyd)
    Ruach (this comes with most Windows operating systems, but in case you don't have it, here's the link: http://www.freestyleopm.com/font.html

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine.

Blue Ship (NN17S)

 The background patterns were created digitally - click here for directions
  1. Cut two pieces of different pattern paper to 2 5/8" x 5 1/2" and tape together on the reverse side, darker color on the left
  2. Tie two pieces of string in a knot and wrap ends around the back of the paper you just taped together
  3. Attach piece to a folded 5 1/2" square black card with silver eyelets
  4. Stamp ship (I used clip art) on light grey cardstock and trim to 2 7/8" square
  5. Mat to black cardstock
  6. Cut two pieces of different pattern paper to 3 1/2" x 1 3/4" and attach to a piece of black cardstock cut to 3 1/2" x 3 5/8" (darker color on the right)
  7. Attach the ship image with foam tape
  8. Attach piece to the card
  9. Tape the tiny tag to text paper and put through the printer, printing Smooth Sailin'
  10. Tie to string

    Credits: Digital Striped Paper (Dyan Cross)

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine

Tropical Fish (NN18H)

  1. Prepare Faux Batik (for more complete directions, click here) piece by stamping fish on self-stick mulberry paper with clear embossing ink and clear emboss
  2. Paint paper with Twinkling H2O's and let dry
  3. Iron paper between two sheets of tissue paper (the kind you wrap gifts with) or PLAIN newsprint until the embossing powder melts off
  4. Peel paper off the backing and layer to white cardstock
  5. Type words (Near The Sea) using the Console font at size 36, and make each word a different color
  6. Print on white cardstock and cover each letter with Glossy Accents
  7. When dry, cut out each letter. (Do NOT cut first - trust me on this!)
  8. Crimp a small rectangle of white cardstock and set two blue eyelets at top and bottom
  9. Thread fibers through and attach to back
  10. Fold an 8 1/2 x 11" sheet of medium blue cardstock in half and attach letters to left side with glue stick
  11. Stick green Magic Mesh to right side and set three white eyelets
  12. Attach crimped piece with double-sided tape, and attach batik piece with foam tape

    Stamps: Fish and seaweed stamps (The Rubber Stamp Plantation)

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine

Birthday Ship (NN19Q)
  1. Computer generate portion of Ancient Mariner poem and Happy irthday (leaving the "B" off) on dark red cardstock in maroon ink
  2. Fold to make a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" card
  3. Computer generate ship on oatmeal and cut to 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" - tear right edge
  4. Ink edges with maroon inkpad
  5. Cut dark blue cardstock to 5" x 2 7/8" - tear right edge
  6. Wrap 1" of blue cardstock around ship image and attach with red eyelets
  7. Attach piece to card with foam tape
  8. Using Stencil font, computer generate the letter "B" on tan cardstock
  9. Cut out letter with exacto knife and cut into a tag shape
  10. Punch a hole, thread through twine, and glue to card

    Stamps: None - email me for ship or Ancient Mariner text

    Based on a card by Renae Curtz, in Stamp It! Cards magazine



Lighthouse (NN20Q)
  1. Use filters in Paint Shop pro to make lighthouse photo look like a painting (see original photo to the left)
  2. Print image on three labels
  3. Carefully stick labels to dark blue cardstock, trimming closely and rounding corners
  4. Cut a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of striped vellum and back with the same size white cardstock
  5. Set four blue eyelets as shown and tie thread through each, tying ends in a knot
  6. Tape piece to folded 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" dark blue card
  7. Attach lighthouse piece with foam tape

    Stamps: None - email me for Lighthouse photo

Stained Glass Sailboat (NN21S)
  1. Print the stained glass sailboat on white cardstock and trim (click here for directions on how to create the stained glass look).
  2. Print the sail definition on transparency and trim
  3. Cut blue cardstock to make a 5 1/4" square card
  4. Attach the image to the card with double-sided tape so it doesn't move
  5. Set an eyelet in the top right corner, attaching the transparency to the card
  6. Set eyelets in the other four corners.

    Images: Stained Glass Pattern from the Internet

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine.

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