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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!

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Measurements for the Seaside Wishes Encouragment Card

Thick Basic White cardstock (cs) card base: 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″

Basic White cs: 4″ x 8″ (to die cut the sand dollars)

Basic White cs: 5/8″ x 4 1/4″ (for sentiment)

Calypso Coral cs: 3″ x 5 1/2″ (to stamp & die cut the starfish)

Coastal Cabana cs: 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″

Garden Green cs: 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (to die cut the seaweed)

Old Olive cs: 1″ x 3 1/2″ (to die cut the seaweed)

Instructions for the Seaside Wishes Encouragement Card

Use a Blending Brush and the Crumb Cake Ink to blend color onto the front panel of the Thick Basic White cs card base. Apply a darker color to the edges.

Stamp the stones and sand with the Crumb Cake Ink.

Die cut the sand dollars using the Seaside Wishes Hybrid Embossing Folder with the Seaside Wishes Dies.

Apply a light layer of Crumb Cake Ink to each sand dollar with a Blending Brush. Make some areas a little darker. Set aside.

Stamp the starfish onto the Calypso Coral cs in Calypso Coral Ink. Die cut with the Seaside Wishes Dies. Set aside.

Tear the Coastal Cabana cs along the right-hand side to make an ocean wave. Emboss with the So Swirly Embossing Folder.

Apply Wink of Stella to the torn portion of the Coastal Cabana cs. Adhere to front left of the Basic White cs card base.

Die cut some of the seaweed from the Garden Green and Old Olive cardstock.

Arrange the sand dollars, starfish & seaweed as desired.

Add the Adhesive-Backed Dappled Dots as stones.

Stamp the sentiment in Coastal Cabana Ink onto the 5/8″ strip of Basic White cs. Adhere to the card front.

In the end I really enjoyed designing the Seaside Wishes Encouragement Card because it reminded me of a vacation I took with my family to a beach in Florida. We had such a wonderful time. Good memories! I will have to design a scrapbook page now!

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