Hammock Time

Wouldn't you love to be in a hammock on a beach with the warm glow of the setting sun shining on you?  I know I would!  Here's another adorable new Stampendous® Pink Your Life stamp called Whisper Friends Hammock.  What a great stamp for cards and vacation scrapbook pages, too!

Here's what I used to create this card:

• Stampendous® Pink Your Life Whisper Friends Hammock
• Stampendous® Chunky White Embossing Enamel
• Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
• Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
• VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen by Tsukineko®
• Parrot (Green) Cardstock by My Colors® Wildflower (Purple) Cardstock by My Colors®
• Spectrum Noir™ Markers:  PL1, PL2, PL4, JG1, LG1, LG2, LG3,LG4, LG5, FL3, TN3, TN4, CR1, CR4, CR5, CR6, BP2, BP6, CT2, CT3, CT4, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5, DR1, DR5, EB2, EB5, EB7, EB8, OR1, GB4, GB5, GB8, GB10, LV1, LV2, FS1, FS4, CG4, PP4, 1B1, DG3, TB3
• E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp Hammock image on white paper with black ink and color.
2. Using VersaMarker pen along water edge, add Shabby White Embossing Enamel, shake off excess and heat.
3. Trim image closely.
4. Frame image with purple cardstock and adhere image to mat.
5. Fold green cardstock in half for an A2, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inch, card base
6. Adhere all layers.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!  I love creating projects to make you smile or inspire you to create your own!  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again next week.

Hugs,

Lea

Beach Baby...

...Beach Baby, there on the sand
From July to the end of September

That song was a classic summer tune and ran through my head in a continual loop the entire time I was creating this card with the new Stampendous® Pink Your Life Whisper Friends Beach Girl.  It was one of those cards that made me feel happy and young as I was creating it.  Certainly a bonus to an already adorable stamp!

Here's what I used to create this card:

• Stampendous® Pink Your Life Whisper Friends Beach Girl Rubber Stamp
• Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
• Stampendous® Chunky White Embossing Enamel
• Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
• Poolside (Blue) Cardstock by My Colors®
• Love Nicole™ Tonal Patters 6x6 Paper Pad
• Spectrum Noir™ Markers: FS1, FS2, FS4, FS6, PL2, PL4, PL5, CR2, CR3, CR5, CR6, LG3, LG5, LV1, HB2, BP2, BP6, DR1, DR3, LG1, LG2, LG3, BT4, BT5, BT7, TB5, TB6, EB2, OR1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CG4, IB1
• May Arts Ribbon®
• E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image on white paper with black ink and color.
2. Using VersaMarker pen along water edge, add Shabby Chic White Embossing Enamel, shake off excess and heat.
3. Trim image closely.
4. Adhere image to blue cardstock mat.
5. Fold blue cardstock into an A2 card base.
6. Trim a piece of blue patterned paper for background and adhere ribbon as shown, then adhere to card base.
7. Adhere matted image to card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you like this fun stamp as much as I do.  I'll see you again soon, until then, have a blessed day.

Hugs,
Lea

Shipwrecked Sailboat

Who’s ready for a trip to the beach?   Me!  Me!  Me!  Can you see me waving my arm like a lunatic?!  I am soooo ready for a trip to the beach and Stampendous has some wonderful images to take you there, at least in your mind!  Let’s go sailing, preferably without becoming shipwrecked like this poor soul!  Actually, that might not be so bad right now!!

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

CRS5089 Sailboat Cling Rubber Stamp Set

SSC1246 Ocean Wisdom Perfectly Clear Stamps

MWP811 Mixed Media White Paper

EK22 Beach 5-Jar Embossing Kit (Golden Sand)

VM001 VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Other Products:

Memento™ Toffee Crunch Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:  B000, B23, B24, B26, B52, C0, C1, C4, C5, C6, C7, E41, E42, E43, R24, R27, R29, T0, YR23, YR24

Sandy Beach Cardstock by My Colors®

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Squares by 3L®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 1/8” x 5 1/4” to stamp boat image.

Ink boat image with beige ink and carefully wipe ink away from two spots on sails to create faux rips in sails.

Stamp boat in the right center of your card base and color boat only.

Swipe VersaMark ink onto same paper to create beach.

Add embossing powder, tap off excess and heat remaining powder.

Using markers, create water and sky scene.

Create an A2 card base with a tent fold.

Adhere image to card base.

Stamp sentiment onto a piece of white paper with beige ink.

Trim a mat for image and adhere layered sentiment to card front.

Here’s a list of my teammates playing along today:  

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have we whet your appetite for a beach trip?  I know I’m looking forward to my beach trip in July!  In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea