Use the Seashore Bay Suite to create a beautiful card.  I chose to create a sympathy card for my cousin, whose husband passed away on Christmas Day.  At a time when we should be celebrating, it’s also a time for mourning the life of one  that has gone.

Sympathy Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Seaside Bay.*

Ink: Starry Sky, Crumb Cake, VersaMark,  Subtle Write Markers: Balmy Blue, Petal Pink

Paper with Measurements:
Starry Sky: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2″ Score at 4-1/2″ and burnish with Bone Folder
By the Bay Specialty Designer Series Paper: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Soft Suede: Scraps for clam shell and pearl circle.
Basic White: Inside Panel – 4″ x 5-1/4″ Scraps for oyster, small shells, and sentiment
Mint Macaron: Scraps for grasses.
Soft Succulent: Scraps for grasses.

Accessories:
Seaside Bay Dies*
Simply Elegant Trim  – Gold – 7″.
Stamp Metallic Emboss Powder (Gold)
Embossing Additions Tool Kit
Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls

Basic Supplies:
Stamparatus
Stylish Shapes Dies
Seaside Bay Dies
Stampin’ Pierce Mat
Bone Folder
Clear Blocks B , C , D  and H  or save 10% with the Clear Block Bundle (118491)

Stampin’ Seal
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Mini Glue Dots
Heat Tool

Simply Shammy  or Stampin’ Scrub
Stampin’ Mist Stamp Cleaner
Grid Paper (or Small Grid Paper
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer

*Bundle – purchase at 10% off the full price.

Instructions to Create the Card

1. Use a scenic piece of DSP – I used the one with the gold swirls that curve downward.
2. Stamp the Oyster Shell on Basic White with Crumb Cake ink. Die cut the stamped image.
3. Die cut 2 tall grasses from Mint Macaron cs and a short grass from Soft Succulent cs.
4. Die cut scalloped shell from Crumb Cake cs.  Tap VersaMark ink on the shell (need to be solidly covered) and cover with Gold Metallic Emboss Powder.  Heat set with Heat tool.
5. Color the small shells with Stampin’ Write Markers and stamp on Basic White.  Die cut with coordinating die.
6. Cut the small circle from Crumb Cake cs and lightly cover with VersaMark. Emboss with Gold Metallic Emboss Powder and heat set.
7. Attach one of the larger Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls to the circle (step 6) and attach to oyster.
8. Stamp sentiment on Basic White with Starry Night ink and die cut with the die from the Stylish Shapes Dies.
9. Arrange the elements on the card front. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots and Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach to card front.
10. Inside panel – Attach a strip of DSP to the bottom of the panel. Stamp the small shells & sand above the DSP with Crumb Cake ink.
11. Attach loops of the Simply Elegant Trim  – Gold behind the sentiment with Tear & Tape.  Attach to card front.

The paper from this suite is absolutely beautiful.  I am trying to use it but it’s hard. I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it. So, you need to used the Seashore Bay Suite (along with the DSP, to create a beautiful card.

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