Sending You Oceans of Love by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with this fun slimline "oceans of love" card!
Here's another look at my card:

Here's how I created my card:

1) Dry emboss the "Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder/die set" on white card stock. I lightly spray both sides of the card stock so I get a deep impression and no cracking on the paper.
2) Using the coordinating dies, cut out each of the fish.
3) With rainbow colored inks and an ink blender, add color to the top portion of each fish.
4) Ink blend some extra turquoise card stock so you can cut the "Kelp Collage" & "Deepwater Collage" foliage from it for the bottom of your card.
5) Take a slimline piece of card stock, I used 3.5" by 8.5" and dry emboss the "Waves" 3D embossing folder on the top half first and then run it through again on the bottom half. Don't worry about the seam you see, you will cover it with the sentiment.
6) Heat emboss the sentiment from the "Deep Blue Ocean" stamp and die set.
7) Add the fish in rainbow order, some with glue some with foam tape, the sentiment in the middle on the seam, and the foliage on the bottom.
8) Lastly add some clear "Fairy Drops" around the front of the card.

Below you can see the fish embossing folder and stamp set I used.

And one more photo of this colorful fish card!

I hope you like my card for today! I had so much fun creating it!

Be sure to check out all the great ocean products just released and the ones from last year too. They all work perfectly together!

Thanks for stopping by!

Products used:

94561 Kelp Collage
94563 Deepwater Collage
EF1013 Waves 3D embossing folder
EF1031 Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder & cutting dies
CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean stamp and die set
DRP101 Fairy Drops

 

 

Supplies

 

94561 Kelp Collage

94563 Deepwater Collage

ef1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

cl5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

drp101 Fairy Drops

Adventure Awaits by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have another summer themed card for you.  

I started by stamping the tiny fish on a white cardstock panel.  Next, I stamped the sentiment with black ink under the blue fish.

I used foam tape to adhere the panel to a white card base.

I used white cardstock and dry embossed the fish using the new Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder and coordinating die to cut the fish. I colored the fish using the coordinating stencil and Distress Inks.  The ink colors I used were Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seed.  I used a black marker for the fish eye and a white pen for around the eye then used foam tape to glue it to the card.

To finish the card, I glued some Clear Fairy Drops to look like bubbles.

That's it for today!  Have a great week!

 

 

 

Supplies

EF1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88623 Ocean Fish Stencil

 

CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

CL5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

Ocean Themed Thank You Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a card combining the foil plates with the nautical dies to create an ocean themed thank you card.  I am using some older dies with the newer dies.  

Use one of the 3 color combos from the Ocean Blue paper pad.  The lightest color is used as the foreground waves and the darkest color is the background waves.  Die cut with the Big Splash Board die, making the darker color blue longer to show behind the lighter waves.  Trim down to 4'x51/4" in length.  For the hight I just eyeballed it.  Marking the back and trimming it down. Adhere the 2 die cuts together with foam tape to give dimension.  The clear Fairy Drops are added to the holes in varying sizes to add the effect of water droplets.  

I used the medium color blue from the Ocean Blue paper pad as the background and hot foiled gold with the Sunburst hot foil plate in the upper left side.  Then trim down the paper to 4"x5 1/4" cutting from the side the Sunburst is on.  Adhere onto a A2 white card.

Hot foil gold on heavy white card stock using the Posh Thank You hot foil plate and die cut with the matching die.  Adhere in the center of the Sunburst.  

Die cut the largest Marina Sailboat from white and gold paper from the Rainbow Reflections Mirror pad.  

Add the waves die cuts to the bottom of the card with foam tape.  Then adhere the gold sail boat and the white sails to the bottom right hand side of the card.  This card design can be easily changed up by using different color combos from any of the paper pads and changing the hot foiled sentiment.  My son liked this card so much they asked for a birthday version to give to their friend.  I used the Fresh Aqua paper pad and the Birthday Wishes Hot Foil plate in that version. 

Supplies

 

mbf009 Sunburst

mbf012 Posh Thank You

94575 Marina Sailboats

98438 Big Splash Border

drp101 Fairy Drops

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1005 Ocean Blue

Mixed Media Encouragement Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have a  quick mixed media background card today using the new Curling Waves stencil. 3D embossing folder, and matching dies.

 

Background:

Clear heat emboss the bubble stamp from the Deep Blue Ocean stamp set on Memory Box watercolor paper.  Smoosh some Distress Ink Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers on a glass mat.  Spritz with water and dap the watercolor paper into each color, covering most of the paper.  Take a wet, square paint brush and apply more ink in waving motion randomly across the paper.  Heat set dry.  Use a water brush and add water inside the bubbles and then take a paper towel to dab up the water.  2nd generation stamp the schools of fish from the Blue Ocean stamp set with Blue Bell VersaFine Clair ink randomly in the background.  Take some white gesso and thin down with water the splatter on the background.  Let dry. Cut down to 4'X5 1/4" panel.

Elements:

Die cut the Ocean Porthole 3 times from black card stock and adhere together.  Rub in Distress Crayon Tarnished Brass all over the front of the die cut.  Die cut the kelp from the Kelp Collage die set from the green Festive Glitter paper pad. Trim the longer kelp into 1 short piece leaving a longer piece.  Stencil the Curling Waves with Distress Oxide Ink Blue Print Sketch and Salvaged Patina.  Die cut with matching dies and then embossing with the matching Curling Waves 3D embossing folder.  Add some white texture paste and then Distress Grit paste to the top of the waves.

Sentiment:

White heat emboss the Refuse to Sink sentiment from the You Anchor Me stamp set on black paper.  Fussy cut out the sentiment.  I am horrible at fussy cutting and already on my 2nd sentiment when I decided to use sandpaper to even out the sides.  This worked perfectly.  This might be an old trick I never learned but it really does help even out the sharp points are uneven cuts.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a A2 size black card.  Adhere the waves to the lower right hand side, weaving them around the portal.  Adhere to the center of the card.  Add the kelp die cuts to the inside right of the portal.  Adhere the sentiment with foam adhesive.  

Supplies

88624 Curling Waves Stencil

ef1032 Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

CL5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

94561 Kelp Collage

94572 Ocean Porthole

gp1006 Festive Glitter Pad

Ocean Adventure Awaits Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have another quick ocean themed card for today.  This one features my favorite 3d embossing folder, Waves.

Background:

Ink up the Waves 3D embossing folder with Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch ink and ink emboss a blue paper from Stormy Blue pad.  Trim down to 4" x 5 1/4".  Run Distress Oxide Salvage Patina ink on the waves and blend with finger.  Add white ink to top of waves with a brayer.  

Elements:

Fussy cut an island out of tan card stock.  Splatter with Distress ink, Gathered Twigs. Antique Linen, and Walnut Stain.  Ink blend with Vintage photo.  Fussy cut a surf board from white card stock. Use sandpaper along to smooth the sides down.  Trim down a strip of red card stock and adhere in the center and then trim off the ends around the surf board.  Die cut the palm trees from Nativity House Frame die set from Kraft Woodgrain Paper, making sure the woodgrain is horizontal.  Ink blend with Walnut Stain Distress ink.  Die cut the tops of the palm tree out of white card stock and ink blend with Mowed Lawn Distress ink.  Adhere the tops of the trees to the trunk.

Sentiment:

Stamp Adventure Awaits from the You Anchor Me stamp set on a 1" strip of white card stock with Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink.  Trim down to the sentiment is towards the right side and 4" wide.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a white A2 size card.  Adhere the sentiment to the top of the card.  Then Adhere the island, surf board, and palm trees to the lower right side.

 

Supplies

 

ef1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

94602 Nativity House Frame

cl5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

sp1006 Stormy Blue

sh44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

 

Let's Shell-ebrate! by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  Today I have a fun and easy beach themed card.

I started by applying Distress Oxide Inks to my craft mat, misting them with water and then smooshing watercolor paper into inks.  I dried my paper in between applying more ink to get the color I liked.

Next, I glued the background to a black cardstock mat and used foam tape to adhere this to a white card base.

I die cut the shell outline from white cardstock and the solid shell shape from vellum.  The outline was glued to the vellum die cut and adhered to the card.

I white heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock and glued this onto the shell.

To finish the card, I added some clear fairy drops to look like water droplets.

That's it for today!  Have a great day!

 

Supplies

 

94568 Grand Scallop Shell craft die

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

WP101 Watercolor Paper

CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

Sending Oceans of Love by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome! Today I have a card in blue and yellow using some awesome collage dies.

Here's a closer look at my card:

The fish were diecut from watercolor paper that was "smooshed" with yellow, orange and blue Distress inks. I also cut them from black to layer each fish so they appear to have a little shadow.

The water background was made with lots of dark blues and a little purple watercolor. While it was drying, I cut the following dies from white card stock and layered them one on top of each other.

Bubble Coral Collage Die
Deepwater Collage Die
Kelp Collage Die

These dies are so amazing because each opening is a different size making them easy to layer to get a really realistic and fun look. They are magical and ingenious designs, and help us crafters and card makers look like masterful creators, just by combining these collage dies together!

Once the watercolor panel dried, I added the fish, some with glue and some popped up on foam tape. The sentiment, from the "Deep Blue Ocean" stamp set, was heat embossed in white on black card stock. To finish my card I added lots of clear and "Winter Fairy Jewels" and "Clear Fairy Jewels" inside the die cut bubbles and scattered around the card front.

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card and thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

94562 Bubble Coral Collage craft die

94561 Kelp Collage craft die

94563 Deepwater Collage craft die

CL5268D Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp and die set

JWL001 Clear Jewels

GEM102 Winter Fantasy Fairy Gemstones

Masculine Valentine's Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a masculine Valentine's card that is ocean themed featuring the Wave 3D embossing folder and Whale Family die.

Background:

Spray Distress Oxide Inks Gathered Twigs, Speckled Egg, and Tumbled Glass on Open Studio Watercolor paper. Lightly spritz with water to slightly blend and activate the Oxide ink.  Heat dry.  Add  gold glitter ink to one side of the Waves 3D embossing folder and emboss the background.  Trim to 4" x 51/4".   The picture does not capture the glitter gold as in real life.  it is spectacular.

Hearts

Die cut hearts from the Neighborhood Heart Frame out of the dark gold Polished Foil paper pad.

Whale:

Die cut the large whale from Whale Family die set from white card stock.  Color using the same Distress Oxide ink as the spray ink.  I added from Hickory Smoke to the bottom of the whale and white Pan Pastels.  With a fine tip black marker fill in the eye and blow hole. 

Sentiment:

Stamp "Sending You Oceans of Love" from the Deep Blue Ocean stamp set with Versa Fine Clair Fallen Leaves on a light blue from Fresh Aqua paper pad.  Trim down and add to a dark brown paper from Earth Neutrals pad.

Assembly:

Cut the same brown paper used in the sentiment to A2 panel.  Adhere the background to the center.  Adhere the panels to a A2 card, any color.  I used Kraft color card.   Adhere the whale to the lower center and the sentiment to the upper left.  Adhere 5 hearts coming out of the blow hole up to the top of the sentiment.

Supplies

 

94573 Whale Family craft die

94102 Neighborhood Heart Frame

EF1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

WP101 Watercolor Paper

FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

SP1004 Fresh Aqua 6x6 pack

Paper-Pieced Plaid Ring Stack by Jean Okimoto

Great news...coral and pink join orange and black as Halloween colors this year! The Sunny Orange and Madras Plaid Coral and Green paper packs are filled with warm plaids and orange and yellow 6x6's for your Halloween cards. Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a layered slimline design for fall.

Cut ivory cardstock with the 2-¼" x 7-¼" Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Cut the rectangle with the Ring Stack.  Attach strips of lined doublestick tape behind the cutouts - Couture Creations  ⅛" tape is great for this.  

Cut the light gold 6x6 from the Polished Foil Pad with Ring Stack.  Cut the coral Madras Plaid sheet with Ring Stack too.  We're using the plaid oval offcuts here.  Set the gold Ring Stack outline into the taped rectangle. Attach the oval offcuts.  

Cut Jack o Lantern Bucket base from the dark orange Sunny Orange 6x6 sheet.  Cut the plain semi-circle and handle from black cardstock.  Assemble the bucket.

Cut the bats - from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set - from the black Frosted Glitter Pad 6x6 sheet.  

Stamp the greeting - from the Halloween Pumpkin Clear Stamp and Die Set - on the light sandy orange 6x6 sheet with Onyx Black VeraFine.  Quickly emboss it with detail clear powder.

Cut it near the left edge with the smallest Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Trim the excess on the right edge with a larger die from the same set.  It's a quick-cut custom-sized greeting strip without the measuring and trimming.

Attach everything to an ivory slimline card - 3-½" x 8-½".  Add orange jewels from the Bright Jewels set.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!

Supplies

 

94547 Ring Stack craft die

94355 Jack o Lantern Bucket

CL5264-D Halloween Pumpkin clear stamp and die set

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles craft die

PP1013 Madras Plaid Coral and Green 6x6 pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

FP1001 Polished Foil Pad pack

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

JWL003 Bright Jewels

Double-Collage a Halloween Scene by Jean Okimoto

Today's Halloween project somehow ended up with everything on one card.  Like two collages, domes, 3 colors of glitter, ghosts and pumpkins and an underwater castle - or an overgrown royal garden.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here on a cold, rainy weekend that's perfect for indoor cardmaking.

Cut the largest Nested Globe from black cardstock and the dark orange 6x6 in the Sunny Orange Collection.  Cut the black globe with Kelp Collage.  Remove the small kelp strand on the right side.   Cut the extra seaweed strands from black cardstock too.

Cut Fantasy Castle Collage from the light gray 6x6 in the Earth Neutral Collection.  Cut the moat (or wall) too.  Attach strips of ¼" lined doublestick tape behind the window cutouts.  It takes a few minutes now, but it'll be easier to attach the yellow diecuts for the lights later.  Promise!

The little ghosts and pumpkins are from the Haunted Entrance Dome Layer set.  Cut them from the white and orange 6x6 sheets in the Frosted Glitter Pad.  Cut an extra set of ghosts from black cardstock and attach them behind the white ghosts - offset to add dimension and a layer of black behind their mouths.

Attach the diecuts to a side-folded 5-⅜" square card of Kraft Woodgrain Cardstock.

Cut the windows from the yellow 6x6 in the Frosted Glitter Pad and just press them onto the tape in the cutouts.  It's a lot easier than gluing 20 tiny pieces.

Mix, match and layer the different designs from the Memory Box collage collection. Try different combinations of these dies and create unique cards for holidays, celebrations and everyday greetings.

Thanks for visiting - see you next week!

 

Supplies

 

94510 Fantasy Castle Collage craft die

94532 Nested Globes craft die

94507 Haunted Entrance Dome Layer craft die

94561 Kelp Collage craft die

GP1004 Frosted Glitter Pad

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange 6x6 pack

SH44003 Woodgrain Paper Pack Kraft