I finally had an opportunity to use some of the stamps from The Open Sea Stamp Set (123030) out of the Summer Mini Catalog. I can see I'm going to be using this set a lot! There are so many possibilities with it.
The background of the card was done using the Fuax Silk Technique and a piece of paper from the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper (122343), also from the Summer Mini. The ship was stamped and embossed in Night of Navy ink and the background of it was done in watercolors. After it dried, I stamped the Woodgrain Background Stamp (117100) over it using Crumb Cake. I dried it with my heat tool and covered it with a very thin layer of Crystal Effects.
The compass, which was done the same way, is another stamp from this set. I added a game spinner that I had leftover from the Occasions Mini, and some Hemp Twine (100982) to the card.
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