Some of us might still be working on cards for Father’s Day or maybe you need a masculine card for a birthday or other special occasion? I know many struggle with card ideas for guys and I think a Nautical design is a great way to go. Of course lots of women love boats, sailing, the ocean and beachy scenes too so I think this style is one that’s pretty versatile. So let’s take a look at some handmade cards with a Nautical flair.
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This stunning porthole card has wooden texture from an embossing folder, gold brads for rivets and silver cardstock for the die cut anchor that all give great shine and texture to the design. I came across this idea in the Spellbinders gallery.
This trendy faux postage card from Lindsey has cute little stenciled and stamped scenes like a seagull, fries, boat, beach and more. I love all the cancellation stamps, they finish off the design perfectly and tie everything together. Visit the Waffle Flower blog for a closer look.
Marleen used darling dies and pattern papers to create this shaped card featuring a cat in a boat sailing past a lighthouse and a whale. This card is a great idea for a younger child or baby. Learn more at Marianne Designs.
Here’s a really cool mixed media set with a coordinating greeting card and artist trading card (ATC). There’s a watercolor background done with some smooshing and paint splatter and boats stamped onto a Gelli print. Find all the details on the Rubber Dance blog.
Traditional Nautical colors of red, white and blue work perfectly on this masculine birthday card from Nancy. The coordinating anchor pattern papers and dies make for a quick and easy card to put together with a stamped sentiment and bakers twine to complete it. Learn more at the Scrapper at Heart blog.
I love how Jean created her die cut Nautical boat scene with dies from Impression Obsession like it’s on an old Polaroid! Notice how she added the cloud over the edge though for added interest. The stary pattern paper and dry embossed sky add just the right extra touches too! Learn more on the Right as Rain blog.
Kathi created a stunning sailing scene using stencils for the clouds and waves, adding touches of white ink for dimension, she stamped the boat, coloring it with markers and added a lovely large stamped quote too. The rustic twine is the perfect to represent rope! Find directions over on the Imagine Crafts blog.
Karen used lots of different stamps to create this detailed serene scene. She used watercolor markers to add color and die cut the watercolor paper with a large circle die, adding a blue matte and placing it over pattern papers with some brads and stitching for texture. Find directions on the Art Impressions blog.
I love the soft colors Kailash used on this beautiful card! The fish net background is behind a cluster of amazingly colored die cut seashells and little sand piper bird along with a heat embossed sentiment and shiny gems. Take a closer look at the Honey Bee Stamps blog.
This cute card uses products from Hero Arts with stamped seagulls, light house and a wonderful wavy die cut background with glitter paper behind. I spotted this card on the bellaflora77 Instagram page.
If you struggle with putting off creating then check out this article from Daniel, he created this wonderful card with tips along the way to help you break away from crafty procrastination. I love the rich, warm orange color palleted he used here! Visit the Ellen Hutson blog for more info.
Lastly here’s a card with lots of surprises, this old world sailing vessel card uses dies for the ship, vellum for the waves and pattern paper for the background. But the surprise is the twist n pop element that opens inside to reveal a popped up sentiment, lots of pattern and another boat. Visit the Stamp with Tami blog for more details.
I hope you’ve been inspired to set sail into the world of Nautical card design!
-Heather
