All Things Nautical

Hello stampers.  Welcome to my blog.  Today's card was inspired by the sketch at Seize the Sketch.

 

This card combines elements from 3 different stamp sets that all have a nautical/sea theme - By the Tide, Wetlands and The Open Sea.  I chose a palette of browns (Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Early Espresso), which wasn't really my intent - it just worked out that way.

 

On the lower Crumb Cake panel, I used the Hardwood (luv it!) background stamp inked with Chocolate Chip ink.  I have tried using many different combinations of papers and ink with that stamp and they all look great.

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed this card.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: By the Tide, The Open Sea, Wetlands, Hardwood

Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Other:  5/8" Natural Chevron Ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Flashback Smiles

Hello.  Just stopping in with a quick card today.  I was inspired by the sketch below from Seize the Sketch.

 

 

Stampin' Up is featuring a fabulous Designer Series Paper sale during the month of July.  If you buy 3 packs of DSP, the fourth is FREE!!  How great is that?  I just got my box of new stuff last week and had a chance to play with it this weekend.  I will be featuring some of the current DSP over my next few blog posts.  Today I am featuring Flashback DSP.

 

I didn't really think I would use the sheet with the camera images (the reverse side is the black and vanilla grid paper in the background), but this sentiment from Jillibean Soup seemed fitting with the cameras.

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed my card.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: What's Up, Handwritten Sentiments (Jillibean Soup)

Paper:  Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Flashback DSP

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon Ink, Real Red

Other:  None

Moonlight Bliss

Hello.  Today I featuring another card using the Stampin' Up Moonlight DSP stack and the 2014-16 In Colors.  The sketch for this card is from Seize the Sketch.

 

 

I used Blackberry Bliss cardstock for the oval and then embossed it using the Stampin' Up Polka Dot TIEF.  This is a new embossing folder in the 2014-15 catalog and I love it. 

 

 

The sentiment is again from the Geometrical stamp set.  It coordinates nicely with the chevron images in the background DSP.  The flowers were stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey using the Petite Petals stamp set.  The were embellished with a rhinestone in the center for some added bling.

Hope you enjoy my card.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted.

 

Stamps: Geometrical, Petite Petals

Paper:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Moonlight DSP

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon Ink, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss

Other:  Petite Petals Punch, Hello Honey 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon, Jewel Basic Rhinestones, Polka Dot TIEF

Sketched Epic Day

Happy Saturday.  Today's card is inspired by the challenge at Seize the Sketch:

 

Over my next series of posts, I am going to feature the Simply Sketched stamp set from Stampin' Up and the This and That Epic Day designer series paper collection.  I love the look of Stampin' Up's Designer Series Paper, but once I get them I just can't seem to cut them.  This is my attempt to use up some of the my stash and make some great cards.  Of course, once I use it up I can always get more, right?  LOL!!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

All items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp: Simply Sketched, Regarding Dahlias
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, This and That Epic Day DSP

Ink:  Gumball Green, Early Espresso

Other:  None



Hexagons in Plum

For today's card, I turned to a couple of paper crafting challenge blogs that I have played before.  These sites give me such inspiration and I look forward to seeing the new challenges each week.

 

The challenges are Dynamic Duos #68 and Seize the Sketch #3:

 

 

The color I chose to combine with Perfect Plum is Smoky Slate.  I don't really even consider myself a "gray" person and yet I have been turning to the grays (Smoky Slate, Basic Gray) lately as good neutrals that coordinate with just about anything. 

 

 

All Items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp:  Six Sided Sampler

Paper:  Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink:  Perfect Plum, Basic Black

Other:   Hexagon Punch, 5/8" White Organza Ribbon

Five-Way Flower Notecards

I have been wanting to try the Five-Way Flower Stamp from Stampin' Up since I received it.  But the flower never really fit the card I was working on - and I have lots of other flower stamps.  LOL.  Today was the day.  I was very inspired by two challenges - again a sketch challenge a color challenge.  Here are the links:

Dynamic Duos Challenge #67 & Seize the Sketch #2

The cool thing about the Five Way Flower is that it coordinates with 5 of Stampin' Up's Scallop Circle punches.  For today's card, I only used 3 layers, 2 are punched and added to the card with dimensional adhesive.  I used the greetings from the Lacy and Lovely stamp set. 

Once I made the first one, I was hooked on the monochromatic look of the Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe.  Here are some other colors I tried.  I changed up the sentiment on the other colors. 

The colors are Island Indigo & Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush & Blushing Bride, and Elegant Eggplant & Wisteria Wonder.

   

What a fun group of cards to give to a friend.

 

All Items Stampin' Up unless noted

Stamp:  Five-Way Flower, Lacy and Lovely

Paper:  Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Versamark

Other:  Linen Thread, White Embossing Powder, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder