Artisan Design Team - Waves of the Ocean Collection

 Hello and welcome,

I'm so happy to share with you my latest project using the Waves of Ocean Collection for Stampin' Up! which you can find on their Facebook page and Instagram account. I'll pop the link at the end of this blog post. 

This collection is amazing! Included in the collection are the following - Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set, Waves Dies, Waves of the Ocean 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper, Blue Foils 12" x 12" Specialty Paper and Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels. You can purchase all of it in one go by using #161797 for $140 AUD or individually. The Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set and Waves Dies will be carrying over into the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue for 2022 to 2023, but the rest is only available while supplies last.

Slimline Card

When I was thinking about creating my card I knew it was going to be a slimline card and I just love the shades of blues in the Designer Series Paper. The Basic white panel was my starting point for the background of the three die-cut circles. I started with Night of Navy Ink, applied to the bottom of the panel and slowly worked my way up going lighter with the Night of Navy. Then I applied a little of Misty Moonlight Ink. The ombre look is one of my favourite ways to use colour.

Starting with the top circle I've used the wave stamp image and used the emboss resist technique using Versamark Ink, White Emboss Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I applied Pacific Point Ink with the Blending Brush to the wave and removed any excess of ink with a baby wipe. I used the second largest Circle Die to cut out the wave. 

I've used the beautiful Waves of the Ocean Designer Series Paper for the middle circle and die-cut out using the second largest Circle Die. I also used the Waves of Ocean DSP for the third circle and this time I layered over the DSP using the two waves dies. To finish off the circles I used the stunning Night of Navy Specialty Foil Paper by die cutting the paper with two of the circle dies. To do this you use the largest circle die with the second largest circle die and I recommend it's best to use a little Washi Tape so they don't move around on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.

The stamped images of the pelican, pillars and sentiment are all in Night of Navy Ink. I used the smaller stitched label for the sentiment and tied White Bakers Twine on each end. I just had to add a couple of the Night of Navy Rhinestones to finish off the card.

Two stitched gift tags

I created two gift tags using different items from the Waves of the Ocean Collection and Tailor Made Tags Dies.

Using the largest stitched tag die, I die-cut out the Waves of the Ocean DSP in the pretty blue paper and layered it over a another tag die-cut piece in Basic White Cardstock. As before with the card I used the wave stamp image and stamped it in Versmark Ink onto Basic White Cardstock, added white emboss powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. I used Pacific Point Ink for both tags, the darker one I just applied more ink.

I like to match the greeting with the colour of the waves so for the pale blue gift tag, I stamped off first in Pacific Point Ink before applying to the cardstock. I also used the lighter shade of blue in the Rhinestones. The seagulls are die-cut out in Basic White Cardstock. 

I used the Night of Navy Foil for the seagulls, Night of Navy Ink for the sentiment and Night of Navy Rhinestones for the darker blue gift tag. I used the blue Denim Ribbon and frayed the ribbon to create long thin strands to tie the gift tags together. For the other gift tag I used the White Faux Linen Ribbon and to create long thin strands.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love hear your thoughts on my project by leaving a comment below. Make sure you pop over onto Stampin' Up! Facebook page for lots of inspiration from the Artisan Design Team using this collection.

If you would like a copy of the new Stampin' Up! Mini January to June 2022 Catalogue and the brand new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue 2022 - 2023 please contact me here. 

If you live in Australia and don't have a demonstrator, you can purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products by shopping with me at my online store here.

Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher