Paradise is a State of Mind

One of my favorite sentiment stamp sets is from HoneyBee Stamps with its tropical sentiments and fun fonts. I used it for today's card to go with the seashell theme that I CASEd from Joy Baldwin of @createitwithjoy on Instagram. My card is for the monthly CASE It Hop on IG and I asked her permission to make a card from one of her many cards that I love. She graciously allowed me to make a similar card and this is what I came up with. Check out her card gallery and all the amazing designs she has there. She is so inspiring and creative.

When I saw Joy's card recently I kept it in mind for a card design to try this summer, and here it is! I once saw the shells in my set used with gold and I have been wanting to try it. I am glad I did. The shells are a two-step process using the solid stamp with a base color, then the detail stamp for a darker, or as I did, a heat embossed gold layer. I used soft colors while Joy used brighter beachy washes of color. I think our sentiments are similar fonts, too.

I made the shells first, then I die cut them. Next I stamped the swipes of color for the background using the same colors I did for the shells. Then I made the gold embossed sentiment and I added the shells either adhered directly onto the panel or popped up with foam tape.  I added the enamel dots instead of spattering color like Joy did because I am horrible at that technique! The panel is 3 3/4' x 5" and is popped up on foam tape on a white A2 card base.

What I used:

• Ellen Hutson Shells stamp and die sets
• HoneBee Seabreeze stamp set
• Stampin' Up! Work of Art stamp set, Gold embossing powder
• Versamark Watermark ink pad
• Concord & 9th ink pads
• Ranger Distress ink pad
• Powder tool
• Mama Elephant Matte White Enamle Dots (that you can add color to for matching your ink colors)

Take a minute to hop along with us. You can start with my account @sawithadtomakeit and hop along from there.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Carol