TGIFC173 - Inspiration Challenge (Sea of Textures)

August 17, 2018

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. :)

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Sea of Textures - Stamp Review Crew

July 29, 2018

Welcome to another edition of the Stamp Review. This week we are reviewing Sea of Textures. This set is all about the ocean life and texture. It's such a fun set to play around with and every project ends up having a very eclectic and unique look.

This stamp set has coordinating framelits that cut out a few of the stamp images, and also a few stand alone die cut ocean shapes.

My first card features the Octopus and and net stamp images. The background was created with a little Brusho color crystals. It kind of looks like the Octopus inked a little. Oops. To create this look I created an oval with with a water brush and dropped a little moss green Brusho onto the wet shape and watched the magic. The Octopus is stamped in Night of Navy.

This next card also features the Octopus. This time he is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss using my Stamparatus and the rock 'n roll technique. I love these two colors together.

For the background I used the net die to create a stencil and filled in with silver embossing paste. Fun, fun.

Are you ready for a little underwater exploring? Next up is Ann. I can't wait to see her take on this stamp set. Thanks for visiting and please know I appreciate you and your lovely comments.

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Sea of Textures & Under the Sea Octopus card - Charlet Mallett, Stampin' Up!

Sea of Textures - Global Design Project Sketch Challenge #GDP138

May 14, 2018

Hello friends. Welcome! The Global Design Project has a sketch challenge for you to participate in this week. It's a great sketch with many ways to interpret the design. I chose to feature and sneak peek a few new products coming soon from Stampin' Up! (June 1st). The stamp set is called Sea of Textures and included this awesome Octopus and many sea themed texture backgrounds. The coordinating framelits are called Under the Sea and include dies to cut out the Octopus as well as the awesome netting that's also shown on the card. The Designer Series Papers are called Tranquil Textures. This suite of products has a really cool look and is super easy to use.

Notice how the Octopus is multi-colored? I used two inks, (Blueberry Bushel and Berry Burst) and the Stamp-A-Ratus to create this multi-colored effect on the Octopus. To recreate this look stamp the Octopus in Blueberry Bushel ink first. Then re ink the Octopus image around the edges only using Berry Burst and stamp again. Repeat as often as you'd like to get the desired effect. The Stamp-A-Ratus makes it super easy to ink as many times as you need. Note - I went back in with a blender pen to color the whites of the squid legs and make them appear a softer pink and blue.

Check out what the GDP designers have created with this sketch and play along with us. Tag your projects #GDP138. Thanks for visiting and happy stamping!