Hello fellow stampers! I am Theresa McEntee-author of Theresa’s Treasures Paper Crafts Blog. I am hopping along with the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop today. You can visit super awesome blogs from around the world and get inspiration for your own projects! The list to follow the hop is at the end of my blog post. Please stop by and see everyone’s projects!
The Theme for February 2025
The Ink & Inspiration Challenge for February 2025 is both an image and a color challenge. I was primarily inspired by the beautiful, vibrant colors. The underwater image was intriguing.
My Card
I started to make this card by finding any sea-related stamp sets I had. I came up with Seaside Wishes and Beauty of the Deep. Seaside Wishes is still available as a bundle which includes both the dies and the hybrid embossing folder with the stamp set. The Beauty of the Deep stamp set and dies are sold separately.
Measurements
- Azure Afternoon cardstock card base: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at
4 1/4″ - Basic White cardstock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (for the background), 2 1/4″ x 3″ (for sentiment), 3 3/4″ x 5″ (for inside of card) and 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ (for inside strip)
- Calypso Coral cardstock: enough to die cut a large coral from the Beauty of the Deep dies, one large starfish and 3 small starfish from Seaside Wishes stamp and dies, and two stamped coral from Beauty of the Deep.
- Azure Afternoon cardstock: 3″ x 3″ for the large sand dollar.
- Coastal Cabana cardstock: 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ for two small sand dollars.
- Summer Splash cardstock: enough to stamp 5 vines of seaweed from the Beauty of the Deep stamp set.
- Melon Mambo cardstock: enough to cut 3 of the stick-like coral from Beauty of the Deep dies.
- Cajun Craze cardstock: enough to die cut nine of the small bush-like coral.
Supplies
- Stamp Sets: Beauty of the Deep, Seaside Wishes and Layering Leaves (sentiment)
- Dies: Beauty of the Deep, Seaside Wishes and Linked Together (oval for sentiment)
- Embossing Folder: Seaside Wishes hybrid
- Ink: Azure Afternoon, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Summer Splash and Versamark
- Embossing Powder: Clear and White from the Basics Embossing Powder set
- Embellishments: Two Tone Sparkle Gems and Wink of Stella
- Misc.: Blending Brushes, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Trimmer, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Instructions
- I started this off by stamping with the colored ink then using Clear Emboss Powder over it for the vines of seaweed, starfish, and stamped coral. I kept making the images until I had several to create with. NOTE: the short fat coral is stamped in Cajun Craze Ink onto Calypso Coral cardstock, then covered in Clear Emboss Powder and heat set.
- Next I started to die cut stuff. As stated above, I die cut several of the different types of coral.
- To create the sand dollar, I stamped in Versamark and used the White Emboss Powder. I then put the sand dollar through the hybrid embossing folder/dies. With my fingers I made the sand dollars curve more to give them dimension.
- The background was created using the Summer Splash, Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon Inks with Blending Brushes. I also made a 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ inch strip to go on the inside.
- Now I had numerous images to work with so I started placing them on the card base to see how it looked. Play around with your own ideas until you like what you see.
- Once I had it figured out, I started gluing it down. The center of the sand dollars have 2 Stampin’ Dimensionals piled on top of each other for more dimension. The sentiment is adhered with a single layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Finish it up with the Wink of Stella and Two Tone Sparkle Gems!
¡Voila!
I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of this color and image challenge. Stop by everyone’s Blog to see more ideas using the same colors and/or image theme. You are at Theresa McEntee-USA right now.
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Have a most wonderful day!
Theresa
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