Dazzling Seashells Collection by Jean Okimoto

Pearly, pastel Dazzling Seashells are great for any occasion...and ready for a shell-ebration! This beautifully-textured collection of 7 designs is from the Dazzling Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies set. Hi, Jean here - it's cloudy and in the 30's outside, a perfect day to stay inside and create cards with a warm, tropical theme.

Blend twisted citron, worn lipstick, kitsch flamiongo and cracked pistachio Distress Oxides on smooth, heavy white cardstock. Trim it to fit in the Dazzling Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. Lightly spritz both sides of the cardstock to prep it for embossing. Place the inked side against the debossed (sunken) side of the folder. Pressure-emboss it using the plates(s) required for your machine.

Place the embossed cardstock on a hard, flat surface and apply a layer of Pearlescent Jade Brilliance using a hard rubber brayer. Dry the ink. Cut the shells with the coordinating dies.

Prep Ring Stack by rubbing it briskly with scrunched waxed paper to make it easier to remove the delicate diecut. Cut Ring Stack from the gold Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad sheet. Cut two more of the end ovals again to lengthen the diecut - hide the overlapped extension under the second shell from the left.

Cut white cardstock with the 7-¼" x 2-¼" Slim Basic Rectangles die. Attach the Ring Stack diecuts to the rectangle - use tiny dots of glue just where the ovals are joined. Attach the shells.

Stamp the greeting - from the Deep Blue Ocean Clear Stamp and Die Set - with Pearlescent Jade Brilliance. Dry the ink and cut the greeting lengthwise with the second-smallest Slim Basic Rectangles Die. Trim the short ends.

Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½" x 8-⅝") - use foamdots for the greeting. Add aqua Christmas Fairy Jewels. Cut a slimline-sized rectangle of cardstock to protect the card front for mailing.

Dazzling Seashells would be beautiful cut from Rainbow Reflections or Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 sheets too. Their pearly shimmer will enhance the detailed textures of each shell.

Thanks for visiting...have a great weekend!