Ocean Sunset

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the At Home online store......I am always drawn to ocean scenes and loved this canvas wall art!  I love how this one image from the Stampin Up 'Waves of Inspiration' stamp set has so many different layers within one piece of rubber!  The wave was placed in my MISTI; a Pool Party ink pad inked the entire image for the first stamping, then different markers were used to highlight different sections of the stamp. A Double Stitched Rectangles Die (from Divinity Designs LLC) cut out the panel; while the die was still in place, Blending Brushes colored the background sunset.  The panel was put back into the MISTI in order to stamp the sentiment.  Coordinating dies were used to cut the seagulls from the blue foil cardstock which came in the bundle. I did not use any other embellishments so that it would be flat for mailing.

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Blessings,

Beach-y Blessings

Hi, everyone!  This week's Ways To Use It Challenge over at Splitcoast is 'To The Beach'.  Today I am sharing three Mother's Day cards from last year which I did not get around to posting anywhere.  Each of the three use the same products from Divinity Designs LLC: Sunset Skies Slimline Paper Pad, Long and Lean Letters Dies, Bold Blessings Stamp/Die Duos, A2 Thin Pierced Frame Die, A2 Portrait Card Base with Layer Dies, Foam Mounting Tape. The letters were cut from the designer paper, layered onto cardstock, then popped up with foam tape.  This is a type of eclipse technique but with only two layers.

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Blessings,

Your Strength is an Inspiration

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Amy aka Shirleysgirl....congrats, Amy!!  This super cute card inspired me to ink up this awesome wave from the 'Waves of Inspiration' set from Stampin Up.  The wave stamp was put into the Misti and several different inks were used to color the wave, starting with the lighter colors and adding the darker colors here and there. The panel was cut out with a Double Stitched Rectangles Die from Divinity Designs; matching baker's twine was the only embellishment so it would be fairly flat to mail.

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Blessings,

Oceans of Happiness

Hi, everyone!  This week's Color Challenge over at Splitcoast is to use purple, aqua, and green.  I did not choose the 'sparkle' dessert option since this card is for my nephew.  The designer paper is from the 'Beautiful Beaches' Slimline Paper Pad; also from Divinity Designs is the Pierced Rectangle Die, the Matting Rectangle Die, and the A2 Portrait Card Base and Layer Dies.  The seahorse and greenery were cut from the Sea Life Dies by Stampin Up.  The sentiment is from the Seas The Day set, also by Stampin Up.

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Blessings,

Ocean Wave Inspiration

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Linen Chest....when I saw this awesome ocean wave print, I knew I had to try out the 'Waves of Inspiration' set by Stampin Up.  I used the MISTI and several colors of markers to get this multi-colored wave.  I love how it turned out....the new textured stamps give so much more dimension.....LOVE them!!!

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Blessings,

Grand Cayman Turtle Farm

Hi,everyone!  When the new 'Turtle Love' Stamp/Die Duo set was released by Our Daily Bread designs, I had to dig out the photos from our first cruise vacation from 2003 and create a scrapbook layout.  One of our ports of call was Grand Cayman, where we visited a sea turtle farm and I got to hold one!!!  By the way, fifteen years ago, fanny packs were still in style! LOL!!  I had to go with an 8 x 8 layout to fit everything in.  The designer paper I wanted to use from the 'By The Shore' Paper Collection is only 6 x 6, so I cut two corner pieces to make a frame.  The turtles were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, cut out with the custom dies, then watercolored to coordinate with the photos and designer paper.  The following ODBD Custom dies were also used: Alphabet, Numbers, Stitched Ovals, and Double Stitched Rectangles. (Click on the photo for a larger view.)

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Blessings,