The Open Sea Matchbox for Father's Day!

One of our May Play Day Projects was making a Matchbox for Father's Day. 

The box part was made from Not Quite Navy cardstock, and the top "wrapper" was made from Nautical Expedition DSP.  We stamped the "for you" from the Great Friends stamp set in Cherry Cobbler, then stamped the anchor from The Open Sea on Whisper White cardstock.  It was punched out with the 1-1/4 punch, mounted on a Basic Gray circle punched with the 1-3/8 circle punch, which was then mounted on a shape from the Matchbox Die cut from Cherry Cobbler.  We tied a piece of Baker's Twine (Cherry Cobbler) around the box.  Inside was Hershey Nuggets wrapped in different pieces of Nautical Expedition DSP.  I think this makes a great Father's Day gift!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Strength and Hope Card

This is one of the projects we made at my May Play Day.  It uses the Strength and Hope stamp set that can be found in the Summer Mini Catalog, and uses a scalloped edge medallion technique that I really love.

To make a scalloped edge medallion, cut a 3 x 3 square in the cardstock of your choice.  Using a border punch, center the square on the punch along one side and punch one time, then repeat the process for the other three sides and you are done!  Easy to do and looks very difficult!

Here is my recipe for this card:

STAMPS:  Strength and Hope

CARDSTOCK: 
     Bashful Blue:  5-1/2 x 11, scored at 4-1/4
     Whisper White:  4 x 5-1/8
     Bashful Blue:  3 x 3
     Whisper White:  1-7/8 x 1-7/8

ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Pearls, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Paper Snips, Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

Open Seas Easel Father's Day Card

This card was one of the projects we made at my May Play Day.  It uses the Open Seas stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog. 

I used individual stamps from the Open Seas set to stamp the Crumb Cake and Marina Mist cardstock. 

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     Crumb Cake:  5-1/4 x 8-1/2, score at 4-1/4 and 6-3/8
     Crumb Cake:  4-1/'4 x 4-1/4
     Cajun Craze: 2-7/8 x 2-7/8
     Not Quite Navy:  1-3/8 x 1-3/8 (4)
     Marina Mist:  1-1/4 x 1-1/4 (4)
     Cajun Craze:  3-3/4 x 3-3/4
     Not Quite Navy:  3-5/8 x 3-5/8
     Whisper White:  3-1/2 x 3-1/2
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Cajun Craze

INK:  Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy

ACCESSORIES:  1-1/4 Square Punch, 1-3/8 Square Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, 1-3/4 x 7/8 Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Metallic Brads, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

The medallion behind the circle with the ship on it is actually two punches from the Decorative Label Punch that are crossed and adhered together. 

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda