Crafting Up the Coast

I love this hostess set, Love you Lots, page 199 in the AC.  I have made a lot of cards with the set because it is so much fun.  I love the little whimsical characters and the sentiments are perfect.   The background DSP paper if from the paper stack, Playful Pallette, page 174. In addition, I used the Washi Tape, Playful Palette, page 179.  Primary color used is our new in-color Emerald Envy.
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We made this card at our last Friday night Club.  We used the set Seaside Shore, page 93 of the AC and the background is created using the DSP, By the Shore, page 173.  I used Night of Navy, Soft Sky inks and the gold Wink of STella marker.  I also used white gel pen.

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I got the inspiration for this card from Esther at Stampin Star Creations in the UK.  She is one of our demonstrators across the sea and I loved the way she created this card and so I cased pretty much all of it from her.  Everything on this card is created using the Swirly Bird set, page 152.  It is just amazing to me what can be done with this set.  The fishes absolutely blew me away.  She made those with the leaves.  I also like her idea of layering the vellum over the top of the water.  Thank you so much Esther for your inspiration and sharing your creation with us.

Using the set, Swirly Birds, page 152 in the AC, I made these kites with our new in-colors, Dapper Denim and Sweet Sugar Plum.  Don’t you just love these two colors together?  I sponged soft Sky for the background and added the white sequins to step it up a bit.  In addition, I used The fine Glue Tip pen to highlight the Kites.  It sort of muted the colors but I do like the effect.  I used the DSP paper Stack, Playful Palette, page 174.  The sentiment is from the set, All About Everything, a FREE give away that came our with the May Paper Pumpkin.

This is one of the nicest sets in the new upcoming catalog.  Pop of Paradise is another versatile set with both images and sentiments and can be used in a variety of ways.  This card I created also has some of the Botanical Blooms, also carried over to the new catty.  There are no thinlits with this set but it is easy to fussy cut the leaves if you want to add a little demension, as I have here.  I used the new incolor, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.

Another set from the new catalog, Swirly Birds which can be purchased as a bundle at a discount.  You can make so much out of this set because it is so versatile.  Here I made the sail boats.  The sentiment is from Endless Thanks, a carried over set.

On the background of this card I used the set Watercolor Wash, page 129 of the AC.  I used Pool Party and Top Top Taupe ink and Washi tape and enamel dots for embellishments.  The image is from Number of years, page 11 and the suite sayings, page 41 both of them in the OC.

This is a new technique that Ruth Trice showed on the connection using our Fine Tip Glue pen.  I covered the flower and leaf areas and let them dry.  Then I sponged the area with Island Indigo ink leaving some areas lighter than others.  It creates a resist affect where the glue was applied.  I used Timeless Treasures, page 29, and Birthday Blooms, page 9, both in the OC, on the background. Thank you Ruth for your inspiration.