Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some ocean-themed cards for Summer using our Oceans of Joy Stamps and Tropical Scene Stamps.
For my first beach card, I paired the crab and sentiment from the Oceans of Joy Stamps with the Best Fishes Stamps crab. I positioned them on an island from our Tropical Scene Stamps, added the palm tree and parrot from the Sending Sunshine Stamps, and the smiling sun from the Balloon Ride Stamps. I framed my little scene by inking up a Stitched Circle Large Die using Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks and mounted them onto a white embossed backdrop using the Moroccan Circle Embossing Folder. Phew! That might sound like a whole lot of sets to create what turned out to be a clean and simple design, but all of these elements (except for the sun) were leftover pieces that failed to be included on earlier cards, so I was so happy to put them all to good use.
For my second card, I also utilized many elements I had previously colored in earlier years, including this water background I made when I was inking up a series of water-themed backdrops last summer. I never got around to using this one, so it is was so nice to have something ready to go to speed up the process. I love to sit down and make a number of backgrounds like this assembly line style while I already have everything out. This was a full A2-sized panel, but I was able to repurpose it perfectly for this vertical, slimline-style card. I started by fussy-cutting a wavy top along the panel's top with my scissors to form gentle ocean waves. I then tucked the island and one palm tree beneath using our Tropical Scene Stamps and the second larger palm tree from the Sending Sunshine Stamps.
For the ocean floor at the bottom of my card, I added part of the coral and plant border from the Tropical Scenes Stamps. For my greeting, I heat embossed the phrase "wishing you oceans of joy" using the Oceans of Joy Stamps, but I wanted to word "oceans" to be more prominent in my scene and to make the greeting more of a focal point so I used the Loopy Letters Dies to spell out the word in the center. I then arranged the whale, dolphin, octopus, sea turtles, and other fish from the Oceans of Joy Stamps around my greeting. I completed my card by adding three small clouds from the Comic Strip Everyday Dies to fill in some of the empty space around my palm trees and the flipping dolphin.
That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your own cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending out a card to a loved one today.💛
Don't forget to check out our Oceans of Joy Stamps, Best Fishes Stamps, and Moroccan Circles Embossing Folder in our online shop, which are all currently on sale! Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of card ideas following the product image so there are lots of ideas to scroll through there organized by set.
Supplies Used:
 Oceans of Joy Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Oceans of Joy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Memento Tuxedo Black Marker Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Comic Strip Everyday Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Loopy Letters Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Sending Sunshine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Sending Sunshine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Moroccan Circles Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 PinkFresh Studio Blending Brushes Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio |
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