Nautical Materials Swap

Today I have a couple of "Materials Swap" cards.  This month's theme is "nautical" and can include anything ocean or beach related.  In the picture below you see the materials that I used.  

Printed materials are Debbi Moore freebies from the set called Shabby Chic Seaside.  The rest is card stock and fibers from my stash.  

Card I Made:

Mostly the card was created using the printed background and cutouts.  I used a Sharpie around the edge of the background and all the printed elements.  I created a border using black and white card stocks (I inked the white one to blend in), and one of the printed border pieces.  I also added 3 "pearls" using Liquid Pearls and a bow using blue ribbon and twine bow.  I may end up pulling the bow off because I'm not sure how well I like it.

Inside:

Inside are more cutouts and black card stock to create a border.  The stamped sentiment is from Crafter's Companion Compendium - Thinking of You sheet.

Materials from my swap partner:

And here's the card I made from them - unfortunately, there's a bit of a glare on the foiling - the fussy cut in the focal is a golden sea horse.

As you might be able to tell, I started by embossing the card front with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder - then inking it with some distress ink.  I added double-sided tape to the ribbon and attached it across the top, cutting it flush with the card.  The focal was created from several pieces.  Using a ruler and craft knife, I cut the "innards" from the frame - then backed it with a piece of the foiled paper and added it to the card front with foam tape.  I added some foam pads to the back of the sea horse before adding him.  I cut pieces of the "wooden boards" to serve as mats for the 3 sentiments that I added with foam tape on the right side of the card.  Then I added the little decorative pieces and a knotted piece of ribbon.  I decided it still needed something, so I wrote "Best Wishes" on a scrap cut from the focal background, notched each end, and added it with foam tape across the upper left corner.  I didn't take a picture of the inside.  I just added another scrap of that same paper to form a border.  I expect to stamp a sentiment, but will wait until I've decided the recipient before doing that.