Let’s Go Sailing

I’ve had the pieces for this card sitting on my worktable ever since starting the In Detail post on die-cut card making sets. As I mentioned in that post, I’ve been using the Blueprints 13 stitched rectangle die a lot!

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I dry embossed Bazzill cardstock with the Memory Box Wave stencil and cut it with the stitched rectangle. I played around with a variety of colors for the boat, the letters, the banner, the sails and the sailboat flag. It took longer than you would imagine to evaluate colors for the hull, letters, a sails, …. before settling on this combination!

I’m entering this card in the Card Concept “Use A Nautical Theme” challenge. My style is Clean and Graphic.

Speaking of die cuts, there’s still time to enter The Cutting Edge Guest Designer Challenge! Head on over for details.

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Heard You’re Moo-ving

Today, I’m sharing  a card created with Poppystamps dies to be sent to a friend who is moving, hence the punny sentiment.

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I used the pine landscape die to create the cow’s pasture as it would look here in the Pacific Northwest. The original Carnation Farms is located nearby in Carnation, Washington. I created the sentiment on my computer and used the Classic Ribbons die to cut it into a banner.

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Lawnscaping #84: Stars and Stripes

I’m delighted to be guest designing over at Lawnscaping Challenges today!

Lawnscaping Challenge Number 84 is all about incorporating Stars & Stripes on your project. The prize for this challenge is a free stamp set of the winner’s choice from Lawn Fawn.

With July 4th around the corner, I created a red, white and blue card featuring both stars and stripes.
YoureAStarJMI stamped the fireworks from the Happy 4th set in white pigment ink on the card base front. I die cut the stars from the Stitched Journaling Card set repeatedly to create the rows of stars. I then backed the journaling card with stripes in blue and red. The sentiment from Lucky Stars was heat embossed on a red stripe.

Be sure to head on over to Lawnscaping Challenge to see what the Design Team has done for this challenge! Hope you’ll play along!

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock, ColorBox white pigment ink

The Cutting Edge Challenge: Guest Designer Search

There’s a new challenge blog – The Cutting Edge Challenge – and I’m delighted to be part of the Design Team! If you LOVE using die cuts on your cards, this challenge is for YOU! Each week we’ll be offering inspiration and you’ll be invited to play along sharing your AMAZING die cutting skills.

This week we’re looking for a Guest Designer to join us for our first challenge, which will begin on June 28. Please head on over to The Cutting Edge Challenge for all of the details- I hope you’ll consider entering! While you’re there, you can meet the rest of the Design Team.

You Anchor Me

Kristie Goulet of the Stamp Nation team regularly posts about paper crafting trends sharing tips, tutorials and projects! Kristie wrote about the nautical trend last year, when it was really at its high point. As a member, I can access those past articles. Even if the trend has cooled somewhat, I still enjoy making nautical-themed cards, especially in the summer.

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To create the coral striped background, I inked the Impression Obsession Thick Stripes background stamp with Distress Ink and misted it until the ink pooled. The anchor is cut from a brushed gold cardstock.

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As long as I was making one card, I decided to make another with a little variation! I heat embossed the Impression Obsession background stamp with gold embossing powder. The anchor is cut from a gold foil cardstock.

I’m also entering the second card in the Card Concept “Use A Nautical Theme” challenge. My style is Clean and Graphic.

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