Seasonal Beach

 

I loved the idea Sara Hicks Stuart used with the deck chairs and a heart for an anniversary card, so wanted to make one for myself. Thanks Sarah for your inspiration.

I used the palm tree designer series paper from the 'Beach Boardwalk' DSP pack.

The deck chairs are from the 'Seasonal Layers' dies.

The heart is from the 'Hearts and Hugs' dies.

The grass (under the chairs) are from the 'Palms' dies.

I used Wink of Stella for the heart to make it shine.

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Stamp sets - Elegantly Said

Ink - Memento

Paper - Beach Boardwalk DSP, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Real Red, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Palms dies, Hearts & Hugs dies, Seasonal Layers dies, Wink of Stella

Beautifully Layered

 

LeeAnn Greff's card was so elegant and stunning... I just knew I had to create one of my own. Thanks LeeAnn for your inspiration! I chose to use the colors that were in Tracy and Dan's wedding gold/red/white. Such a beautiful color combination during the Christmas season! As the wedding invitations back when they got married used snowflakes... I used the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder in the background! I know Tracy will LOVE all the little touches to highlight their wedding 9 years ago!

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Stamp sets - Artfully Layered, Beautiful Bouquet

Ink - Cherry Cobbler

Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Gold Foil

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Champagne Rhinestones, Seasonal Layers dies, Forever Flourishing dies, Tropical Layers dies, glue dots, Non-SU ribbon

Home Season

 

Working on some cards after a brief hiatus from cardmaking is hard. Thank Goodness for Pinterest! I found a card layout I liked and chose the stamps myself. 

I bet you can't tell where I made an 'oops'. It's actually behind the sentiment. I had first stamped it onto the white cardstock.... only to notice the edge of the stamp got transferred to the cardstock too. Bummer! No biggie though.... I just made a label out of the Seasonal Labels dies. It hid the imperfection perfectly!

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the petals to make them shine.

Stamp Set - Blessings of Home

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Pale Papaya, Granny Apple Green, So Saffron)

Paper - Pale Papaya, Basic White, True Love DSP, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seasonal Labels dies, Seasonal Layers dies, glue dots, dimensionals, Basic Black Twine, Champagne Rhinestones

Shaded Chums

 

Such a cute card from 'Stampin'Gala which I found on Pinterest!  I wanted to create a card that was similar, but added my own twist to the layout. Thanks Stampin' Gala for your inspiration!

I used the DSP from the 'Plaid Tidings' DSP. The scallop edge is from the 'Seasonal Layers' dies, and the background piece is the 'Evergreen Forest' Embossing Folder.

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Stamp set - Seasonal Chums

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce, Crumb Cake, Bronze, Petal Pink)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Basic White, Plaid Tidings DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, scissors, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layering Ovals dies, Seasonal Layers dies, Seasonal Tags dies, dimensionals, Non-SU Ribbon

Moments of Color

 

I saw Jessie Rone's card on Pinterest and kept it within mhy favorites for a long time before I found a stamp set that I could use to make a card that was similar. I found the stamp set in 'Colorful Seasons'. I did have to stamp the branch stamp twice to make it long enough.... as well as, the flower stamp twice.

I used the scallops that went with the coordinating dies - "Seasonal Layers".  The sentiment is from the "Wonderful Moments" stamp set. The background is the "Layered Leaves" embossing folder.

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Stamp sets - Colorful Seasons, Wonderful Moments

Ink - Early Espresso, Petal Pink

Paper - Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Seasonal Layers dies, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Petal Pink Variegated Ribbon

 

Seasonal Wood

 

My Dad has just recently made (by hand) 3 Adirondack chairs for his home. So, with that in mind, I found Kathie Durgan's card on pinterest. I figured that I could create something similar.  Thanks Kathie for your inspiration! As you can see... I changed some things to make it my own, but wanted to give credit to Kathie who inspired my card.

I used the color combo of Early Espresso/Dapper Denim/Crushed Curry.

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Stamp Set - Colorful Seasons, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Crushed Curry

Paper - Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Color Theory DSP

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Layering Squares dies, Bunch of Banners dies, Seasonal Layers dies, dimensionals

Sailing High

 

What a cute card (right) from Priscilla's Papercrafts blog (found on Pinterest)! I just needed to create one of my own using the stamps and papers I had to make it my own.

Now, this card did take many different stamp sets to achieve.

Sailing Home for the ships.... along with the coordinating 'Smooth Sailing' dies.

Colorful Seasons for the drink... along with the coordinating 'Seasonal Layers' dies for the chair.

High Tide for the ocean waves.

Artisan Textures for the grains of sand.

Bonanza Buddies for the sentiment.

I used a sponge roller to layer the background color with Coastal Cabana. Then, with the 'High Tide' stamp.... I first inked my stamp, then stamped off on a scrap piece of paper, then stamped onto the cardstock over the roller layer.

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Stamp Sets - Sailing Home, High Tide, Colorful Seasons, Bonanza Buddies, Artisan Textures

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Pineapple Punch, Stampin' Blends (Bermuda Bay, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green)

Paper - Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Smooth Sailing dies, Seasonal Layers dies, dimensionals, glue dots

 

 

Colorful Tide

 

I drew inspiration from the card on the right. I found it on Pinterest, but it doesn't link to any website/blog... so I don't know who to give credit to. So, if this is yours - please let me know. Thanks for your post!

I chose to change a few things to make it my own. I die-cut a frame out of scrap paper and laid it over the white cardstock. Then I stamped and sponged the background image. Once complete, I took of the mask of the scrap piece of paper and you have a beautiful frame!

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - High Tide, Picture Perfect Birthday
Ink - Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Memento
Paper - Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Basic Black, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Scrap paper, Large Deckled Rectangles (non-SU) dies, Seasonal Layers dies

 

Pictured Seasons

 

I found this lovely card (on the right) on Pinterest... it was linked to just a photo and not to a person's website, so I cannot credit who this person is! I loved the idea of a softer background stamped image and a darker focal image. As you can see... I made a few changes to make it my own, but the inspiration was all CASED. Thank you!

I paired the sentiment from the 'Picture Perfect Birthday' stamp set with the 'Colorful Seasons' stamp set. For the lighter stamped images, I used Crumb Cake and So Saffron. For the darker images, I used Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Colorful Seasons, Picture Perfect Birthday

Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, So Saffron

Paper - Whisper White (thick), Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories - Big Shot, Die Brush, Seasonal Layers Thinlits

 

Seasonal Adventure

My card was inspired by Carolyn King's card. Thanks Carolyn! Here is her card to see the very few differences that I made.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Colorful Seasons, Balloon Adventures

Ink - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper - Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Wood Textures DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Precision Plate, Die Brush, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Happy Birthday Thinlits, glue dots, Early Espresso Stitched Ribbon

Colorful Garden

Ahhh... my favorite time of year is when the leaves start changing colors! What a beautiful sight! I wanted to incorporate the changing colors within my card for my Uncle so chose Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry along with Early Espresso as my color palette.

I used the scattered dots from the 'Avant Garden' stamp set to give it a grunge look.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp Sets - Colorful Season, Avant Garden
Ink - Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze
Paper - Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Magnetic Plate, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, glue dots

Painted Seasons

Now, I can't take credit for this lovely creation. I saw Lisa Curcio's card on Pinterest, I had to create one for myself. I changed mine to a 'Get Well' card for my brother-in-law who just had vocal chord surgery.

Thanks Lisa for your lovely inspiration!

Here's her card:

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Colorful Seasons, And Many More

Ink - Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso

Paper - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Painted Autumn DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, glue dots, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Colorful Layers

My friend loves the color blue, so I knew I wanted to incorporate her favorite color within this card that I was creating for her birthday. I loved the cheerful colors of the color combo - Daffodil/Bermuda/Calypso too!

I had first stamped the flower image from the Colorful Seasons stamp set. I wasn't happy with the results... so I opted to just use the thinlits flower die from the coordinating thinlits 'Seasonal Layers' to create my flowers.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Colorful Seasons
Ink - Calypso Coral
Paper - Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers, Basic Pearls, glue dots

Birthday Layers

 

I was again inspired by Natalie Lapakko's cards... this one utilizing the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper along with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits (leaf die-cut).
This card was easily created using a 3x3 inch piece of the Wood Textures DSP, and adhering the leaf die cut on top. The sentiment was from the "Birthday Banners" stamp set.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp set - Birthday Banners
Ink - Early Espresso
Paper - Whisper White, Early Espresso, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Precision Plate, Die Brush

Seasonal Colors

Ahhh...don't you just love the colors of Autumn! This is my favorite season! I love all those rich colors on the trees. And once they are on the ground.... I love noise of walking through them.

So, I decided to use fall colors for my card here.

I used the 'Wood Textures' DSP (Designer Series Paper) to create both the Adirondack chair and the branch for the flowers with the 'Seasonal Layers' thinlits.

The flowers were stamped with the 'Colorful Seasons' set and cut out using the corresponding thinlits.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Colorful Seasons
Ink - Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip
Paper - Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Wood Textures DSP
Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Die Brush, glue dots

Wood Layers

When I saw Paula Dobson's card.... I just knew I had to create something similar. Thanks so much Paula for your inspiration.

I chose Very Vanilla and Early Espresso combo for my card... along with a bit of Crumb Cake for the leaves.

Thanks for taking a peek.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Colorful Seasons

Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Paper - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Wood Textures DSP

Accessories - Big Shot, Precision Plate, Die Brush, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, dimensionals

Season Wonder

I found the card on the right on the Splitcoaststampers website. It was posted by "Broom". Her card inspired me to create one for myself. I wanted to capture the colors of cherry blossoms, so I used Powder Pink along with Crumb Cake ink for the flowers and branches.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Rose Wonder, Colorful Seasons

Ink - Berry Blast, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake

Paper - Berry Blast, Powder Pink, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Thinlits, glue dots