A birthday card with a nautical theme

A friend commissioned me to make a birthday card for her mum - as they will be on a cruise at the time, she asked if I could include something nautical on the card as well as flowers. Fortunately, the lady likes red flowers, so I thought a red, white and blue colour combo would be appropriate.

The papers are English Paper Company 'all abroad', the flowers are Craftime and the 3D anchor, rope and ship's wheel stickers are Eno.

As I wanted the card to be a bit special and 'different' I made it tent style.


I was asked to include the verse from 1 Corinthians 13:13 'And now these three remain: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.'

She asked me to include a special verse - this is what I chose:

'Wishing you the kind of day that's filled with special things,

The kind that's long remembered for the happiness it brings!

I used a tiny ship's wheel stamp from cart-us.com in the corners.

I've left the inner space for a handwritten message, just adding 'Hope your day is plain sailing'.

I'm entering this for the following challenges:

Kaboodle 74: celebrations

Pollycraft 100: celebrations

Ellephantastic: celebrations

Paper creator's crafts 2: special occasions

Craft room: summer birthdays

Penny's 57: happy birthday

Ruby's rainbow 7: happy birthday

Wags n whiskers 58: birthday

Ladybug 35: summer birthdays

Tanda teaser 175: we're all going on a summer holiday (my friend and family will be on a summer cruise when the mum celebrates the birthday, hence the nautical theme)

Creations by Gill M 11: summer holiday (see above)

Stamp dreams 90: summer

Creative inspirations 63: red, white and blue

Order of the opus gluei 108: red, white and ???

Pink elephant 106: red, white and blue

Cooking it up with Katie 68: colours of your flag - red, white and blue

Crafting for all seasons 4: red, white and blue

Pattie's creations 25: your flag colours - red, white and blue

Our daily bread 67: red, white and blue

Paper creations ink 4: red, white & blue

Embellish magazine: nautical colour trends challenge

Jay Gee's nook challenge 9: inspiration photo (nautical)

Irish teddy's: flowers

Try it Tuesday (taggers): card week - flower power

Scrappy frogs: summer flowers

Charisma cardz 27: all about flowers

Art impressions 23: using something from your stash - papers, stickers, flowers

The paper shelter 21: lots of dots

Craft your days away 24: fancy folds

Aud sentiments 32: sentiments with at least two words

Craft your passion 65: anything goes

Lollipop crafts special summer challenge: anything goes

Creative sketches 39: anything goes

Bling it on 5: anything goes

Deep ocean challenge 3: cards

Papertake weekly: anything goes

KB cute Monday 20: anything goes

Inspire me Fridays 14

One stitch at a time 70: anything goes

Stamp insanity 66 & 67: anything goes