Why I love the Sand & Sea Suite. There are several reasons to love this suite. Here are 3 of the reasons and I am sure that you will find more reasons.

Here are my Reasons:

1. The colors used in the Designer Series Paper are so and remind be of a sunny day at the ocean. The colors incorporated into the papers are:
2. The new Pearlescent paper is to die for. It is a soft vanilla with a hint of sheen. You can emboss it with embossing folders, and then add colour with sponge daubers, or Stampin’ Sponges, or the new Blending Brushes. Stamped images come out beautifully.
3. The embossing folder will add texture to stamped areas or die cut areas. You are able to die cut and emboss portions as the die cut portions are easy to line up.

Recipe for Why I Love the Sea & Sand Suite

• Stamp Set: Friends are Like Seashells.
• Ink: Sahara Sand, Seaside Spray, Night of Navy, Blushing Bride, Soft Seafoam, Crumb Cake Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper ( Sahara Sand speckle, and Seaside Spray/White.
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soft Seafoam,.
• Accessories: Stampin Up Emboss & Cut Machine, Seaside Seashells die, Tasteful Touches Labels, Opal Rounds, Flowers for Every Season Combo (Faux Linen Whisper White), Dark Seaside Spay Stampin Blend, Wink of Stella.

Create the Card

1. Card Base: Crumb Cake – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″. Use Bone Folder to burnish fold.
2. Designer Series Paper – Sheet that looks like sand and a piece that looks like water 5-1/4″ x 4″.
3. With the piece that looks like sand, ink the splatter stamp with Crumb Cake. Layer on the card base.
4. With the paper that looks like water, line up in your cutter with short side at top and move paper so that it is diagonal. Line up the paper at the 2-1/2″ and the 1-1/2″mark at the bottom. Once you have it lined up, cut with Stampin/ Cutter. See Diagram below
5. Layer on the sand printed paper.
6. Stamp on Whisper White cs and die cut the following: the 2 small seashells with Soft Spray ink, the large seashell with stamped off Crumb Cake, the medium shell with Blushing Bride ink . Line up the elements in the embossing folder and run through the Stampin Emboss and Cut Machine. Use the Wink of Stella for highlights and glitter.
7. Use the grasses image and stamp 2 on Whisper White with Night of Navy. Die cut.
8. Now, with Soft Seafoam cs, die cut some grasses.
9. Layout the elements on the card front, when you have an eye pleasing layout, attach the elements.

Finish The Card

1. Use Seaside Spray ink and stamp a sentiment on Whisper White.
2. Die cut with the Tasteful Touches Labels (depending on the size of sentiment, select a die that will set off the sentiment ),
3. Cut a strip of the Faux Linen Whisper White ribbon (longer than the die) and colour with the Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blend. Let dry and attach to the label.
4. Attach the ribbon to the back of the label and attach to card front.

Now that you have seen how to recreate this card, you can see why I love the Sand & Sea Suite. Use this set once and you will fall in love with also.

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