Stamping Symphony Sale-a-bration Hop

There is no doubt that the Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set is my favourite Sale-a-bration item so far....although in all fairness the promotion just started a week ago, so I haven't had a lot of time to play with any of the other fabulous offerings yet!  Still, this set is so much fun that it has captured my attention ever since I received it. so I just had to share another Friendly Seagulls project with you all.  For this card I used all of the image sentiments in the stamp set, but paired them with a sentiment from the Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set.  

I started with 1.25" squares of watercolour paper, and added a wash to each square in Balmy Blue, Summer Splash, or Crushed Curry Inks.  I love the beachy-feel this technique, when paired with these colours, provides.

Then I added a little interest to each of the squares.  Some I added "bubbles", stamped in the same ink colour as the wash; others, I added shells (stamped in Wild Wheat Ink).

I stamped the three seagull images in Memento Ink and added Pool Party Blends for shading, along with Crushed Curry Blends for the beaks/feet.  I also stamped and coloured the fish images in colours to match their squares.  All of my stamped images are added to the squares with Dimensionals.

The squares are arranged on a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" Basic White Cardstock panel, with even borders all around.  My sentiment square is 2.25" x 2-3/8", and I added a Crushed Curry Ink wash to this piece.  I then stamped my sentiment in Balmy Blue on top, and added it to a mat of Pool Party Cardstock, and another piece of Whisper White Cardstock as well.  This was added to my Bermuda Bay base with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Thank you for checking out my project today, I hope you like it!

Happy Crafting,
Barb

Creation Station Celebrate Sale-a-bration Hop

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and kicked the new year off in style.  It's already the first Sunday of 2025 and so time for another Creation Station Hop.  This month we are sharing inspiration with Sale-a-bration goodies, which are free products earned with qualifying purchases.  I knew the Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set would be at the top of my list during pre-order, these guys are just too cute!

Creation Station Christmas Traditions

Welcome to another Creation Station blog hop!  This month's theme is Christmas Traditions, and since I always make a treat holder for the place settings at my family holiday table, this was the perfect chance to settle on this year's design.

Two weeks ago I decorated the outside of my house for Christmas, and one of my favourite decor pieces is this candle lantern that sits at my front door.  

I decided to use it as inspiration for my treat holders this year, and made this fun paper lantern stuffed with peppermint kisses.

Stamping Symphony Colour Challenge Instahop

We are mid-way through another month, which means it's time for another Stamping Symphony Instahop!  This month Sandy gave us a colour challenge as a jumping off point  But I decided to go with a more muted variation in this card:

Creation Station Stampin' Blends Blog Hop

That summer flew by!  I took a short hiatus for the month of August and am now happily back in my craft room and brimming with new ideas!  

I love my Blends, so I was happy to break out my favourite colours and pair them with some new Christmas stamps for a non-traditional holiday card.  How cute is this little wagon full of winter cheer?!  The image is from the new Filled With Cheer Stamp Set, which coordinates with an existing stamp set, Filled With Fun, and the Filled With Fun Dies.

Creation Station Case The Catologue Hop

Good gravy it is July already!  The world is green, the birds are singing and it's time to enjoy some sunshine.  It's also time to play with the Creation Station team again, and this month we are scouring the new annual catalogue for inspiration.

Stampin' Friends Lots of Layers Blog Hop

Good Morning Stampin' Friends.  It's time for another blog hop, and this theme is always one of my favourites--Lots of Layers!  My project has a grand total of 11 layers, which I think meets the challenge nicely. :)