CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Beach Time

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is Beach Time, and when I was a little girl we lived for a while in Virginia Beach (Dad was career Navy). We went to the beach a LOT, and one of my favorite things to do was gather sea shells. There would be scallop shells, and sand dollars, horseshoe crabs and starfish...all kinds of fascinating things for a kid to find. And we built many elaborate sand castles, too. But we had to watch out for the Portuguese Man o' War jellyfish because they packed a nasty sting!

So my card today is a remembrance of me and my younger sister and brother finding buckets of treasures at the beach. And finding sand for days and days later at home, lol. Poor Mom!

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori de Groot at Loritamarie Crafts.

 

 

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Notes & Totes Bundle, Storybook Garden Patch Bundle
• Paper: Basic White, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla
• Ink: Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon, Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, White Craft, plus Stampin' Blends Combos: Melon Mambo, Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Smoky Slate, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

CSF Thursday Challenge - CSF873

This week's Create With Stamping Friends Thursday Challenge is this sketch:

I love having a road map to follow when I'm not feeling creative! This one was lots of fun. I knew I wanted to use a floral image and, once again, Pretty Florals had what I needed.

The flower was cut from Strawberry Slush cardstock, and I used a Blending Brush to add Strawberry Slush ink around the edges. The overlay was also cut from Strawberry Slush, and Stampin' Blends were used to darken it so it would stand out more. Leaves are Garden Green.

The DSP is from the same suite collection (page 43 in the annual catalog), and I used the Damask Designs folder to emboss the white panel. Frayed Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon and Antique Pearls finished the card. The greeting was borrowed from Layers of Beauty.

Measurements

• Card base: Basic Beige 4-1/4" x 11", scored/folded at 5-1/2"
• DSP: Florals in Bloom 1-3/4" x 4-7/8"
• Embossed panel: Basic White 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" 

Product List

Pretty Florals Dies

Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Strawberry Slush 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

Strawberry Slush Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

Blending Brushes

Damask Designs Embossing Folder

Strawberry Slush 3/8" (1 Cm) Faux Linen Ribbon

Antique Pearls

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CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Fun With Dots

Today's Create With Stamping Friends Saturday Hop theme is Fun With Dots, and I did have fun with these dots!

I started with the Berry Burst background embossed with the Dotted Circles folder. The Petunia Pop banner was stamped with Berry Burst and Petunia Pop, then adhered to the next larger Basic White banner. After adding the ribbon and pearls (more dots!), it was popped up on dimensionals. 

That's all for today - see you next Saturday! Up next is Libby Fens at Libby Stamps. Or click the "back" button to go back to Lori de Groot at Loritamarie Crafts.

 

 

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps: Pretty Florals, The Right Words
• Paper: Basic White, Berry Burst, Petunia Pop
• Ink: Berry Burst, Petunia Pop
• Accessories: Dotted Circles 3D Embossing Folder, Party Banners Dies, White 1/4" Ribbon, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels