Miss You Polaroid

Inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Monday (Stars & Stripes) + Hand Stamped Sentiments #317 + Little Red Wagon #503

I really wanted to use the Deep Blue Sea paper from Carta Bella (I have a thing for nautical stuff, I'm always drawn to it), so the Smooth Sailing stamp set seemed like a natural fit for it. I initially thought I would put the boat in a porthole frame, but when I saw the Selfie Frame dies on my desk, I figured it would be even more fun to make a picture instead.

When came time to add a sentiment, "Wish you were here" popped into my mind. I went to my sentiment spreadsheet to see if I had it anywhere and I was really surprised to find out in all of my stamps (and Lord knows I have a few...!), I only have one, in an older set from The Cat's Pajamas called Small Sayings. (This right there shows why putting this spreadsheet together was a worthy time investment - I would never have found this sentiment otherwise.) When I pulled the set out, though, it was the words "Miss You" that caught my eye. I liked the font and size better for my card. I was still hesitant and I also looked at French options, and I tried three different sentiments on my Stamp-a-ma-jig sheet to see how they would look on the card, but Miss You was definitely the one that had the best impact so I stamped it in Night of Navy ink.

For the ribbon shown on the sketch, adding a nautical knot seemed like the cutest option. The only reason I was hesitant was because I knew it would make the card bulky, both because of the knot and because of the rope ends tucked behind the panel. I still went for it, though, and I do find it looks pretty cool. I had to double the foam adhesive on the back of the panel for everything to be level, though. I added two Cherry Cobbler enamel stars at the top. (The sketch has those at right, but it was not working as well for my design, so I moved those around.)

For the inside of the card, I cut a piece of Seaside Spray cardstock (a new 2019-2021 In Color), whch I found was a perfect match for the blue in the patterned papers. I used the Large Dotted Rectangle Stackables dies and since the second size looked a bit small on the card, I decided I would mat it with patterned paper. As I was finishing with the die-cut, though, I spotted a pile of random pieces on my desk corner and one of them was a white cardstock with diagonal stripes. I know it's from an old Stampin' Up! kit and I had left the cardstock aside to use on something else. Here, the size and stripes were perfect for the card, so I matted my blue cardstock with it and stamped an anchor in Night of Navy ink to match.

For the envelope, I picked an A2 Nautical Blue linen envelope and used the Porthole Frames for a place to include the name and address.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Smooth Sailing (Lawn Fawn); Small Sayings (The Cat's Pajamas)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Thick Whisper White, Seaside Spray (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers: Deep Blue Sea (Carta Bella)
Ink: Stormy Sky Distress Oxide (Ranger); Night of Navy Classic Ink (Stampin' Up!);
Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Smooth Sailing Dies, Large Dotted Rectangle Stackables, Porthole Frames Dies,
Stitched Simple Wavy Borders Dies, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Selfie Frames Dies (Lawn Fawn);
Mini Cloud Stencil (My Favorite Things); Blender Brushes (Picket Fence Studios); Stampin' Dimensionals,
Regals Enamel Shapes (Stampin' Up!); White Cord Trim (unknown); Markers (Copic);
A2 Nautical Blue Linen Envelope (envelopes.com); Circle Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinders)

 

 

Comments

[JanR]

Aw, super cute! I love that knot - you're right, it does look cool. Wonderful papers too. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

[Sandra]

Such a fun and lovely card, the nautical theme is wonderful. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

[Debbie Mageed]

Oh, Cindy, this card is so cute! Love the use of layers to make your nautical scene! I need to find out more about your spreadsheet. What a labor of love that must have been to do. Thank you for playing with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and hope you can join us again soon.

[Jenny Engelke]

Your sailboat really does look like a Polaroid picture! What a cool scene! Thanks for playing along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!