Sea Stars on Friday

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Happy Friday! 

Today's first card started with a base of Pear Pizzaz.  The layers are from SU DSP All is Calm and Smokey Slate card stock.  The sea star is from SU Picture Perfect and is stamped in Blushing Bride and Powder Pink on Powder Pink card stock.  The sentiment is from SU Christmas Bliss stamped in Lost Lagoon.  The dots are dew drops by Robin's Nest.



This Christmas card is for Sunday Sketches and The Card Concept:


Next is an aquatic slimline card.  I started with a 3.5x8.5 piece of SU Seaside Spray card stock and stamped waves from Fancy Pants Summer Soiree (an early naughts set that I still adore).  I used the SU Stamparatus, which let me stamp "layers" on the card by moving the stamp plate down a notch for each wave.  Brilliant!  I dry embossed a piece of Crumb Cake card stock with the Coastal Weave embossing folder.  Then I stamped the surfer, from an old SU single stamp, twice with Versamark and heat embossed one with gold and the other with black.  I fussy cut both and put the black on top of the gold to make it stand out.  I stamped the sentiment and banner from Concord and 9th's Pop Art Pineapple stamp set, and die cut the banner, pineapple top and flowers/sea stars with the matching die set.






Thats it for today!  Wishing everyone stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

Jean

Comments

Linda Callahan said…
Pretty cards! The waves on your slimline card are perfect! Glad you joined us at FMS!
July 31, 2020 at 8:39 PM
Heather said…
So pretty, Jeanie - I still have some of this DSP carefully hoarded, too - so gorgeous in a seaside theme! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!
August 1, 2020 at 12:44 PM
StampinwithAnita said…
What a perfect combination of the sketch and inspiration photo! Thanks for joining us at The Card Concept!
August 1, 2020 at 3:19 PM
Tristan said…
Pretty take on the sketch and inspiration photo. Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Tristan DT.
August 1, 2020 at 11:09 PM
Faith A at Daffodil Cards said…
What a GREAT surf card, love those big waves, great image and texture. Thank you so much for joining us in our Sport challenge at The Male Room this week. Looking forward to seeing you again in our next challenge.
Faith DT

Faith my blog
August 2, 2020 at 6:31 AM
Jacquie Southas said…
Love the waves of surf! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS!
August 2, 2020 at 11:45 AM
Creations in paper said…
Great slimline card. Love the waves you stamped. Thanks for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Robbie
August 3, 2020 at 3:26 PM
Jen Brum said…
What a great set of cards! Love the tropical theme and the waves! Oh how I would love to be in Hawaii right now!!! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
August 3, 2020 at 5:42 PM
Lady Joyful said…
Lovely cards! I like the waves on the one for our challenge. Thank you for joining us at The Male Room - Charlotte/Lady Joyful, DT
August 6, 2020 at 6:22 AM
Claire Broadwater said…
I just love your seaside theme! I love starfish and the tropical feel of this beautiful card! So happy you joined us at Sunday Stamps!
August 6, 2020 at 7:36 PM
Stampin with Liz Design said…
These are both so much fun! Love the starfish and the surfer! Thanks for playing along at CAS on Friday Challenges! Crafty hugs Linda
August 7, 2020 at 1:25 AM
Heidi Baks said…
Your starfish card is a fun mix of colors and images. The pink color really pops. Thanks for joining Sunday Stamps this week.
August 9, 2020 at 8:41 AM
MA-MI said…
Great cards. The surfing card with beautiful waves is a great example of a masculine card. Thank you for joining us in our Sport challenge at The Male Room this week. Looking forward to seeing you again in our future challenges.
Ma-Mi DT The Male Room
August 10, 2020 at 12:51 AM
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