Friends are like seashells

January 22, 2023

Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I am an independent Stampin' Up® demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. Today's blog features a beautiful stamp set called Friends are like Seashells which has a co-ordinating die called Seaside Seashells as well as Seashells 3D embossing folder. This is a stunning set that helps you to create beautiful cards. I hope you enjoy this post.

These are the three cards I created with this set.

The first card starts with with a Bermuda Bay base. I embossed a Basic White matte with the Seashells embossing folder. I then stamped some of the shells & greenery using Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay. These are the colours I used in my blog on Wednesday 18/1/23 for a Colour Challenge. Full details on how the card was completed are on the Wednesday blog.

The second card has a Calypso Coral base. The Basic White matte was embossed with the Swirls & Curls embossing folder. The sand dollars & sea star are stamped in Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Mango Melody & Daffodil Delight while the greenery is in Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana. These were layered with dimensionals & glue dots over some Coastal Cabana metallic ribbon. The sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral, diecut using Painted Labels & a couple of Genial Gems added to finish it off.

I started the final card with a Pale Papaya base & embossed the Basic White matte with the Timeworn Type embossing folder. I used the warm colours of Calypso Coral, Mango Melody & Daffodil Delight for the shells, layering them & adding some pebbles enamel shapes. Before adhering the matte to the base I wrapped some co-ordinating twine around it & topped it with the sentiment, stamped in Calypso Coral on Pale Papaya & fussy cut.

I had a lot of fun creating these cards. I love that they all have an embossed matte in common but all are unique. I hope you like them too.

That's it for another week. Thanks so much for stopping by. If you would like to order any of the supplies I used today you can head over to my Stampin' Up® shop using the links below. Please note that there are some supplies I used this week that are not available any more as they are retired stock. That doesn't mean you can't recreate your own version of these cards though! Just swap out the retired items for whatever you have in your stash.

I hope you have enjoyed my creations today & can join me again on Wednesday when I will show you how to stamp on specialty paper. This will also be the last of the cards I created with the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set, dies & folder. On Sunday I have a new set to share with you called Days to Remember. I hope you can join me for both of them.

Don't forget that new mini catalogue went live on the 5th January & coincides with the release of the latest Sale-a-bration promotion. Both are full of gorgeous new products including a whopping 48 sheets of DSP in one of the free packs in the Sale-a-bration catalogue!

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can or order something unique.

If you would like me to send you a Mini catalogue or the Annual catalogue then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Thanks for stopping by, til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison

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Friends are like seashells stamp set

Seashells 3D embossing folder

Seaside Seashells dies

Painted Labels dies

Basic White Thick cardstock

Basic White cardstock

Bermuda Bay cardstock

Pale Papaya cardstock

Calypso Coral cardstock

Calypso Coral ink