Jul 06 2007
Seaside Designs
I just LOVE the new summer line of Gina K Designs. The stamps are all a seaside theme and I’ve been having a fabulous time playing around with them the past few weeks! So cute, so adorable and the sentiments are just perfect! I adore anything with a seaside or nautical theme. Some of our best times of the year are spent with my family on the beach or sailing a small sailboat on Lake Huron. You may be wondering why you haven’t seen any of the designs yet….well, I’ve had to keep them under wraps until now. I’m so excited to be Gina K’s Guest Designer for July! Yay! If you wish, you can check it out on Gina’s Guest Designer Page. Thanks so much Gina for the fabulous opportunity! 
O Say Can You Sea…
Giggle… I just love this design. Some of them you just do! LOL I’m still tickled that this popped into my mind. I’m not sure how it did, I’m not even American! :) I was wanting to do something with these cute little guys and decided to go through my chipboard to add a little depth. I love chipboard! I came across this darling “O” from the Cosmo Cricket button alphabet line…so cute. Hey…that looks a little like a life preserver…perfect! And then….eureka…for some reason “o” started the USA national anthem… and I put my own little spin on it from there! Lots of pun….oh, sorry, I meant fun! 
I had this great Daisy D paper line arrive from Jacksonbelle about the time I started working on these designs. Love the whole line…so adorable. It is a nursery line but wow…does it ever work well for beach-themed designs too! I started out with my 5″ square cardbase and layered on my Rose Red cardstock and the striped patterned paper. Check out the bottom of the patterned paper….fun little waves are stitched on the design. I also stitched around the outside of the panel and distressed the edges. Things are always a little weathered at the beach, right?
The “o” is covered with the red dotted paper from the same line and sanded with my Basic Grey Precision File set. I then tied some black gingham ribbon (Michael’s) through the “button holes”. For the darling little crustaceans…I stamped them onto whisper white cardtsock, painted them with my inks and then cut them out. To add a little fun definition to their eyes, I dotted on some Crystal Effects and allowed it to dry.
Quick Tip: Use an exacto knife for trimming out tiny areas that you can’t reach with your scissors.
Lastly, the sentiment. Love my little Karen Foster Snap Stamps. Nothing quite like being able to have any sentiment at all you desire!!! If you want to know about the snap stamps, I have a little tutorial on them HERE.
Supply List:
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Rose Red - Stampin Up
Patterned Paper: Daisy D’s
Stamps:Crabby Dancer & Seafood Surprise - Gina K Designs, Mini Casual Alphabet - Karen Foster Designs
Ink: Palette Noir Hybrid ink - Stewart Superior, Ruby Red, Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa - Stampin Up
Other: ribbon - Michael’s, Sewing machine, Cosmo Cricket Chipboard, brads - Creative Impressions
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Congrats, J!!!! This card is absolutely adorable!!! I LOVE that crab!!! Love the “O” too and sentiment! Just adorable!!!
This is adorable! What a great idea! And Congrats to you on being Gina’s guest designer! You are definitely a talent!
What a cute little card! I love the crab peeking out from behind the life preserver!! Too fun!
This is a darling card, Julia! Love that peeking crab! Congrats on being the guest designer!!
Congratulations! That is such a cute and clever card. I love the way you used the little crab set!
I saw that you were the guest designer. I’m so excited to see all the fun stuff you come up with! This is a very clever card.
Congrats Julia! I love this card and all the cards you’ve created for Gina K, you are so talented!
OMGOSH!!! This is sooooo cute J!!! I love the colors, layout…love it ALL!!!!
Congrats, Julia. Darling card (actually all of them are).
Julia - what a cute card - The color scheme is great and I like how you roughed-up the edges of the patterened paper. Thanks for sharing another terrific creation! Congrats on being the guest designer - i look forward to seeing a bunch more great creations!
Have a great weekend - Beth (mommy to a busy 3 3/4 yr old)
Such an adorable card! Congrats on being the Gina K guest designer!
Shawn
AKA Stampingshawn
I love everything about it! The distressing, the images and the sentiment you created! Awesome!
Julia, you’ve made some darling cards with these stamps.
Congratulations on being selected guest designer.
I like your USA Nat’l Anthem card!
Have been reading your blog for quite awhile — I’m sorry I never posted when your mom passed. Your loving spirit shows in your blog.
congrats on your guest design spot Julia, well deserved! Love what you do with that little crabby!
LOL, this is SO cute! Love the sentiment.
I love this! Enjoyed all yur cards on Gina’s blog.
I love this! Enjoyed all your cards on Gina’s blog.
LOVE this!!! What an awesome card in every single way. The stitching at the bottom is the absolute perfect touch!
Linda
Congratulations Julia!! Your cards are fabulous!!!