Ramblin' Stamper: Paper Players

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Thursday, September 3, 2020

Thanks a Ton!

Hi Stampers,

My love affair with the Whale of a Time Suite continues! With the beautiful designer papers, embossing folder and the variety of sentiments in the stamp set, this suite has so many possibilities.

I'm playing along with The Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge PP506 this week - using patterned paper, embossing & die cuts.

The tiny fish are stamped in Pool Party & Calypso Coral before embossing with the Seabed Embossing Folder. The seaweed was die-cut from the designer paper. The whale is punched from the designer paper too!

I used a piece of the Whale of a Time designer paper to decorate the envelope flap.

The detail on the Seabed Embossing Folder is so delicate and pretty!

The entire Whale of a Time Suite Collection includes everything I used on this card plus some lovely bling - sheer Pool Party ribbon & sparkly sequins.

Click any link below to learn more!

Monday, May 18, 2020

Set Sail in the Direction of Your Dreams #PP491

Hi Friends,

Welcome to my blog! Today I'm taking a new look at an old favorite stamp set, Sailing Home.

I was inspired by this challenge from the Paper Players:

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I paired Sailing Home with another stamp set, Artisan Textures, to create the background. I've been using Artisan Textures a lot lately to add interest & texture to my cards. I'm really pleased with this abstract sunset!

Artisan Textures has just 5 images. I used the largest image first, stamping it twice in Seaside Spray to create the water and once in Mango Melody for the sunset. Then I went back and stamped the smaller image in Night of Navy over the lighter blue and Terracotta Tile over the sunset.

The sailboat is stamped in Night of Navy. I added a little extra color to the hull to give it more definition using my Light Night of Navy Stampin' Blends marker.

I love this sentiment. This card would be perfect for anyone starting a new chapter in their lives...graduation, retirement, new job, new boat! We made this card at one of my classes where someone suggested it would be a good post-divorce card...leave me a comment if you have any other ideas!

The sailboat & sentiment are adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. Sailing Home has 2 bird stamps in it, but the birds on this card are from a stamp set called High Tide. No special reason except that this particular bird stamp has been my go-to for a while now and I forgot about the others!

Product List

Sailing Home Bundle [151066]	Artisan Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146573]	High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115318]	Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086]	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]
Night Of Navy Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144036]

Thanks for stopping by today!

Monday, November 4, 2019

Season of Thanks

Hi friends, welcome to my blog! I'm so thankful to live in a part of the country where we see the seasons change. The fall colors have been beautiful this year! I spent some time last weekend designing this card to celebrate the season:

Such a beautiful color combination - Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron & Pear Pizzazz. The rustic woodgrain background is found in the Come to Gather Designer Series Paper pack.

The gingham leaves (another design from the same paper pack) are made with a punch, as are the copper leaf sprigs.

The largest leaf and the pumpkins are stamped on Whisper White & colored with Stampin' Blends.

The colors on the two smaller maple leaves is achieved by inking the die before cutting it. Read more about this technique here.

The inside is simple. I always stamp an image on the inside of my cards, and also on the envelope.

I'm sharing this card at the Paper Players challenge blog this week - the theme is "Into the Woods".