Nautical Birthday Card

Snap Click Supply Company has been celebrating digital design all month long by offering double the number of items on sale each week. To go along with the theme of "double the fun," I created a quick and easy summer birthday card for my awesome TWIN nieces!

This fun card uses digital elements from both the Ahoy There (Carta Bella) and the Nautical collection (Fancy Pants). 

When I started this project, I didn't have an exact picture in my mind of how I wanted it to turn out. I did know, however, that I wanted to use the phrase, "Ahoy! It's Your Birthday!"

I began by using the "print and cut" feature of my silhouette to cut out several awesome digital designs, including an anchor and alphabet letters spelling AHOY. I also selected a background paper for my card base from the Ahoy There collection... this was a tough pic as there are so many fun nautical choices!

With my card base determined, I started experimenting with the placement of the cut out digital designs. I love adding dimension to my hybrid card designs so foam tape is a must! In the picture below, you can see where I applied foam tape to make various layers pop.

A few decisions and embellishments:

• I punched a hole through the anchor top and added a bow using red baker's twine.
• I edged the white background panel with a Krylon gold leafing pen to add a bit of sparkle.
• I used a Nestability die (Labels 18) to cut out a blue shape to highlight the anchor. Love the contrast this step provides!

Pic: Ahoy 5

On the back of the card, I added the rest of the birthday sentiment. I embellished the text with clear rhinestones in two sizes and a red punched heart.

To compliment my summer theme, I also whipped up a fun envelope design.

Again, I used the "print and cut" feature of the Silhouette to cut out the "Summer" word from Fancy Pant's Nautical collection.

Tip: This element didn't have a clear boundary for the Silhouette to recognize. To remedy this issue, I opened the element up in PSE and added a light stroke to the edge in a coordinating color. Adding a stroke line made cutting out this element using the Silhouette super easy!

I grouped the fun "Summer" word element with 2 layers of washi tape and a punched star. I also added the twins' names with sticker letters.

This card was fun to make and perfect for any summer birthday! I hope my sweet nieces have DOUBLE the fun on their 8th birthday!