Sunrise sailing and Tags to Go, You're going places card.

Todays card features two new stamp sets available in May. I just could not resist the “You’re going places” sentiment from the Tags to Go set with the Sunrise Sailing stamp set, dies and embossing folder. 

One thing I did that you might not expect is I used the Birchwood embossing folder on the Night of Navy for my waves. The reason is I embossed the Pool Party half circle with the Sunrise Sailing embossing folder. The lines in it a fairly straight. Although I love the Soft Waves and so swirly for Beach or water cards in this case I needed straighter water lines and the Birchwood work perfectly. Another fun thing I did was die cut the clouds from the die set and even though they did not fit the clouds in the embossing folder I embossed them on the embossing folders clouds anyway. I think they turned out pretty cool. Sometimes you just have to think outside the box. You just may be pleased with the result. 

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Supplies used

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing (165491- bundle 165491), Tags to Go  (165569, bundle- 165577) available May 2025

Ink: Balmy Blue (147105) or ink refill (147168) and Night of Navy (147110)

Watercolor pencils: Balmy Blue (149014 assortment #2), Pecan Pie and Basic Gray (161700- assortment #1)

Paper: Night of Navy (100867) and white (166780) card stock.  Pool Party two tone cardstock (166691), Watercolor paper (149612)

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine and Specialty plate(149653), Sunrise Sailing Hybrid embossing folder -includes dies (165496 -bundle 165497), Stylish Shapes dies  (159183), Birch Wood 3d embossing folder (164069), Bone folder (10230), Adhesive sheets (152334), Multipurpose liquid glue (110755), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430 or mini 144108), Take your pick tool (144107), Paper trimmer (152392), Paper snips (103579), clear stamp blocks (165674 bundle -or you can get individually) paint brush or water pen (no longer available at Stampin’ Up!)

 

Cutting instructions:

Night of Navy card stock:  card base 8 ½ x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, 4” x 5 ¼” front panel

White card stock:  4” x 5 ¼” -inside, 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”- die cut circle, small scraps – for clouds, seagulls and sentiment

Watercolor paper: two small and one large sailboat die cuts

 

Assembly instructions:

1. Cut card base (8 ½ x 5 ½”) out of Night of Navy, scoring at 4 ¼”. Cut a 4” x 5 ¼” front panel and emboss with the Birch Wood 3D embossing folder using the Stamp Cut and Emboss machine and gray specialty plate. Attach to card front using Multi purpose liquid glue.

2. Die cut white circle using the 3” round Stylish Shapes die. Die cut half a circle using Pool Party two tone cardstock. Emboss the two tone paper on the bottom (water) part and sand to reveal white core. Using a paint brush or water pen and either a Balmy Blue ink pad (squeezed to get ink on inside lid) or one or two drops of ink refill on a stamp block, add one or two drops water to ink and mix. Using a back and forth (horizontally) sweep brush across top half of the white circle. Set aside to fully dry.

3. Cut a scrap of white cardstock slightly larger than the three seagulls die. Color with the Basic Gray watercolor pencil and blend with water. Set aside to fully dry.

4. Die cut two small and one large cloud for die set and emboss putting on the cloud portions of the Stylish Sailing embossing folder (they do not Match) and emboss using the Stamp cut and emboss machine and the gray specialty plate.

5. Die cut two small and 1 larger sail boats and sails out of water color paper. Use Pecan pie watercolor pencil to color boat and pole. No need to color the sail attached to boat. Color the Sails die cuts with Balmy Blue ink and blend with water. I colored darker around the outside edges of sails and lighter for the rest and then blended. Set aside to dry.

6. Stamp sentiment on small scrap of white cardstock,  trim close to the stamping.

7. Glue Pool Party embossed water half circle to the bottom (uncolored) portion of your white circle. Glue to card front tucking the largest cloud underneath at the top left side. Pop using Stampin’ Dimensionals both small clouds.

8. Die cut seagulls and add to card front first adding adhesive sheets to back side of cardstock -making the sea gulls stickers. Add three seagulls to card front. I put two of different cards and one on my water colored sky.

9. Glue small sailboat to card front and pop the larger one. Glue sentiment strip to card front as shown.

10. Water color a small bit of water on the bottom right side of inside white panel and blend with water. Glue small sail boat and glue to inside of card.

11. Stamp a few birds from the stamp set on the bottom left side of envelope or on the back flap. Your card is ready to send to a lucky recipient.