High Tide was one of the first stamp sets on my wish list. It has the perfect combination of iconic images and beautiful sayings. I think it will be a set that I reach for again and again. I love how you can use the lighthouse image as a single stamp or layer both of them for two-step stamping. This card uses just the one image stamped in dapper denim. Both the birds and the sand are stamped in sahara sand. Now my ink pad was a little dry so the colour is bit lighter than it normally would be. In the following cards I have re-inked it and there is a considerable difference!
The next card has some layering to it, just to add a little depth. Card base is dapper denim with a mat of real red that is 3 3/4″ high by 4 1/4″ wide. Then on top of that is a piece of sahara sand cardstock measuring 4″ by 3 1/4″. I tucked in a scrap of jute ribbon behind the image. I also used the “weave” image from Best Birds as a subtle background to this card. Both of these cards were inspired by Lyssa Zwolanek.
The last card was born by my need to use only the other stamps in the set, but not the lighthouse. I also wanted a pop of red, so I turned to our latest Valentine’s paper, Sending Love. We also have nautical paper in our annual catalog, it is called By The Shore. Super simple card, perfect for many occasions. The paper strips are all 4″- the red one is 3/4″ wide, the shells 1 1/4″ and the waves 1 3/4″. If you love quilting, you will also love card making. Paper is also cheaper than fabric, and card making is almost instant gratification! One of my favourite things to do is to combine papers from different paper packs although Stampin’Up! makes it very easy to mix and match papers with guaranteed success with their assorted designer series paper packs. The patterned paper also matches our card stock, so no time is wasted trying to get things to match and your cards and scrapbook pages always look professional. It is truly one of the things I love most about Stampin’Up.
These are the cards we will be making next week Tuesday at my weekly coffee and a card class starting at 10am. We start in the kitchen with coffee, tea and homemade baking and we chat around the fireplace or the kitchen table for about twenty minutes before we head to the stamp room (studio) to make the cards. The cost is $10 and everyone brings their own adhesive kit (tape runner, glue dots and dimensionals). This same class is offered on Saturday mornings at 10am at a beautiful store downtown called The Dutch Market. The coffee there is free and there is an amazing selection of European pastries for sale. The Dutch Market has a great selection of products from Europe, an amazing bakery and also fresh local produce. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already done so. Here is their website. If you are not in Chatham you can also order online from them.
If you have never tried stamping, I hope you contact me and give it a try. I would love to have you come to my classes, there is such great joy in discovering your creativity and I would be honoured to help you do just that.
Hugs, Jackie
