Monday, August 24, 2026

LET'S GO FISHING AT THE WATERSIDE RETREAT

This week I am going to share cards made with the Waterside Retreat Suite Collection.

Before summer ends, I wanted to use this beautiful Product Suite at least one more time!


Today's birthday card is perfect for a fisherman in your life.  The Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper (DSP) has several fun designs.  Today, I used the fish, water, and the seagull designs.


Dies and sentiments from the Scalloped Blooms Bundle were also used for the card.  Three layers of scalloped die cuts create a perfect place for our fish to swim around.  The seagulls are hovering above watching for anything that looks edible.  That's kind of what Seagulls do.

Since I live on a lake where seagulls love to sit on boat hoist canopies and make a huge stinky mess, I'm not a huge fan of seagulls.  But the paper kind on this card are pretty and since they won't make a mess, I'm "tolerating" them. 😁😁


The little anchor trinket from the Waterside Retreat Suite adds the perfect embellishment to provide the bit of "bling" to complete the card.



After trimming the first two layers of scalloped circle die cuts even with the left edge of the card, I saved the extra pieces and used them to carry the card-front them to the inside.  Another fussy cut fish from the DSP continues the theme.  The Misty Moonlight stamped sentiment is from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set.


A list of the products used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about a specific product or make a purchase.

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

CHEERS TO YOU

Today's card with the Summer Happiness Bundle is a bright & happy card made with a fun technique.

The watery background was made using the water mask from the Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Masks. However, when I look at the "water" mask I don't really see water -- I see an animal print, so I modified the appearance a bit by using a little trick.  I think it looks a little more like water now -- maybe.  At least I no longer see only an "animal print".

Watch this video to see how I did it.

What do you think?  Does it look like water or an animal print to you?

The three drink bottles were colored with Stampin' Blends.  I used the dark version of each blend to color the fruit slices and then colored all the liquid including the fruit again with the light Stampin' Blend.

It doesn't show in the photo, but a little Wink of Stella gives the drinks and the sun a little sparkle.

The sentiment was made with the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Die.  If you are just starting with Hot Foiling I highly recommend this die.  It creates 12 different sentiments at once and you cut them out with a single die.  It's a great way to have a stash of sentiments on hand when you need a quick card, and it is a simple hot foil die cut use for beginners.  At least I found it easier than some of the others I have.

The sentiment on the inside of the card is from the Scalloped Blooms stamp set.  I wanted a medium-size Happy Birthday stamp, and this stamp set has several nicely sized sentiments in pretty fonts.  The strip at the bottom was a "leftover" from the technique sheet.

I always like to make a larger piece than I need so I have "leftovers" to use elsewhere.

Use this link to download a PDF Tutorial with step-by-step directions to create your own version of this card.

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Monday, August 17, 2026

SUMMER ADVENTURES SAMPLER

This week I am featuring the Summertime Happiness Bundle, so I thought I would start out with a project that shows you almost everything that is in this fun bundle.

All eight elements of this sampler were made using the Summertime Happiness stamps and dies.

Let's do a quick zoom-in on each.

The Cute Litte Drink Bottle with Flower

Summer Flower, Leaves & Camera

Sunshine & Sentiment

Sentiment/Title with more Little Flowers

Pretty Daisies

Die Cut Flip Flops

Pineapple & Cherries

Sunglasses

The Designer Series Paper used for the background on each of the eight element is from the Beautiful Ordinary Life Collection.

All of the stamped images have coordinating dies, so it makes it quick & easy to create the sampler.


Use this link to download a PDF of the tutorial.  The tutorial includes all the cutting dimensions and step-by-step directions.  A list of the supplies used is also included on the tutorial as well as below.

Don't let what appears to be a long supply list scare you.  Most of it is ink & paper.  If you are a paper crafter, you likely already have most of what you need!

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