Friends Are Like Seashells

I found the most beautiful beachy paper pad recently that went perfectly with the latest stamps from Technique Junkies ..There are 14 fabulous stamps/stamp sets in this release and I think you will love each and every one of them!! 

• I stamped Beachcomber Borders on a piece of cream cardstock with Teal Zeal, Angel Pink and Toffee Crunch Memento Dew Drop inks . These are teardrop-shaped mini inks that make it so easy to stamp with different colors on the same stamp . The Beachcomber Borders is a set of 2 stamps that I positioned to make it look like a frame.
• The sentiment is from a 4 stamp set - Seashell Sentiments . I stamped it on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink  and trimmed it to fit in the center of my Seashell frame.
• The seashell patterned cardstock  is from a Summer Resort cardstock pad made by Parklane that I found at Joanns. Each of the 24 patterns is prettier than the one before !! I adhered the seashell paper to a white A2 card base.
• After trimming the Beachcomber panel, I matted it with  piece of dark teal paper.
• I popped up the sentiment with foam tabs in the center of the Beachcomber panel.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the seashell background.
• Candy dots that matched my shell ink colors were placed on the seashell panel..

Funny that I'm not much of a beachy person, yet I live in Virginia Beach .. However, I did love these beachy stamps from the new Release. As always, the new stamps are 15% off through June 8th - no code required. And my code - TJ10Deb - will save you 10% on all other supplies. Take a look at all of them and treat yourself to a few new stamps !!

Thank you for stopping by to see my latest project for Technique Junkies . For more inspiration, you can go to the Technique Junkies Design Team blog . My teammates have really created some beautiful cards with this Release.

Until next time, Stay Creative....

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

Technique Junkies Stamp Release / June 2024

Technique Junkies is back with its latest stamp release ! And if you're a fan of beachy stamps, this is the release for you .. There are 14 new stamps and 10 are sun, sand,surf themed ..  You can get 15% off the new releases through June 8th - no code required . And don't forget that you can use my code for 10% off all other supplies. 

For my cards today, I actually used 4 of the new releases - Palm Tree Paradise , Hang Ten , and Good Vibes and Smell the Sea. It was fun to create this scene with these stamps. My son spent lots of time at the oceanfront here in Virginia Beach and I know he would have loved these cards !! 

 

• I stamped Palm Tree Paradise on a piece of shaded color paper in Nautical Blue Memento ink and trimmed it to fit an A2 card base.
• The  Hang Ten surfboards were stamped on white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, colored with my COPICS and then fussy-cut.
• I adhered Palm Tree Paradise to a Kraft card base and then propped the surfboard against a tree with foam tabs.
• The sentiment Smell the Sea on the inside of the card was stamped on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then die cut with a Pierced Chain Round Die .
• I adhered the sentiment and surfboard inside the card .

For this card, I used a sentiment from the Good Vibes set, which has 8 fun sayings included . I used 2 of the surfboards from Hang Ten to complete this card . Don't these cards just give you the best Summer vibes ?!?!?!

For some amazing inspiration from the rest of the Technique Junkies Design Team, check out all of the links below.

Technique Junkies Blog

Jeanette

Shalana

Deb - You Are Here

Michael

Pam

AJ

Christine

Darlene

Pat

Patti

Grab a cup of coffee or Iced Tea and look at all of the wonderful stamps in this latest Release . There are so many designs to choose from !! Treat yourself and have a great day ... And if you feel the need, you can get ALL of the new release stamps at a special price .

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

August Cookies- Take 1

Our first August Challenge at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie is all about shells and beachy colors. I knew exactly what I wanted to use for my card this time and it came together quite nicely. If you have some stamps/supplies that would work well with this challenge, please link a project up before August 23. Our sponsor this time is Pattie's Creations and you could be the lucky person to win some  of their fun digital images. 

 

I used Tim Holtz "Nautical" Mini-Blueprint stamps and a Recollections Mermaid die for this card.  I have had these supplies in my stash - unused - for quite some time so this was the perfect theme for them !!

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• On my favorite Neenah Stardust White cardstock, I stamped the 4 images from the "Nautical" set,  using Ranger Adirondack inks in Viridian, Espresso, Mountain Rose and Stream.
• Each image was made into a square with a 1 3/8 inch paper punch. I mage the 4 images into 1 large square and taped them to each other on the backs, for ease of placement on my card. 
• I cut a piece of white glitter cardstock slightly larger than the nautical square and adhered these to a pale gray-blue dotted card base with Tombow MONO Adhesive+ .
• The mermaid was die-cut and embossed  on a piece of turquoise cardstock using my old faithful Cuttlebug machine.
• I used a paper punch to create the silver glittered crab.
• The mermaid and crab were popped up on the card with Tombow Foam Tabs .

This was a fun challenge and I absolutely love that little mermaid. I die-cut/embossed several and will probably have them on a few cards in the near future !! Be sure to visit the main challenge page  HERE to see all of my teammate's creations. We'd love for you to leave comments and follow each of our pages. Challenges run for 2 weeks and I hope you will get beachy/nautical and share something with us !!

Thank you so much for visiting Meticulosity for this first challenge of August !!

Debra Davison

You Had Me At the First Sip

If I could, I would wear flip-flops all year long.... So when I saw this die of a pair of flip flops, I knew it had been made just for ME !! Simply paired with a bit of ribbon, a  coffee cup and a cute sentiment... Not much time at all to finish this card... Linking this one to the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop too !! Check out all of the wonderful projects at the Hop. You will want to run right out for a cup of deliciousness !!  http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/

Supplies: Die-Versions " Flower Flip Flops" die, DCWV Summer ribbon,  Stampin' Up Freshly Brewed coffee cup, Vera Lane Coffee sentiment Digi-stamp


What an amazing number of sponsors we have for this Hop..  I know it will be as successful as the Spring version.. Link up a project or comment for a chance to win some fabulous prizes !!

Coffee Will Fix Everything

It's that time again for another Blog Hop -- this time it is the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. A big shout-out to Amy Tsuruta and Chaitali Narla for hosting this and doing such a great job. There are awesome sponsors and chances at great prizes for linking up a project. The blog post is at this link -- Have fun either linking up or checking out those who do --- http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2015/05/get-ready-for-the-summer-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/

My first card epitomizes SUMMER to me. A big beach bag ( preferably filled with summer books ) and a coffee from the Starbucks right near the Boardwalk here in Virginia Beach .. I hope you like the card !! These Die-Versions dies are amazing .. And when you place a piece of wax paper between the die and your cardstock, all those little pieces are SO much easier to get out !!

Supplies : Die-Versions 'Beach Bag" Whispers die , DCWV Summer Adhesive ribbon, Stampin' Up "Freshly Brewed" coffee cup, Vera Lane Studio Coffee sentiment Digi-stamp, Map magnet embellishment, glitter heart on coffee stirrer