Waterfront Birthday -- a little bit of paradise

I have been MIA, I hope you have noticed.  So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Just before Christmas I got the flu (in spite of a flu shot) and is taking me so long to feel better. I'm still congested and coughing.  Yikes -- it was a bad one! I got my new product from the Occasions Catalog and some free Sale-a-bration sets (as a demonstrator I get to order a few weeks early) and couldn't even play!  Well, I finally got to play with what I think is my one of my "new favorite" stamp set -- Waterfront.  I was inspired by another card I saw, but can't find that one.

The set has stamps that allow you to create a scene.  I used them and filled in, and softened some transitions with my aqua painter.

I used the Seaside Embossing Folder to create the "waves" on the one layer.  The circle was cut using largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Supplies: (I already gave this card to my BIL and not positive about all the colors)

Whisper White Card Stock
Night of Navy Card Stock
Pool Party Card Stock
Seaside Embossing Folder
Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
Crumb Cake Ink
Sahara Sand Ink
Island Indigo Ink
Marina Mist Ink
Garden Green Ink
Cajun Craze Ink
Crushed Curry Ink
Linen Thread
Aqua Painter
Big Shot
Stampin' Dimensionals

It was a fun card to make!  I hope you will give the "scene stamp" a try!

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Thanks for looking!

Debbie

Window Shopping for a Birthday Card

I have been absent from my blog.  I've been traveling but my plan was to create and blog on a regular basis.  Obviously that did not happen.  WiFi in many places was barely able to download emails and creative time was limited.  It's great to be back creating and posting!

I did manage to get this card made for my Dad.  It felt good to get my hands inky and give my Big Shot a workout.

For this card I stuck with Basic Black and Whisper White.  I used Whisper White Thick for the card base (please ignore the bent corner).  The thicker card stock makes such a difference as a card base.  I'm so excited that Stampin' Up! has added Very Vanilla Thick to the new catalog as well!

I used the candle element from the Window Box Thinlits and the Stitched Shapes Framelits to cut the  focal piece.  The Stitched Shapes Framelits cut and add a stitched look dot pattern all at once. There was a scrap piece of Gold Foil Paper on my table and I cut the candles a second time and used just the flame flames.  The Happy Birthday greeting is from the Window Shopping stamp set.  It is one of my favorite HP greetings!

I thought it needed a little something so I tied some Linen Thread onto the panel.  The card was made for my Dad and the thread seemed a more masculine touch than a ribbon.  I resisted the urge to add glitter or glimmer.  It was not easy!

Thanks for looking!  I'm anxious to show you some projects from the new catalog now that I'm home.  

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Be sure to check out the new catalog.  It is beautiful.

Happy stamping

Debbie

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Merry Christmas 3D Ornament Card

Here is another white on white Christmas card.  Loved using the Stitched Shapes Framelits as a backdrop for the ornament

The base is Whisper White Thick, the layers are Shimmery White.

I cut the round ornament from Delicate Ornament Thinlits twice, scored it in half and glued the two pieces together, layered it onto two sizes of the Stitched Framelits.

I cut a small piece of Gold Glimmer paper and fit it around the top of the ornament, and added a strand of Gold Bakers Twine to "hang" the ornament.

I embossed the"Merry"in gold, stamped Christmas in Basic Black and scattered some rhinestones on the front.  Both are from the Holly Jolly Greetings set.

Thanks for looking!  I hope you try making this fun card!  When you order supplies from my online store be sure to use the December Host Code H43H9MF9

Debbie

White Christmas Card

I missed a few days of blogging – it's good to be back!  Today I have a Christmas card in shades of white.  Have I mentioned my love for white on white?  I also got to try out the new Stitched Shapes Framelits.  I love them and know you will too! 

While this is mostly Whisper White, I used a Vellum strip punched with the Confetti Stars Punch which adds a little contrast and some texture.  I stamped the snowflake dots from Merriest Wishes  using Versamark and embossed them with Whisper White Embossing Powder and finally die cut it with the largest stitched square framelit from the Stitched Shapes.

The tree is Shimmery White Card Stock and die cut from the Santa's Sleigh Framelits, mounted with Dimensionals.  I put a tiny star at the top of the tree.  The star was punched from the Confetti Stars Punch from Silver Glimmer Paper.  

I stamped the wreath image from Santa's Sleigh and embossed it with Silver.  Die cut it and mounted it onto another circle that was cut from the smallest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.  Not sure I love this element, I'm thinking it should have been a greeting. What do you think?  It was also mounted with Dimensionals.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Debbie

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