Island Vacation Seascape by Jean Okimoto

Tropical getaways are a popular theme this summer - and the Island Vacation Collection is the perfect mix of nautical and tropical designs.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a summer slimline ready for any occasion.

Cut the Grand Spiral Shell background from the smoother side of Open Studio Watercolor Paper.  Spray a light mist of water into the air and pull the diecut through the moisture to prep it for 3D embossing.  Repeat with the other side of the paper.  Pressure-emboss it with the Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder - with the smoother side of the paper facing the more debossed (sunken) side of the folder.   Leave the diecut in the die - it'll be used as a stencil.

Stencil it with Distress Oxides - abandoned coral, twisted citron and salvaged patina.  Dry the inks.  The combination of pressure embossing and stenciling thru the metal die adds extra dimension.  Pressure-embossing also makes it easier to layer the pieces - the detailed overlay settles right into the embossed design.

Cut the delicate Grand Spiral Shell from a white 6x6 in the Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad.

Cut the straight rope and the heavily-textured loopy rope from the white Delicate Pastels Glitter Pad sheet too.

Cut the fish - from the new Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder & Cutting Dies - from the turquoise 6x6 in the Rainbow Reflections Glitter Pad. Place the fish in the embossing folder and emboss it using the plate(s) required for your machine.  

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add 3 of the biggest Clear Fairy Drops.  Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing

Fresh tropical pastels, glitter and mirror cardstock - and the Island Vacation Collection - make it easy to create happy, refreshing designs for summer sharing.  Thanks for visiting our blog!  Have a great weekend - see you next week!

 

 

Supplies

 

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

cld101 Clear Fairy Drops

94546 End of My Rope Set

94567 Grand Spiral Shell

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

Coral Reef Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone! I just love the new Ocean Fish stencils and 3D embossing folder with matching dies.   I am having so much fun coloring the different fish.  I could not resist but to make a coral reef scene card with all the dies and products.  

Background:

I watercolored the background using Distress Specialty Stamping Paper and Element inks Mermaid and Blue Lagoon.  I used wet on dry technique and a large paint brush and a wavy motion to add the ink.  Heavier, or darker, towards the bottom and lighter towards the top. Let Dry.

Ocean Fish:

**Note: make sure the stencil is the right side up by making sure the die matching the correct direction.  Stencil the angle fish widest section with bright yellow ink.  Blend the ink from the top and bottom to the center.  Line up the narrow angle fish section and ink blent with purple ink with the same technique.  Ink the fins first with the yellow ink and then the purple with being heavier near the body of the fish and later outwards.  Don't forget the little fin in the center of the body.  Die cut the fish.  Ink around the outside of the fish to cover up any white areas.  Secure the die cut in the 3D embossing folder with Washi tape and run through the die cutting machine.  Add black to the eye with a fine tip black marker.  Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  This give the fish a "wet" look.  Repeat the same process for the other fish.  I used VersaFine Clair for coloring the fish for the bright colors and blend ability.  I used sponges but try using small blending brushes for blending in different colors.

Coral Reef:

I die cut all the elements from heavy white card stock and ink blended each one with VersaFine Clair to match the fish, except the pink I used Fresh Ink Pink Lemonade.  For the rocks I used Coral Cottage craft die. I did cut out each side of the die and cut off the tops to create the shelf.  I kept the top portion of the die to use to full in the bottom.  Mask off the coral and ink blended with red and yellow in random round spots and then ink blended with grey and inking darker to the edges.  Ink one in pink and the other in coral color. Add Drewdrop glitter glue to the coral and let dry  I die cut all elements of the Sea Bottom Treasure craft die.  I die cut the starfish several times.  I colored the anger with grey then added bronze color Distress Crayon and Distress Age Patina.  The shells are inked with Distress ink Antique Linen and Tattered Rose.  The starfish are ink blended with different VersaFine Clair and added dots of a darker color using Paoco Paint pens.  Die cut the smaller die from the Cheerful Crab die set.  Color with a bright red ink pen and add glossy accents to top.  Die cut the rounded coral from Coral and Kelp Ribbon craft set and ink blend with pink.  Dot a yellow Posco Pen around the end.  Cut down the die cut to build up 2 other sets of coral.  Die cut the coral from the Bobble Coral Collage die set.  Color yellow/orange.  Add Drewdrop glitter glue and let dry.  Cut wood to create another coral.   Die cut the kelp and seagrass Deepwater Collage Die set and trim off the boarder.  Color green and then color the stem with a dark green Posco pen.  Trim down to different sized.  Add Glossy Accents to just the round part.  

Assembly:

Glue the smaller rock to the bottom center of the card base. Adhere a couple of strips of paper on the back of the rocks toward the outersides and add to the sides of the card base on.  This leaves room to add elements behind the rocks. Now decorate the rocks with all the elements to create the coral reef.  Adhere the fish around in the water.  I doubled up some of the smaller fish and used foam tape to the back of the angelfish.  Adhere to a 43/4"x6"  black panel and adhere to a 6"x61/2" navy blue panel and then to a light blue card base measuring the same size. White heat emboss Seas the Day from Deep Blue Ocean stamp set to navy card and trim down and adhere to the card in the upper left hand corner with foam tape.

Inside:

White heat emboss wishing you oceans of Happiness from You Anchor Me stamp and die set along with Happy Birthday from the Deep Blue Ocean stamp and die set.  Stamp with Versa Mark the school of fish, seaweed and kelp from the Deep Blue Ocean stamp and die set.  

 

 

Supplies

 

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88623 Ocean Fish Stencil

94563 Deepwater Collage

94562 Bubble Coral Collage

94569 Coral and Kelp Ribbon

99715 Sea Bottom Treasures

99714 Coral Collage

99722 Cheerful Crabs

cl5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

CL5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

Best Day Ever Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card feature's new products from the June Island Vacation release.

To make the card, I started by using the Curling Waves Stencil and Blue Distress inks to create the background. I spattered the background with white ink and glued it to a kraft cardstock mat.  Then I used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

Next, I used the Ocean Fish 3D embossing folder to dry emboss the fish on white cardstock, and used the coordinating dies to cut out the fish.

I used various Distress inks and a blender brush to color the fish.  I used a black pen to add the dot to the fish eyes.  

The coral was die cut from white cardstock and colored with Distress inks.

I used foam tape and adhered the fish to the card.  Next I glued the coral die cuts in place and ripped a strip of kraft cardstock, inked it with Vintage Photo Distress ink and adhered it along the bottom of the card to look like a layer of sand.

To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment in the upper left hand corner of the card and added some clear fairy drops.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

EF1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88624 Curling Waves Stencil

 

 

94561 Kelp Collage craft die

94563 Deepwater Collage craft die

CL5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

CLD101 Clear Fairy Drops

SP1009 Earth Neutral 6x6 pack

Curled Waves Heart Hugs by Jean Okimoto

Hi everyone - need a friendship card?   Rotate Curled Waves and pair them into swoopy hearts for a new look on a tall slimline. Jean Okimoto here with a simple design in soft shades of peach, gold and gray.  It's versatile too - switch to reds and pinks in February.

Attach Birch Press Design Shimmer Lines Wide Washi Tape to light peach cardstock.  Cut it with the dies from the Curled Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies set.  

Cut three small Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Outs from the gold sheet in the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.   Create swoopy, wonky hearts with pairs of the Curled Waves   - overlap the halves and attach them to the gold hearts.

Tape a piece of gold cord behind each heart.  Attach the hearts to a pale gray slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½") - use foam dots for the heart on the right.

Cut the delicate Big Hearts Posh Script from the light peach 6x6 in the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.  Leave it in the die and attach lined doublestick tape behind the diecut and run it through the machine to cut the tape layer.  Remove the tiny bits in the B, g and s.

Cut the solid Big Hugs background from the pale gray cardstock - and again from cardboard.  Attach the gray layer to the cardboard layer for dimension.  Press the  "self--adhesive" delicate diecut (still in the die) firmly onto the gray layer,

Arrange the gold cord and tape it to the card under the BI section.  Attach the greeting - use foam tape under the BI, H and s.

Cut two of the small Intricate Mini Butterflies from the pale peach sheet in the Delicate Pastel 6x6.

Curled Waves can be more than just waves - they can also be question marks if you ever need a card with questions marks.

Thanks for visiting...see you again on Friday!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

ef1032 Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

94528 Big Hugs Posh Script

94641 Intricate Mini Butterflies

gp1001 Delicate Pastel Glitter Pad

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

94359 Double Stitch Loving Heart Cut Out

 

Supplies

 

wt715 Shimmer Lines Washi Tape

Oceans of Happiness by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I used the Curling Waves stencil last time, so thought I would use the Curling Waves embossing folder (EF) and matching dies this time.  I will admit this did not turn out the way I wanted. ☹️

Anywho, I started by foiling the Sunburst hot foil plate with Champagne hot foil in the upper left corner of a Bristol panel.  Die cut a circle stencil to apply Wild Honey distress ink (DI) for the sun.  Applied Squeezed Lemonade DI for the sky.  

For the ocean, blended Blueprint Sketch DI.  Die cut the curling waves from scraps of white paper next, then dry embossed them with the EF.  Turquoise dye ink was then used to add shading to them.  Arranged and glued the waves to the panel.  Stamped the sentiment in black and added turquoise jewels to finish.

Pretty straight forward.  Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.

Supplies

 

EF1032 Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

MBF009 Sunburst

CL5269 You Anchor Me clear stamp set

JWL003 Bright Jewels

A Tropical Vacation by Jean Okimoto

A mix of Tropical Leaves and Graceful Ocean Birds sets the scene for a well-deserved vacation.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a colorful mix of 3D-embossed leaves and shimmery flamingo-pink seabirds on a summer slimline.

Cut the new Tropical Leaves from 6x6 sheets in the Lush Green and Fresh Aqua Collections - spritz water in the air and pull the cardstock through the mist to soften it and make it pliable for 3D embossing.  Repeat with the reverse side of the cardstock.

Diecut the cardstock with the Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder.

Lightly ink the edges and textured areas of the leaves with Distress Oxides. Colors used here are cracked pistachio, mowed lawn, bundled sage and peacock feathers.

Cut white cardstock with the 7" x 2" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Cut Graceful Ocean Birds with the dark peach 6x6 from the Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad.  Love how the details shimmer on the mirror cardstock!

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  Add turquoise Christmas Fairy Jewels.  

Leaves aren't usually turquoise - this pretty color just adds the beachy look of soft breezes and gentle waves.  That's my excuse!

Thanks for visiting - have a great weekend...

Supplies

 

ef1030 Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

jwl005 Christmas Fairy Jewels

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

sp1003 Lush Green

sp1004 Fresh Aqua

fp1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad

94576 Graceful Ocean Birds

Tropical Aquarium Card by Sara Cook

Hi everyone!  I have been having so much fun with the Ocean Fish stencils, 3D embossing folder, and matching dies.  Check out my IG page at cardcrazycook for more card ideas.  Today I created a tropical aquarium.  I know castles don't belong but couldn't resist to use the Fantasy Castle Collage die in the scene. 

Background:

Ink blend using Elements Mermaid and Blue Lagoon on a A2 white card base.  Splatter with water, let set for a few seconds, and blot off.  Emboss with the Waves 3D embossing folder.  Heat emboss Hero Arts Sand embossing powder at the bottom 1/2" of the card base.  

Ocean Fish:

**Note: make sure the stencil is the right side up by making sure the die matching the correct direction.  Stencil the clown fish use a light and dark orange and ink blend heaver towards the top and bottom of the fish.  For the white area use a light blue on the top and bottom of the fish give it dimension.  Then use a ultra fine black tip marker to line the the sides of the stencil. Do NOT outline to the top and bottom of the fish. I found it help to look up an image of the clown fish to get the image.  Then stencil in the fines with the light orange then the darker orange towards the body of the fish.  Add a black line at the end of the fins.  Die cut the fish.  Ink around the outside of the fish to cover up any white areas.  Secure the die cut in the 3D embossing folder with Washi tape and run through the die cutting machine.  Add black to the eye with a fine tip black marker.  Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  This give the fish a "wet" look.  Repeat the same process for the other fish.  I used VersaFine Clair for coloring the fish for the bright colors and blend ability.  I used sponges but try using small blending brushes for blending in different colors.

 

Castle:

Die cut light brown from Earth Neutral paper pad with the Fantasy Castle Collage die, twice.  Glue them together.  Heat emboss with Tim Holtz Fire Brick Embossing Glaze.

Coral and Kelp:

Die cut orange and pink paper form Graceful Garden Glitter Pad with the 2 coral dies from the Coral and Kelp Ribbon die set.  Die cut mid tone green paper from Lush Green pad the kelp dies from the Coral and Kelp Ribbon die set and Kelp Collage die set.  Ink using a light and dark green VersaFine Clair.

Assembly:

Adhere the background to a A2 white card.  Adhere the castle to the center of the card.  Arrange the some of the fish, coral, and kelp in layers to provide depth. Adhere 2 of the fish with foam tape to give more depth.  Use the largest and 3rd larges Rectangle Basic Set dies to create a frame.  Die cut 2 frames from Black Glossy paper.  Adhere together and add a piece of acetate to the back side.  Add foam tape to the back of the frame and adhere to the card.

 

 

 

Supplies

 

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88623 Ocean Fish Stencil

94561 Kelp Collage

94569 Coral and Kelp Ribbon

94510 Fantasy Castle Collage

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

ef1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

sp1009 Earth Neutral

sp1003 Lush Green

gp1002 Graceful Garden Glitter Pad

Thinking of You by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  Today's card features new products from the 2022 May and June Memory Box release.  

To make my card, I used the Sunburst Hot Foil Plate to add gold foil to white cardstock.  Next, I used a circle die to cut a circle around the foiled sunburst.  I used Distress Oxide Inks to add color to the sunburst.  The colors I used were: Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Inks.

The leaves were embossed and die cut from the new Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and Dies.  I used a blender brush and Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Inks to add color to the leaves.

I trimmed the sunburst circle and glued it to a white cardstock panel, which I adhered to a black cardstock mat.  I glued this panel to a white card base.  I stamped the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock and white heat embossed it.  This was glued along the bottom of the foiled sunburst.  Next, I glued the leaves in place.

The seagulls were die cut from black cardstock and glued to the card.

To finish the card, I spattered it with gold ink.

That's it for today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

Supplies

 

MBF009 Sunburst craft die

99734 Flying Gulls

CL5268 Deep Blue Ocean clear stamp set

 

EF1030 Tropical Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

 

Emboss, Stencil and Diecut the Ocean Fish by Jean Okimoto

 

Tropical fish - from the new Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies Set - have friendly conversations here today.  They're embossed, stenciled with Distress Oxides and diecut for an all-occasion card.  Hi, Jean Okimoto here with a summer design from our Island Vacation release.  

The fish seem to have personalities - so I've named them.   From left to right, top to bottom - Tiger, Mermaid, Dimples, Finn, Angel, Smiley, Papaya and Captain. (Yes, I should get out more after 27 months of hunkering down.)

Spritz water into the air and pass smooth heavy white cardstock through the mist to soften the cardstock and make it more pliable for embossing.  Repeat with the reverse side of the cardstock. Emboss it  with the 3D Ocean Fish Embossing Folder. Stencil the fish with the Ocean Fish Stencil Set and Distress Oxides.  Inks used here are spiced marmalade, dried marigold, fossilized amber, wild honey, iced spruce, peeled paint, salvaged patina and broken china.  There are separate dies for the fins - but I just stenciled contrasting colors directly onto the fish.  Dry the ink and diecut the fish with the Ocean Fish dies.

Cut a teal 6x6 from the Fresh Aqua Collection with the 3-¾" x 5" Rectangle Basics die.  Prep it for embossing and emboss it with the Waves 3D Embossing Folder.

Attach the diecuts to a white A6 card (4-½" x 6-¼") - use foam tape for some of the fishes.  

Add Clear Fairy Drops.  Cut an A6-sized piece of cardstock to protect the card front during mailing.

Have fun stenciling the Ocean Fish in your favorite colors - pearlescent inks like Brilliance would be great too.  

Thanks for visiting our blog!

 

Supplies

 

ef1031 Ocean Fish 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

88623 Ocean Fish Stencil

ef1013 Waves 3D Embossing Folder

sp1004 Fresh Aqua

cld101 Clear Fairy Drops

30086 Rectangle Basics Set

Adventure on the Curling Waves by Jean Okimoto

 

 

Celebrate the future and adventures awaiting someone moving up in life with a nautical slimline design.  The new Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies create a backdrop for the Grand Spiral Shell.  Hi, Jean Okimoto sharing an idea for July's Waving Hello Challenge of water-themed cards.

Diecut, VersaMark-ed and embossed cardstock creates swirly waves for summer designs.  Cut a sheet from the Stormy Blue Collection with the Curling Waves die - leave the diecuts in the die.  Use Full-Stick Post-It Notes on the reverse side to keep the diecuts intact.  Use the dies as stencils - daub or sponge VersaMark onto the diecuts. Heat-emboss them with detail clear powder.  (photo shows what's left after the diecuts are heat-embossed, cooled and removed)

Place the heat-embossed diecuts in the Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and pressure-emboss them to add dimension to your design.  

Cut white cardstock with the 2-½" x 7-½" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.  

Stamp the greeting - from the You Anchor Clear Stamps and Die Set - on white cardstock with Paradise VersaFine Clair.  Dry the ink, then trim the greeting with the 1.1" x 6.1" Slim Basic Rectangle Layers die.

Watercolor or blend blue inks on heavy white cardstock.  I used the inks from the Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor multi-color inkpad.  Cut it with the Grand Spiral Shell background.

Cut the detailed Grand Spiral Shell from the white 6x6 in the Polished Foil Pad.  Assemble the shell.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-⅝" x 8-½").  For contrast - I attached one of the small wave diecuts showing the reverse side - it's layered over a larger die, below the center of the greeting. Add Fairy Drops.  Cut a slimline-size piece of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Thanks for visiting our blog...have a great long weekend if you're celebrating the Fourth of July!

 

Supplies

 

ef1032 Curling Waves 3D Embossing Folder and Matching Dies

94567 Grand Spiral Shell

cl5269d You Anchor Me clear stamp and die set

sp1006 Stormy Blue

94556 Slim Basic Rectangle Layers

drp101 Fairy Drops

fp1001 Polished Foil Pad pack