{"id":1192,"date":"2019-05-20T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/just5100.temp.domains\/~stampin5\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2019-05-20T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:25:05","slug":"freshly-made-sketches-fms388-going-nautical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/just5100.temp.domains\/~stampin5\/freshly-made-sketches-fms388-going-nautical\/05\/20\/2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshly Made Sketches FMS388 – Going Nautical!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello everyone, thanks so much for stopping by. Today I have for you a card I created for Freshly Made Sketches<\/a><\/strong> Challenge FMS388. If you have a minute, pop on over to their website and take a look at what outstanding designs the designers have created for this challenge and so very many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today my card is taking a nautical turn. Not my usual subject matter, but from time to time I do fancy a nautical theme. It could be because Summer is already down here in Alabama at full. The fun part of sketches is that they can be taken literally from what the sketch shows or they can be reinterpreted but still represent. Today I took the literal road more or less.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Night<\/a><\/div>\n
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Night of Navy <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Real<\/a><\/div>\n
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Real Red <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Whisper<\/a><\/div>\n
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Whisper White <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Crumb<\/a><\/div>\n
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Crumb Cake <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Once I decided I was feeling that water vibe, I reached for this soon to be released set from Stampin’ Up! called Sailing Home. I also used the coordinating dies called, Smooth Sailing. I had to go with the traditional nautical colors of Navy, Red, White and when appropriate through in some Crumb Cake and Bronze Stampin’ Blends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the card base, I chose to go with Whisper White Thick Card with a top fold (or I have just learned this is the “hot dog fold” – who knew!) For the center element I used a piece of Night of Navy card stock centered on a slightly larger Real Red background. On Whisper White card stock I stamped in Basic Gray the images from the Sailing Home Stamp set. I touched all 3 images with some color using the Stampin’ Blend Markers. Since the Lighthouse was the largest and more or less the focal point, it received more color. Now, I turned to the Big Shot, I ran the Night of Navy strip through with the Swirls & Curls TIEF, then cut the colored images out with their coordinating die. Finished with the Big Shot I reached for my Starburst Circle punch, cutting 3 circles from scrap Real Red card stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n