By The Tide birthday

 

The days of going to the beach and looking for seashells or fishing are coming to an end, as fall seems to be here already, but that doesn't mean you can't still enjoy all of the trappings of the beach with a hand-stamped card. This one uses the By The Tide stamp set.

This Very Vanilla card features the coral stamped in Crumb Cake ink on the front. The three images have been stamped in Always Artichoke on vanilla, then punched out using a 1-1/4" square punch, and layered on a 1-3/8" square of artichoke card stock. The squares are popped up using dimensionals, and a sentiment from Teeny, Tiny Wishes finishes the card. I CASE'd this card idea from http://starlightstamper.com.

Dinner last night was a seasoned chicken breast wrapped in two pieces of bacon and a wedge of cabbage roasted with olive oil, salt and pepper. It was delicious! My family liked it so much I'm adding it to our repertoire of dinners. Just thought I'd share if you're always looking for new or different things to make (I am!).

Give dad a seahorse

 

I think seahorses are amazing creatures. My favorite fact about them is that it's the male that gives birth! So what better image for a Father's Day card?

 

 

I started with a Bermuda Bay card, running the front through the Decorative Dots folder in the Big Shot to mimic bubbles. The seahorse is stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and punched out with the 1-3/4" circle punch. Then I added a 3/4" and 1/2" punched circles of Whisper White for more bubbles. Finally, I stamped the greeting from Delightful Dozen and made a banner out of it.

 

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Start Spring By the Tide

 

Happy Spring! The colors in the Retro designer paper pack are bright and springy and fitting for this Tangerine Tango lobster from By the Tide stamp set.

 

I used the Angled Tag Topper Punch to make a quick 2" x 4-1/4" tag for the lobster, adding a little bow of Calypso Coral baker's twine. The sentiment is from Wetlands. My stamp-a-stack customers made two of these cards recently. Quick and easy man cards - gotta love that!



By The Tide man card; DIY project - dry erase board

By The Tide is a set for man cards. I CASE'd this one from fellow demo Deb Currier.

 

This is a Crumb Cake card with layers of Basic Black and Neutrals paper stack (a 12" x 12" pad with a variety of patterns). I add a couple of Neutral brads and a sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners. The fish was cut out and adhered with dimensionals over a 2-1/2" Very Vanilla circle stamped with the coral image.

 

 

I wanted to share a dry erase board I made. This is a heavy metal frame that I painted ivory and distressed, then added a piece of Tea for Two designer paper (in the Spring Catalog). I leave messages for my kids on it in the front entry. I love the vintage flavor of this project.

I hope you have a wonderful Friday! I'm off to meet my bestie Kim to set up for the Heirloom craft show in Puyallup. Ta ta!

Guaranteed big fish on the line with By The Tide card

 

What guy wouldn't love to get a big one on his line? With this card, it's guaranteed.

 

 

The fish is from the By The Tide stamp set. I stamped it in Not Quite Navy and cut it out, adding some Calypso Coral baker's twine for a line on a toothpick. The fisherman's bag is a slightly modified Petite Purse diecut with a Regals Brad. My club members are making this card this month, for Father's Day. I CASE'd the card from Heidi Baks.

 



 

Look what I found today! A 1954 Monopoly game. It was in a "new" place I found. Of course, I'll be going back again soon. What deals!!!

 



The rules for this Monopoly game are short. I love that! And there's the Get Out of Jail Free Card. Gotta have that!

I hope you're enjoying our sunny weather. A bird or birds has been defiling my vehicle, so I'll need to wash it tomorrow while out and about doing errands.

Happy Stampin'!

Stamps: By The Tide;
Ink: Not Quite Navy;
Paper: Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, River Rock, Not Quite Navy card stocks;
Accessories: Houndstooth embossing folder, Square Lattice embossing folder, Petite Purse die, Big Shot, 2-1/2" Circle punch, Calypso Coral baker's twine, Regals Brad, Stampin' Dimensionals, toothpick.