Life's a Beach

Sharing another card that I made with the 3D drop in die.

I  also used Corgis2stamp and Stephiedoll2.

As cute as the front is....wait for it.....

WOW!

The inside is way more fun!

The surf board and the ball are from the Summer4fun set.

Just think of all the fun things you can create in the inside of your cards.

I just love how creative it makes me look!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Fintastic Step Card

Today I am sharing a card that I made using the new

Rounded Corner Step Up Card Die 

from The Stamps of Life.

I also used the Dolphin2stamp and shells2stamp sets.

Everyonce in a while you make a card that turns out exactly like you saw it in your head.

This is one of those cards and I love it!

I hope you love it too!

If you don't have a step up die you should get this one for sure!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Whaley Good Birthday

The Stamps of life's new 3D Pop Up Drop in dies make it easy to create amazing insides to your cards.

For my card today I made a fun birthday card...looks plain on the outside...

But...when you open it up, its lots of fun!

Love all the fun options with these pop ups dies.

Check out the gallery to see some more great ideas as well as the other die that comes with the set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Birthday by the Sea

So excited that Stephanie came up with this awesome new 3D pop up drop in die set that makes it easy to create this amazing inside for any card!

I used the brand new background die for this sample...

and...also used....

fish2stamp

mermaid2stamp

shells2stamp

Grass die

die succulents dies

 Here is the front of my card using the lighthouse2stamp, border dies,  sunburst2stamp.

I have more to share this week and the ladies on the design team have made some great samples too so be sure and check out the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Stephie Doll 2

I have been having so much fun playing with Stephiedoll2.

She is so cute perfect for summer.

I'm not sure why that photo is so washed out.

This one is much sharper!

I paper pieced her bathing suit...it's so cute!

The sky paper is from the Celebrate collection.

I created the sand hills with the Border Dies.

I colored the images with prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

For Being a Friend

Lovin' this new center step card die from The Stamps of Life.

The dies make it so easy to make a spectacular card!

Everything on this card comes with the set. 

The square word sentiment, the card die, and the flowers are all included.

I used my new favorite patterned paper pad, XOXO collection.

There are some really cute samples in the gallery.

Stop by for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

More Stephie Doll

This new Stephiedoll2 set is so much fun to play with!

I just love how all of Stephanie's latest releases are all summer themed and coordinate so well together!

For this sample I paired her with the lighthouse.

I used the Border Dies to create the sand.

I popped up the sun and Stephanie with 3D Foam.

I colored the images with prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

Make sure you stop by the gallery and check out all the samples in the gallery.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Center Step Stephie

I am sharing 2 new items that are now available at the Stamps of Life

First is the new center step card die that comes with a bunch of awesome word and flower dies.

I just used the main card base for this card.

The exciting part is the new Stephiedoll2.

She comes with the sun and sand castle.

The surf board and ball are from the summer4fun set.

I made a video on my Instagram showing how I made this card.

Stampwithkristine on Instagram

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Flipin' Fintastic Birthday

Today I am sharing a Flipin' Fantastic Card!

I used the circle flip it card and the new Dolphin2stamp set.

I colored the images with prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

Here is the inside of the card when it's flipped open.

I used the mini bow die too.

There are many fun dolphin cards starting to fill up the gallery so be sure and check them out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Fintastic Birthday

Super excited to share a card that I made using the latest club stamp set from The Stamps of life.

This is dolphin2stamp!

I loved created this fun scene.

Here is the inside of the card.

I used ink to create the background and then tore paper to create the sand.

The adorable dolphin and fish were colored with  prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The design team is busy adding their cards to the gallery so be sure to check it out for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Lighthouse Scene

Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 Shadow Box Card.

Hopefully, you were lucky enough to get one of these before they sold out on HSN!

If not, you can use this for inspiration for your own card.

I also used:

Lighthouse2stamp

Sayings4lighthouse

Sailboats2stamp

I finished the back with a sentiment from Sayings4lighthouse.

Someone in need would appreciate a card like this for sure!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Lighthouse2stamp

So excited that it is finally time to share this new awesome stamp set!

The new club set for the Stamps of life is 

Lighthouse2stamp!

Here is the inside of the card.

I created the background with the Sunburst2stamp background from TSOL.

I also use stitched rectangle for the yellow panel.

The "water" was created using a die from the Edgelits, Brackets, Bevels and Lace dies. 

I colored the lighthouse image with colored pencils.

I used 3D foam to pop up the clouds and the lighthouse.

I can't wait to see what the rest of the team came up with!

I love this new set!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kristine

Border Dies in a Box

I am super excited to share this fun Shadow Box card that I made with you today!

I used Flamingos2stamp and the matching dies.

I made it a couple of weeks ago and couldn't wait to share it because I love how it turned out.

The sand were created using the new Border Dies being released today at 

The Stamps of Life.

The Water is from the Whale Dies set.

I created the card with the Shadow Box Die.

The clouds and sun are from the Sizzix Triplit Hello Sunshine.

And the best part of this card?

It folds flat and can be mailed in a regular A2 size envelope.

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

You Are unsinkable

Hello Friends!

I am playing with the new Shadow Box Die again.

It's so fun to create these scenes!

I used this months club stamps and dies:

Sailboat2stamp

Sailboat dies

Hello Sunshine Triplits

The water waves are a die from the Whale Die Set

The patterned paper is from the Congratulations paper pad.

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Beach Girl

Happy Monday!

I hope your had a great weekend!

The Stampendous team is still celebrating the sea but this week we are celebrating all tha happens above the sea.  

My project features new Pink Your Life Stamps, Whisper Friends Beach Friends perfectly clear stamp set.

I LOVE how this turned out...exactly like it was in my head and that doesn't happen very often!

I stenciled the Waves on light blue cardstock with regular embossing paste.

After it dried I spread embossing paste across the bottom and covered it with Golden Sand embossing powder.  I heated the powder until it melted.

then i cut the top of the panel off trimming close to the waves and adhered it to the card.

I stamped all the images on white cardstock with black ink and colored with Prisma colored pencils.

Here's a couple more fun projects:

Stampendous Blog

Alison Heikkila

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Kristine

Jellyfish

The Stampendous Design Team is celebrating all the creatures "Under the Sea" this week!

Today I am sharing a beautiful card that I made with the Jellyfish stencil.

To create the background I added drops of Red Violet, Ultramarine Blue, and Opaque white Deco Art Acrylic paint to a Creative Palette. Then I lay a panel of white cardstock over the palette and pressed the backside.

Once dry, I stenciled the jellyfish over the top with Pearlescent Embossing Paste.

While the paste was still wet I sprinkled Crystal Micro Glitter over the top to add a little sparkle.

Check out more inspiration on these blogs:

Stampendous Blog

Jamie MartinLouise Healy

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Nautical Treasures

Stampendous released a bunch of great ocean themed stamps in the April catalog and the design team will be sharing some of our projects all this week.

My first project was created using the Nautical Treasures perfectly clear stamp set.

To create the background I painted a panel of white cardstock with Twinkling H2O paint. 

After it dried I used the Graduated Dot stencil as a guide and rubbed gelato through the holes.

The image is colored with Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol.

The sentiment is one of the ones from the set.

Check out these blogs for more Ocean inspired projects:

Stampendous BlogAlison HeikkilaLouise Healy

Katy Leitch

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Set Sail

I am so ready for Summer!

We keep getting little hints of it which gets me more excited!

This card reminds me of some of what I love about the summer...beautiful skylines, the Ocean breeze, being on the water.

Today I have a little summery hint of what's coming from Stampendous.

This card was created using a brand new stamp set that will be released in April!

I colored the image with Prisma colored pencils.

And that fun sand was created with Golden Sand Embossing Powder.

The whole team is sharing their favorite new stamps this week.

Check out the Stampendous Blog for more sneak peeks!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Sparkly Ocean

Boy is it HOT this week!

No doubt about it...summer is here!

Summer makes me yearn for the ocean so I thought I would share this fun ocean scene card that I made with the Under the Sea stencil.

I used the Fitted Frames B set to create a fun easel card.

I also used  Sticky Panels for the Double glitter technique.

The stenciled the Small Scallop Shell on turquoise cardstock with Silver Embossing Paste and fussy cut it out before adding it to the inside card panel.

The rest of the team are sharing their summer cards all week long so stop by the Stampendous Blog for more links to great projects!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine