Swimming Pool Die Focused Cards with Isha and Kavya

Hello everyone, Isha here with a fun summer theme card for you featuring the Swimming Pool dies. These dies have so many scoring details that it's fun to colour them too. 

I started by sponging some inks to create the grass and sky background. I then die-cut the pool using the Swimming Pool Dies, coloured the water using watercolours and the pool side using copic markers. I then die-cut the poolside three more times and stacked them together. Adhere to the card.

Stamp the images using copic friendly ink, colour and die-cut.

Kiddie Pool stamp and dies - kids
Balloon Rides stamp and die - sun
Inside Greetings: Birthday - sentiment
Beach Buddies stamp and dies - towels and sunscreen
Looking Sharp stamp and dies - cactus pots

Adhere the images to the card. Die-cut the frame using the Tropical Trees Backdrop dies. Adhere to the card.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day.

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Hi folks, Kavya here. I am back on the blog with another fun card for you all. Today’s card was inspired by Marine Simon - an amazing card maker that I always look up to. She used the newly released Swimming Pool Die to create a pond complete with adorable frogs! I decided to use it just like she did and create a fun jungle scene with a hippo walking in a lake. 

I started off by creating a background by ink blending Saltwater Taffy and Dried Marigold for the sky and a strip of green cardstock for the grass. I created my lake by using green and blue cardstock ink blended with coordinating dye inks. 

Then, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Savannah Safari and Tropical Scenes stamp sets. Finally, I added a heat embossed sentiment and I was done! 

I hope this card inspires you to find new ways to use products already in your stash :) Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Looking Sharp Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Looking Sharp Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Savanna Safari Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Savanna Safari Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Balloon Rides Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Balloon Rides Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Inside Greetings Birthday Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Swimming Pool Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Ocean View Cards with Bobbi and Catherine

Greetings! It’s Bobbi here sharing a few fishes …. I mean wishes! I am using the new Ocean View stamps and coordinating dies to create this 5″ X 7″ ocean scene card. 

To make the card, I started by applying Distress Oxide Inks in Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Antique Linen, blending the colors together in between. I splattered water over the ink and blotted it with a paper towel to lift ink for a splotchy look.

I stamped all the elements from the stamp set and cut them. I colored them using the following colors:
Greens: YG67, YG03, YG00, G89
Browns: E47, E44, E55, E50, E43, E42
Blue-Greens: BG72, BG13, BG11, BG10
Blues: B00, B000
Orange-Yellows: YR68, YR65, YR00
Reds: R89, R29, R17, R05
Yellows: Y21
Grays: W1, W2, W3, W5, W9, C3, C1

I added a sweet rose pattern print to the umbrellas. Once all the images were colored, I placed them on the ink-blended background to create the foreground scene. I attached the two clouds, the crab, and beach chair/umbrella using Scrapbook Adhesives foam tabs to make them stand out.

I added specks of black and white on the sand using a white gel pen and a black fine-tip marker. Lastly, I stamped the phrase in the lower corner from the stamp set, Inside Greetings Congrats. I changed the “W” to an “F” for fun and to fit the theme.

Thanks for stopping by today. If you want to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.

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Hello Friends! Catherine here, sharing a sunset card featuring the Ocean View Stamps and Ocean View Dies. I had a lot of fun creating this card. I find making sunset cards challenging but the end result is worth it!

For the sunset, I didn’t want to have a harsh line between the sun reflection and the ocean so I covered the top ocean wave of the Beach Border with Trees and Chair stamp with tape. After I inked the stamp, I removed the tape and stamped the image onto White Cardstock 4.25” x 5.5.” I then die cut the coordinating die from Ocean View Dies with masking paper. For the sun, I die cut the third smallest circle from Stitched Circle Small Dies with masking paper. I covered the stamped image with the masking paper and then laid the sun on top slightly overlapping the stamped image.

Starting from the top edge of the masking paper, I ink blended the sky with Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide around the circle working my way upwards to the top edge of the cardstock. I then added Milled Lavender and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide. I gently removed the masks and inked the sun with Dried Marigold Distress Oxide letting the brush touch the water part of the image. I added Squeeze Lemonade Distress Oxide around the sun.

For the ocean, I used the following Copic Marker colors: B04, B02, B01, B00, B000. I drew small squiggly circles at the edges of the waves with a white gelly roll pen. I coloured the sand with E34, E31, and E30 and added specks with a white gelly roll. 

Along with the cute crab from the set, I added friends and a beach chair from Kiddie Pool Stamps, sand shovel from Beach Babies Stamps, and some white die cut birds from Tropical Trees Backdrop Die. 

For the sentiments, I white heat embossed sentiments from Wedded Bliss and Beach Babies onto white cardstock ink blended with Dried Marigold Distress Oxide. To finish off the card, I used a die cut banner from Stitched Rectangle Dies to add a white frame around the sentiment. 

For more details and inspiration, please drop by my blog Craft-Cat! Have a wonderful day!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Kiddie Pool Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Wedded Bliss Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Inside Greetings Congrats Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio