Setting Sail

Today I have another card featuring a lot of retiring products! The stamp set, the ink, the DP and the ribbon are all about to be gone! I really love this stamp set, and I really love the Misty Moonlight color. Don't miss your chance! 
*Interestingly, this is the same DP and the same ribbon pack as I used on yesterday's card. 

This card sketch uses the Splitcoaststampers.com card sketch. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Misty Moonlight, Smoky Slate
Paper: Smoky Slate & Basic White card stock, In Good Taste DP
Accessories: Flower For Every Season ribbon, Dimensionals

What are you making this week? 

Lighthouse Congrats

I did get one thing made yesterday, so that's happy, haha.
And that means I have something new to share with you today!
But best of all, it was dropped off at the post office in time to go out!! 

This card uses the sketch from the latest Fusion Challenge, and I flipped it sideways. The DP is retired, and so is the tiny brad in the center of the compass, but I love how it all turned out! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate
Paper: Basic White & Balmy Blue card stocks, Come Sail Away DP (retired) 
Accessories: Smooth Sailing Dies, Flowers For All Seasons ribbon, Dimensionals, Mini Brads (retired) 

CAS Lighthouse

Today's is a card that worked better in my head than in reality... but sometimes that's okay because other people like stuff I don't necessarily like, haha! Additionally, I had a struggle getting a picture of the card! Our skies are full of smoke from wildfires in neighboring states, which creates a yellowy-orangy light on everything, and it's a lot darker outside than usual. This was the best of many, and it's still wonky... 

This time I used the color combo from the CAS Colours & Sketches blog, along with the sketch from the Fusion Challenge. I thought the colors worked nicely with the sketch to make a sea and a sky.... I just need some kind of wave stamp.... lol! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home, Inspired Thoughts

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy

Paper: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, In Good Taste DP

Accessories: Smooth Sailing Dies, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Big Shot (retired)

What are you making this week? And who will you send it to? 

Birthday Colors

I needed to make birthday cards this week, and the second I saw the color challenge from Sunday Stamps I KNEW I was using it. I just had to pick a stamp set to go with it, lol! My son's favorite colors are orange and blue. His bedroom has an orange wall, and a blue wall! And his birthday is today! This could not have been a more perfect match, haha!
I based my card off the sketch from the Fusion blog, tho my greeting is on a square instead of a circle. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sailing Home, Sunny Sentiments
Ink: Misty Moonlight
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Basic White
Accessories: Dimensionals

Got any crafty plans for the weekend? I think I have birthday and project plans.... but crafting would be fun! haha!

Maritime Thanks

Today I have a quick card using one of my favorite stamps- Sailing Home. The Inkspirational blog had a challenge to make a Maritime themed card so this was perfect. I also used the sketch from Global Design Project for the layout. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade, Misty Moonlight
Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic White
Accessories: H Block, Dimensionals

For the "watercolor-y-ness" in the sketch, I inked up a block directly, and used that as a stamp. I actually stamped it off onto scratch paper first to make it lighter. It's a kind of different way to color in a small section. 

What are you making today? 

Father's Day 2018

I have some scrapbooking for you on this chilly Friday morning.
Today's page was made the same day as the Mother's Day page, and it exceeded my January goal so that is exciting! Another pretty simple layout, but again, I think it turned out pretty cool! And, again, the only retired product is the alphabet set! That's exciting too!! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sailing Home, Just Perfect Alphabet (retired)

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Cinnamon Cider, Pretty Peacock marker

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Seaside Spray

Accessories: Metallic Pearls 

Boats for Father's Day

I got a card made, and like almost everything I've been making lately, it's for a guy! It's Father's Day this weekend, and my son still needs a few more thank yous. There will be a girly card tomorrow tho. haha!

So for today's card I used the color challenge at Sunday Stamps, along with the card sketch on Splitcoaststampers this week. The DP and the twine just retired but everything else is current. And I really like the pop of Terracotta Tile! I haven't played with that color very much!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home, Well Said
Ink: Terracotta Tile, Balmy Blue
Paper: Terracotta Tile, Night of Navy & Whisper White card stocks, Come Sail Away DP (retired)
Accessories: Lovely Labels Pick A Punch, Smooth Sailing Dies, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Navy/Sahara Sand twine (retired), Big Shot (retired)

We Create Blog Hop: Making a Splash

Hello again! Happy June! Summer is here! Ohhh how I hope we continue to improve around here and move in to "green" so that the world is much less shut down! I have plans ready in case we can't do much, but we'd love to do the plans that involve a lot more...! Fingers crossed!

In the meantime, we have a blog hop to kick off your summer celebrations! Our theme this month is Making A Splash, and whatever that means to each one of us. That says water to me, so I pulled out my Sailing Home stamp set, combined it with the color challenge from Color Throwdown, and made this for you!
(Okay, I picked Balmy Blue instead of turquoise and that is a softer blue, but I think it still works)

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Memento Black, Balmy Blue
Paper: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Clear Epoxy Droplets

Now hop on over to Libby's blog, and then hop thru the whole group to see what we've created to inspire you! And leave us your thoughts- everyone enjoys feedback!

And when you're done hopping, why not make a card of your own to mail out? Sending a card to someone makes their day and yours. Spreading happiness and kindness spreads love and that is how we make a difference in our own corner of the world. Send someone a hug this week!

Nautical Thanks

I need a number of masculine thank you cards right now! A bunch! So I went scouting challenges and picked this Sailing Home set that I love for the "travel" theme issued by the TGIF Challenges blog. I would definitely have to do some traveling to see the ocean from my house, and it is totally on my bucket list! And I think it works fantastically for a guy! I had a lot of fun putting this one together.

Also, that super great Night of Navy/Sahara Sand twine is retiring and on sale HERE, and that very cool washi tape is also retiring and on sale HERE right now!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Memento Black, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate
Paper: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso card stocks, Come Sail Away DP (retiring!)
Accessories: Navy/Sahara Twine (retiring!), Pressed Petals Washi Tape (retiring!), Watercolor Pencils, Smooth Sailing Dies, Big Shot, Glue Dots

Lighthouse Thanks

Today I'm sharing the last of the card class creations.I don't know when I'm holding this class with circumstances as they are.... ANYWAY! Again, this uses the same sketch for all five cards. Makes it easy to design a class that way, that's for sure!

I looove this suite of products but I don't use it nearly enough. I think I need a trip to the ocean... A different day, ha. And like with other class designs- more than one greeting fits on this card so people can pick what they want.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Night of Navy
Paper: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy & Whisper White card stocks, Come Sail Away DP
Accessories: Smooth Sailing dies, Dimensionals, Big Shot

And then, just so you can see the whole thing, my class will look like this- see how it's all one sketch! But all the cards are so different!

I love this idea and will definitely use it again!

Sailboat Birthday

I don't know what happened... I pulled up this blog to link today's card to facebook and this post isn't here? I know I typed it up, but okay...?

Here is the last of the birthday cards I made this week! This shows both sides of one sheet of DP. I was following a sketch, but I put adhesive on the wrong side of one layer, so I had to rearrange the pieces and then it didn't work with the sketch anymore! Oh well, the card still worked out well.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home, Well Said
Ink: Balmy Blue, Night of Navy
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy card stocks, Come Sail Away DP

Simple Sailing

Look! I used the Sailing Home stamp set again!

Today's card is so quick and easy, the only long thing was waiting for the card stock to dry. I used the latest CAS(E) This Sketch and I'm happy with it! It's also perfect for a guy and I know a lot of people struggle with masculine cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Stazon, Seaside Spray, Night of Navy (on the edges)
Paper: Seaside Spray, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories: Aquapainter

Sailing Home

Hello again! This month the DP in the annual catalog is "Buy 3 Get 1 Free". I love this sale and I'm glad they brought it back! I intended to feature the DP I have to show you ways you can use it once you get it yourself...but this is the first time I think I'm doing that all month! Life...! 

Not only that, but this is only the second time I've played with these Sailing Home products!!! That really is both surprising and rather shameful, lol! This was part of the demonstrator preorder, like in April, before I even saw the catalog and I knew I was getting this! And I've only played with it once?! ARGH! Needless to say, it was time.

So today's card is my own design from my own head, no sketches, no challenges, just playing. Which means it fits the current SUO challenge- to just create something. Done! And I got to use several different elements, which was fun for me.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sailing Home, Well Said

Ink: Night of Navy, Balmy Blue

Paper: Come Sail Away DP, Early Espresso, Whisper White & Balmy Blue card stock
Accessories: Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine, Metallic Pearls, Smooth Sailing dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Here's a close up for you...

I also have some kind of crazy goal to send out a LOT more birthday cards, ON TIME, at least for 2020, so I need to stock up if I'm going to try to pull that off. So here's a great guy card, that really could have had any greeting at all. Love that!! 

Come Sail Away Suite!

So, demonstrators get to buy some things to prepare samples and have them ready as soon as the catalog comes out. One of those things was the Come Sail Away suite. I became a little bit...obsessed? with lighthouses when I was about 12, and I'm kind of a sucker for boats, anchors, compasses, etc. Obviously this was something I was going to have to get, haha. But I've been seeing all kinds of gorgeous samples since early May and that just made me feel a little overwhelmed. Every time I pulled out this stamp set and die I just started at it, completely unable to pick a project and go. Rude...

But the other day, when I was trying to prep for my upcoming class and was browsing sketches, I realized it could fit the SUO Challenge sketch perfectly! And I am super in love with how it turned out! I don't yet have everything in the suite but don't you worry- I'll get it all soon, haha!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sailing Home
Ink: Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Balmy Blue
Paper: Whisper White & Balmy Blue card stocks, Come Sail Away DP
Accessories: Baker's Twine, Big Shot, Smooth Sailing dies, Dimensionals