Welcome to Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop. Today’s challenge is ‘for the boys/ men’ and I’ve created a sailing card. This is a favorite hobby for my hubby & several of his buddies – me too. Having said that – there are LOTS of women who sail so don’t discount them for competition!!!

I started with a Secret Sea card base 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2 with the fold to the left. The Sunrise Sailing bundle includes a hybrid embossing folder, which means it embosses but can also die cut certain images with coordinating dies – and that’s what I did, I used a Basic White panel about 6×6 (the embossing folder is large), added the sailboat die cutting side up in the proper place on the embossing folder, and ran it through my die cutting/ embossing machine. And what happens? A gorgeously embossed background and a die cut sailboat. :O) With Balmy Blue ink and a Blending Brush, I gently highlighted the clouds and the bottom of the boat. I switched inks to first Misty Moonlight then Secret Sea to highlight the water with a Blending Brush. I stamped the sails of the boat with Real Red ink – still using the Sunrise Sailing stamp set. There are bird dies in this Sunrise Sailing Dies, so I cut 3 birds from Basic Black card stock, added the two to the front covering the embossed birds, and reserved the other bird for the inside of the card. I cut down the embossed Basic White panel to 4 x 5 and adhered it to a Balmy Blue 4 1/8 x 5 1/8. I added the sailboat over the opening with dimensionals. These were added to the Secret Sea card base with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on a Basic White scrap, fussy cut it and added it to the card front with glue. Of course it was from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set! Final touch – 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.

For the inside… I had a leftover piece of the water that had been highlighted with Misty Moonlight & Secret Sea and adhered that to a 4 x 5. I adhered the remaining bird from the die cut birds- Sunrise Sailing Dies of course – as though it was ‘fishing’ for it’s lunch. This I added to a Balmy Blue panel 4 1/8 x 5 1/8, then to the inside of the card.

For the envelope… I embossed a piece of Misty Moonlight card stock 2 1/4 x 6 with the So Swirly embossing folder (more water image), adhered it to the flap & trimmed to fit. For the front, I stamped this water image in Misty Moonlight ink then the birds in Secret Sea – these come from the Sunrise Sailing Bundle . WooHoo! Love this set – so versatile, easy to use, and fabulous.

Want to purchase this set from me – or something more? See below how to do that. For now – visit tthe others participating in the hop – “for the men/ boys”. Click on the icons or on a name to visit the remaining participants.

1. Christie King
2. Akiko Sudano
3. Terry Lynn Bright–you are here!
4. Tara Carpenter
5. Karen Ksenzakovic
6. Ann Louise Fodgaard
7. Mary Deatherage
8. Karen Finkle
9. Amy Koenders

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