Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Calm and Stormy Seas Father's Day

These two cards were made using the Sunrise Sailing Bundle.

The first card has a Basic White cardstock card base, followed by an Azure Afternoon cardstock panel.

Azure Afternoon ink was applied to the bottom third of the Pool Party cardstock top panel using a Blending Brush. The ripple was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

The top panel was embossed using the Sunset Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder to complete the background for the card.

The sailboat outline was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a piece of Basic White cardstock. Cherry Cobbler ink was stamped on the sails. Pecan Pie ink was used on the boat hull. The sailboat was cut out using the Sunrise Sailing dies and adhered onto the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The seagulls were cut out using Basic Black cardstock. Because the seagulls are kind of small, Adhesive Sheet was adhered onto the back of the Basic Black cardstock before cutting the seagulls out to make it easier for me to manipulate them.

The Basic White cardstock clouds were cut out using the Sunrise Sailing dies.

The sentiment is from the Beside Me stamp set and has been stamped directly onto the card front using Azure Afternoon ink.
For the inside of the card, a Azure Afternoon cardstock panel was adhered onto the card base, followed by a Basic White cardstock panel.

The sentiment is from the retired Well Said stamp set and has been stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

The sailboat and the water are from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and have been stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.
The second card was made as described above, however, the clouds were colored using Blending Brush and Smoky Slate ink. Once colored, a Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends was used to outline the embossed clouds.

The Basic White cardstock clouds were also slightly colored using Smoky Slate ink and a Blending Brush.
The inside of the card was made exactly the same as the inside of the first card.

I hope you enjoyed my cards for today!

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Monday, June 2, 2025

Thoughtful Journey Father's Day

This card starts with a Secret Sea cardstock card base, followed by a Azure Afternoon cardstock panel.

Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (DSP) panel was adhered onto the Azure Afternoon panel.

Three Azure Afternoon cardstock waves were added to the Thoughtful Journey DSP.

The sailboat was embossed and cut out at the same time using Basic White cardstock and the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder and Die.  The Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder gave the sailboat a little but of dimension, if you look at the side view of the card below you can see the dimension. 

The sailboat was slipped in between the waves and adhered to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

The center of the Basic White top panel was cut out using one of the Impressions Abloom dies.  After the center was cut out, the top panel was embossed using the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder and then adhered onto the card front.

The seagulls were cut out using Secret Sea cardstock. Because the seagulls are kind of small, Adhesive Sheet was adhered onto the back of the Secret Sea cardstock before cutting the seagulls out to make it easier for me to manipulate them.

The sentiment is from the Trusty Tools stamp set and has been stamped onto Basic White cardstock using Azure Afternoon ink.  The sentiment panel was then embossed using the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder and adhered onto the card front.
For the inside of the card, a Azure Afternoon cardstock panel was adhered onto the card base, followed by a Basic White cardstock panel.

The sentiment is from the retired Well Said stamp set and has been stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

The sailboat and the water are from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and have been stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today!

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Sunrise Sailing Father's Day

The Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder was used to make this card.

The card starts with a Stripes and Florals Mix and Match Cards and Envelopes. These cards have the design on both the front and the back of the card, with the inside of the card white.  I wanted to use the back of the card for the inside of the card, so I cut the card in half, which created two panels.  The front panel was adhered onto a Basic White cardstock card base.

The Balmy Blue cardstock front panel was embossed using the Sunrise Sailing Hybrid Embossing Folder.

Once embossed, White Craft ink was applied to the clouds and sailboat using a Sponge Dauber.

The water was colored using a Blending Brush and Secret Sea ink.

The top panel was cut out using one of the retired Deckled Rectangle dies.  After the panel was cut out, the edges of the panel were lightly run through a Balmy Blue ink pad and then adhered onto the card base.

The clouds were cut out using the Sunrise Sailing dies and Basic White cardstock.

The birds were also cut out using the Sunrise Sailing dies and Basic Black cardstock.  To make it easier to adhere to birds onto the card front, Adhesive Sheet was added to the back of the cardstock before it was cut out.

The sentiment is from the Trusty Tools stamp set and has been stamped in Secret Sea ink onto Balmy Blue cardstock.  The edges of the sentiment panel were also run through a Balmy Blue ink pad.
For the inside of the card, the back panel from the cut in half Stripes and Florals Mix and Match Card was adhered to the card base.

The sentiment is from the retired Well Said stamp set and has been stamped in Balmy Blue ink onto the Basic White inside panel.

The boat and water images are from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set and also have been stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today!

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