Oceanfront Simple Stamping Card

  

Welcome to our December Coast to Coast Creators Blog Hop! This month we are featuring Simple Stamping! True Simple Stamping means that you make a card using only stamps, ink, and paper--no die cutting, embossing, or using any printed paper, tools, or embellishments. My first card, below, meets these requirements.

For this blog hop, however, we could also add one of the following: Designer Series Paper (DSP), an embellishment, or a piece of ribbon. I chose to use some Pretty Prints DSP in my second version, below. Which version do you prefer?

I used our Oceanfront stamp set to create this card, which I think is the ultimate "simple stamping" stamp set. You will see many versions of this card on social media sites. It's a really popular stamp set!

Since this card was made using just stamps, ink, and paper, it was pretty quick to make! There is an option to add a darker ink to the top of the water and sand before stamping (which is also really quick), if desired. Full directions and shopping links are listed below.

It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but the Shimmery White
Cardstock gives the ocean scene some lovely sparkle.

Full Directions for My Joyful Flurry Catty CASE Card:

1. Cut the following layers:
• Bermuda Bay (or Basic Black) cardstock: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"--score at 4-1/4"
• Shimmery White Cardstock: 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" (stamp sentiment--from Paradise Palms stamp set--in Tuxedo Black Memento ink)
• Basic Black cardstock: 3-1/2" x 4-3/4"
• Pretty Prints DSP: 4" x 5-1/4" (optional)
2. Stamp sky in Balmy Blue.
3. *Stamp water in Pool Party, slightly overlapping the sky. 
4. *Stamp sand in Sahara Sand, slightly overlapping the water. Add some texture using the texture stamp.
5. Stamp the birds (from Mountain Air) with Basic Gray.
6. Stamp the taller grass with Mossy Meadow.
7. Stamp the shorter grass with stamped-off (second generation) Mossy Meadow.
8. Adhere Shimmery White layer to Basic Black layer, then to Bermuda Bay card base. (Or, optionally adhere Basic Black layer to DSP layer, and then to Basic Black card base.)
9. *I swiped a Bermuda Bay ink pad across the Pool Party ink at the top of the water before stamping, and a Crumb Cake ink pad across the Sahara Sand ink at the top of the sand before stamping, to just add a bit more depth of colour. This is optional.

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Shopping Links for My Oceanfront Simple Stamping Card:

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Product List

Oceanfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [157862] $30.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.75	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910] $13.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $11.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $11.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $11.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $11.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $11.00