Seagull Friend

 

Thought I'd play with my free stamp set that I received from the Sale-A-Bration 2025 Catalog.

I saw something similar with a brayered background... the effect is great for making layers without the bulk of the cardstock.

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Stamp sets - Friendly Seagulls, Turtle Friends

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lolly, Old Olive, Gray Granite), Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue

Paper - Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seashells Embossing Folder, scissors

Seaside Sailing

 I noticed Kris McIntosh's card on Pinterest and liked it, so wanted to create a card of my own. I changed up a few things to make mine a bit different from hers.

For the background, I used the Seaside embossing folder.

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

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Stamp set - Sailing Home, Paradise Palms

Ink - Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Balmy Blue, Pool Party)

Paper - Balmy Blue, Basic White, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seaside Embossing Folder, Smooth Sailing dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, glue dots

Seaside Shells

 

Oh how I loved Yvonne Spikman's card.... I loved it so much -- I created almost the exact copy of hers! Thanks Yvonne....stunning card!

I used Shimmer White cardstock on the card base and also for the seashells. As an added hint of sparkle... I colored them in using 'Wink of Stella'.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Friends Are Like Seashells

Ink - Bermuda Bay

Paper - Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Shimmer White, Oh So Ombre DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Seaside Seashells dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Circles Collection dies, glue dots, Wink of Stella, Seaside Embossing Folder

John's Pass & Boardwalk 2018

 

Also in May 2018, we spent sometime exploring John's Pass and the Boardwalk with Mike's sister and her family. She was camping nearby. We celebrated Samuel's 8th birthday at their home in Orlando.

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Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Background - Blog Train Aout 2016 (LouiseL)
Embellishments - Summer Vacation (fence - LinJane), Seaside (starfish - JenWDsg), Happy Birthday to You (cake - MemMo), August Special (10 - Arshia0)
Fonts - Bell MT and Formal (brown)

Oregon Aquarium

 

I found this cute layout on Pinterest, and wanted to use it on my 2-page spread here.  Unfortunately, I cannot give credit to the designer who created her 2page spread, as the website is no longer active. BUT... you can see it here:

Thank you for your inspiration!

These pages may look familiar to some, as I did create a calendar 12x12 page of a few of these photos.  I did change some papers and embellishments (and, of course, the layout), but I really liked the effect with the huge helm in the background of the paper.

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Supplies Used:

Background - Sail Away At Sea DSP

Punch - Square (filled w/ Nautical Expedition DSP); Grad Banner (White and Blue)

Stamp Brush Sets - Anchors Away (shark - blue; helm - blue at 20% opacity)

Embellishments - Seaside (starfish); Summer Vacation (starfish blue); Basic Pearls (colored blue)

Font - Steamer (Blue); Bow (White and Blue)

Sweet Seaside

I really loved the 'Seaside' stamp set.... one of my favorite 'retired' stamp sets from Stampin' Up!. With the new 'blendabilities markers' came out, I wanted to use them with this lovely set.  I used the 'skin tones' blendabilities set.

I wanted my card to have one think of a beach....relaxation and peace.  I hope I've conveyed that within this card.  The knot you see on the card is a 'sailor's knot'.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Seaside (retired), Sweet Essentials (retired)
Paper - Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Ink - Blendabilities (Skin Tones), Early Espresso, Memento
Accessories - Big Shot, Decorative Dots TIEF, scissors, twine (non-SU), Blendabilities Color Lifter