Swim with Passion!

Welcome to the Stampendous and Tando Creative Blog Hop! We are having a great time this week sharing our projects that combine the products from these two wonderful companies! A big THANK YOU to Tando Creative for their generous gift of products to our design team!!

Today I am combining some Stampendous stamps, a technique from Fran's Embossing Powder Techniques from A to Z Book,  with an Arch from Tando Creative to create a great summery card.

Supplies:

Stampendous:

CRS5088 Cling Pearl Mermaid Set
SSC1246 Ocean Wisdom Perfectly Clear Set
EPBK16 Embossing Powder Techniques From A- Z Book
EK22 Beach Embossing Kit
FREG004 Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamel
MWP811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Sandy Beach, Sky, Winter Lake
Tando Creative Straight Edge Arches small
Copic Marker 100, 0
Electric Griddle
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Sandy Beach cardstock in half to form an A2 card

Step 2: Cut a 2" x 5 1/2" pieces of Sky, Winter Lake and white cardstock, tear along one long edge of each to create different layers, adhere behind each other to create the "ocean", adhere to the card front
Step 3:  Stamp the saying on a small  piece of white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut a piece of Winter Lake a little larger, tear the edges, adhere the saying to the blue mat
Step 4:  I used Technique Y, from Fran's book to create the seahorse arch panel, see the version on pages 82-83
Step 5:  To adhere the Seahorse arch, I used ZipDry along the bottom and foam tape at the top

Step 6: Use foam tape to attach the saying
Here's a close up of the embossed arch:

The best part of this technique is you really can't make a mistake! That little swirl along the bottom is a happy accident!  To darken up the Seahorse image, I used a black Copic to outline the whole image, but I didn't like how dark it was so I went back over the whole think with the Colorless Blender (0) to remove some of the black ink. When you do this, you have to keep cleaning off the tip of the colorless marker. But now, I love it!

The Tando Creative product is their Straight Edge Arches Small and looks like this:

You get three full sets of arches to use together or separately like I have done.

For a full list of today's Hop participants and information about our prizes, go to the Stampendous Blog!

Happy Creating,
Louise

Beach Basics

The Stampendous Design Team has more great summertime ideas for you this week. This time we are sharing samples made using the Beach Embossing Kit, EK22, from Stampendous!

Stampendous:
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

EK22 Beach Embossing Kit - Golden Sand
FREG020 Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamel
SSC1170 Soaring Sentiments Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Cutting Die Set Size E
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Acrylic Handle
HT400 Embossing Heat Tool

Dreamweaver:

DWLJ811 Jumbo Tile Stencil
DWLL379 Tall Palm Trees Stencil
DWLL3033 Sandcastle Stencil
DWLM209 Starfish Stencil
DWLL332 Picasso Stencil
DWGHB-6 1/4" Brush #6 Gold Handle
DWHNB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle
DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWDPK Palette Knife

Plus:

My Colors Cardstock - Poolside, Sandy Beach, Sweet Potato

VersaMark

Brilliance Inks - Sunflower yellow, Rocket Red, P Thyme, P Olive, P Beige, P Chocolate

Memento Inks - Bahama Blue

May Arts Ribbon

Finger dabber

Die Cut Machine

Rubber Embossing Mat

Removable tape
Craft Glue Dots

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Poolside cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2:  Dry emboss the Jumbo Tile stencil (DWLJ811) on white cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Step 3: With the grid stencil still in place, overlay the Sandcastle stencil and tape in place with removable tape
Step 4:  Use a 1/4" stencil brush  to apply ink to the design, use the Picasso tool to help with the placement of colors, remove the Sandcastle stencil only
Step 5: With the grid stencil still in place, overlay the Tall Palm Trees stencil along the left edge and tape in place with removable tape
Step 6:  Use a 1/4" stencil brush  to apply ink to the design, use the Picasso tool to help with the placement of colors, remove the Tall Palm Trees stencil only

Step 7:  With the grid stencil still in place, use a 1/2" stencil brush, blue ink and the Picasso to add some "clouds" to the  "sky", add more blue along the horizon to look like the ocean, use the 1/4" brush from the browns of the Sandcastle to brush more brown around the bottom edge for the "beach" 
Step 8:  Remove the grid stencil and wipe it off with a soft rag and return to the design, use a finger dauber to apply a coat of VersaMark over the entire grid, remove stencil, set aside 

Step 9: Sprinkle with Deep Impressions embossing powder, heat set, cool
Step 10: Put the grid back on and repeat the VersaMark, sprinkle with Deep Impressions embossing enamel in the "sky" and Golden Sand Embossing Powder on the "beach", heat, repeat if needed to get a smooth tile-like finish

Step 11:  Trim an even edge all around the image, mount on a Sandy Beach mat, then to the card front

Step 12:  Stamp the "Catch a breeze..." saying on white cardstock with black ink, die cut with size E frame from Fitted Frames Set A, cut the matching mat from Sandy Beach
Step 13:  Use a 1/2" stencil brush, blue ink and the Picasso to add a "cloud" over the saying and around the edges, adhere to the card front with foam squares
Step 14:  Tape the Starfish stencil to Sweet Potato cardstock with removable tape, use a Palette Knife to apply Regular Embossing Paste over the design, remove stencil, tape back down on another part of the paper and apply paste, remove stencil and place in water for cleaning
Step 15:  Sprinkle the wet paste with Golden Sand Embossing Powder, tap off extra, heat set, cool, cut out the two Starfish, brush a little P Beige ink on the orange areas, adhere to the card with Craft Glue Dots

Here's today's list of designers:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Happy Creating,

Louise