Masculine Monday - High Tide For the Guys

Time for a fast and easy, guy-appropriate card!

The High Tide set is perfect for making cards that are elegant and peaceful, but no-nonsense too.  No glitter, no bling, no ribbons.  But just right for the men in your life (and the women too for that matter!)

I used Tip Top Taupe as my monochromatic colour of choice.  The 2015-2017 In Colors officially retire at the end of May, but trust me, the ink pads and refills will sell out long before then.  Hurry and order yours now - and get something free from Sale-A-Bration while you are at it.  Every $60 order qualifies for something free, but only until the end of March so hurry!!

Now then - I stamped the lighthouse then the grass around the base (Hint:  I had a strip of white showing at the bottom of the card so I inverted the grasses and stamped along the bottom edge to fill this in). 

The water ripples were stamped to the right, then the birds in the air.  Adhered to a Taupe mat that had been embossed with the Elegant Dots embossing folder, and this card was done in less than 5 minutes!

It almost sounds too easy, doesn't it?  But trust me, nothing could have been easier!   You can see all the items I used, listed below.   If you live ANYWHERE in Canada, get what you need by placing your order online HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9) or contact me to place your order for you.  

And if you want a LOT of stuff?  Well then, save yourself a TON of money - up to $200 - by making your purchase into a fully customizeable Starter Kit purchase.  See the details HERE or contact me so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you are looking forward to a wonderful week ahead!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325]

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]

Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138287]

Sweet and Simple Saturday - Artistry With High Tide

Happy Saturday Morning My Friends

I had such a wonderful response to the Wow Wednesday card I posted HERE that I thought I'd do a Sweet and Simple Saturday post using the same products. 

And you know what?  I honestly think the Watercolour Pencils are my new favourite tool from Stampin' Up!  So easy to use and the effect is so wonderful.

This card was quick.  Drew random lines and splotches along the bottom section of a Very Vanilla card with the Pacific Point and Bermuda Bay watercolor pencils ...then blended them with my aquapainter.  

I placed a 1-3/8" circle punched from the sticky part of a post-it note where I wanted the sun to be, then lightly sponged the area above the water with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Peekaboo Peach and Flirty Flamingo.  I concentrated a bit of colour around the edges of the post-it circle to make it darker, then removed the circle and added a little bit of sponging to lightly colour the sun.

Wink of Stella adds shimmer to the water

The birds from High Tide were stamped several times in Early Espresso and the water was glitzed up with Wink of Stella to make it glimmer in that hot, blazing sun!  

It took a lot longer to describe this card than it did to make it!    :)

The items needed to reproduce this beauty are below.  If you live ANYWHERE in Canada, you can get what you need to make this or any other card by placing your order online HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9) or contact me to place your order for you.  

And if you want a LOT of stuff?  Well then, save yourself a TON of money - up to $200 - by making your purchase into a fully customizeable Starter Kit purchase.  See the details HERE or contact me so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you enjoy this post, and hope your Saturday is Super Sweet!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <>< 

Product List 

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Stamping Sponges [141337]
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [126945]	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397]

High Tide For a WOW Wednesday

Wow!  And WOW again!! I am IN LOVE with this stamp set. 

I wanted to make a "WOW" card - for this Wednesday so I borrowed the High Tide stamp set and got right to it.  Man oh man, now I am really going to HAVE to buy this set!  

I used our thick Whisper White and coloured it quickly by laying down some pale shading using the Watercolor Pencils (available in our Occasions catalogue), then I used an aquapainter to smudge all of the coloured lines and bleed them together.  Stamped the sand with Soft Suede and some grasses in Old Olive and Always Artichoke, and the sandpipers in Early Espresso.  The Gulls were stamped in Memento Black, then the layers were assembled and the card was complete.

It almost sounds too easy, doesn't it?  But trust me.  This Wow card came together without any fuss or muss.   The items needed to reproduce this card are listed below and you can get what you need by placing your order online HERE (at check out, please use the hostess code VP7YFXQ9) or contact me to place your order for you.  

And if you want a LOT of stuff?  Well then, save yourself a TON of money - up to $200 - by making your purchase into a fully customizeable Starter Kit purchase.  See the details HERE or contact me so we can save you lots of money while getting you everything you want.

Hope you are looking forward to a WOW of a Wednesday yourself!!   God Bless,      Cynthia   <><
  
Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad [126972]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067]	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]