Creation Station: What Do You Sea?

 

#stampinup   #creationstation   #faithfulinkspirations  

How did it get to be May already?! Spring is in full bloom around here. I'm heading off to Arkansas this week to pack up my kiddos as their college year ends. The new Stampin' Up Annual catalog is (just about) out! And it's time for another Creation Station blog hop!

This month's theme is "What Do You Sea?" So cute! I had a couple of projects made that I was going to share--but my BFF and I mixed up our bags at the Stampin' retreat we attended last weekend and she's out of town. That just means I need to think of something new! And I've got something that's just the ticket!!

I used the "Sailing Home" stamp set and coordinating Smooth Sailing Dies to create this card. And I used the new Blending Brushes! Oh my goodness! These brushes are so soft and so easy to use. Take it from me--someone who worries about trying new things--these brushes are the bomb! Take a look at the background on this card!

I started with a 3-3/4" by 5" Basic White Card Stock panel. I used the smallest of the Layering Circles Dies to cut a mask for the sun from a sticky-note. I used that negative space in that to brush on Bumblebee Ink to make the setting sun. Then I masked the sun and used a another sticky-note to mask my horizon. 

For the sky, I used So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, and Highland Heather Inks (in that order) and swirled them on with a Blending Brush. I cleaned the brush by rubbing it on my Grid Paper before going into the next color.

Then I switched the orientation of the sticky note so I could create the water. I used Pool Party, Misty Moonlight, and Gorgeous Grape Inks. I used Highland Heather Ink along the sky-water line to blend those together.

Next, I used the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to emboss just the water. I did this by lining the edge of the embossing folder against the horizon, keeping the sky free of the folder, and running the "sandwich" through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. I was super pleased at how that turned out!

I stamped the birds image in Basic Gray Ink directly on to this panel and then adhered it to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Basic Black Card Stock mat and then onto a Moonlight Card Stock card base.

I stamped the lighthouse in Basic Gray Ink onto Basic White Card Stock, sprinkled on Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and then cut it out with the matching die. I did the same for the sentiment piece. I adhered the lighthouse to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For the sentiment piece, I wanted to tone down the white so I "cleaned" my Blending Brush by rubbing the excess Misty Moonlight Ink over it. I cut another label out of Basic Black Card Stock, cut it in half, and adhered it to the sentiment piece. I adhered some twine from the Well Suited and Snail Mail Combo Packs to the back for some extra interest. I used Black Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the label to the card.

To finish, I added three silver Metallic Pearls to the card. I love the way this turned out. I think it is the perfect masculine graduation card, don't you?

Next up to dazzle you with her creation is the marvelous Sara Nell Langland. Let's sea what surprises she has for us!

tams# 59525

Product List

Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set [149457] $24.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $7.50	Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $7.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $7.50
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $7.50	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $7.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $7.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $7.50
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $7.50	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75
Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $32.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $9.00	Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack [154579] $7.00
Well Suited Twine Combo Pack [154566] $7.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $6.00

Creation Station: His & Hers

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #creationstation   Can you believe it's September already?! The summer just flew by...well, those hot and humid days didn't fly by, but looking back it seems the summer whooshed on by.

Since it's the first Sunday of the month, your Creation Station Design Team has created some wonderful projects to inspire YOU. We've created two cards using the same layout--one for "him" and one for "her."  My twins--a boy and a girl--have a birthday in August (oh my gosh--they're 20 years old!!) so I used that opportunity to make his and her birthday cards. They turned out quite nicely if I say so myself (and I do). Let's take a look.

For my son's card, I used products from the Come Sail Away Suite and for my daughter's card, I used products from the Magnolia Lane Suite. Both are Crossover Gatefold cards, with a circular element on the top panel and a Stitched Nested Label on the bottom panel. Here is the recipe for both cards.

Thick Whisper White Card Base:  

8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and score at 2-1/8″ and 6-3/8"

Night of Navy/Mossy Meadow Layers:  

4″ x 2-1/2″ (cut two per card)

Come Sail Away/Magnolia Lane 

Designer Series Paper Layers:  

3-3/4″ x 2-1/4″ (cut two per card)

Whisper White Stitched Nested Label:  

Night of Navy/Mossy Meadow Ink

The insides of the cards use the same layout, too. I adhered a 4" by 5-1/4 Night of Navy/Mossy Meadow Card Stock layer inside and a stamped Whisper White Layer on top. The sentiments are from the "Itty Bitty Birthdays" stamp set.

Here's how the cards fold/open with the Crossover Gatefold.

I had fun with the different elements on the front of the cards. For "his" card, embossed a quarter sheet of Night of Navy Card Stock with the Subtle Embossing Folder. I cut three anchors with the Smooth Sailing Die and glued them on top of each other. Next, I smacked the top of the anchors with a Versamark pad and sprinkled on some Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder--but just enough to cover a portion of the anchor. I set this with the Heat Tool and then roughed it up with a sanding block. I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the anchor to a Sahara Sand Card Stock Circle that I cut with a Stitched Shapes Die. I desconstructed the Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine and added it behind this element.

I used a Blender Pen to move some of the Night of Navy Ink around to fill in the sailboat. That was fun, so I used a Blender Pen on the "hers" card to color the flowers.

For the top of the "hers" card, I built a flower using the Magnolia Memory Dies. I adhered a swoosh of Whisper White Flax Ribbon to the top panel and the adhered the flower on top.

I hope you've enjoyed my his and her birthday cards. Now it's time to hop on over to Sara Levin who is such an inspiration to me!

tams# 36578 "His" Card

Product List

Sailing Home Bundle [151066] $50.25	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $23.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $11.50
Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $35.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [145372] $30.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00	Night Of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine [149483] $4.00
Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00

tams# 36579 "Hers" Card

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Bundle [151087] $63.75	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $7.50	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $8.75
Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484] $11.50	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $35.00	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25