Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop

I am so excited to be part of my first ever blog hop! The Canada Inks Up! Team Blog Hop challenge was to use any stamp set from the January to June mini catalogue, or the Annual Catalogue and it really was a challenge to decide which one I wanted to highlight. I chose Friends are like Seashells as it's quickly become a go-to set in my craft room. The beautiful sentiments, distinctive stamps and co-ordinating dies combined with the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder make creating stunning cards easy.

I used Sahara Sand for the card base, cut 4 1/4 x 11" scored at 2 3/4 on each end of the long side. I then cut two pieces of Mint Macaron 2 5/8 x 4 1/8 and two of Basic White 2 1/2 x 4. 

I stamped images onto the Basic white pieces using Seaside Spray, Sahara Sand and Mint Macaron. 

I used the Love You Always foil sheet (in Sahara Sand) to cut out the seashells from the large die cut and then embossed with the Seashells 3D embossing folder before fussy cutting each seashell. I used a piece of fine sandpaper to rub off some of the raised foil details.

The Stitched So Sweetly dies are my favourite for sentiments. I stamped on Basic white and layered with Mint Macaron. Then I was ready to assemble. I completed the card with embellishments from the Artistry Blooms Sequins (they are Coastal Cabana but the colour worked well)

Contact me to purchase any of the above materials 
or to find out how easy it is to create cards of your own.
Email cantins@shaw.ca or find me on Facebook at SimplyStampin'withSandra

Please check out these other amazing demonstrators:

Dandy Garden Suite

 

The Dandy Garden Suite in the Jan-June mini catalogue is beautiful and makes creating cards quick and stunning. 

In this simple card I used the Dragonfly Garden Bundle and Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper.

I chose the Dandelion paper with Misty Moonlight and Bumblebee card stock. 

I then used the Dragonfly punch to cut two images from the DSP. 

A great trick I learned to cut images with a punch, use a small sticky note to hold paper before inserting into the punch...this will help you hold a small piece of paper while aligning it.

I used the Layering Circles to add my favourite sentiment from the Forever Fern stamp set, 

then I attached this using Dimensionals.

In very little time I was able to create this simple card 

that can be re-created and used for many different occasions.

Stampin' Up! products used for this card:

Bumblebee card stock 8.5x11 #153077

Misty Moonlight card stock 8.5x11 #153081

Dandy Garden 6x6 DSP #154297 pg.25 Jan-June mini catalogue

Dragonfly Garden Bundle #156224   pg. 25 Jan-June mini catalogue 

Forever Fern Stamp Set #152559 pg.110 Annual Catalogue

Layering Circles #151770 pg. 181 Annual Catalogue