TGIFC173 - Inspiration Challenge (Sea of Textures)

The beach, the ocean, umbrellas and sand? How do you interpret this photo inspiration? What do you have in your stamp arsenal? I opted to pull out the Sea of Textures stamp set (it's getting a TON of use) to play along this week. 

A little about my card ... I tried to play a little of the colors in this photo. Using oranges, yellows, blues and greens.

Play along with us! The design team over at TGIF Challenges has more inspiration for you #TGIFC173. Oh, and guess what? Whatever you create for this inspiration challenge would be perfect for the Global Design Project theme challenge (happening now until Sunday). Check that out too. Two birds, one stone. :)

Product List

Little Elephant Wood-Mount Bundle

[148338]

$41.25

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

$18.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[147098]

$7.50

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad

[147050]

$7.50

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

$7.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$7.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Twine Baker's Whisper White

[124262]

$3.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Stitched All Around- Stampin' Up! Artisan Blog Hop

Hello friends! Welcome to another Stampin' Up! Artisan blog hop. This round we are featuring the Stitched All Around bundle of products. Talk about darling ... the stamp set and dies in this bundle are adorable. 

I've created two cards using this bundle that I am excited to share with you today. A full list of supplies can be found at the end of this post.

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle  148374

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set
It's doilies galore with this stamp set. Just look at those stitched effects!
* Quantity: 10 rubber stamps

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies
Create delicate die-cut labels in record time with Framelits dies and the Big Shot. All the stitches a girl could want! Several versatile label pieces and a stitched texture piece that can be used to layer under a focal element make this set a must have. Edgelit pieces add a cross stitch or straight line stitching as a finishing touch to a project.
* 10 dies
* Largest die: 3-1/4" x 2-3/4" (8.3 x 7 cm)
* Use with Big Shot

Darling card using the Stitched All Around bundle - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Darling card using the Stitched All Around bundle - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Darling, darling, darling! You are fabulous. I love being able to make a custom greeting by omitting certain parts of a stamp image. I used the Stamparatus hinge step to get perfect placement by repeating "darling". I used Stampin' Write markers to ink the on the "darling" portion of the stamp (Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove & Bermuda Bay). I was able to marker ink the sentiment multiple times to get the ink saturation I was looking for. Another benefit to using the Stamparatus!  

The little cluster of flowers comes from the Pop of Petal stamp set. The flowers are hand cut and arranged with a few Blossom Elements and pearls as accents.

Two for the price of one ... Use up those negative shapes when you use the dies. I used the outside shape from of the large stitched die to create the window for the three "darlings" ... it's hard to see but card front is also embossed using the Subtle Textured Embossing folder. 

Thank You card in Grapefruit Grove using the Stitched All Around bundle - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Thank You card in Grapefruit Grove using the Stitched All Around bundle - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

This Thank You card is all about Grapefruit Grove, layers and faux & real stitching. The watercolor background is actually stitched onto the card front using my trusty old sewing machine.  I like this look and tend to do it often.

Layers: I've used a few of the dies to layer and create the card focal point. I've extended the Grapefruit Grove stitched label to fit longer horizontally by snipping in half and adhering to either side of the Thank You circle.

Do you like the look of a monochromatic card? You can really make one color go a long way by adding layers and a variety of tones. 

Thanks for visiting and I hope you've found a bit of inspiration to help you in your crafting. Up next is fellow artisan, friend and super talented crafter Connie Collins. 

Please know I appreciate YOU and all of your lovely comments. Have a great day!

The Artisan Design Team is a group of international Stampin' Up! demonstrators
(16) chosen by Stampin' Up! to create exclusive projects for the company.

Sometimes links break. Oops! If this happens you can catch back up
with us by clicking on our blog homepage links below.

Cathy Caines
Charlet Mallett (YOU ARE HERE)
Connie Collins
Elizabeth Price
Emma Goddard
Jenni Pauli
Jennifer Frost
Jessica Winter
Kayla MacAulay
Kim McGillis
Lauren Alaird
Linda van Wely-Zwolle
Rhoda MacPherson
Sarah Lancaster
Susan Wong
Sylwia Schreck 

Are you Interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! products? I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Product List

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle

[148374]

$46.75

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$10.00

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$7.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$7.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon

[146954]

$6.00

Blossoms Elements

[146330]

$8.00

Faceted Dots

[146910]

$6.00

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146972]

$8.50

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Under the Sea - Global Design Project - Theme Challenge

Take me to the Sea is the perfect theme for this time of year. The Global Design Project is bringing you all things nautical this week with this theme. 

Earlier this year when we were visiting San Diego we spent the day at the beach and I came across 20 sand dollars. I've never found one before so you can imagine my delight to find over a dozen of them. Each sand dollar was unique and unbleached from the sun. That experience was part of the inspiration for this card. 

Additional inspiration for this card also came from fellow crafter Christy Velasquez (thestampcycle). She created a multi-colored sand dollar card that I adore. She makes amazing cards and you should give her a follow on Instragram.

Ready to play along with us? Check out the Global Design Project blog for details on how to play along. 

Are you Interested in purchasing Stampin' Up! products? I would LOVE to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States you can order your paper crafting supplies from my online store. So easy. THANK YOU!

Farewell Card for a friend

Ben needed a farewell card for a friend who will be spending his junior year in Germany as a foreign exchange student. I pulled out some retired supplies (i love this map embossing folder) to quickly create this ABSCHIED card. Ben says Abschied is the german word for farewell. I needed a pretty specific verse for this card so I typeset the word, printed it, and then used Crumb Cake Blends to color.  The phrase is above. Feel free to download and print if you ever need this specific phrase. :)