Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Life's a Beach with Amanda





Hello stampers!  I am just tickled with this month's new stamp releases!  They are clever, sassy, and perfect for summer.  Warning--once you start stamping umbrellas it's hard to stop!

The umbrella stamp from the Life's a Beach stamp set was just screaming to be stamped in red!  I stamped the sentiment first and then stamped the umbrellas around the sentiment.  The red, white, and blue color scheme makes for an extra festive summer card.

I couldn't resist the little owl in a bikini.  I paper pieced the owl and adhered her over some cork sand.  The beach balls cut out perfectly with a 3/4" circle punch.  I used the clouds from the Sassy Chick stamp set to complete the scene.

I had fun with this card!  The rocking chair from the You Rock mini stamp set looks just like grandma's favorite chair.  I created a scene by choosing patterned paper that looks like bright, floral wall paper and adding a strip of white paper to act as a baseboard.  I combined the you rock sentiment with grandma from A Mother's Love stamp set.

I stamped the chair on dark woodgrain paper, trimmed away the inside pieces with a craft knife, and then fussy cut the remainder of the chair.  Trimming with a craft knife didn't take too long since most of the cuts were straight.

Happy Summer!

Amanda

3 comments:

Annette Allen said...

totally fun cards.. love how you stamped the umbrella.. so fun

Celeste Goff said...

OMG, these cards are just too cute! I literally laughed out loud when I saw the "Grandma, you rock" card!

Jo said...

The cute owl!