From what I have seen on Pinterest, the Sailing Home suite looks like the set everyone wants in the new catalog! Well, I love it too. This card was inspired by a Shoebox Swap card I did a few weeks ago. The swap card was designed by Judy Sumner at JudySumner.StampingUp.net. Because it was a Demonstrator Shoebox Swap, she kept it simple(workshop perfect) and used just Navy and a Pool Party layer embossed with the Subtle Textures Folder.

I wanted to try adding a little Crumb Cake and the Braided Linen Ribbon for a rustic look. I loved the original card design and this design paper is my favorite in the set. But,  I also wanted something that looked like it had rope on it. I always layer on too much, but  this time and inspired by Judy’s clean card, I managed to keep it simple and used only a knotted scrap of Braided Linen, a length of Braided Linen as a layer and a single Gold Metallic Pearl. The Metallic Pear seemed to look better than a charm. So I went with it! Judy’s idea of creating texture with the Subtle Textures Embossing folder was great, so I did that too. And that was it!  A great card with just a few supplies!

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Its summer and with all the “sea-themed” Stampin Up! sets available, let us not forget the beautiful Sea of Textures set introduced last year.  I just completed a Demonstrator challenge and swap with the theme of “Summer”. And I could not resist bringing out this wonderful set for that challenge.

Normally I would have started with the Tranquil Textures DSP, but that has been retired. After all, this is a Demonstrator swap and we only use current items. But no worry! There is a terrific background stamp in this set that allows you to stamp a background that looks very much like the retires DSP! I used Coastal Cabana and stamped on Soft Sea Foam to achieve this look. A few background elements that look like seaweed were stamped in Calypso Coral and that was my background paper! The octopus was die cut along with the netting and the starfish.

The card was finished off with some of the Gingham Gala Sequins that looked very watery in color and a few enamel dots, just to give a bit of added interest as well as texture. And a scrap of burlap ribbon added some additional texture. After all, this is the “Sea of Textures” stamp set.  🙂

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Free As A Bird wasn’t at the top of my list for stamps, but I really wanted the Nested Stitched Label dies and the bundles are such a good deal, I thought, why not? Get the stamp set too. Well, I am so glad I did! I love bird stamps, but for some reason at first glance this did not jump out at me. But after finding out how much fun it is to use with the Stampin’ Blends, I love, love, love it! Are these little guys on a limb the cutest thing? And there are so many color combinations possible!

I decided to go bright with this and I felt like the neutral Braided Trim worked well against all that color. I love the sentiment from Butterfly Gala, “A Little Note”! How perfect for a bird card, right?  I die cut that with a frame from the Lilypad Lake Suite and just popped it by the birds. Everything is layered with the Nested Stitched Label dies, which is what got me started on all this in the first place!  If you love the dies, go ahead and get the bundle to get the discount and enjoy the fabulous Free As A Bird stamp set!

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