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I'm still trying to use some of the "Adventure Bound" Designer Series Paper Stack. I love, love, love this paper and I've horded it for too long. Today I pulled out the sheet with the river rocks on it. It's gorgeous on its own, but it needed a little something if I would enter it into this week's Nacho Average Sketch Challenge!



So after I'd chosen this DSP sheet, my color scheme was set. I used a Sahara Sand card base and a Basic Black mat. I adhered the river rocks onto Basic Black mat. I added a length of 7/8" Natural Cotton Ribbon and adhered this to the card base.

Next, I stamped the globe from "The Open Sea" stamp set in Jet Black Stazon onto a piece of Vellum Cardstock. I used my heat tool to set the image because I didn't want it to smear on the Vellum. I punched this piece with the 2" Circle Punch. I punched another 2" circle in Sahara Sand and adhered the vellum piece with 2 glue dots hidden in the globe image.

Using the Circle Framelits collection, a cut another circle from Basic Black to mount my globe onto. I attached the globe assembly to the card with Stampin' Dimenstionals.

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the "And Many More" stamp set in Jet Black Stazon onto a piece of Sahara Sand. I flagged the end of this piece with the Banner Punch and attached it to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Product List

The Open Sea Wood Stamp Set [128454] $26.95	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273] $36.95	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $7.95	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043] $6.95
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $6.95	Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack [137780] $6.95	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $6.50	2" Circle Punch [133782] $16.95
Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911] $26.95	Banner Punch [133519] $12.95	Glue Dots [103683] $4.95	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $3.95
Natural 7/8" Cotton Ribbon [127844] $7.95	Heat Tool [129053] $29.95

Far Away and CAS

This week's code word over at Addicted to CAS is "Far Away." Hmm, what do I have that I can use for this theme? I thought about something that said "Miss You," but I don't have any stamps that say that. I used the bicycle from Timeless Talk for the last ATCAS challenge. Oh! I know! I can use "The Open Sea!"

I really love "The Open Sea" set. I remember it was in an Occasions mini catalog and I was thrilled when it carried over to the annual catalog...and then carried over for a couple more years. I wonder if it will be on the "Retiring List" that comes out on April 21st. I hope it stays around some more....but if it retires, that only means room for MORE NEW STAMPS!!!

I wanted to do something out of the "ordinary" with this set, and last week I had an idea for using a few out-of-the-box colors. But I can't remember what they were now. (Does that ever happen to you??) Anyway, I decided I'd use Blushing Bride and Early Espresso. Those colors combined with the sailing ship say "vintage" to me--which usually means "more is MORE." But since this is supposed to be a clean and simple challenge, I had to "embrace the space." I'm learning to like CAS, but I still feel like the card stock is "naked" if I don't emboss it or stamp on it.

Here's my entry for this fortnight's challenge:

(Stamp Set: The Open Sea; Ink: Early Espresso; Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride; Early Espresso Core'Dinations Specialty Paper; Accessories: Deco Framelits, Arrows Embossing Folder, Natural Trim)

I matted the imagine on Early Espresso Core'dinations paper that I roughed up with the sanding block. I thought the Arrows Embossing Folder added to the "far away" theme.

For my bow, I wanted to have something a little less frou-frou and a little more nautical, so I looped a piece of the natural trim over the horizontal piece and pulled it through. I frayed the edges a little, because, well I think vintage can be CAS, too.

Thanks BIG Time!

My wonderful neighbor, Mark, really helped me out during our biggest snow storm of the season. We had about 14 inches of the white stuff. It was beautiful. Contrary to what I keep hearing people say, I have NOT had enough snow and have NOT had enough winter. Bring it, Jack Frost! I love the stuff! But when I went out after the storm to shovel my driveway, the task looked pretty daunting. My two teenaged boys were there to help (DH was still deployed overseas), but we have one big driveway on about a 20 degree slope--so there's a lot of snow to move while trying not to slide back into the garage.

Mark to the rescue! He pushed his snow blower along the public sidewalk and then shooed us off our driveway while he blew the snow away like magic! It was awesome. My boys and I were so grateful. I wanted to make a card to thank Mark BIG time.

Here's the sketch for this week's challenge at Create with Connie and Mary (CCMC291):
 


I thought this sketch would be great for Mark's thank you card. I knew it had to be manly, so I chose The Open Sea set. He also collects lighthouses, so the seafaring motif of this set works well. I sponged some Early Espresso over the letters on the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder to "age" the card stock so it would match with the "aged" Soho Subway paper I chose. I also sponged the globe, sentiment, and Summer Starfruit piece.

(Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Timeless Talk; Inks: Island Indigo, Early Espresso; Card Stock: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla; DSP: Soho Subway: Accessories: Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Circles Framelits, Small Oval Punch)

The Open Sea Birthday

It's  Tuesday, so it's time for the second entry in my week-long blog series featuring the birthday cards we'll be making at my birthday card making class on January 25th. I still have a few openings, so let me know if you'd like to attend. The details are below. 

I received this card as a swap at the annual Stampin' Up convention.  The creator of this card is Paula Cannon.  I've loved The Open Sea set since it was first featured in an Occasions mini and I love how Paula used Island Indigo and Summer Starfruit together on this card!  I added the "Happy Birthday" from Teeny Tiny Wishes so it fits the theme of my birthday card making class. I'm also in love with the Soho Subway designer series paper--it was the first pack of DSP I bought as soon as demonstrators could place a preview order!!

(Stamp Set: The Open Sea; Ink:  Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding' Card Stock: Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla; DSP: Soho Subway; Accessories: Natural Trim Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Mini Brad)

BIRTHDAY CARD MAKING CLASS:  JANUARY 25, 2014

Time:  1:00-5:00 at my house

Make:  2 cards of each of 5 designs, including one distinctly male design

Cost:   $20--or $10 with a $50 order. Plus, if you order $50 you can choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item. (Sale-a-Bration starts on January 28^th, but I’ll hold the order until then so you can take advantage of SAB!)