Modern & Bright "Thanks Much"

It's so hard to decide what my favourite part of this card is - there's so many elements I love!  Blackberry Bliss, Tape It, and Six Sided Sampler are all favourites of mine.  I love how fun and bright this card is (and, of course, combining stamp sets - once again, I've got four of them in this one card!  No plastic case is going to limit me!)  

Blackberry Bliss, Coastal Cabana, and Crushed Curry are such a fab colour combo, aren't they?  The perfect mix of bright and regal.  The dots at the bottom (from the Dotty Angles stamp set - one of my new favourites!) were all stamped in Blackberry Bliss - I just inked up once and then stamped three times, shifting a little bit each time, so each set of dots was slightly lighter than the last.  Love the look!  

My Facebook page launched yesterday, so I'd love it if you joined me over there!  Click here to visit "Crush On Colour" on Facebook!  

See you again soon!


Product List

Six-Sided Sampler Wood-mount Stamp Set [130953] $32.95	Six-Sided Sampler Clear-mount Stamp Set [130956] $22.95	Tape It Wood-mount Stamp Set [130712] $32.95	Tape It Clear-mount Stamp Set [130715] $22.95
Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134225] $35.95	Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134228] $25.95	Dotty Angles Photopolymer Stamp Set [133658] $19.95	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675] $8.50
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.50	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730] $9.25	Moonlight Designer Series Paper [133701] $8.50
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175] $7.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173] $7.25	Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad [133642] $7.25	Banners Framelits Dies [132173] $32.95
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] $122.95	Hexagon Punch [130919] $21.95	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Faux Distressed Beach Wood Shaker Card

Today is one of those unpleasant, dark, rainy days around here where it's hard to get your butt up off the couch - how about a fresh, light beachy-card to brighten up the day?? 

About a month ago, I was browsing for ideas to redecorate our powder room and came across this amazing wallpaper that resembled peeling, distressed wood that I'd envision on the side of a beach house or lifeguard stand.  I absolutely fell in love with it and haven't been able to stop thinking about how to work this idea into my crafting.  A few weeks later, I randomly found this gorgeous card by Chari Moss that had exactly the look I was going for.  I try to avoid CASE-ing and keep it original, but oh!  This card was so beautiful and I had to do my own take on it.  Hers was made with distress wood patterned paper, so I improvised with our Hardwood background stamp and Gorgeous Grunge.  I absolutely love how it turned out and it's one of my all-time favourites.

The colour combination - Whisper White and Smoky Slate for the neutrals, and Pistachio Pudding, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, and So Saffron for the colours - really makes me think of warm summer days, and the gold flecks in the shaker and gold sequins on the twine create the perfect balance between glam and rustic.

Have you made a shaker card before?  It's a super easy technique that's really quite stunning.  You can fill your shaker with whatever tickles your fancy - glitter, sequins, beads, sprinkles, or in this case, cardstock cut into tiny pieces.  

See you again tomorrow!  I've got a bright, fun card to share! 

Product List

Hardwood [wood] [133032] $21.95	Hardwood [clear] [133035] $16.95	Gorgeous Grunge Wood-mount Stamp Set [130514] $30.95	Gorgeous Grunge Clear-mount Stamp Set [130517] $21.95
Starburst Sayings [english, wood] [133182] $31.95	Starburst Sayings [english, clear] [133185] $22.95	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730] $9.25	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $8.50
Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131294] $8.50	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131198] $8.50	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131203] $8.50	So Saffron 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [105118] $8.50
Gold Glimmer Paper [133719] $5.95	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] $122.95	Circles Collection Framelits Dies [130911] $32.95	Linen Thread [104199] $5.95
Gold Sequin Trim [132983] $6.50	Tea Lace Paper Doilies [129399] $3.95	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] $7.25	Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin' Pad [131177] $7.25
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172] $7.25	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [126957] $7.25	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $7.25	Medium Window Sheets [114323] $5.95
Shaker Frames [124155] $5.95	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

#hello!

Eek!  So excited to share this card today!  

I absolutely, unequivocally love this colour scheme of Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Coastal Cabana - I find myself gravitating to it over and over again.  In fact, my son's nursery was done in this colour scheme!  (On my old blog, you'll find a tutorial to make a paper mobile - the colours are the same ones shown here!)  

I just love the #hello and @SoSocial stamp sets.  I'm a bit of an Instagram junkie and the hashtags in these sets are just so dang cute.  I know, I know - I'm a dork.  

Those little arrows on the lines, by the way - I cut out "A" from our Little Letters framelits, then used the inside "throw away" portion to create them!  Completely and utterly time-consuming and meticulous, but it created just the look I had in my head.  Don't forget to think outside of the box when you're creating! 

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Product List

(Hashtag) Hello Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134237] $30.95	(Hashtag) Hello Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134240] $21.95	(At)Sosocial Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134189] $44.95	(At)Sosocial Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134192] $32.95
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad* [103133] ...	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175] $7.25	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730] $9.25	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [119683] $8.50
Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [102482] $8.50	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131297] $8.50	Bitty Banners Framelits Die [129267] $18.95	Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730] $35.95
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439] $122.95	2" Circle Punch [133782] $22.95	Banner Punch [133519] $15.95	Basics Hodgepodge Clips [133765] $8.95
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082] $4.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50