Today's blog is a Sneak Peek- Seaside Bay Bundle Thank You card! The 2023 Jan-Apr Mini Catalog goes live on Jan 5, 2023!

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! The Stampin’ Up! Seaside Bay bundle is a beautiful nautical set with both undersea and shore images and dies. I used the …

You can check out my January-April 2023 Mini Catalog & Sale-A-Bration PPP Sneak Peek With a By The Bay Suite Card here.

Seaside Bay Sympathy Card features the Stampin' Up! Seaside Bay stamp set. If you enjoy the ocean and beach then you'll want this set

Life has been a bit crazy lately, and when it gets like that, I love to relay on pretty paper to do all the work for me. Today's card uses product from the By the Bay Suite Collection, which

It has been one heck of a hot day today in Melbourne, a top of 38ºc (100.4F), so I’m staying inside with the air-con on. A perfect day for crafting! The Seaside Bay Bundle and the By the Bay …

Hello and welcome to today’s blog post, which kicks off my week of By the Bay Suite! If you shy away from 6” x 6” DSP because you may find it difficult to be creative with due to the size lim…

I was excited to receive the Seaside Bay Bundle in my pre-order, and wanted you to see how great it is for #simplestamping. That means, with just stamps, ink, and paper, you can create this sympathy

This week I'm using the By the Bay Suite Collection for my cards. Our theme this week is Spring and while the suite collection doesn't necessarily scream spring, I know people start to head

This week I'm using the really sweet By the Bay Suite Collection for my cards. You know clean and simple is kinda my jam, so that's what we're starting off with. Seaside Bay Card

I made this card some time ago and it has languished at the bottom of…well, you don’t really need me to finish that sentence, do you? Fortunately, I’ve unearthed it and can share …

Looking for a new fun fold to try? The freestanding Flying Seagull cards make a gorgeous display, and are easy to create! Six lovely cards.

Tahitian Tide with Sweet Songbirds and Seaside Bay Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We are working though the Stampin' Up! colours in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week. This blog hop is the final one for the 2023-2024 series. Next week we start afresh with the launch of Stampin’ Up!s 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue on the 1st May and will start with a focus on the new In Colours. This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright aqua called Tahitian Tide. Tahitian Tide is part of the retiring 2022-2024 In Colour Family and is a wonderful bright blue. This colour is lovely for clear blue water, bright flowers, a blue and white colour scheme and anything with an aqua blue. Tahitian Tide is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; 2022-2024 In Color Designer Series Paper, Bakers Twine, Metallic Woven Ribbon, Pearls as well as Stargazing DSP, Saying Thanks kit and the Love This Memory kit. Tahitian Tide ink, cardstock, Stampin’ Blends Combo, Stampin’ Write Marker, In Colour Pearls & Bakers Twine have been used in the creation of the two projects plus a range of non-Tahitian Tide bits and pieces. I had a number of ideas for a Tahitian Tide project and none of them were this first card. As I settled to create, I decided to check my retiring stamp sets and found this one, Sweet Songbirds, hadn’t seen any ink. It is such a cute set, so decided work my card design around these stamps as a starting point. The background used the newish On-line Exclusive - Drizzling Droplets stamp. It was white heat embossed onto Basic White card-stock and then blended with Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin’ ink and a Blending Brush in an ombré fashion. The birds also were stamped in Tahitian Tide ink (its artistic licence - although one could say they are “blue birds”). The eyes were stamped in Crumb Cake ink. The focal label was cut from Basic White card-stock using the retiring Scalloped Contour dies. I have used this set so much and am sad to see it go, however, more label die cuts will be available so I a sure I will fall in love with a new set soon. I had stamped tree boughs and cut them out but then lost them. As I was looking for them, I spied a white die cut stem of leaves and decided to cut another one the same using the retiring Dainty Delight dies to create places for the birds to sit. I blended a little Parakeet Party ink over the white stems of leaves. Coordinating white flowers were also die cut. I went a little wild with embellishments. Loose Daisy Embellishments were added to each little bird. Initially the flowers were white, but the card needed a little more colour so I added a little Daffodil Delight ink to the centre of the flowers with a cotton bud as I just wanted colour in the centres. To give something extra to the flower centres some retiring Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots were added. A sentiment from the same set of stamps was stamped in Crumb Cake ink and fussy cut out. An In Colour Bakers Twine bow was tucked under the sentiment and few of the In Color Pearls were scattered nearby. The card inner was decorated with some Tahitian Tide blending, a little bird and some left over leaves and flowers. The follow-on sentiment was also stamped in Crumb Cake ink. A Basic White C6 envelope was white heat embossed on one side with the Drizzling Droplets image and some Tahitian Tide ink was blended over the heat embossing. I think this card looks happy and bright. It makes me smile and I hope it gives you a smile too. CARD 2: After finishing my first card, I saw a beautiful ocean scene with the water a pure Tahitian Tide colour and knew I needed to create a second card. I had also briefly seen a number of versions of gate folds so have combined different features into this fold. A new Embossing Folder is a swirly design called So Swirly. It reminds me of swirling water so I used it for the Basic White background layer. The label was created with Stampin’ Blends on Vellum card-stock and blended with 90% Alcohol and the wide brushed Water Painter. I scribbled over the vellum with Boho Blue, Tahitian Tide and Crumb Cake Blends Combos and dipped the brush in a lid filled with alcohol and swiped left to right over the coloured vellum. I love the effect achieved. The vellum was adhered to Basic White card-stock and die cut with the largest rectangular Thoughtful Expressions die. I am going to miss the retiring Seaside Bay bundle and so gave it a little more love by using it on this card. The birds, and shells were stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Basic White card-stock. The shells were coloured with Petal Pink & Crumb Cake Blends Combos with a touch of Light Calypso Coral Blend. The birds were coloured with Boho Blue, Balmy Blue and Crumb Cake Blends Combos plus the Colour Lifter to soften highlights. Some reeds were die cut from Basic White card-stock using the Seaside Bay dies. Some Light Old Olive Blend added touches of green to the reeds. A large shell was cut from the new Basic Beige card-stock and a little Crumb Cake ink was added with a Small Blending Brush. A sentiment from the new Simply Said stamp set was white heat embossed onto Tahitian Tide card-stock. A few Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls were sprinkled around the sentiment and a large pearl was added inside the clam shell for the recipient to find. A small Linen Twine bow was tucked under a small shell. Above and below are a couple of photos to show aspects of the fun fold. It can stand partially open to display the card. The card inner was stamped in Crumb Cake ink with images and a sentiment from the Seaside Bay stamps. A large Flat Adhesive Backed Pearl was added to the shell. As the embellishment was a bit smaller than the pearl image some left over die cut reeds partially cover the pearl. A C6 Basic White Envelope was also stamped in Crumb Cake ink with Seaside Bay images. It doesn’t really show in the photos but the vellum label was added to the centre panel with Dimensionals and a second white label was added behind the centre panel to give the inside a nice finish. This also enables the background layers on the other side of the card to slip between the front and back labels, which holds the card neatly shut - although it will open a little - as seen above. Thank you so much for dropping by on your way around the last Colour Creations Blog Hop for the 2023-2024 series. To continue with the Tahitian Tide blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of a special friend and fellow South Aussie, Tina Gillespie. I am looking forward to checking out Tina’s creation(s). I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration. I do hope to see you next week as we commence the new series of weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hops when we will be featuring Peach Pie, a new 2024-2026 In Colour. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea 💕🐾 If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our wonderful Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator. She is a special lady. Check out her delightful creation while you are there. If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the new Stampin' Up 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send it to you. Please don't hesitate to make contact with any other queries about these projects or Stampin' Up!. #colourcreationsbloghop #stampinup #stampinupaustralia #stampinupsouthpacific #stampinupdemo #handmadecards #makeacardsendacard #stampinupdemonstrator #papercrafting #artwithheartteam #papercrafter #valleyinspirations #sweetsongbirds #seasidebay #drizzlingdroplets #simplysaid

Learn how to create this card with Stampin' Up!'s Seaside Bay bundle from the By the Bay Suite in this video tutorial!

Each month one of my Flowerbug's team is the 'Artist of the Month'. This month Bobby is the featured Artist and she chose to use the Seaside Bay bundle with the By the Bay Suite seen here. It's filled with beautiful fold & pearl foil specialty designer paper, Flat Adhesive-Backed pearls & blue & white variegated ribbon. This pretty fun fold card was cased from Melva Peters The Thank you sentiment is cut out with the Stitched Rectangular Framelit dies;...

If you know me, you know this is for sure my favorite suite/bundle in the new 2023 SU! spring mini catalog! The suite is called By The Bay and I used the bundle called Seaside Bay and the beautiful designer paper called By The Bay DSP. I have a Balmy Blue base and added another piece of that card stock ran through the Painted Texture embossing folder. I cut a strip of the DSP to add to the left. I cut another piece of the paper to add my birds with the Stylish Shapes dies in a stitched square. The paper already makes the scene for you looking like water and sand. I stamped the birds from the Seaside Bay stamp set in Night Of Navy ink on Basic White card stock and cut them out with the matching Seaside Bay dies. I added a little Petal Pink and Balmy Blue inks to the birds with my Stampn Blends markers. I layered some Night Of Navy behind my square before popping it on. I was about to add a sentiment but liked it without so can send for several occasions. I did add some iridescent gems to finish it off. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! Windy Stamp set: Seaside Bay Ink: Night Of Navy Stampin Blends markers-Petal Pink and Balmy Blue Paper: Balmy Blue, Night Of Navy, Basic White and By The Bay DSP Seaside Bay dies, Stylish Shapes, Painted Texture EF, Iridescent gems

SEASIDE BAY POP OUT SWING CARD Playing with some more new products today! I created this pop out swing fold card with the new Stampin' By the Bay Suite. The words and die cuts are from the Seaside Bay Bundle. I colored the crab with Stampin' Blends markers. The By the Bay Designer series paper is fantastic for the background. I also the the Flat backed adhesive pearls for some bling bling. All of these new products are in the 2023 Jan-April Mini Catalog.

This is a fun card using the 'Seaside Bay' Bundle. I love the way it turned out! The stamp set & dies are both going to be in the NEW 2023-2024 Annual Catalog, but they will not be available to purchase at the 10% bundle discount. #160445- 'Seaside Bay' Bundle= $54.00 The coordinating By the Bay DSP is on the last chance list! So don't miss out getting it before it is gone. #160434- By the Bay DSP= $15.00- SALE= $12.00 #160430- 3/8" Pool Party Grosgrain Ribbon= $8.00 is available in the NEW 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! Check out how it looks when standing up! Here are the supplies & measurements. stamp sets: 'Seaside Bay' & 'Oceanfront' card stock: Night of Navy- 4 1/4 x 7"- score at 5 1/2" & fold for card base Night of Navy- 1 1/2 x 4 1/4"- for bottom front of card Sahara Sand- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"- RETIRING! Basic White- 2 1/2" strip- stamp bird & shells- die cut; stamp rock & fussy cut out with scissors Basic White- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2"- stamp scene onto Pool Party- 3 3/4 x 5"- for inside of card Basic White- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2"- for inside of card designer paper: By the Bay DSP- 1 1/4 x 4" (x2) inks: Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue; Night of Navy, Sahara Sand- RETIRING!; Soft Suede- RETIRING! other: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Seaside Bay Dies; Pool Party 3/8" Grosgrain Ribbon; dimensionals; glue dots; Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins (Balmy Blue) I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday! Happy Stamping! Hugs- SUSIE

Each month one of my Flowerbug's team is the 'Artist of the Month'. This month Bobby is the featured Artist and she chose to use the Seaside Bay bundle with the By the Bay Suite seen here. It's filled with beautiful fold & pearl foil specialty designer paper, Flat Adhesive-Backed pearls & blue & white variegated ribbon. This pretty fun fold card was cased from Melva Peters The Thank you sentiment is cut out with the Stitched Rectangular Framelit dies;...

This week I'm using the really sweet Seaside Bay Bundle for my cards. Today would normally be my YouTube live, but I'm going to have to cancel.Unfortunately, we have a housing showing at the

Hi Friends! Today's card was the make n take project for my recent Catalogue Launch Party. Everyone who attended In Person got to create one of these gorgeous cards. Those that attended Virtually had their name placed into a draw and I gave away 6 more kits plus 2 completed cards. If you would like to see my Virtual Catalogue Launch Party, including lots of samples, product reviews, and the video tutorial on how to create this Porthole card, click the link below. And here's the video tutorial only ..... CLICK HERE for a list of supplies I used for this card. Please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel so you don't miss any of my videos, tutorials and Live Stamping. Once you have subscribed, click on the bell icon to get notification when I add to my channel. Make sure you subscribe to my Weekly Update Newsletters so you don't miss any of my videos, classes and FREE Tutorials that I send out each week. Just fill out the form that pops down from the top while you are reading my blog, or at the top on the right hand side, or CLICK HERE. You will receive a confirmation email that you want to opt into receiving my emails, then you are all set for next Tuesday morning at 8 am Pacific Time. The Newsletter will slide right into your email inbox, you don't have to do anything, and you will be in the know! Do you live in Canada and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? I'd love to help you find all the value and community that I've found. Let's work together to get started! CLICK HERE to get more information and a link to join our Craft Room Stampers Community. Stampin' Smiles!

I am really enjoying taking part in the weekly Global Design Project Challenges. This week’s GDP theme challenge is water creatures. When I saw this challenge I knew which bundles I would be …

Friends, today we continue our series featuring the Seaside Bay Bundle and other items from the By the Bay Suite. If you missed last week's cards, you can find them here and here. Le jeu d'estampes est également disponible en français. I'll include a clickable photo supply list at the end of this post. Today's card features a Sahara Sand and gold colour scheme, with a design based on one by fellow Canadian demonstrator Chris Carmichael: Here are the card instructions: Using Sahara Sand Ink, use Seaside Bay Stamp Set to stamp shell with pearl and chosen sentiment onto a 2” x 3 1/2” piece of Basic White Cardstock. Tip: Line up sentiment at bottom of acrylic block and test on scrap paper to make sure it is stamping straight. Adhere stamped panel to 2 1/4” x 3 3/4” piece of Gold Foil Sheets. Add a large Flat Adhesive-Backed Pearl to shell. Attach two 2” x 5” By the Bay Specialty DSP rectangles together on back with household tape. Adhere to 4” x 5 1/4” Basic White Cardstock panel. Add a 1/2” x 5 1/4” strip of Gold Foil Sheets to panel to hide seam in middle. Using Stampin’ Dimensionals, attach panel to 4 1/4” x 11” Sahara Sand Cardstock card base. Adhere stamped panel to card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For more cards using the Seaside Bay Bundle, check out my February tutorial bundle. It's available for $20 - or FREE with any order or class registration thru 28 February. (There's more info below.) Special Offers Order by February 28 with host code K9CUADW2 and receive: With $60 order (pre-tax/shipping) - FREE embellishment pack With $120 order(pre-tax/shipping) - FREE card class by snail mail, with pre-cut pieces for 4 cards PLUS eligible Sale-A-Bration rewards for every $60 spend! I also have an Early Bird Offer! Those who place any order or sign up for a class by February 25 will receive: 12 sheets of 6"x6" patterned paper PLUS any qualifying perks for $60 and $120 orders, as listed above! 🎨 Sign Up for an Online Class here Here's a Sneak Peek from the Sweet Songbirds Class: Get the Best Deal & Join Stampin' Up!® No selling required. You don’t even have to buy anything else, ever! Find out more here During Sale-A-Bration, choose from: Option 1 - Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine ($86 value) + past Paper Pumpkin kit ($26.50 value) + choose $225 of ANY products for just $175 Option 2 - Choose $225 of ANY products + past Paper Pumpkin kit ($26.50 value) for just $135 NO shipping & NO tax in most Canadian regions! Perks include membership in Creative Cafe, a monthly $10 craft class & minimum 20% discount on future orders thru July 2023! Ready to join? Here's how! 🛍 Shop with Me here Shop my online store with host code K9CUADW2 and receive a FREE Seaside Bay tutorial bundle plus my card of the month! 🗞 Sign up for my e-newsletter here Receive FREE pre-cut paper pieces for a card as my thanks! (Canadian addresses only) 💻 Follow my blog: Click the button below so you won't miss a single card! 💌 Thank you for stopping by, friends, and I wish you a wonderfully crafty day! Product List Seaside Bay Bundle (English) [160445] Rivage Sur La Baie Bundle (French) [160446] By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160434] Gold Foil Sheets [132622] Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls [160449] Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Add All to Cart

Hi stampin' friends I've been having a little break from crafting but glad to be able to share with you my most recent project. Today's collection of cards is actually a "sneak peek" using some new

As promised, here are all the projects we made at the February class. If you are not already on my newsletter list do drop me an email and request it. My monthly class newsletter includes a show and tell video for both the class cards, (with a few teaching tips), and some information on the display projects and products used. I also included the measurements for the gift box. Around the Bend / Decorative Borders Card Seaside Bay Gift Box Best Day Birthday Fat Cat or Cake Card Here are some of the display projects I also shared in class. If you are interested in any of my ready to teach classes, click below to see the list. Below are just a few of those that are currently available.

Wintry greetings, friends, from Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada! I'm located in a border town just across from Calais, Maine, USA, along the Skutik/Saint Croix River, home of the Peskotomuhkati/Passamaquoddy people. Today I'm pleased to welcome folks from around the Stampin' Up!® world for our blog hop. You'll find cards from Austalia, Canada, and the USA - all by fellow members of the Inspirations in Ink group. Look for the links to everyone's projects near the end of this post. This month's blog hop - and our upcoming tutorial bundle for February - features the gorgeous Seaside Bay Bundle. Ce produit est également disponible en français. My project also includes the fabulous matching By the Bay Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP). Since I live right by the Bay of Fundy, home of the highest tides in the world, this Bundle really resonates! Here's my card: I started by cutting the 2nd smallest tag out of Basic White Cardstock, using one of the two tag sets in the Tailor Made Tags Dies. (Either tag set will work.) Then I stamped my sentiment in Mint Macaron ink. That's it for stamping! Next, I created the window card. I began by cutting a 4 1/4" x 11" card base, then adhering a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of DSP to the front. I chose a pattern that reminded me of paint on a boat. I used the middle die (4th largest and 4th smallest) from Layering Diorama Dies to cut a window. Then, using Stampin' Seal Plus, I adhered a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of Window Sheets to the back of the window in the card. I then cut a window from a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Mint Macaron Cardstock, using the 3rd smallest of the Layering Diorama Dies. Before I cut, I tried different orientations of the die to see which shape combination I liked best - and exactly where I needed to cut into the panel. Then I adhered the window panel to the back of the window in the card base, hiding where I had adhered the Window Sheet. For decorating, I die cut several seashells and plants from By the Bay DSP and Gold Foil Sheets. Then I added the decorations to the card front using Mini Glue Dots and Stampin' Dimensionals. I also added a bow made from doubled Simply Elegant Trim. To complete the card, I used the 3rd largest Layering Diorama Die to cut a piece of Gold Foil Sheets. Onto that I layered a piece of fish-themed DSP, cut with the middle-sized Layering Diorama Die. Then I adhered the two pieces to the interior of the card, so that the fish are visible through the window - almost as if seen through a glass-bottomed boat. Here's a view through the card's window: Thanks so much for checking out my Seaside Bay window card. If you're in Canada and would like to purchase this bundle or any other supplies, please check out my ordering info below. There's also a clickable supply list. And make sure to visit my friends' blogs for more project ideas: Julie Golding Page – Canada Rebecca Nutley - Australia Robbie Rubala – USA Theresa McEntee – USA Vicky Wright – Australia Christy Gridley – USA Deirdre Croal - USA Special Offers Sign up for my e-newsletter & receive FREE pre-cut paper pieces for a card! (Canadian addresses only) Special Offer Thru February 28 Placing an order of $100 or more? Get the BEST deal with one of these special offers! A. Need a Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine? $175 Deal includes: Boho Blue or White Mini Machine ($86 value) $225 worth of whatever you like from the Stampin' Up!® website Past Paper Pumpkin kit (approximately $26.50 value) No shipping & no taxes in most provinces Total Value in the Atlantic provinces is $430.82 (Ask me to calculate for your region!) You pay just $175! (SAVE $255.82) B. Don't need a Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine? $135 Deal includes: $225 worth of whatever you like from the Stampin' Up!® website Past Paper Pumpkin kit (approximately $26.50 value) No shipping & no taxes in most provinces Total Value in the Atlantic provinces is $321.04 (Ask me to calculate for your region!) You pay just $135! (SAVE $186.04) PLUS you'll become part of my Creative Cafe Team, with lots more perks! Find out more here. Place any paid order or paid class registration with me thru January 27 using hostcode WMSX4TGQ and receive a FREE tutorial bundle featuring Sale-A-Bration products! And to see future projects, please follow my blog: Thank you for stopping by, friends, and I wish you a wonderfully crafty day! Product List Seaside Bay Bundle (English) [160445] Rivage Sur La Baie Bundle (French) [160446] Layering Diorama Dies [155565] Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160434] Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Gold Foil Sheets [132622] Stampin' Seal+ [149699] Window Sheets [142314] Simply Elegant Trim [155766] Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] Add All to Cart

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Good morning and Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend is going well. Ours is…going! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ One of the new suites coming on 5 Jan 2023 – in the Jan – Apr 2023 Mini Catalog – i…

It’s time for Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop! The theme this month is “Birthday” and we can interpret this any way that we’d like. I know you will see a lots of inspiration on the Hop today. Let’s…

Summer Splash with Seaside Wishes Hello. Welcome to Valley Inspirations with Andrea and the Art with Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. We have been focussing on the new In Colours and this week we hero the 5th of the In Colours. Soon, we will return to the continuing Stampin’ Up! colours, working though them in alphabetical order, focussing on one colour each week. This week’s Blog Hop is focussing on a bright turquoise called Summer Splash. Summer Splash is another of the 2024-2026 In Colours and this colour sits nicely in between Pool Party and Bermuda Bay. In comparison to the retired Coastal Cabana, Summer Splash is a stronger colour. This colour is lovely for bright colour combinations, it would be great for water themes, and so much more. Summer Splash is produced in Stampin' Up!'s card-stock, both A4 & 12"x12"; Classic Stampin' inks (ink pads & re-inkers); Stampin' Write Marker; Stampin’ Blends Combo; In Color Designer Series Paper; In Color Glimmer Speciality Paper; Unbounded Beauty DSP; Unbounded Beauty Memories & More Cards; Bordered Ribbon; and In Color Resin Dots & In Color Shimmer Gems. The name of this colour made me think of water, water colouring and the new Seaside Wishes bundle and so designed around these thoughts. Recently, I saw a fella wearing a Summer Splash coloured jacked with Night of Navy trousers - it was so striking so this became the start of my colour combo. The creativity process started with a water-colour wash using Summer Splash Classic ink on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper for the card background. The wide Water Painter was used. Once dry a Summer Splash Stampin Write Marker added some splatter. One of the smaller textural stamps added Summer Splash images underneath the skeleton sea dollars. Only a little of the stamping is visible on the finished card. The sand dollar was stamped in Basic Beige Classic ink onto Very Vanilla card-stock. The star fish were stamped in either Night of Navy or Summer Splash inks. Little white dots were added with a white pen (from the stationery shop). A little of the other colour was blended on to a section of the star to give a bit of shading. The coordinating dies and the Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder cut out the stamped images and the skeleton sand dollar dies cut the filigree pieces from Very Vanilla card-stock. The background was embossed with the new So Swirly Embossing Folder. I thought this folder reinforced a sense of the swirly sea. The water-coloured panel was mounted to a slightly larger piece of Summer Splash card-stock and some Linen Thread was wrapped around the panel. All the pieces were arranged and adhered with either Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Mini Dimensionals. A sentiment was white heat embossed onto an off-cut of Summer Splash card-stock and fussy cut. A Linen Twine bow was tucked under the end of the sentiment and adhered with a Glue Dot. The final touch - a scattering of some Flat Adhesive-backed Pearls. Love these pearls. A Very Vanilla card inner was stamped with a Summer Splash sentiment (from the same stamp set). A thin strip of Summer Splash card-stock was adhered near the bottom and a left over skeleton sand dollar and a few star fish link inside the card to the front design. As I custom cut the slim-line card, an envelope was made from some of the Unbounded Beauty DSP - Summer Splash design. A Very Vanilla label, cut using the Unbounded Love dies was adhered to the front of the envelope for writing the name and address. I also created this card with a friend in mind who really helped me out recently - I hope she likes it. Thank you so much for dropping by on your way around the Summer Splash Colour Creations Blog Hop. To continue with the Summer Splash blog hop just click the "next" graphic below to be taken to the blog of the wonderful Judy May. I am looking forward to checking out Judy’s amazing creation(s). I do love seeing everyone’s' projects - there is always so much inspiration. I do hope to see you next week when we will be featuring the newly introduced Basic Beige as we continue the weekly 2024-2025 Colour Creations Blog Hop series. Stay well, stay safe and be kind to yourself and others. Andrea 💕🐾 If you find a broken link or would like to view the full list of participants go to Catherine Proctor’s blog @ What Cathy Made. Cathy is our brilliant Art With Heart Team Colour Creations Coordinator. She is a wonderful lady. Check out her delightful creation while you are there. If you live in Australia, don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like your own copy of the Stampin' Up 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue, then let me know and I will be delighted to send it to you. 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One of my favorite new suite of products in the January - April 2023 Mini Catalog is By the Bay. The stamp set has a "by the bay" feel, with sea birds, shells and a crab (and coordinating dies!). But the patterned paper is what first made me swoon! By the Bay DSP is simply gorgeous! With accents of gold foil and pearlized foil as part of the designs, it just won my heart. Today's card is a knock-off of one I saw on the demo website. What do I love? Well first is the patterned paper - a 2" wide strip of one of the patterns (without the gold or pearl foil) mounted on a piece of Sahara Sand. I love the shell pattern in blues and greens. Then, take a look at the right side of the card. Here is where it gets interesting. I embossed a piece of Night of Navy with the Seashells embossing folder (remember that one? From the Friends Are Like Seashells collection? Still a favorite!), and then lightly sponged over the raised areas with White Craft ink to give it a little dimension. The greeting, from Go to Greetings, was stamped on Sahara Sand with Night of Navy ink - stamping on colored cardstock is always nice on a "guy card". And I used a piece of the new Night of Navy Bordered Ribbon, tied in a faux bow. (What's a faux bow? I first wrapped a short piece of the ribbon around the strip, fastening it in the back with tape. Then I slipped another piece of ribbon under the first and tied it--it looks like the ribbon goes all the way around the strip and is tied in a knot, but it's just two short pieces.) Then there's that oyster - I cut it with the Seaside Bay dies using Pearlescent Paper. And look: When opened, there's a pearl - the Adhesive-Backed Flat Pearls are perfect inside this shell! By the Bay is a lovely suite! I hope you'll give it a try. Product List Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763] $24.00 Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $8.00 Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $9.50 By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160434] $15.00 Pearlescent Specialty Paper [154291] $4.00 Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $9.25 Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043] $9.25 Seaside Bay Dies [160444] $34.00 Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls [160449] $9.00 Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon [160581] $9.00 Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00 Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $125.00

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Welcome to our All Star monthly blog hop for the By the Bay Suite! We are excited to share even MORE ideas than what we are offering in our exclusive Video Class Bundle that I shared on March 1st.

Friends, how about a fun Friday This or That choice? Which card do you prefer - This? Or That? Both cards feature the Seaside Bay Bundle and other items from the By the Bay Suite. Le jeu d'estampes est également disponible en français. Look for a clickable photo supply list at the end of this post. The first card uses a card base of Petal Pink Cardstock, with accents in Mint Macaron Cardstock. I stamped the sentiment in Mint Macaron Ink and the crab in Petal Pink Ink. For the second card, I simply reversed all the elements in Petal Pink and Mint Macaron. Click here to see full card instructions in yesterday's post. Friends, which card do you like best? I like the colours so much that I'm having difficulty deciding! Whatever you decide, please join me again tomorrow for our next Seaside Bay/By the Bay Suite card. See you then! Special Offers Order by February 28 with host code K9CUADW2 and receive: With $60 order (pre-tax/shipping) - FREE embellishment pack With $120 order(pre-tax/shipping) - FREE card class by snail mail, with pre-cut pieces for 4 cards PLUS eligible Sale-A-Bration rewards for every $60 spend! I also have an Early Bird Offer! Those who place any order or sign up for a class by February 25 will receive: 12 sheets of 6"x6" patterned paper PLUS any qualifying perks for $60 and $120 orders, as listed above! 🎨 Sign Up for an Online Class here Here's a Sneak Peek from the Sweet Songbirds Class: Get the Best Deal & Join Stampin' Up!® No selling required. You don’t even have to buy anything else, ever! Find out more here During Sale-A-Bration, choose from: Option 1 - Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine ($86 value) + past Paper Pumpkin kit ($26.50 value) + choose $225 of ANY products for just $175 Option 2 - Choose $225 of ANY products + past Paper Pumpkin kit ($26.50 value) for just $135 NO shipping & NO tax in most Canadian regions! Perks include membership in Creative Cafe, a monthly $10 craft class & minimum 20% discount on future orders thru July 2023! Ready to join? Here's how! 🛍 Shop with Me here Shop my online store with host code K9CUADW2 and receive a FREE Seaside Bay tutorial bundle plus my card of the month! 🗞 Sign up for my e-newsletter here Receive FREE pre-cut paper pieces for a card as my thanks! (Canadian addresses only) 💻 Follow my blog: Click the button below so you won't miss a single card! 💌 Thank you for stopping by, friends, and I wish you a wonderfully crafty day! For more cards using the Seaside Bay Bundle, check out my February tutorial bundle. It's available for $20 - or FREE with any order or class registration thru 28 February. (There's more info near the end of this post.) Product List Seaside Bay Bundle (English) [160445] Rivage Sur La Baie Bundle (French) [160446] Chic Dies [158815] Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160434] Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls [160449] Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] Gold Foil Sheets [132622] Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] Add All to Cart