Ocean Waves Card for Catherine Pooler Designs

Happy Friday friends! It's the kickoff to the weekend and I am typically giddy on Fridays! I'm bringing you another project for Catherine Pooler Designs, featuring products from the Ocean Wonders collection. I'm also reaching into my stash, using other CPD products today too. I know we all love to use our stash more, right? 

But, today's card is mostly about the Oceans Wonders Patterned Paper. I adore patterned paper and today's project is guaranteed to have you whipping out a card in 15 minutes or so, depending on how fast or slow you move, haha!

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This was such a fun card to make. I love making beach cards and if it involves ripping paper, 

even better! Feeling anxious or stressed? Rip some paper!

           

First, I tore 4 different papers from the Ocean Wonders patterned paper pack. I also picked out some cardstock from my Spa Mix Assorted Cardstock. It's called Tranquil and is such a soft, pretty blue.

I trimmed some of the Tranquil cardstock, adhering my ripped papers to it. I lined up the largest scalloped die from the CPD Dots & Scallops die set and ran it through my Platinum 6 die cut machine.

Because of the way I adhered my ripped papers to the cardstock, it was thicker at the bottom, so I had to rotate and run through my Platinum 6 a couple times to get a good cut.

Next, I heat embossed my sentiment from the Beautiful Seas Sentiments stamp set. I stamped with my Cargo ink twice, using my stamp positioner, then applied Wow Embossing fine clear embossing powder, tapping off the excess before heat setting it.

I mentioned previously here on my blog that I accidentally poured some of my excess Wow Halo embossing glitter into the wrong jar. My clear embossing powder was the wrong jar, haha! So yes, it has a mix of clear and glitter embossing powder. Can you see the sparkle? Kind of a happy accident!

I wanted to keep my embellishing minimal because of all the busyness of the patterned paper. So, I grabbed some burlap string from my stash for embellishing, creating a bow as well. 

I used my heat gun to glue down the bow, and also to glue down my enamel dot in the center of the bow. Since it's not a flat surface, there's no way that enamel dot would stay put. It's ok to use your enamel dots, however the situation fits! It's called being "creative"!

For the backing to my card panel, I wanted a dark neutral color. I grabbed a sheet of my CPD Over Coffee cardstock and die cut with the largest dotted rectangle die from the Dots & Scallops die set.

That Dots & Scallops die set got a good workout for this project today!

I must say, I absolutely love all my CPD products. I especially love the new cardstocks. I highly advice you to get some if you haven't already. The Over Coffee cardstock is going to be used a LOT as well, especially for Fall and Winter projects.

And here I am, using that brown cardstock on a summer beach card. It works though because it's a neutral and I feel like it helps my summer scene to pop even more!

 

What do you think about my color pairings today? Would you or do you use brown cardstock year round? I'd love to know. Thanks so much for stopping by. If you like more product information on any of the supplies I used today or wish to shop, just tap my clickable affiliate links below, provided at no additional cost to you.

Have a fantastic weekend. See you next time!

Terri

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Ocean Birthday Card for Spellbinders

I have an ocean themed card to share, featuring the June Glimmer of the Month Club Kit from Spellbinders. This kit is titled "Cast Away", and I've had so much fun creating with it. Scroll down for details and click any of the highlighted text throughout this post for more product information or to shop.

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This Glimmer kit includes a netting hot foil plate, 3 hot foil sentiment plates, a large sentiment outline die and a roll of Glimmer hot foil (selection varies).

The foil that I received in my kit this month is Opal. I am also using the Spellbinders Glimmer black/white opaque foil from my stash, for my foiled sentiments.

I don't really have much in the way of nautical themed stamps and dies, but I do have the Simon Hurley Smooth Sailing stamp/die set which is also sold at Spellbinders. I decided to incorporate the small sailboat stamp into my scene.

First, I stamped, then colored my sailboat with OLO Markers using these colors:

BG2.3, C-G3, OR3.4, R-G5

Next, I hand trimmed my sails, and foiled them with my Glimmer Hot Foil System, along with the base of my sailboat. You also need a die cut machine, such as the Spellbinders Platinum 6, to run your Glimmer platform through, to seal the foiling.

I wanted to pop up these elements with adhesive foam and also ended up trimming these elements down a bit with my scissors. I wanted this boat to be a little bit smaller to better fit within the confines of the scene that I was creating.

My sentiments were foiled on black cardstock, using my white Spellbinders hot foil. I also made some extra sentiments to have on hand, foiling on white cardstock with black foil.

For my scene, I tore some ombre paper from a paper pad in my stash to create a layer of color. The torn part, makes very effective waves, which is a bonus! I also created some 3D elements, hot gluing some netting using cheesecloth, and creating a rope from the boat to the netting, with some twine from my stash.

 

I created one final piece of foiling, which you can see at the bottom of my card. I foiled a trimmed section of kraft paper with the Opal hot foil, for my sandy beach.

I really love how this turned out! Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section. If you'd like to become a new subscriber to the Glimmer Monthly Club Kit, the window to receive this kit is through June 27th. Click here for details, and click here to view all the Spellbinders Club Kits!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Terri

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Beachy Birthday Card for Spellbinders

Where's my ocean lovers? I'm loving the new club kits at Spellbinders this month. Most, if not all, have a nautical theme and they're so fun! For today's card, I've paired the June Stamp/Die Club Kit with the Glimmer plate from the June Glimmer of the Month Club Kit. I love when a card comes together easily and this one certainly did. Scroll down for creative details and click any of the highlighted words throughout this post for more product information or to shop.

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The Spellbinders Clear Stamp & Die Monthly Club Kit for June is titled, "Anchors Away". I don't have any other club kits in my possession (except the Glimmer Kit), so I tried to get really creative with minimal products.

Let me also mention, this stamp set is also available without dies, if you're interested in joining the Stamp of the Month Club.

This month's Glimmer Hot Foil Club Kit is called, "Cast Away" and includes this awesome netting Glimmer Hot foil Plate, 3 hot foil plate sentiments, 1 large sentiment outline die and 1 roll of Glimmer Hot Foil. Foil selection varies.

The foil that came with my Glimmer kit this month is called Opal. It's a translucent, shiny, iridescent foil. I'll be sharing another project soon that features that foil, but I actually used my Spellbinders White Opaque foil that I purchased some time ago, in a 2-pack with Black. I thought it would really make the netting pop.

To get started, I turned to several products in my stash, some Ranger Kraft Cardstock, as the base for my foiling, and an ombre paper pad from Scrapbookcom.

The Glimmer plate is roughly 4 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, so I foiled a larger section of kraft paper, then trimmed my foiled cardstock down to A2 sized. My foiling was done using my Glimmer Hot Foil System, then run through my Platinum 6.

 

As you can see in the photo above, I tore my ombre paper at an angle, to have a wide white edge which represents the foam from the sea at the water's edge. Don't strive for perfection when tearing, irregularity is actually what you want!

I also wanted you to see the placement of my twine. I opted to use a blue/white twine from my stash, to tie in with the blue colors of my background and my stamped images. I used my hot glue gun, tacking down about 4 or 5 spots of my twine.

My sentiment was stamped with Catherine Pooler Glacier Ink and Midnight inks, using a mask technique and my stamp positioner, and my anchor was also stamped with Glacier and colored in with some of my OLO Markers.

Everything was adhered flat to my Spellbinders A2 white card, with the exception of my stamped images which were popped up on adhesive foam. I love how this turned out, and even better that it was a fairly quick card to make.

Let me know if you have any questions in the comment section. If you'd like to subscribe to any of the Spellbinders Monthly Club Kits, the window for new subscribers is June 6th-June 27th. Some kits do sell out, so don't wait! You can always cancel at any time, and re-subscribe again at any time, if a future club kit is not to your liking.

I hope you have a great week, thanks for stopping by!

Terri

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Water Colored Beach Scene for TPD Stamps

Good morning crafters!  Today, I'm sharing this lovely watercolored card using the brand spanking new stamp set from TPD Stamps, "Way To Go".  This is one of the newest sets in the June release and is perfect to celebrate those milestones; birthdays, graduation, etc.

To begin, I stamped my image, then used my Tombow dual brush markers to watercolor by swiping across an acrylic block, spritzing with water and grabbing the color with my Tim Holtz water brush to begin painting.  A little blotting with a paper towel, helps to get that "cloud" look for the sky. 

If you'll notice the picket fence stamp in the graphic further down, you might spot that I flipped it and used the bottom, flat end for my watercolored wood plank fence.  I love it when a stamp offers duality.  For my sea grass, I stamped first in brown, then again in white, using my Ranger Picket Fence dabber on my stamp.

Purchase "Way to Go", here.

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the new June release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Additional supplies:

Bristol Strathmore 300 series watercolor paper

Coredinations Ivory card

Graphic 45 French Country designer paper

Xyron adhesive

American Crafts glitter adhesive ribbon

Gelly Roll white pen

Also linking to these challenges:

613 Avenue Creates #182 Anything Goes + Summer Twist

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #129 Summer

Jo's Scrap Shack #144 Anything Goes

D.L. Art Challenge #183 Summertime

D.L. Art June Linky Challenge Anything Goes

Creative Moments #96 Optional Twist Summer

Freshly Brewed Designs Challenge Junes- Life's a Beach

Craft Your Passion Challenge #318 Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends Off To The Beach Challenge

OLLCB Challenge #207 Sun Sand and Sea

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These amazing embellishment kits have just hit Scrapbook.com and I simply had to share the news.  They're only $8.99 each!  That's the best price that I've seen and these kits are absolutely worth every penny and then some.

"Adventures at Sea"

I recently purchased the Autumn Afternoon kit and LOVE it!  Take a look at just a few that I picked out to share with you.  

I've got to have "Adventures at Sea".  This kit will be perfect for my nautical cards.  Grab them now, before they're out of stock.  At these prices, they'll go fast!   So, what are you waiting for?  Go! 

Terri from Waving My Wand

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Guest Designer at Miss Kate Cuttables

I'm so happy to be one of the 2016 Guest Designers for Miss Kate Cuttables, a premiere site for svg cutting files.  You all know I love my Cricut Explore and I love that Miss Kate Cuttables svg files work perfectly with my Explore and design space program.

Stop by the MKC Blog and check out my project in it's entirety and get all the juicy details.  It would make my day if you left a comment while you were there.   Thanks so much!

Terri

Supplies: 

Carta Bella Ahoy There cardstock, Cricut Explore, Neenah white cardstock, Lil Inker Designs oval stitched mat die, Xyron adhesives, foam squares, ribbon, buttons

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So Suzy Stamps New SAMClub release..... Old World, Vintage Ship!

I'm up on the blog over at So Suzy Stamps today, with the newest release for the Stamp of the Month Club.  Hop on over and check out my last project for the SAMClub design team, that pairs that amazing vintage ship with papers from Heartfelt Creations, and take a peek at some up close photos.  If you'd like, leave a little love while you're there.  Thanks so much......it's been a blast being on this team!  I'll miss everyone, but I'll still be around....hugs!

Vintage Ship for So Suzy Stamps/Blog

Start your membership today and choose a 3 month package or an entire year.  Membership packages are available to USA, Canada and drum roll..... International! 

If you love coastal, beachy, nautical fun..... sign up!  Membership can sell out quick so don't wait.

http://www.sosuzystamps.com/stamp-of-the-month-club/

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Beach Candle for So Suzy Stamps SAMClub

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TGIF!  So happy that Friday is here.  We've got family coming to visit and are planning on a movie this weekend so we'll be busy, but good busy, you know what I mean?  And since it's Friday, I've got another fun project for the So Suzy Stamps Stamp of the Month Club.  Have you ever done this technique before?  Stick with me for a couple minutes and I'll show you how.  It's super easy!  All you need is:

3x3 pillar candle or larger

wax paper

coloring pens/markers (I'm using Kuretake Zig Clean Colors)

white tissue paper

heat embossing gun (found in scrapbook section of hobby stores)

tape

Stamps from So Suzy Stamps!

The first thing you want to do is tape the ends of a section of white tissue paper to your craft mat.  Stamp your image onto the tissue paper.  I chose to ink my stamp directly by swiping the desired colors of my markers onto the stamp. 

Next, color in your image.  If the tissue gets too wet with ink, it can tear so be careful.  I've also used a fine tipped black 0.5 mm pen and white gel pen to embellish my images.

Next, tear off a strip of wax paper, large enough to completely cover your image.  It's best to have this wrap around to the back of your candle, and you'll see why.

Heat with your heat gun while holding the wax paper tightly.   Be careful not to burn your fingers as the heat gun gets extremely hot and your image will completely melt into the candle quickly, less than a minute.  You'll be able to tell it's melting the tissue as it will start to "sweat".  When completely melted, slowly peel off wax paper.  You don't have to wait on it to cool.  Use your heat tool to melt any bumpy spots along top and bottom edge of your candle, if necessary.

Lastly, here's my little mermaid tail that I hand drew and added to my scene.  When I was finished with melting my scene onto the candle, I added a touch of Stickles Firefly glitter glue to my mermaid.  Also, the sentiment can be found in Suzy's online store.  It's called "Cherish the Moment".  I love how this turned out!

Have fun giving this technique a try.  It's so easy, you'll want to give these as gifts! 

 

 I hope you enjoyed my project and handy tips.  Check out Suzy's website and maybe do some shopping while you're at it.   Then take a look at the SAM club.  Exclusive membership gets you special stamps each month, plus membership into a private Facebook group, fun giveaways and more! 

The next quarter starts this month so there's still time for you to sign up.  You can choose a 3 month membership or longer if you'd like.  Membership packages are available to USA, Canada and drum roll..... International!  I've already had a sneak peek at future releases and they are soooo fun!  You won't be disappointed!  If you love coastal, beachy, nautical fun..... sign up!  Membership can sell out quick so don't wait.

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