"New" Product Tuesday: Anchor Birthday Card featuring Carta Bella

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Today's card was inspired by some cookies a friend of mine posted on Facebook.  She bakes really cool decorated cookies and one in particular reminded me of this new Carta Bella die set I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo in March.  First, here's the finished card.

Here are the cookies from Facebook:

My talented friend's sea-themed cookies... they look so yummy!

This is the Carta Bella die set I used.  You can find it on Amazon:

Image source: cartabellapaper.com

Materials:

• Kraft cardstock: 4.25"W x 11"H, scored at 5.5" mark
• Blue and White card stock for the stripes
• Red card stock for the anchor
• Carta Bella Sea, Ship, Anchor die set
• Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle dies
• Red and white striped ribbon
• Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
• Ranger Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder
• Versamark Ink
• Adhesive

Directions

• Cut three strips of blue and 2 strips of white card stock using the largest stitched rectangle die.  Each strip measures approx. 3/4" 
• Cut another 1.5" strip of white card stock for the bottom of the card.
• Cut a full rectangle from white card stock using the stitched dies.
• Glue the blue and white strips this piece of card stock.
• Cut the Anchor out in the center of the card.  Also cut another anchor from the red card stock
• Emboss the sentiment on the largest white strip using the embossing powder and sentiment stamp.
• Attached the red ribbon.
• Adhere this entire card to the kraft card base.  Add the red anchor at the end.

I'm also submitting a version of this card (slight alterations) for the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #225 which can be found here.  

Anchor Card Version 2: MFT Challenge

Can you find the differences between this version and the original?  I rounded the top corner and added sequins.  

Ahoy, Mates!  Have a great rest of your day!