Where do you get inspiration for your card making? I never know where mine is going to come from or where those odd ideas come from. Guess it is best just not to question it! I was given the assignment for a male birthday card for a workshop. Hmm, something unexpected I think. What about an aquarium? Can I make it look like we have taken a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium? What do you think - did I pull it off? At least a little bit?
The card actually folds flat but then becomes a 4 1/4"x5" card with a 1/2" between the front where Happy Birthday is embossed in Iridescent Ice embossing powder on the window sheet to the back where I stamped the coral in Early Espresso ink. All of the wildlife and lighthouse were stamped on Whisper White and then cut out.
Since this card does not open, I placed a piece of Whisper White cardstock on the back of the card with the Birthday Blossoms sentiment and the adorable turtle.
Here is a card I made using the Picture Perfect stamp set from the 2016 Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog. This was the first thing on my preorder. Why, you ask - of course because of the starfish! Remember, anything beachy, nautical, tropical, whatever - I am there! Super easy card to make - just make sure that you only put adhesive on the bottom half of your circles! Ask me how I know....
Also, I thought the Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration catalog looked like the sea with seafoam and so I used it with this card.
Here is the inside of the card. It is a little hard to see but I stamped the coral from By the Tide along with the Seahorse. I think they go perfectly with this starfish.
Here is a video with a tip on this two-step stamping set.
I have probably shared this with you before but if you missed it, here is a little tip for you. When using vellum, do you struggle with what adhesive to use so it doesn't show? So what adhesive do you think I used? Glue dots! Don't see them? Of course not, they are hiding behind all those little gold hearts. Pretty smart, huh? I didn't even have to put them behind all of them - just the ones around the outside.
Here's a tip for your Rose Garden die - save the left over pieces when you cut it out, especially if you are using glimmer paper. As you can see with this card, I saved the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer pieces and used them inside a Red Glimmer rose and used the Red Glimmer pieces inside the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer rose. Nothing wasted!
