Tag: Sunset Coast

Sunset Coast

Sunny Skies

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Happy Wednesday, friends, and welcome back as we pay homage to summer this week with all of our projects. There are so many goodies in the crafty stash that are perfect for celebrating summer. And today we’re giving the Sunset Coast stamp & die bundle a little more love.

We keep the backdrop a neutral white cardstock to allow the focal panel to really pop. Our focal panel is built on a quarter panel of white cardstock and starts with stamping the water in Lost Lagoon ink using the Sunset Coast stamps. I really wanted the water to sparkle, so I covered the stamped portion with blue shimmer vellum and I just love the effect it gives to this panel. The sky is filled in with blending brushes in a combination of yellow, orange, pink, and blue. The rock formation in the background is stamped in combination of browns. Our two sailboats are created with a combination of the stamps and dies from the Sunset Coast set. The larger boat is paper pieces, while the smaller boat is stamped and then diecut. Our sentiment comes from the Saying Something ephemera pack and is mounted over gold & white baker’s twine with dimensionals. We finish things off with some extra spots of twinkle with the shimmering dots.

Tomorrow we’re going to punch things up with a fun fold. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 120953 ]
[120953]
$14.00
Sunset Shimmer Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167784 ]
[167784]
$10.00
Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [ 167781 ]
[167781]
$55.75
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [ 161678 ]
[161678]
$11.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
[165285]
$11.00
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147116 ]
[147116]
$11.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147118 ]
[147118]
$9.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147114 ]
[147114]
$9.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$11.00
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165278 ]
[165278]
$11.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$11.00
Shimmering Dots [ 167949 ]
[167949]
$8.50
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine [ 166005 ]
[166005]
$8.50
Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]
[160518]
$15.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
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Father's Day

Making a Difference

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Thanks for popping back by today for the second card of the day. This week we’re using the stash to create something special for dad. And today we’re spending time in the great outdoors with this lovely mountain sunrise scene as we combine the Far & Away Landscapes stamps with the new Sunset Coast dies.

We get started with a neutral white card base. Our focal panel starts with a quarter sheet of Cloud Cover cardstock and we cut a circle in the center toward the top using the largest Stylish Shapes circle die, which perfectly nests with the sunrise die in the Sunset Coast set. We cut the sunrise circle from yellow shimmer paper and affix it behind the focal panel with some basic masking tape. To fill in the sunrise on the card front below, I laid the panel in place and lightly marked a few points in the sunrise to know where to shade with the blending brushes with a combination of yellow, orange, and pink. Next up, we stamp the focal image from the Far & Away Landscapes stamp set in Secret Sea under the sunrise and then shade the image with Stampin’ Blends. I wrapped the bottom of the focal panel with white & gold baker’s twine and affixed the sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack using dimensionals so it stands above the twine. Then the focal panel is affixed to the card front with dimensionals. We finish things off with a few clear dewdrops for just a touch of sparkle.

Have you been enjoying the Father’s Day inspiration thus far? We’ll be closing out our design series tomorrow with man’s best friend. I hope you’ll drop in!

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 166780 ]
[166780]
$14.00
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
[165621]
$14.00
Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167198 ]
[167198]
$10.00
Stylish Shapes Dies [ 159183 ]
[159183]
$30.00
Sunset Coast Dies [ 167780 ]
[167780]
$37.00
Far Away Landscapes Photopolymer Stamp Set [ 167543 ]
[167543]
$19.00
Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165285 ]
[165285]
$11.00
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147094 ]
[147094]
$11.00
Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165278 ]
[165278]
$11.00
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [ 165286 ]
[165286]
$11.00
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154894 ]
[154894]
$12.00
Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154903 ]
[154903]
$12.00
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154902 ]
[154902]
$12.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154892 ]
[154892]
$12.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 154904 ]
[154904]
$12.00
Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [ 155518 ]
[155518]
$12.00
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine [ 166005 ]
[166005]
$8.50
Dewdrops Embellishments [ 167748 ]
[167748]
$9.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
Small Blending Brushes [ 160518 ]
[160518]
$15.00
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Father's Day

Hip Hip Hooray

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Welcome back, friends! Today is gonna be a two-for day. Yesterday evening we set about doing some yardwork, and it was a particularly hot and muggy day here in North Texas. So by the time we finished and got everything cleaned up, we were all completely zapped and were pretty worthless for the remainder of the evening.

So here we are with the card I had planned for you yesterday as we pay homage to dad this week. Today we’re all about the outdoors. And for my family, that means a whole host of things — from grilling to hunting to fishing to boating. We love it all! We combining the new Sunset Coast stamp & die bundle with the Thoughtful Journey paper for this lovely card with a view.

We get started with a base of Fresh Freesia cardstock. The backdrop for our sunset scene is a combination Thoughtful Journey patterned paper and a Blackberry Bliss mat. I used the Sunset Coast dies to cut the large sailboat in the foreground from Blackberry Bliss, snipping out the pieces that would just have the boat in shadow. To create the glowing sun, I repeated with a piece of pink Sunset Shimmer vellum and snipped just the sun and inner pieces of the sailboat. Some masking tape on the back holds all the pieces in place together without being visible from the front. The boat is adhered to the focal panel with dimensionals. The waves are adhered directly to the panel with a glue pen. Next up, we cut some seagulls and smaller sailboats from our piece of Blackberry Bliss. To add some detail to the smaller vessels, I stamped their images on the diecut pieces with Blackberry Bliss ink. The larger seagull is adhered by the larger sailboat in the foreground using glue dots. The smaller sailboats and smallest gull are adhered in the background using a glue dots. The sentiment from the Saying Something ephemera pack is snipped on each end to make a banner shape and then adhered with several layers of dimensionals so it stands proud above our scenic elements. A few pearlized faceted dots finish things off with a twinkle.

Wouldn’t this be perfect for the dad who enjoys sailing? We’ll be keeping things outdoors with our second design today. I hope you’ll drop back in this evening to check it out!

Product List
Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 155613 ]
[155613]
$14.00
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 133675 ]
[133675]
$14.00
Sunset Shimmer Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [ 167784 ]
[167784]
$10.00
Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [ 163761 ]
[163761]
$8.00
Sunset Coast Bundle (English) [ 167781 ]
[167781]
$55.75
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147092 ]
[147092]
$9.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Mini Glue Dots [ 103683 ]
[103683]
$7.25
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [ 138309 ]
[138309]
$7.25
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [ 144108 ]
[144108]
$4.25
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Clean and Simple

Beautiful Day

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TGIF, everybody! We made it to Friday, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. Do you have fun plans for the weekend? I have all kinds of things on the to-do list and hope to cross some of those off.

This week we’re working with the new Beautiful Gallery patterned paper pack. This pack has so many frame-worthy patterns that it makes it such a task to cut it down. Today we’re using one of my favorite paper-save-it techniques to all but a teensy strip of the beautiful meadow pattern from the pack. We’re pairing it up with the new Sweet Words & Labels dies and the Sunset Coast stamps to make this clean & simple design.

We get started with a base of Petal Pink cardstock. I chose the rolling meadow pattern sheet from the Beautiful Gallery paper pack as the focal panel for the card front and cut it so that there is just a tiny border of our Petal Pink around each side. Save that strip you have left because we’re going to be using it! The panel is wrapped with black & gold baker’s twine before being adhered directly to the card front. The sentiment from the Sunset Coast stamp set is stamped in Flirty Flamingo onto a sentiment panel diecut from Petal Pink using the Sweet Words & Labels dies. The sentiment is adhered over the twine wrapping with several layers of dimensionals to be sure it stands nice and proud over the twine. A few pearlized faceted circles in opposing corners finish things off with the subtlest of pink-hued twinkle.

And we use that extra strip of the gorgeous paper to dress up the message panel on the inside of our card.

Such a clean and simple design and super easy technique to put the whole beautiful sheet of paper to work. What do you think? Tomorrow we’re going to cut some paper and combine some patterns. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Product List
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 146985 ]
[146985]
$14.00
Beautiful Gallery 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 165196 ]
[165196]
$12.50
Sweet Words & Labels Dies [ 167627 ]
[167627]
$37.00
Sunset Coast Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167775 ]
[167775]
$25.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147052 ]
[147052]
$9.00
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
[166978]
$8.00
Black & White & Gold Baker's Twine [ 166005 ]
[166005]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals [ 104430 ]
[104430]
$4.25
Add All to Cart