Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm taking part in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights for September and sharing with you a couple of cards using the Whale of a Time Suite.
Initially, I passed over this suite and concluded that it wasn't for me. How wrong I was! A card I received (and Pinterest!) changed my mind completely and now I am literally having a whale of a time creating with this suite!
Our catalogues are fillied with inspirational projects and I often use them as my starting point when I start using a new stamp set. Making something sparks creativity and sometimes sends you off at a tangent, but that doesn't matter! I've used the gorgeous array of mini 3" x 3" cards on page 96 of the Annual catalogue as my starting point today.
The patterned paper in this suite comes in a 6" x 6" stack, which lends itself perfectly to mini 3" x 3" cards. They can be used as tags and little notes or packaged up for gifting in mini pizza or acetate card boxes. I wanted a slightly bigger 4" x 4" card, and I've two versions to show you. Making a bigger card gives extra opportunities to utilise more of the suite!
Card one used a quarter sheet of DSP layered onto a slightly bigger square of Just Jade that is then mounted onto an embossed sheet of Vellum using dimensionals. The Seabed embossing folder is delicate and detailed and the white highlights through the Vellum are superb. Layering it onto a dark shade adds to the drama and shading.
The suite includes a stamp set and coordinating punch bundle - the punch can be used to crop out the largest of the whales from the DSP as well as the stamped image. So, I punched the largest of the whales and fussy cut the smaller two. The bubbles are fun and are just sequins adhered using the fine-tipped glue pen. The thanks a ton is white heat embossed on a strip of Pretty Peacock card with a flag end.
The inside of the card has some stamped decoration, a whale fussy cut from DSP and room to write a message. I am thrilled with them - there is an Ahh factor and the colours are fabulous. Pretty Peacock, Just Jade and Pool Party has just become my new favourite colour combination!
I'm showcasing these cards in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights for September. The gallery is filled with projects with the common theme of gratitude and saying Thank You. When you visit the gallery you will see that you can participate by voting for your favourite five projects. At the end of the voting the Top Ten inners will be invited to take part in an International Blog Hop at te end of September. I would love to take part in the hop, so I would really appreciate your help. Please would you visit the gallery and vote for my card?
If you want to purchase the items used for these cards, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.
Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,
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During September, in addition to the regular starter kit, new recruits will also receive two stamp sets (So Much Love and Queen Anne's Lace), enough cardstock pieces to make 16 cards, with envelopes, and a pack of Rhinestone jewels. You can choose how to replicate the samples with you friends, family or customers.
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