Lovely Lily Get Well - Hand Stamped Sentiments #334

Challenge #334 with Hand Stamped Sentiments  is an inspirational one. It was difficult initially to select how  I would respond to this challenge as I saw so many possibilities.  However, I settled on focusing on water lilies.

The Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and its coordinating Lily Pad dies is a current SAB offering, free with an order of $120.  SAB will be over the end of this month, which motivated me to use this particular option for the challenge.

I started by white embossing the images on watercolour paper.  Each image was then 'washed' with the desired colour using an ink pad and an aqua painter with highlights added  with Stampin' Blends.  They were then die cut.

The back drop for the images i.e  the pond, is the Lily Impressions DSP which was embossed with the retired Seaside Embossing Folder. The cracks made in the DSP looks like waves in the pond.  This layer was matted with Whisper White and then Garden Green card stock before being added, at an angle, to a Whisper White card base.

The large and small lilies were adhered with dimensionals; the Lily pads adhered directly to the DSP below them.  An additonal small lily pad coloured in Granny Apple Green was added above the smaller flower.

Along the right edge was added a die cut trim that was sponged lightly with Proud Peacock ink.

The sentiment from "Timeless Tulips"  is die cut using one of the dies from the "Sending Flowers" die and added to the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Lovely Lily Pad, Timeless Tulip

Inks:  Versa Mark, Proud Peacock, Blackberry Bliss, Stampin' Blends (Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Proud Peacock, Granny Apple Green)

Papers:  Whisper White, Garden Green, Lily Impressions DSP, Watercolour Paper

Accessories:  Lily Pad Dies, White embossing powder, Sending Flowers die, dimensionals, Seaside Embossing Folder, Aqua painter

Another By the Dock card

It's always nice to use up die cuts, punchies,etc left over from earlier projects.  Yesterday I decided not to include the row boat and oars I had already coloured and die cut, on a card I made featuring the dock, because I felt by including them would make the card look cluttered.  You'll find the card here

Not wanting to let these die cuts sit in a drawer, I made the card below:

Using a brayer, I lightly added Balmy Blue and a bit of Pacific Point ink to a piece of Whisper White card stock embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.  This folder has unfortunately retired, but I think is perfect for depicting waves on the water.

On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, the shoreline was stamped twice, coloured and die cut.  Some greenery which included a cattail was also die cut twice.  The cattail only was coloured with a Bronz stampin blend.

Both of these were adhered to the bottom of the embossed front piece, with the die cut greenery in front of and underneath the shore line die cut.

Dimensionals were used to add the boat as well as each of the oars.

Three sea gulls were stamped and die cut and placed randomly in the air.

Hint: I found it easier to use the stamparatus for this as the images are so small.  I die cut the images first, then placed the card stock with the negative images in the stamparatus.  The stamp was matched up with the die cut opening , the die cut was placed in the die cut opening, and the image stamped directly on to the die cut.

To finish the card, a die cut jumping frog with Shimmer Crystal Effects added to it, was added jumping off the boat.

Some Mossy Meadow baker's twine was wrapped around the bottom of the card after which it was matted with a piece of green plaid from the Country Club DSP.  This was added to some Whisper White and this onto the Basic Gray card stock base.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: By the Bay
Inks:  Black Memento, Stampin' Blends (Light and dark Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Light Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Bronze), Balmy Blue, Pacific Point
Papers:  Whisper White, Country Club DSP, Basic Gray, Garden Green
Accessories: Seaside Embossing Folder (retired), Dockside dies, Brayer, Mossy Meadow baker's twine, Dimensionals, Stamparatus, Shimmer Crystal Effects.

Sandpipers By the Bay

Yesterday I posted a card featuring the scenic building on a cliff here

Today's card, still using the "By the Bay"  (SAB) stamp set, features the sand pipers on the shore.

Using Watercolor Pencils and an Aqua Painter a lightly coloured background wash was created on a piece of Whisper White card stock.

The Sand Pipers were stamped three times at various levels on this background, and were lightly coloured with a Basic Gray watercolour pencil.  Some blending was done using the Aqua Painter.

Three separate panels were die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Framelits and matted with Basic Gray card stock.

These were adhered to a panel stamped with the cliff side image of the larger stamp.  Instead of adhering them in a straight line, they were added with the two outer panels lower than the middle one.

After matting this panel with Basic Gray card stock, it was adhered to the Whisper White card front. The lower 1/3 portion of this piece was embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder and the upper stamped with the sea birds from "High Tide".

A metal embellishment of a crab was added above the left panel.

All edges were sponged with Basic Gray card stock.





Supplies Used:
Stamps:  By the Bay, High Tide
Inks:  Black memento, Basic Gray, Watercolour Pencils
Papers:  Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories:  Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Seaside Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Aqua painter.

Under the Sea - Hand Stamped Sentiments #291

This is my interpretation of the Inspiration Challenge with Hand Stamped Sentiments here

I must admit this one was a bit of a challenge for me but gradually an undersea scene emerged in my mind  and so did.  Using a Seaside embossing folder, some Balmy Blue card stock was first embossed and then had Crumb Cake and Balmy Blue ink randomly applied across the surface using a finger dauber. This layer was added to a Sahara Sand card base.

I pulled out the retired stamp set "So Many Shells", and my stamparatus and stamped 5 different shells, most in tones of blue/crumb cake or crumb cake and white.  All were hand cut and 4 were arranged on a 2 1/2" crumb cake circle the edges of which were sponged with Balmy Blue ink.  I also sponged he edges of each shell with Crumb Cake ink.  The 5th shell was adhered to the bottom of the water body on the left.

This art piece was adhered to the card front using dimensionals, after which some 3D lacquer was applied to the shells.

The sentiment was stamped with Black Memento on Balmy Blue card stock, the edges sponged  after which the art piece was  added to the card front just above the art piece.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  So Many Shells
Inks:  Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake
Papers:  Sahara Sand, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories:  Seaside Embossing Folder, 2 1/2" circle punch, 3D Acrylic Lacquer, Dimensionals, Stamparatus

Have a Swimmingly Good Day - Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not #332 , Hand Stamped Sentiments #269

Under the sea! Under the sea!  With the heat we have been experiencing, under the sea sounds like a nice place to be.

This week I combined 2 challenges: Try Stampin on Tuesday # 332  here and Hand Stamped Sketches #269 here

The challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not this week is not only a sketch one (sketch by Donna) but also an optional theme one associated with it - seaside/ocean.

At Hand Stamped Sentiments, the Inspirational Challenge also had a seaside theme.

The base card is Night of Navy, layered with Soft Sky embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder.

For the sand at the bottom of the sea I first tore a piece of Sahara Sand card stock and then stamped sand on it using the "sand" stamp from High Tide. The top torn edge was then sponged with Sahara Sand ink

On the right lower corner I clustered 3 different sea shells. All were fussy cut.
The large shell was stamped first with second generation Crumb Cake and then with full strength of the same color.  After cutting out the edges were sponged with Basic Gray, and the edges curled to make it look 3D
The round shell was first stamped with second generation Wisteria Wonder, than regular strength.  Edges were also sponged with Basic Gray.
The last shell was also sponged with a bit of Calypso Coral.
Some sea grass from the stamp "Seaside Shore" was stamped and coloured with Always Artichoke, then fussy cut and arranged around the sea bed.
A couple of fish were playing around the shells.

On the bed at the left lies an anchor tied to a chain.

After I had the card all put together, I applied a liquid lacquer to the shells and the anchor.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lots of Shells, Seaside Shore, High Tide
Inks:  Black Memento, Pacific Point, Always Artichoke, Calypso Coral, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Gray
Papers:  Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Accessories:  Seaside Embossing Folder, Liquid Lacquer (non SU), dimensionals.

Now its your turn to create something using Donna's sketch, with or without the theme, and you have 2 weeks in which to do so.  When done, upload your project to either the Try Stampin on Tuesday or Not blog here or to their facebook page here

An Awesome 'fishy' Pop Up

I have been on the hunt for pop up cards, and saw this one on Pinterest, made by several different authors in different ways.  So I made my own version.
I just love this card because of the surprise factor.  Open the card, and a fish's mouth pops open with a message inside.

The card front shows images from "Seaside Shores".  The Pacific Point side fold card is layered first with Whisper White, then Calypso Coral DSP, and finally by the art piece.  Before adhering the stamped and cut out images on the art piece it was embossed with the Seaside embossing folder.

Prepare to be surprised when the you open the card.

In the center a big fish opens it's mouth! Once you get over the surprise, you will see that there is a "Happy Birthday" message inside the open mouth.

How did I do that?

A piece of Soft Sky card stock was cut 1/4" smaller that the base card. i.e. 4 by 8 1/4" and folded in half.  The pop up is created on the fold.

Make a faint pencil line 1" from top on this fold.  Measure 1 3/4" down from that and make a horizontal slit 1"  on the fold.  Score from the ends of the slit diagonally to the 1" pencil mark.  Pop out the scored area, close card, and burnish the area well.

For the bottom of the mouth, repeat the above, first measuring 1 3/4" down from horizontal slit.

Calypso Coral DSP was used to decorate the top and bottom of the mouth.  Two 3 by 2" piece of DSP were cut into a triangle by trimming them from a 1" mark (on the 2" side) to both lower corners.  Fold in half and adhere one to the top make another to the bottom. I used the retired Owl Builder punch to make the eyes.

The tail was die cut using the Sweet & Sassy framelit; the fins punched with a flower punch and cut in half.  A scallop circle punch could also be used. A solid, coordinating color was used.

How did I get the sentiment inside the mouth?  I piece of Whisper White card stock was placed behind the mouth and a small pencil mark was used to mark the center.  The sentiment was stamped centered on that.  This piece of Whisper White folded in half and adhered to both sides of the mouth.

The lower edge of this inner piece was stamped with sea weed.  A few clams and an anchor were also added.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Seaside Shores, Special Celebration
Inks:  Black Memento, Pacific Point, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake
Papers:  Pacific Point, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Calypso Coral, Calypso Coral DSP
Accessories:  Seaside embossing folder, Sweet & Sassy framelits, Flower punch (retired)