Summer Fun

Hey there!  Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend.

Today, at Stylin' Stampin' Inskpiration we are sharing some summer fun ideas.  I knew right away that I wanted to use that great Adirondack chair from the Seasonal Layers dies set.  Those dies, and the Colorful Season stamp set are just good to have in your arsenal of crafting supplies.  They will take you through any season, and you can add any kind of greeting you might need. 

Here is my card:

I started with a 3.75" x 5' piece of whisper white paper.  I sponged Crumb Cake ink onto the bottom, and then stamped the sand from the High Tide stamp set in Crumb Cake on top.  I added the grass from the High Tide set, in Soft Suede, after it had been stamped off on my grid paper.  In the middle section, I sponged Marina Mist ink, and topped it with the water stamp from High Tide, also in Marina Mist.  On the top, I sponged Soft Sky, and then added clouds with the Embossing Paste and Pattern Party Decorative Masks.  I stamped my greeting in Basic Black Archival Ink.  Last, but definitely not least I added the Adirondack chair that I cut out of the Wood Textures 6x6 paper stack.

Be sure to head over to Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration to see what the other summer fun ideas the design team members are showing.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Nichole

High Tide Thank You

It's time for another international blog highlight!  

This month we are all using the All Things Thanks stamp set from the Occasions Catalog.  I wanted to make my card with the  High Tide stamp set that I just got.

Here is my card

I had a lot of fun making this double z fold card.  I got the directions from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts on YouTube.  My card base is Soft Sky.  I then sponged on some Marina Mist for the sky, and some Chocolate Chip for the ground.  On top of the ground, I used the sand stamp in Soft Suede to add some texture.

I am so very excited to be participating in Kylie's International Blog Highlight again!  The top 10 participants will get to take part in a special blog hop.  I had so much fun with it last time.  You can go here and vote for your favorite cards:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to head over to Kylie's blog and vote!

~Nichole

Product List

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143097] $19.00	High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006] $26.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979] $6.50
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $6.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $6.50
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $6.50	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $8.00
Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50