Hello Stampin’ Friends,
With the weekend just around the corner, are you dreaming of sandy beaches and pretty sea shells? Let me help you with that … a little inspiration that you can stamp and send pretty cards that reflect these emotions. As promised, I am using the Simple Sayings stamp set …
Hope you got a chance to watch my video from yesterday that showed a tip for easily stamping your images in a perfect circle. If not, CLICK HERE TO WATCH! I love these seashells and used the designer paper as my guide for coloring … Petal Pink, Smoky Slate, and the Medium and Medium Light Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends. You could have so much fun and use some blues and aqua colors to!!
My card base is Petal Pink with an Early Espresso mat on the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper. I used this pattern / design because it reminded me of the pretty plants the float in the oceans. I used the Stylish Shapes to cut all my circles out, and cut the Early Espresso right from my mat so I didn’t waste any paper!
I used the Layering Leaves stamp set for my greeting, and stamped it in Early Espresso onto Vellum cardstock. You either have to let this dry for a while, or heat set is because the ink is actually sitting “on top” of the vellum so it takes longer to dry.
To attach it; I rolled up the Mini Glue Dots and hid them behind the greeting so you could not see them through the vellum. The stamped shells are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals to create some dimension and texture on the card.
So … does this remind you of the beach? Just wanted to share some inspiration for using different colors and designer papers.
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Linda's Stampin' Escape 
Hello do you give out measurements for this card if so I would love them thanks Pat
Hello Pat, thanks for stopping by today.
My card base is 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored and folded at 4-1/4″. My Early Espresso mat is 4″ x 5-1/4″ and the Hello Irresistible designer paper is 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″. The largest hollow circle is cut using the largest (I call #6 and #5) dies. I believe the solid espresso is the #3 die and the white die where the shells are stamped is the #5 die. I mark my dies as #1 being the smallest to #6 being the largest; Stylish Shapes dies. The vellum was die cut with one of the circles from the Reach for the Stars Bundle.
I hope this helps you. Thank you for commenting. Linda
yes thank you