Today I’m sharing a card that I made for the Freshly Made Sketches #77 Challenge and for the Hand Stamp Sentiments HHS Color Challenge #155.  I used the By the Tide stamp set from Stampin’ Up! with the Whisper White Craft Ink painting technique that I used to create this card a few weeks ago.  Here is the sketch:

Here are the colors:

And here is my card:

I started by stamping the word images from the By the Tide stamp set on two panels of Baja Breeze card stock in Baja Breeze ink.  Then I stamped the coral image in Whisper White Craft ink on the larger panel and dried it with my Heat Tool.  I stamped the shell and seahorse images in VersaMark ink on the smaller panel, sprinkled them with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed them.

I used my Aqua Painter and my Whisper White Craft ink pad and I painted the shells and seahorse images with the craft ink and water.  I used my Heat Tool to speed up the drying process, but you can also just set the images aside until they are completely dry.

I used my Aqua Painter and my Daffodil Delight & Rich Razzleberry ink pads and I painted the three images.  Just an FYI with this technique, the ink does dry lighter than it initially appears.

Then I layered and adhered the DSP, card stock and ribbon panels and adhered them to the card front.  All of the panels are adhered with SNAIL except for the embossed shell/seahorse panel, I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere that layer.

Then I stamped the circle image from the By the Tide stamp set in VersaMark ink on the Floral District DSP, sprinkled it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  I punched it out with my 1″ Circle Punch and adhered it to a Silver Basics Designer Button with Glue Dots.  Then I adhered the button to the card front with Glue Dots as well.

To finish the card, I stamped the seashell image on a Whisper White panel and adhered it with SNAIL to the inside of the card.

Stampin’ Up! products used to create this card:

Stamps:  By the Tide (129117 wood, 129120 clear)

Punches:  1″ Circle Punch (119868)

Embellishments:  Silver Basics Designer Buttons (129325); White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132); 5/8″ Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319)

Ink:  VersaMark Pad (102283); Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad (126950); Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944); Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad (126960); Whisper White Craft Pad (101780)

Tools:  Aqua Painter (103954); Heat Tool (129053)

Card Stock  & Cuts:  Baja Breeze (111352) – card base cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″, 2″ x 2-3/4″ panel, 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panel, ; Floral District DSP (126919) – 2″ x 3-1/4″ (Baja Breeze) panel; 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel; 2-1/8″ x 2-7/8″ panel; 2-1/8″ x 3-3/8″ panel, 1″ Circle Punch

Adhesive:  SNAIL Adhesive (104332); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glue Dots (103683)

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Spring is in the Air…New Catalog Sneak Peek!!!

Spring is definitely in the air, and Stampin’ Up! can’t wait to show you all the new product in the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Here’s your pre-sneak peek look at A Round Array!

Stampin’ Up! has bundled the new stamp set with the coordinating 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (introduced in the 2013 Spring Catalog) just in time for Sale-A-Bration for 15% off!

Sale Dates: March 15 – May 30, 2013

Price	Description	Item #
$23.95	Spring Surprise Bundle* (English; clear)	133899
	Spring Surprise Bundle (Spanish; clear)	133897
	Spring Surprise Bundle (French; clear)	133898

What if you already have the punch? Don’t fret! Just buy the set!

Price	Description	Item #
$14.95	A Round Array Stamp Set* (English; clear)	129090
	Variedades Stamp Set (Spanish; clear)	131682
	Médallions séduction Stamp Set (French; clear)	131616

*Only offered in clear-mount. Wood-mount option will be available in the 2013-2014 annual catalog.

Spring Surprise Order Deadlines:
This stamp set will be available from now until Tuesday, May 30, 2013 at 11:50 PM (MT).  To see the stamp set in my online store, click here.

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***Stamp with Amy K Sale-a-bration Ordering Special***

Any orders placed through my online store between now and the end of Sale-a-bration (March 22, 2013) will earn double Running Shoe Rewards!  When you collect 10 Running Shoe Rewards, you earn $30 in free Stampin’ Up! products from me.  Yippee!!

It’s Sale-a-bration time!  During Sale-a-bration, you earn free products from Stampin’ Up! for every $50 that you order through my online store.  Check out my Promotions tab above to read more about it and click on the Sale-a-bration link on the right side of the screen to see all of the great items that you can pick up for free!

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator.  Just click on the Order Stampin’ Up! Online Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or drop me an email if you have any questions.  And I’ve got a March ordering special where you could win the It’s a Wrap Occasions stamp set!  Click on my Rewards tab above to read all about it.

Happy Stamping!

Amy

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