Featuring: Tahitian Tide

Since the end of the catalog year is fast approaching, I'm going to hold a card class focusing on the soon-to-retire 2022-2024 In Colors. 

I like Tahitian Tide, but sometimes it feels too bright for what I typically make. And sometimes it is so perfect I can't imagine how else to use this stamp set, haha!
This time I combined this wave with the Postage dies for a different look than I've done before. What do you think? 

Supplies:

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration

Ink: Tahitian Tide

Paper: Basic White, Tahitian Tide card stocks

Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Perennial Postage Dies, Dimensionals

And now you've seen my whole class! Wanna come?? 

Thank You Wave

A Saturday post with a card is unusual for me, but I played with a lot of challenges and need to make them fit! haha!
This time I played with the Color Throwdown for a pretty Thank You card. I used a Blending Brush to pull the pink into the sky for a sunset, and the greeting is stamped in red. I also stamped the wave off a second time just a bit to the side to add some depth.
And wow, I have got to get more current "thank you" stamps! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration, Sending Smiles 
Ink: Starry Sky, Flirty Flamingo, Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Basic White & Flirty Flamingo card stocks

Accessories: Starry Sky Metallic Ribbon, 2022-24 In Color Pearls, Dimensionals

Also, total side note- Sale-A-Bration is a great time to make sure you're stocked up on your favorite In Colors that will be retiring in just a few months! I love Starry Sky and have it's ink pad, refill, card stock pack, and these embellishments too! 

Birthday Wave

Today's card is very clean and simple but I love the way the colors worked. Also, I love this wave and need to pull it out more often!!
This time I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and combined it with the colors from Global Design Project. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration

Ink: Lost Lagoon

Paper: Gray Granite, Poppy Parade & Basic White card stock

Accessories: Festive Pearls, retired circle dies, big shot (retired)

and a quick tip for you- personally I like to save paper. Possibly ridiculously. So in this case, I cut another scallopy circle out of the big one I needed for this card. I keep all the scraps in the plastic sleeve the card stock comes in, so its just there with the Poppy Parade til I decide to use it next.

Ocean Blues

The latest SUO Challenge was under the sea and to use blues. I don't have anything current that is under the sea, but I can do the sea and blues! This might be a graduation Thank You or it might end up a Father's Day card, but either way, I love how this one turned out! 

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Boho Blue, Blueberry Bushel, Starry Sky
Paper: Starry Sky, Basic White
Accessories: 2023-25 In Color Dots, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals 

Awesome Wave

Today's card combined the color challenge from Global Design Project with the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments and it's simple, but I really like the result! 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Faux Sea Glass shapes

A little sunshine!

Happy Monday to you! 

Last Sunday morning (Jan 29), around 1045 it started snowing, and the snow fell for at least 30 hours. My family shoveled three different times, even tho there wasn't a ton of accumulation. Spots varied from 5-10 inches, in my own yard. But we had snow on the ground before it started, so its hard to say just how much we got. And then when the storm stopped, the temperatures tanked. Tuesday morning it was -4* on the drive to school. Everyone was posting on social media just how cold it was at their house, and it was crazy. Yes, it gets that cold here and sometimes we've had a week stretch of extremely cold temps, but this was the most significant drop we've had this winter, and the first it's gone below 0* this winter for sure. 

So when I was thinking of a friend who needed a birthday card, I figured it was a great day to break out Waves of Inspiration and go warm! I haven't used this bundle as much as I thought I would, and this is the first time I used both wave dies on one card, and I gotta say, I love it!
The sunshine mask/stencil came from a Paper Pumpkin kit I think last March? I also used a Blending Brush to pull Daffodil Delight across the whole sky, and Tahitian Tide into all of the water. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Starry Sky card stocks, Gold & Rose Gold Metallic paper
Accessories: 2022-24 In Color Decorative Dots, Waves dies, Blending Brushes, Glue Dots, PP Kit stencil, big shot

And, the birthday girl loved it, which is of course the most important part! 
And if you wondered, it started snowing yesterday (Sunday) around noon and hasn't stopped again, haha.... Still wintertime here! 

A Pelican!

Last February we took our kids to the ocean for the first time ever, and it was my first time to see a pelican, that I know of. And yesterday was the first time I've inked up this pelican image!

Today's DP is from the Sale-A-Bration freebies and it really has a lot of cute prints! It coordinates with the Ringed With Nature bundle, found on page 62 of the July-Dec Mini, and if you purchase that bundle (which is 10% off!), the pretty paper is FREE!  
*Incidentally, to make this card, purchasing the Waves stamp set and die bundle also earns you this DP free!

For this card, I used the sketch from Global Design Project along with the nautical challenge from SUO Challenges and I absolutely love how this card turned out! 

Supplies:

Stamps: Waves of Inspiration

Ink: Gray Granite

Paper: Whisper White card stock, Rings of Love DP
Accessories: Waves Dies, Watercolor Pencils, Baker's Twine, Circles Dies, Big Shot (retired)

A do-over!

So, today I have a different idea for you. I hold card classes roughly once a month and sometimes, things come up and people aren't able to come after they planned to. This first card I first shared HERE on March 30, to feature several retiring products.

But I had two cards worth of supplies prepped and I still needed a few more Father's Day cards...so I used the exact supplies (ink included) but different, now current stamp sets and made these! 

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

And also, I used words that meant we could use them for birthday or other cards later if they aren't selected for Father's Day this year! 

In Color Waves!

Today I have some more of the new In Colors for you. I made these cards to see which way I liked the color combo best for an upcoming card class. Either way- this is a fun set. I love that the words are fun and sincere, especially with the power of the ocean. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Tahitian Tide
Paper: Tahitian Tide, Basic White, Starry Sky
Accessories: Waves dies, Fine Tip Glue Pen, big shot

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Starry Sky 
Paper: Tahitian Tide, Basic White, Starry Sky
Accessories: Waves dies, Fine Tip Glue Pen, big shot

I THINK I like the second one best... but really, I am loving anything to do with these waves! 

Also, I like the new In Colors and I THINK these two shades are my favorites. 

I think.... 

Simple & Stunning

Did you know that Stampin' Up! demonstrators get to see and often order products before everyone else? Today's cards come from a sneak peek we got, just before I took a trip to the ocean for the first time sooo that hit my priority list real fast, ha. But I hadn't had a chance to try it out til yesterday afternoon! And it is so simple to make a stunning card with this and I think you will love it too!! Which is handy, because you can order it now too! 

First, I used the color challenge from Global Design Project to make a very simple birthday card. I've been seeing samples of this gorgeous product suite for a month now and the most commonly used technique is to ink up the stamp as always, but then sponge an additional color or two on top. That's what I did here. Then the greeting is in Garden Green. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron, Garden Green
Paper: Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron, Basic White card stocks
Accessories: sponges 

Then I tried the same idea with a different challenge, and one of the dies. This one uses the inspiration photo image from Fusion Card Challenge, and I already used the sketch, haha... I used a couple shades of blue and the gold. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Waves of Inspiration
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Basic White card stocks, Metallic Specialty Paper
Accessories: Waves Dies, sponges, big shot 

And a bit of a close up with a twisty angle to catch the shine...

So here's what you need to know- Start by clicking HERE to view the whole suite. The stamps and dies will be in the upcoming Annual Catalog. There are two packs of DP (one is a blue foil) and some colored rhinestones that are only available while supplies last or til May 2.

I KNOW I will use it on our ocean scrapbook pages. I am loving it for these cards too!! What do you think?