Hey friends and fellow nautical lovers! Thanks for coming back for Day 4 of my Nautical extravaganza here at A Blog Called Wanda! SO happy to have you here again! Well….I am SUPER tired today for a VERY good reason! At the last minute yesterday afternoon, one of my friends at work and I decided to go to the Bruno Mars and Ellie Goulding concert last night here in Sacramento! OMG what a show! It was fabulous!! Thanks to Stub Hub (which I totally recommend) we were in the sixth row on the floor…for much less than face value on those seats. Score! You know how sometimes you just throw caution to the wind and go do something fun (on a work night no less)??? I'm so glad we went.
Okay, so on with nautical week! Now, I am a preppy girl from the 80's and I used to wear lime green pants with pink Polo shirts and penny loafers with no socks… I still have my copy of the Preppy Handbook that I bought new in 1980. And, I also still have my original Vuarnet sunglasses from that same year. You get the picture… That being said, whales are fun, cute and preppy….and nautical! SO today's post is dedicated to the whale. I have three cards today!
Yup, I went there. Lime green and hot pink whales! This little whale die is new this season from Memory Box and I kept it clean and simple. Added some scallops and a little border and this one was done!
Next up is a banner card with a little whale on some cute patterned paper from the By the Shore collection. I used my PTI banner dies to go to town on the banners and then used some more of those awesome wood anchors from Studio Calico. This was was FUN to make. I just kept adding stuff. The sentiment is from PTI as well. The cloud die is a Simon Says Stamp die!
Here's a close up of my banners and clouds….
Hello Mr. Whale!
And, last but not least, a bright and cheery GIANT whale in lime and bright blue! This stamp is from a Kelly Purkey set and I LOVE him! I made my background from the uber cool chevron die from Papertrey Ink.
I think this card is cuter in person…. The stickles I put on his back kinda makes him look like he swam through an oil slick!! Trust me on this one. He is shiny and sparkly!
Okay sailors! That's what I have for today! Whales….and fun! Thanks for coming by again! Tomorrow is the last day of nautical week (how sad) and I hope you will be back. Leave me some comments!! Have a most fabulous day. My day will involve a LOT of coffee! It was worth it though. XOXO
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9 responses to “Nautical Week Day 4 – Whales!”
You did a whale of a job on these fun and amazing cards! 🙂 Love them all and am especially loving your bright neon colors which really add pizzazz to what is typically chosen for nautical colors!
OH MY Wanda ..that second card STUNNING..LOVE everything about it..such a cute whale too..
Don’t have any whale stamps…sadly …and very sad tomorrow will be the last day of this great inspiration week.
Had to look up the music ..the great show you went to….happy you had so much fun!
Also had to look up ..Preppy Handbook..really never heard from it…..?
Thanks my friend..did send your card today…
Hugs Holly.
Oh…..I love, love, love the banner design!!!! 🙂
I love the banner card, definately my fave….. glad you enjoyed the concert, sometimes the best things are the ones organised at the last moment….. x
I think I am in agreement with others posting the banner card is my favorite. Love the colors and the layering. Hope you had a whale of a time completeing these.
OH! you certainly went “over board” on these three cards. LOVE THEM!! I can’t even pick a favorite…the colors, the trims, the special accents….it’s all good!!!
I think your banner design is my favorite. Fun cards!
OMGoodness these are all Soo CUTE!!!! Love your Darling whales on each and I’m just drooling over your Darling Banners on your 2nd one! Love the bright cheery colors on all of them too! I am soo Loving your nautical week Sweet Lady! 😎
Hugs
Shannon
love that green whale. great colors. I was at that Bruno Mars concert. It was so much fun!