Saturday, September 26, 2020

September 2020 Seashore Stampers' Blog Hop - Theme: Fall/Thanksgiving

 


Happy hello and thank you for stopping by to check out the Seashore Stampers Blog Hop for September 2020!  Time definitely appears to be running faster as the fall is underway.

I hope you are getting time to enjoy this time of year though - especially watching the colors change in nature!

For the card that I am sharing with you today, I created it with our theme of Halloween/ Fall/Thanksgiving in mind, but which you can adapt into whatever card you need it to be (even a birthday card).

Card front


I used three (3) stamp sets from Stampin'Up! which I found out really go well together. Whoo-hoo!

The stamp sets I used are Ornate Thanks, Zany Zebras and Forever Fern (the bundle in this case as I die cut two images of the leaf grouping).

Here is a close up of the card front:





Here is the inside of the card:




I also took a picture of the card elements so you have easy reference:



All right, this is it for me today - so please hop on over to the next stop and have fun letting your creative mojo loose!


Adrienne
Laura









Thank you so much for taking some time in your day to stop by - I look forward to seeing you next time!




P.S.  If you reside in Canada and you are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to be yours.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Recreate this card:
Cut:
Merry Merlot Card base: 11" x 4 1/4"
Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP: 5 1/4" x 4" and contrasting strip of  4" x 1 1/2"
Very Vanilla inside mat: 5 1/4" x 4" and scrap piece large enough to stamp the zebra and two branches and greeting
Scrap of Merry Merlot to back the fussy cut zebra

Next:
Note:  
I sponged all edges of the mats, stamped and die cut/cut, greeting pieces with a sponge and Merry Merlot Ink.  You can skip this step if you do not like sponging.

1.  Attach DSP piece to front of card base.
2.  Stamp your elements ie: branches, zebra and greeting onto scrap Very Vanilla - keeping in mind you are die cutting the images (or fussy cutting them).  For the small "Seriously" greeting element, I needed enough room to stamp and punch the greeting out.
3.  After having cut out the zebra, glue to scrap Merry Merlot and fussy cut around creating a thin border (see photo for clarification).
4.  Wrap the gold cord around the greeting strip just to the left of the start of the greeting.
5.  Now assemble your stamped elements:  
    a.    Glue one die cut branch  to the greeting strip as shown in photo;  
    b.    Dry fit the second branch to the matted DSP on your card base 
            for placement and then glue it to the cardbase;
    c.    Place Stampin' Dimensionals to your strip greeting and attach 
            to your cardbase;
    d.    Attach Stampin' Dimensionals to the zebra and small punched 
            greeting and then attach to the greeting strip as shown.
    e.    Now apply Wink of Stella whereever you wish to provide 
            some extra glitter!
    f.    Attach gilded gems (or any other bling of your choice) to 
            the card as shown.
8.  Now stamp your inside Very Vanilla piece as shown, or as you desire.
Don't forget to stamp/decorate your envelope.
Yahoo - you are done! Happy dance!!! :)
Want to make another one?  It will come together faster now that you completed the first one - go ahead!  

Saturday, August 29, 2020

August 2020 Seashore Stampers' Blog Hop - Theme: 3D

 


Okay, where did the summer go?!  It's already time for the August Seashore Stampers'  Blog hop!

Yikes!

Well, happy hello and it's wonderful you are stopping by!

This month's theme is "anything 3D" and I decided to finally create a gift box using Stampin' Up!'s Gold Mini Pizza Boxes along with my still favorite stamp set, Forever Fern. 



I also went ahead and created a few matching 3" x 3" cards to go into the box. You might notice that three of the card bases are Cinnamon Cider (a 2020-2022 incolor) and the other is Melon Mambo.


I incorporated one of my all time favorite ink colors: Melon Mambo. It looks really great with Cinnamon Cider.  A nice and warm transition into, dare I say it - Fall. But you can use any color combination that tickles your fancy!

I also remembered to take a picture of the inside of two of the cards for you too (Just in case you needed some inspiration!)



I still want to create the envelopes but I didn't have time to take pictures for this post so you will just have to use your own imagination.😊

All right, this is it for me today - so please hop on over to the next stop and have fun letting your creative mojo loose!


Adrienne
Erica









Thank you so much for taking time in your day to stop by - I look forward to seeing you next time!




P.S.  If you reside in Canada and you are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to be yours.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:



Sunday, July 26, 2020

July 2020 Seashore Stampers' Blog Hop - Theme: Wedding - Heart to Heart


Happy hello and welcome to the Seashore Stampers' July 2020 Blog hop!

This month's theme is "Wedding" and we have some really gorgeous eye-candy for you to view. Please enjoy!
Card front


For my wedding themed card, I borrowed a really neat idea from Erica who showed the Seashore Stampers' this really cool technique enabling you to use up 1/2" scraps! 

Ready to try the idea yourself?  Goodie! Let's dive right in!

You will need Whisper White Thick cardstock for your base and also for your 1/2" strips.  
Cut card elements (and embossed strips)


Then introduce one ink color that brings joy to your heart (at this moment) or one that being used in your friend's wedding theme! 
Stamped and cut elements


In this case I used Merry Merlot (a color one of my friends happens to have in her wedding theme) and one stamp set (the one used here is called "Heart to Heart" from Stampin' Up!).  Also used is the embossing folder called Old World Paper. 

Check what you have in your stash and gather your supplies.

Card front with strips and base stamping added

3D view to better see the 3D'ed elements

Now, you can also change the theme of the card by changing out the color of cardstock and even the greeting.  Here is another idea for your creative mojo:


Blue card version - same stamp set!


Inside of card
Now, please go and have a look-see at the other wonderful creations from the rest of the Seashore Stampers in this hop! Make sure you grab your cup of joy (and maybe a snack - or two!) to refuel - you have to keep your creative strength up :)


Laura
Erica









Thank you so much for taking time in your day to stop by - see you next time!




P.S.  If you reside in Canada and are looking for a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I would be honored to be yours.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: