In a way this card is a bit like the floating technique because the stripes all float over the aperture. To prevent them from bending all have been backed with foam tape and the whole panel is popped up. After studying the inspiration photo I decided on a nautical theme using stripes so I pulled out my scraps that were already kind of like stripes but cut them thinner. After deciding on the sequence of blues I added them as you see to the white card layer. then I turned it over, cut off the excess and added the foam tape. This layer was added to the navy card front. The sailboat is a new to me die – came with 2 boats – from Kokorosa and I cut several to give it some definition and strength when all glued together. I coloured this with pencils. and a Sakura pen. I found a thin strip of glitter paper that was in the same colour family and made it look like water (I hope) so the boat was grounded. The sentiment is from an old set by Inspired by Stamping and this card will go to a sailing friend for his birthday which is coming up soon.
This turned out better than I expected and I know our friend is going to like it. Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated.
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I knew your glitter paper was water the moment I saw it! This is a lovely, peaceful card, Johanna. Thanks for playing along at Just Us Girls!
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Thanks so much
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Awesome card. Love the various shades of blue. The sentiment is perfect.
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Thanks, I use that stamp set a lot as it has quite a few appropriate sayings for anything beach or ocean related.
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Lovely card! I like using thin strips to float them over the card. Your friend will like this card.
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Thanks a lot.
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That’s brilliant! Love the effect of the aperture behind the card strips!
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Thank you.
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What a fun card to indicate being on the ocean. I really like those stripes.
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Thanks Gerry
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Clever reverse floating technique card. The blue strips are a great choice for your nautical theme.
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Glad you like it and thanks a lot.
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A great effect with the stripes xx
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I like the floating technique but at the moment don’t have any acetate that can be die cut so I had to come up with another way to achieve it.
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Johanna, this is a great card and that water works beautifully. I love your ideas and how you create them. Inspiration may come from elsewhere, but it’s still you doing the creating and figuring out what works best for what you are doing.
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Thanks Golda. I often will CASE a card because it gives me a starting point and it is fun to see how it morphs into something else.
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Love this!! The scrap stripes make a great background for your boat!
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Thanks. I love using up scraps and this was a great way to do so.
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