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Seaside Wishes in Blues

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  I stamped and die cut lots of the images from the new Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Bundle so I could play around with colors and layout.  The embossed background is basic beige, run through the Seaside Wishes Embossing Folder.  The blue dsp along the left edge is from Country Woods 12"x12" DSP.  I love this paper! I used Blending Brushes to add Pecan Pie & Crumb Cake to the sand dollar images on the top layer of the folder.  Then added the dies to emboss and cut at once.  The definition is really nice. The sand dollars have one dimensional in the center, then the outer edges are glued down.  I like how that adds just a bit of dimension. The sentiment is on a 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Basic White, then mounted on a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of Night of Navy. It was a lot of fun playing with this set! Product List Seaside Wishes Bundle (English) [ 163498 ] Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Seaside Wishes in Pretty Peacock

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  I love this color combination using the new Seaside Wishes Bundle.  The Hybrid Embossing folder is just amazing!  I used a blending brush to add Crumb Cake ink and Pretty Peacock ink to the sand dollar images in the top portion of the folder, then used the dies to emboss and cut the 3 sand dollars out at once.  The definition it gives the sand dollar is beautiful! I also stamped the large and small star fish in Pretty Peacock & Copper Clay, and die cut them to add dimension.  The DSP is from the Country Woods 12" x 12" DSP.  This pretty wood print is actually the back side of one of the sheets.  I also used a torn strip of Crumb Cake cardstock across the center of the card.  The sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock, and punched with the Labeled with Love Punch.  I felt it was a little too big for the area I left for it, so I trimmed the top and bottom. The card is finished with Pecan Pie Center Stripe Ribbon.  Let me know what you think! Product List Seasid

Sea turtle meets ink blending

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  I still love the ink blending techniques I taught in my March class. This one uses Azure Afternoon cardstock, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana. I just laid two strips of masking paper (AKA Post-it notes) down about 1 1/2" apart,  and blended in between, then stamped the turtles in pool party, then came back with the detail stamp to give them a pretty peacock pattern. I stamped and fussy cut one of the turtles, and then popped him up on dimensionals to give it a bit of depth.  This sentiment, Faith, is from the new unbounded Love bundle.

Adventurous Sky

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 Loving this airplane from the new Adventurous Sky Bundle! The plane is die cut from Night of Navy and Silver Specialty Foil. The DSP is cut 2"x5 1/4", and the thin silver strip is cut 1/2"x5 1/4". The sentiment is just fussy cut and popped up on dim Product List Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 161724 ] Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161650 ] Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [ 163096 ] Adventurous Sky Bundle (English) [ 163447 ] Take To The Sky 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 163436 ]

Sea Turtle

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 I've been playing with the returning set 'Sea Turtles' for my very first in-home workshop. This set is fun!  My hostess's favorite colors are Flirty Flamingo and Coastal Cabana. So I tried to incorporate those. The sentiments 'Faith', 'Hope', and 'Love', are from 'Unbounded Love' which will be available May 1, 2024. Product List Sea Turtle Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 160500 ] $21.00 Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 131297 ] $10.00 Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147097 ] $9.00 Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [ 150083 ] $9.00 Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147085 ] $9.00 Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147052 ] $9.00 Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147052 ] $9.00 Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161678 ] $9.00

Magnolia Mood Inlaid Card

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 Magnolia Mood Meets Nature's Sweetness  Playing with the Magnolia mood stamp set and dies, I cut the Magnolia with leaves die from gold. I was matching it with the Nature's sweetness paper, and realized it needed a black background. So I die cut it from the Nature's sweetness, and overlaid that on a black panel. I think it really makes it pop! Cutting Dimensions: Nature's Sweetness 5 1/4" x 4" Basic Black: 5 3/8" 4 1/8" Very Vanilla 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4 Basic Black Scrap for Embossed Sentiment Emboss the Happy Birthday Sentiment from Magnolia Mood and die cut with Stylish Shapes Dies. Product List Magnolia Mood Bundle (English) [ 163507 ] $54.75 Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ] $30.00 Nature's Sweetness 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [ 162616 ] $16.50 Gold Foil Sheets [ 132622 ] $5.00 Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardsto