He Stilled the Storm

Hello again!  I hope you're having a good week!  So far mine has been fun because I have been playing with some of my favorite products and trying to think a little more out-of-the-box.  Today's project started with the idea of a hat card for the fisherman/sailor. I showed my husband my first attempt and he said, "It needs to be rounder" so off I went to search for origami hat instructions on YouTube, only my version is on a much smaller scale.

The strip of paper I used to make this little hat was ~ 2.25 x 7 inches scored 1/2 inch from each end and then at one inch intervals between, with one scoreline ~ 1/2 inch along one long edge.  Then it was folded accordion-style and an inverted V cut into the top, just like making paper dolls!  I snipped at regular intervals from the bottom up to that long scoreline to make it easier to shape into the round.  

I used a paper piercer to make a hole into the top of each triangle, then held it all together with a tiny brad from my stash.  I felt it needed some reinforcement so I glued a couple of circles of different sizes into the inside just to help hold it all in shape.  Then I set it atop a piece of scrap paper to hand-sketch a pattern for the brim.  Once that was the appropriate size/shape, I cut one out of designer paper and adhered everything together.  

All of the stamps I used are from our Lighthouse bundle.  Moving clockwise around the card, there is the wheel...

...waves splashing around some pilings (the water was colored with Copics, then dabbed and splashed with white acrylic paint and blotted, and finally topped with clear Wink of Stella)... 

...and finally the sentiment in the bottom right corner.  I thought it would be fun to add a tiny hook but the smallest one we had was too large for the project, so I grabbed some silver wire and jewelry pliers to shape one the size I wanted.  I swiped the string from a fresh tea bag.  It shows up a little better than monofilament would've.  

Here's the inside.  This paper is full of lots of fun images of all shapes and sizes and has strips that are perfect for borders.

This card is a standard sized 5.5 x 4.25 inch card but the hat is about 1.5 inches tall so it would require a box for mailing. Alternatively, it would sure be a fun in-person, by-hand delivery for the sailor/fisherman in your life!  When I showed the finished card to Patrick he laughed and said, "It's a HAT!" so I think I got it right after all!  

Supplies:

• Stamp Simply Clear Stamps - Lighthouse Full Bundle
• Graphic 45 Catch of the Day - 8x8
• Memento Full Size Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Standard Circles SM (used for reinforcement inside the hat)
• Copic markers
• "hook" (made from silver jewelry wire)
• tea bag string
• small brad and tiny button from stash
• white acrylic paint for splashes and splatters