Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Anni-VERVE-sary Spotlight - Day 7


Welcome to Day 7 of our Anni-Verve-sary Spotlight Hops! Today we're featuring a very sweet set, Learning to Sail, along with another new border die (yay!), the Flourished Trim die. My anemic masculine card stash is in dire need of replenishment, and I thought the darling boat image from Learning to Sail, paired up with some Simple Stories Awesome papers, would make for a fun masculine combo. The boat is entirely paper pieced onto a graph background. "Life Is But A Dream" is stamped onto a ledger pattern and slipped, tab-style, behind a vertical strip of stars.

I can't wait for you to see the amazing sentiments in this set, so if you haven't already done so, hop around to see all of today's spotlights. Leave comments along the way for a chance to win today's featured products.

1. Julee8. Andrea
2. Laurie S.9. Charmaine
3. Maureen10. Janelle
4. Teresa11. Betty
5. Tosh12. Christyne {Guest}
6. Amber13. Laurie W. {Guest}
7. Amy14. Jen S. {Guest}



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58 comments:

Desire Fourie said...

Amy this is just beautiful. Love everything about it. All the elements work so well together. Hope you are having a fab Wednesday.
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Sian Ridley said...

This card is so fun! You're right, the paper pieced boat looks darling and is perfect for this masculine card :)

KanataNewf said...

:) I now have "row row row your boat" running through my head thanks to this sweet sentiment! Fabulous masculine card.

Dolly said...

OMGosh.....one blog after another of beautiful, mind boggling talent! Your card is amazing! I love it! The pairing with the simple stories is divine! I love the paper choices and, of course, the stamp set! Which is on my must have list! The sewing, the tab .... I could go on forever! Thank u for the ideas and sharing. Blessings!

Anita &/or Char said...

My DH loves all things nautical and I don't make enough cards for him... this is great inspiration. Thanks for sharing...

Sue D said...

Great masculine card--I like the paper piecing.

stampingbowd said...

Very pretty card!!!! I am humming the song in my head!!! Love the paper pieced boat!!!

Tricia T said...

What a wonderful scrappy card. I love all of the elements you used!

Liz Williams said...

Love the paper piecing done on this great stamp. Great card!

Mary-Anne V said...

Love the masculine feel of this card...also love all the paper piecing you did.

Anonymous said...

If this sentiment is any indication of the rest included in this set I am sold! Great creation - love the paper selection. Always looking to add masculine cards and this is a great one!!

Miriam Prantner said...

Great distressing and stitching and I love the piecing on the boat!

Katy said...

LOVE it, Amy!!! The rounded corner, the stitched tab and all the distressing makes my heart happy!

ND (Naomi) said...

Wow'd indeed! I love how you used patterned paper to piece together the ship and water. Very effective and ingenious!!!

AP in MD said...

I like the "manliness" of you card.The colors are peaceful, but the stars give it color, and the paper piecing adds texture.

Karen Day said...

I love seeing masculine card ideas, and this one's a beauty!

marilynwillauer said...

What a cute card, definitely has a masculine feel to it!!!

Runs with Scissors said...

What a great card Amy. I love the paper piecing and the sentiment is wonderful. I can't wait to see them all.

Marisa said...

Loving the paper pieced water and all your classic details. Great card.

Sherry said...

What a beautiful card --- I love the colors you used, all the layers AND your distressing!

Lynn Noe said...

Oh my goodness, everybody's creativity with this set just amazes me! I love all the paper piecing, the little bit of wavy stitching, and the sentiment tag on the side. Wonderful card.

Karen Wedding said...

I love everything about the Learning to Sail set. Everybody that has used it has made such cute cards. Yours included. Love the layers on the sail boat. Great job!

Luanne said...

I merrily, merrily love this! I'll be singing it the rest of the day! :-)

scrappingnana said...

Great masculine card. Love the papers, colors and image. They all go together perfectfly.

jan farnworth said...

great card i just love that little sailboat.

Diana Nguyen said...

That boat gets cuter and cuter with every card on this hop!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

your paper piecing and stitching is just phenom! Love it!

Dori Shelton said...

Great card! Very masculine with those papers and colors.

Ravengirl said...

So cute! I love the houndstooth pieces waves beneath your boat!!

Crestajune said...

What a fabulous card! That paper pieced sailboat is so adorable, and I just love the houndstooth waves. Everything is just so fantastic! Have a wonderful day, Amy!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

what a great guy card and I love the distressing!

Eva said...

Ohhhh...such a beauty!!! I love the mix of papers, the paper pieced boat and the twine bow is a perfect addition for the masculine look!

Jen Cuthbertson said...

I love that little boat and all of those papers are perfect!

Darlene Gabriel said...

Adorable! I love the paper pieced boat and water. The tab with the sentiment is great. Love all the stitching.

Jennipher said...

Very cute!

Christine said...

Love the way you paper-pieced the stamped image! Awesome masculine card!

Marsha said...

What incredible cards you gals are making. My eyes need a diet after all this gorgeous eye candy. Beautiful card. Such precision and perfection.

kimisue said...

This card has so many great elements - love the paper piecing, and colors.

Heather said...

Wow! This is gorgeous!! (Can you say that about a masculine card?) This image is so cute! And I love your paper piecing.

Nicole said...

You are so good at creating little scenes and all the layers and details, even with this masculine look. LOVE the houndstooth wave. Wonderful card!

Trish Molnar said...

Wonderful card!

craftymom205 said...

Great card.

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BonnieC said...

Love this!! You really know how to put the right combos together! Your paper piecing is awesome!

Davi said...

Nothing anemic about this VERY cool man card!! Love the distressing and fun dps with the cute paper pieced boat and water :) Fab job!

Unknown said...

the sail boat stamp looks so neatly in place with the colors u use! wonderful masculime card u have made!!

loulou said...

Great card love the paper piecing, cheers Linda

Unknown said...

Nice sentiment. I really like the color combination and using the die as a tab behind the row of stars.

Moosisk said...

FAB card! I love the distressed edges and the colors. So fun. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

Basement Stamper said...

Beautiful card, love the sailboat with that sentiment!

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

I like all the paper piecing - what a combo!

Christine Kiehl said...

Day 7 is very pretty. Full of great details and products!

Anonymous said...

So cute and great colors!

Marlena M. said...

This is such a handsome card!

Oliwiaen said...

A perfect masculine/boy card!

Lisa Rea said...

Life IS but a dream and I dream of the 24th when I can order these awesome stamps!


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www.ScrappyDistractions.blogspot.com

Julianne N said...

love the masculine feel to this card. I really like how you stamped the sentiment on a tucked away tab!

Rosie Gustafson said...

Great job on creating a beautiful masculine card.

Michele said...

What a beautiful card! Love the dimension and the colors.