When I saw the current Color Throwdown #695 challenge, the Seas the Day stamp die set seemed like the perfect fit, at least in my humble opinion..
Here’s my card:
Here’s the challenge banner:
Thankfully, the Color Throwdown Challenge calls for generic colors and shades of those colors. In this case, the colors are green, blue, lavender, and gold or silver. I used Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Highland Heather, and silver. I’ve created a similar card and you can see that card and directions here.
Measurements:
The Granny Apple Green base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
The Waves of Inspiration DSP background measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. I trimmed another piece to 6 inches by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap. Then, I punched a 1 inch circle from coordinating DSP for the envelope seal.
I also trimmed the Pacific Point cardstock top to 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches. After stamping the cardstock using the Gentle Waves stamp with Pacific Point ink, I cropped it using the frame from the Seas Dies. This layer is popped up with dimensionals.
Next, I cropped another frame from Granny Apple Green cardstock. I also cropped the coral from a piece of Highland Heather DSP. Then, I trimmed both the green seaweed and coral and adhered them with multipurpose glue.
I stamped the starfish and sentiment using VersaMark then added silver embossing powder, which I set with my heat tool.
I outlined the scallops of the banner with my silver Wink of Stella pen. I used dimensionals and multipurpose glue to allow for the dimension of the frame.
Part of what I love about this stamp set includes the two mirror image fish stamps. I stamped these in Highland Heather and cropped them with the dies from the Seas Die set. Then, I added a dimensional under each fish and adhered them.
Finishing Up:
I stamped the front, left-hand side of the envelope the same as the inside of the card.
Then, the only thing left was to run the envelope seal through my XYRON 1.5 inch create-a-sticker.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
Here are just a few of my favorite new things, all of which arrive on Monday!
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s April Blog Hop! As the weather gets warmer, it’s time to start planning our trips to the beach, the lake or the in-town aquarium. Today we’re sharing projects inspired by the ocean and sea – we are excited to share our creations and hope you love them! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
I chose to use the Seas the Day stamp set and coordinating dies for the hop today. I also used the Gentle Waves background stamp, but more on that in just a bit.
Here’s my Seas the Day card:
While the card may look complicated, when it’s broken down it becomes just a matter of steps.
Measurements:
The Balmy Blue base of the card measures 4-1/4 inches by 11 inches, scored at 5-1/2 inches to create a tent card.
Next, I trimmed another piece of Balmy Blue to 4-1/8 inches by 5-3/8 inches for the top.
I tried to use as little colored cardstock as possible for the front, so I used scraps for the Calypso Coral and Garden Green pieces.
The inside white cardstock panel measures 4 inches by 5-1/4 inches.
Finally, I used some white cardstock scraps for all the stamping and cropping of the starfish, crab, octopus, and fish.
Let’s Break the Card Down:
First, I created the outside top layer. I started by stamping the Balmy Blue cardstock with Balmy Blue ink using the Gentle Waves background stamp. Since the stamp is a horizontal stamp, I needed to stamp, then mask. Here’s an example:
I repeated the stamp, mask, stamp process on the front of the base of the card as well.
Here’s a picture of this fabulous background stamp:
It’s so pretty! If you want this stamp, you need to get it before the mini-catalog ends on June 30, 2022! The Seas the Day bundle is also in the mini-catalog, so just plan to get the bundle and background stamp. Very definitely worth it!
Next, I used the background die from the coordinating Seas Die set to crop the ocean scene from my top layer of Balmy Blue cardstock.
Then I cropped the background die again using the Garden Green scraps and the Calypso Coral scrap. I just needed to snip the unwanted pieces off. Next, I lined up the new layers on the blue layers and adhere them down.
After adhering the seaweed pieces together, I cropped the longer branched pieces of seaweed.
I added dimensionals under the cropped background and adhered it to the base of the card.
Dry-fitting the Layout:
Before doing any of the stamping and cropping of the animals, I used the dies to play around with the placement of each.
Here’s the final dry-fit layout (but please excuse my much loved grid paper underneath):
Now, I just had to stamp and crop each. I used Rich Razzleberry for the octopus, Flirty Flamingo for the crab, Grey Granite for the starfish, and Bumblebee for the fish. I did stamp the bubbles in Balmy Blue directly onto the base of the card.
The octopus and one of the fish are popped up on dimensionals. I adhered the other pieces directly to the cardstock using my favorite multipurpose liquid adhesive.
It took me until the very end to decide what to do about the sentiment. I decided to stamp the sentiment on part of the cropped out front layer. Then, I cropped it using one of the Scalloped Contour dies. I wanted the rest of the card to be the focal point, so I adhered this directly to the cardstock.
Inside and Envelope Stamping:
I tried to mimic the front for the inside of the card. The oceans of happiness sentiment comes from Seas the Day. I got the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set.
The front of the envelope has just a bit of stamping on the bottom and left side. While stamping the front, I somehow got Garden Green ink on the back of the envelope. It was an easy fix by stamping seaweed, fish, and bubbles to decorate the back of the envelope. Problem solved.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card and envelope set.
Back to the InKing Royalty Blog Hop:
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Candy Ford at Stamp Candy. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
As a demonstrator, I’ve already seen the new 2022 – 2023 catalog and it’s fabulous! I am thrilled to be able to pre-order products on Friday, April 1st (no fooling!). While I can’t show you the inside pages of the catalog, I can share the new 2022 – 2024 In Colors with you! Get ready!
Do you live in the U.S. and need a demonstrator? If so, I’d love to talk to you!
Do You Want to Place an Order?
Of course you do!
If you are ordering less than $150.00, please use the host code shown. If you are ordering more than $150.00, please contact me first so you can get your stamping rewards! Any order over $50 will earn a little surprise from me.
The HOST CODE through April 30, 2022 is VRBF62NN.
Again, thank you for stopping by my blog today! I appreciate your comments and your time.
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Welcome to Just Peachy Stamping by Sue Jackson: an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.
Through Stampin' Up!, I happily share my love of papercrafting through sales, classes, small stamping group meet-ups and workshops. I think that being a teacher in my "real life", I have a unique approach to sharing my fantastic hobby. I look forward to connecting with you!
