I love the beach no matter the time of year. Having grown up in the Bay Area I took for granted the time I spent there on beaches throughtouteach year, so my mind automatically thought of beach time when I saw that this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday Challenge was “Inspired by Water”.
Brightly-colored flip flops made from the Splash and Relax Dies are the focal point here … toes in the sand and letting the waves wash over my feet … nothing is more relaxing!
The Rolling Stones Waves Dies are my new favorite! I splattered a little Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana inks on the coordinating backdrop colors to give them a more “sandy” vibe.
This card really came together quite easily … mostly just cutting a bunch of dies and only one stamped image (the sentiment).
Stamps: Splash and Relax Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Coastal Cabama, Melon Manbo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Cotal, Crumb Cake
Ink: Versamark, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake Accessories: Rolling Waves Dies, Splash and Relax Dies, White Embossing Powder, Array of Dots
Popping It Up!! Are you KIDDING me???!! I think I use dimensionals on every single stinkin’ card or project I make! So this week’s challenge is right up my alley!
One of my all-time most favorite Stampin’ Up sets has a flamingo in it (Tickled Pink). I still have it (you will have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers to get it from me!).
So I was ECSTATIC to see the images in the soon-to-be-released “Birthday Song” stamp set! I mean … COME ON!!
Not only did I fussy cut out the image of flamingos, add hats to them and color them with my Stampin’ Blends, but I popped them up on some Dimensonals as well!
And there’s more popping up when you open the card!
I made a swing card! So….. not only does the front panel “pop” and swing as you open it …
… the entire middle section of the card pops up, too!!
Here are the dimensions of each piece:
Barely Blush 5.5” x 8.5” - scored at 4.25”
Flirty Flamingo 5.25”x4” 4 7/8”x1 7/8” 3.5”x4.75”*
Basic White 5”x8” - scored at 2”, 4” and 6” Scrap for sentiment
2026-2028 Gingham Gallery 12x12 DSP 3 7/8”x2 3/8” (front panel) 4.75”x1.75” (inside panel)
*You will have to cut out a panel in the front of the card to accommodate the “swing” panel. Make it the tiniest amount larger than the 3.5”x4.75” panel piece so that it will swing easily!
Here’s a peek from the top down so you can see how to assemble the parts …
Stamps: Birthday Song Paper: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Barely Blush, Gingham Gallery 12x12 DSP Ink: Black Memento, Flirty Flamingo; Stampin’ Blends - Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink Accessories: 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls, White Baker’s Twine
Have a great weekend!!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew!
Time at Bear Lake with my family is one of my summer staples … we’ve been doing it for as many years as I can remember.
I don’t remember the last time I did more than two scrapbook pages of a single event … and there are still two more to share after these. SIX total!! It was a great weekend!!
Trying to keep with the vibes from the other pages I have completed, I again used the Rolling Waves Dies and the Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Mask.
I added a recently retired element to this page … the cute little sailboats from the Come Sail Away Bundle. I mean, we WERE at the lake and we WERE there with a couple of sail boats!!
The So Swirly Embossing Folder4 was also employed to add dimension to the Pecan Pie strip of cardstock in the background.
The Mini Alphabet Dies are just the PERFECT size! This weekend in Bear Lake was spent at Rendezvous Beach … our campsite was the BEST! Super close to the beach and a nice pavillion and restrooms at our disposal. Beautiful!
I used one of the Scalloped Wishes Dies to do journaling for each of the pictures. There were 29 of us up there together, so getting pix of everyone was really important to me!
Stamps: Come Sail Away Paper: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake Coastal Cabana, Everyday Essentials DSP, Silly Old Bear DSP, Country Woods DSP
Ink: Black Memento, Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, White Gel Pen Accessories: Come Sail Away Dies, Mini Alphabet Dies, Rolling Waves Dies, Scalloped Wishes Dies, Water & Dotted Lines Decorative Mask
I have two more pages to share … they will be up by this weekend! Where are your summer “go to” staples???
Time for another round of fun creations with the Monday Montage Crew!
I took soooo many fun pix about a week and a half ago at a family weekend up at Bear Lake that I couldn’t WAIT to get them onto paper … I actually started as soon as I got home (having made a stop at Walgreen’s to pick up the photos I had already sent to be printed!)
My favorite element on this two-page spread is the letters I created to say “BEAR LAKE”. I used the Party Alphabet Dies because of how big and wonderful they are.
To be fair, I had to end up doing a little scissor assistance with the letters because they were four layers thick in the middle! No problem, though, as the imprint left on the bottom layer from the dies was very easy to follow (and was only in a few spots in the middle of some of the letters that I had to cut with scissors).
I used the Rolling Waves dies to make the water hit the sand on the letters … LOVE hoi they turned out!
I also used the Splash and Relax Dies to add the fun little beach-y elements … the visor, flip flops and sun umbrellas. I love these people so much, and having some fun photos that I can touch and look at that are NOT on my phone just makes my heart happy!
Stamps: Splash and Relax Paper: Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Azure Afternoon, Blueberry Bushel, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP Ink: Coastal Cabana, Blueberry Bushel Accessories: Water & Dotted Lines 12”x12” Decorative Masks, Splash and Relax Dies, Party Alphabet Dies, Mini Alphabet Dies, Rolling Waves Dies
I actually have another two-page layout completed and a third two-page layout nearly complete from this same trip … keep your eyes peeled in the next few days for me to share those as well!
Our Monday Montage Hop has gone exclusively to Instagram! You can check it out by finding me @tinkermom85. From there you will be able to find all of my Monday Montage Friends, too!
What inspires you??? This week the TGIF Challenge Crew is being inspired by this beautiful beachy sunset!
I spent last weekend on the beaches of Bear Lake with family … been working on some scrapbook layouts that I will be sharing soon. I definitely feel like I’m in “full beach” mode!
I used mostly newer products on this card, but I did add the little sailboat from “Come Sail Away” which retired in the last year.
The paper is Sunset Coast 6”x6” DSP. I cut it into 1” vertical strips and overlapped the layers using some dimenstionals.
The fence is from the Notes & Totes Dies. The little “rope” of Basic Black Baker’s Twine is kinda cute, isn’t it?
I cut the hole in the center using Spotlight On Nature Dies. The sentiment panel is made using the Phrases & Frames Bundle. Of course I had to add some swirly water using the So Swirly Embossing Folder.
A few little rhinestone embellishments and I called this little card DONE!
Stamps: Phrases & Frames Paper: Basic White, Blueberry Bushel, Azure Afternoon, Scenic Coast Dsp Ink: Blueberry Bushel Accessories: Spotlight On Nature Dies, Phrases & Frames Dies, Come Sail Away Dies, Notes & Totes Dies, So Swirly Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels
I love this time of year for all of the family get togethers. Tomorrow we are having a family reunion for my mom’s side of the family, and with Sunday being Father’s Day we will be having kids over … and celebrating my eldest’s birthday as well. Love spending time together!
We’d love to have you play along!! You can check us out our blog HERE and Instagram … lots of great inspiration from the rest of the TGIF Crew!
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