We’re kicking off the StampNation Summer Beach Vacation event today with a Blog Hop. Each of the StampNation Dream Team members, along with a group of Guest Designers (of which I’m thrilled to be included) are hopping along sharing cards inspired by our first challenge — “Beach Style”!
To me, “Beach Style” starts with flip flops (and bright colors) — here’s my card inspired by this challenge theme.
Life is better in flip flops! I stamped and die cut the flip flops using the Papertrey Ink Flipping Out Stamp and Die Set. The beach and waves were cut out of a variety of cardstock colors with the Reverse Confetti Doin’ The Wave Confetti Cuts die. I cut the wavy lines with a Spellbinders rectangle die and attached it to a card base onto which I’d stamped the sentiment with VersaFine ink.
It’s time to hop along now.
For the prizes, one winner will be randomly drawn from all the blog hop comments. A second winner will be chosen from all the challenge entries at StampNation!
You will have until 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, July 27th to leave a comment. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced on Monday, July 28th on Catherine’s blog.
Catherine Pooler
Maureen Merritt
Kristie Goulet
Heather North
Allison Cope
Virginia Lu
Iwona Palamountain
Paulina Nakamura
Jean Manis <–you’re here
Suzanne Dahlberg
Sandy Allnock
Amy Sheffer
Tracey McNeely
You would have reached me from the blog of Paulina Nakamura. Head next to the blog of Suzanne Dahlberg.
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Love your color combinations! Fabulous card.
Oh WOW…this is GREAT!
LOVE how you did the waves!
I love this — so much fun.
I love flip flops an so do my feet!
Love the waves in your card and the colors!!
Love how you made the waves! Great card.
Creative wave idea on your card.
This is so much fun!! Love that great die cut section, so cool!! 🙂
Love how you made the waves and your card looks so cool and relaxing!!
I love love your waves. Beautiful card. . .
I love you technique
Love your card. Simple, peaceful, and beachy. The waves are wonderful.
Very fun and cute!
Wow! I love the vibrancy of the card. Great waves!
Wheee…love those waves!! The flip flops are fab!!
Great use of those Reverse Confetti wave dies . . . genius! I love that you cave the waves dimension with the gradient colors! This is such a cute card; the pink flip flops just pop – great color choice.
What a fun way to make waves!
I agree!!!!! This is wonderful with the wavy cuts. 🙂
Oh my gosh! My absolute favorite card I’ve seen all Summer- and I have seen so many incredible cards! I am definitely going to CASE this card!
Love, love, love your card!
life IS better in flip flops!! Great card Jean – I love the waves that you created with the dies
I love the different cardstock you used to create the beach scenery! Great!!!
Love the flip flops and the waves! Great card!
This absolutely epitomizes the best of the beach! Love it!
Love the waves. Very cleaver.
So fun. Love the waves Jean.
The waves are so cute, love it.
Love the flip flops and water!
You are more than right Jean… life IS better in flip flops! Thanks for joining us this month for our Beach Vacation!
Great way to showcase waves. Makes me want to kick off my flip flops and jump in!
I totally LOVE this card! Great way of using that wonderful die and super cute flip flops….my favorite shoe!! 🙂
Love how you used the wave die!! So cute!
What a lovely card! I love the look of these die cuts altogether! Beautiful!
Very creative…love it!!
Love the die cut waves – great idea!
Great card. Love the waves. I agree about the wearing of flip flops 🙂
Life is better in flip flops! Adorable card. Love the waves.
What a fabulous treatment for the sand and waves. Love it! Those fliip-flops really encourage me to have a day at the beach!
I am in die cut heaven. Love how you created the beach and waves and those flip flops are awesome.
Great card, I love your waves.
Sue
http://suek86401.blogspot.com/
I love your waves and the way you have set them on an angle! Thank you for joining us for the StampNation Beach Vacation blog hop. I agree with you, life is better in flip flops. 🙂
The waves are so great and I love the color on this card.
Awesome design, the inlaid die cut waves are gorgeous!!!
Fun beach scene! Love how you created the shoreline.
Love the card, the flip flops are spot on.
Love the waves you made!!
Fabulous cars! I love that wavy diecut! Love all the pretty blues you used! Super fun card!
LOVE these wavy die cuts and the colors are perfect, I feel like I’m at the water’s edge. Love these flip flops!
Love your card – wish I was at the beach!
I love your card Jean! The colors you have chosen, and that wave die, to the bright pink flip flops … awesome 🙂
Love this simple yet eye catching design!
So glad I got to play with 1 challenge before I go on my on vacation. Fabulous card Jean.
Love the way the waves are made
Loved the colors and shape of the waves!
Your wavy water is so cool!
What a great card! Love the waves you created and totally agree with your sentiment, LOL!
Hope the waves don’t wash away the flip-flops.
What a neat way to create the movement in the water.
Your card is so crisp and fresh. I love it!
Oh cute! Makes me want
to go play in the water!!
Carla from Utah
I love the colors. The waves are really cool! I would love to try that die.
Love the card!! The waves and bright colors are perfect for a summer beach theme!!
Love the waves! I’ll have to try that too….thanks for the beachy inspiration. 🙂
Your card is amazing. It is over the top smashing!!!!
Fabulous waves and flip flops…adorable!
Your waves and sand are awesome. The flop flops pop!
Love the waves on this card. The beach is calling me!!
Fun, fun, fun card. I can almost hear the waves
Fantastic card! I love your waves!
OMG this pink polka dot flip flops are too cute!
I love so much the background, what a great idea.
Love the card. I like how you get such different ideas from the same challenge.
I love the inlaid look of the waves. Gorgeous!
The waves are awesome and who can resist flip flops! Love your card!
Cute sentiment! Omg, your dog is cute and huge!
Love the fabulous inlaid die design and the colors are fantastic, love your card!!!!
Awesome card! Love the waves technique.
I love the color saturation and the waves!!
What a great, bright and cheerful card! I love it! tfs hugs, Kristina
I love how you created your waves, Jean and love those flip flops!
I can’t get over those waves, and then you used them at an angle. What a great card!
This is FABULOUS! Love the ombre waves and those adorable polka dotty flip flops!!!
Love the way you made the waves in your card. The flip flops are very bright and eye catching. Thanks Jean!
Love your creative card!!! Those waves are just fabulous!!!
Jean, your card is so creative using multiple shades of cardstock to make the waves. Love the flip flops.
Great colors and love the wave die you used.
Love your shoreline Jean, the colours are lovely and vibrant! This is going to be a great week! Fun to be guesting with you!
fun card! I love the waves and the flip flops! great colors!
Love this card! The waves in blues are just beautiful!
Loving the beach scene cards. Always looking for inspiration. Thanks for the chance to win some lovely prizes.
Fun design! Love your waves and adorable polka dot flip flops!
Just love love these colours !
Love the waves, such a cute card.
Your beach card is spectacular, Jean! I love the gentle waves that you’ve created, they look so real! The bright flip-flops are the perfect detail! Love this super summery design!
Totally in love with your wavy background! Thanks for your nice explanation. Fun, clean design with great colors.
What a great card! I can imagine myself at the beach with the tide coming in!
Love all the colors!
Very cute card!
I love your card! Beautiful simplicity.
Fabulous card. It is simply stunning.
The waves are delightful! I love the way the colors vary as the waves come to shore. Your card uses a wonderfully creative way to cut waves. Thanks for the idea!
wow your use of dies is amazing..just love those waves.
This is Fantastic!!! I love wave and flip-flap. So much FUN!!
My goodness the water and sand look great. So clever. Hope those cute little flip flops don’t wash away with the tide. Wonderful job!
WOW, what you did with the wavy die cut is fabulous!!! Love the flip flops too!
Love this! Fantastic work!
What a sweet card Jean. Love the wave background!
Great bakcground, Love the RC die!! so fun!
Wonderful Waves! Can almost hear them:)
Very on trend. love the die cuts
Love, love this card!! Gorgeous colors and diecuts!!
I love the waves!
WOW! Great vibrant colors. Love the flip flops and the sentiment.
Great card.. I love how you did the waves. thanks for sharing ~ Pam
This might be my favorite card of the whole hop. I just love it! Flipping Out has always been a favorite, but I also super love how you used the wave dies.
Love the flip flops and the sentiment!!! Great card!
I agree! Life is def better in flip flops! Beautiful card!
Love the use of the Reverse Confetti die! Totally makes the card!
Love the waves a polka dots.
Fun, fun card. I can feel the waves lapping at my toes.
I LOVE your waves, super cool. Thanks for sharing.
Love the background of your card
Cute card! Thanks for sharing.
Your card is wonderful! One of my favorites.
The waves are a real eye-catcher.
Amazing card! Love the colors and the dies. Love it so much!
I love the waves in this card… so creative!! (:
OMG Jean how lucky are you to be part of the DT team for beach week an your card love those waves and of course the flip flops are amazing to, plus I have beach weather here in Michigan yahoo for us!!!!
Love the saying! The waves look amazing…what a great idea!
I have that wave die and love it. Now I have another use for it. Makes great water waves for your flip-flops. Darling card.
This card is so elegant, it’s very classic and beautiful!
I love it! Love how you made the waves in ombre colors. Super fun card. TFS
Cool technique with the die cuts. Awesome card!
Beautiful use of colors and dies. Great card. Your flip flops are so cute. This makes me want to go squish sand between my toes! TFS
Love how you did the waves!
Oh Jean, those polka dotted flip flops are so cute! Love the waves and sand you created too.
So cute, Jean! I love those awesome waves you made and wish I could find some red polka dot flip flops to match the ones you created in your beach themed card.
Particularly loved the waves, great use of die cut, loved the polka dot touch to the flip flops, great card.
Just when I think I’ve seen all the inspiration, I come across a card like yours. So creative!
This is wonderful! The color gradiation is just right and it’s perfectly executed….reminds me of a vacation poster you might see.
I couldn’t agree with the sentiment on your card more. Flip flops are awesome!
Wow – – the choices of color for the waves makes it actually look like water – – and the wave is moving back out to the ocean. COOL!
Love that wave feel to the card and the colors are just perfect for a beach scene. Those flip flops are just a perfect touch to the card. So fun
I absolutely love the way you used the spellbinders for the waves!!! so cool!!
Great card–I love the waves!
Chris L.
This is fabulous!!! Your waves are amazing!!!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Super cute! Love how you cut the waves and the sand!!
Love this card, especially the waves…
Love you colorful diecut background!
Love the graduated blues you used for the die cut waves!
Your waves are gorgeous!
Those flip flops are soooooo cute! Very cute card!
Jean……
Can I say road trip to the beach uber cute card.
Felicita
To the BEACH!!! Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your talent!
Neat technique! TFS
I just love flip flops on a card and the idea for waves was great! Thank you for all the ideas.
Love the waves!
Great colors. Great design for sand and waves.
Love your waves!
Love your waves, great monochromatic
Great technique!
LOVE IT… Love the way you did the waves.
You made the waves coming up on the beach so cute. I love the flip flops.
how cool is this. I love the way you made the water.
Jean, this card is awesome! Love your CAS style, the waves is fabulous and those flipflop is cute! Great choice of color combo, too! Thanks for the inspiration today 🙂
Super cute flip flop die and I love the colours you have used!!
I love how you created the waves!! I need to try this!
Thanks for the inspiration!
WOW love the waves
I like the way you made the waves and I already decided that flip flop stamp will be next purchase
I really love how you used cut-outs to make the waves and the colors are gorgeous!
Great card. Thanks for sharing.
It’s amazing how so many different cards can be made using the same idea. Again with the flip flops. I am more and more excited with each new idea.
Very cool card. Love the way you did the waves. Thanks.
Love how you did the waves!!!!
I love the flip flops near the waters edge, cute card.
Awesome card! Love the wave technique! 🙂
Amazing! I love the background that you’ve created!
I need to get my hands on the wave die. It would be great for snow scenes as well!
love the waves
Thanks for sharing how you made the waves. I’ve never seen that technique (dies) done before. Love the effect!
I love your colors. The waves are great.
That is one incredible wavy ocean beach card!!!!