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Hello friends! Mindy here, and I hope you’ve been enjoying our Summer Inspiration Week!

Today, I’m sharing two flamingo-themed cards that instantly bring those sunny, tropical vibes to life. Flamingos are such iconic summer birds, and I couldn’t resist creating with the Tropical Birds stamp set, which also includes a fabulous palm tree perfect for building warm, beachy scenes.

For my first card, I stamped the images onto white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers.

The colors I used are:

• FLAMINGOS: RV66, RV55, RV63, RV00
• PALM TREE: G29, G17, YG06, YG00; E49, E37, E35, E33

To create a vibrant backdrop, I ink blended a colorful summer palette, then layered over it with the Summer Words stencil and shimmer relief paste for some sparkle and texture.

To build my scene, I used the Stitched Duo 3 die to create a window.

Behind the window, I added die cut waves and a sandy shoreline with the Shoreline Borders Die. 

The frame is popped up with foam tape for dimension, and I finished off the scene with the palm tree, a flamingo, and a sentiment from the Beach Fun stamp set.

My second card is a clean and simple design that puts the spotlight on the flamingo. I had already colored the image, so for the background, I simply stamped the palm tree in a light brown ink onto white cardstock. The flamingo is popped up with foam squares, and I added a bold black sentiment near the bottom to balance the design.

Both cards give off that laid-back, tropical energy perfect for summer crafting. I hope they inspire you to create your own sunny scenes!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I had so much fun bringing these flamingo scenes to life and sharing a bit of tropical inspiration with you.

Hello everyone, it’s June here! I hope you’re all as excited about Summer Theme Week as we are. Today I’m sharing a card I made using an older summer stamp set that I’m still in love with, which is the Citrus stamp set. It’s a small set, but there’s so much you can do with it!

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I often use both the lemon/lime and the orange together, but today I went with just the orange. I stamped a bunch of oranges and slices and colored them in using Copic Markers. I also stamped a sentiment from the Friend Greetings stamp set using dark green ink.

I played around with my die cuts to make a pattern around the sentiment. I thought it was a bit too empty with just the oranges, so I stamped some of the juice splashes from the set and a couple of the flowers from the Tea Time stamp set. Adding these into the pattern made it a bit more complete. 

I decided to go for a mint green background with dark green splatters on it to bring in more of the green. As a finishing touch, I stamped a couple of leaves from the Citrus stamp set to arrange around the sentiment. I popped up the sentiment and flowers using foam tape.

I think this card is a great example of how even a small stamp set can carry an entire card design. While I did bring in some extra products, the design itself can easily be replicated using just the flowers and leaves from the Citrus stamp set itself if you want to keep it simple.

I hope this card inspired you to create your own fun pattern card. See you again soon for another blog post!

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Christina, and I have a sunny tropical card design to share with you for Summer Theme Week here at PPP. For this inspiration project, I combined the beautiful Hibiscus Flowers stamp set with some of the new summer-themed goodies from the latest release. Grab your markers or whatever your favorite coloring medium is, and let’s get started! 

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I started by stamping the images from the Hibiscus Flowers stamp set with a black alcohol marker-friendly ink. I also stamped images from a few other sets: a shell from the Seashell Wreath set, a small flower from the Hummingbird Floral set, and the butterfly from the Easter Icons set. Then I colored them with Copic markers before die cutting them with the coordinating dies.  

Next, I created the background by inking an A2 card panel and a Scallop Frame with two shades of yellow ink. Then I die cut the card panel with the Chevron Pierced Plate and attached the scallop frame. 

To finish things up, I arranged the stamped images on the background panel and attached them with either glue or foam squares. Then I die cut the Good Vibes sentiment from a coordinating cardstock and attached it with foam squares. The final detail was to add a few clay confetti pieces from the Bright Rainbow Mix for embellishment. 

Thanks so much for reading about my sunny tropical card design that I created for Summer Theme Week! Be sure to check the blog all week for more beautiful summertime creations from the team!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to Day 4 of the Summer Theme Week! It is Zsofi here today with a fun, beachy inspiration mixing the latest release with some older stamps and dies. Let me guide you through the process of how I made this summer card.

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First I created the background using the Seashell Background stencil on light blue cardstock. I wanted something simple and couldn’t find my stencil spray adhesive, so I decided to spritz some Distress Mica spray over the stencil. I love how shimmery and unique it turns out every single time! It is my favourite technique with intricate stencils and it is super fast!

Then I stamped some images from the Beach Fun stamp set and the koala from Heart Critters. I coloured them with Copic markers and cut them all out with their coordinating dies. 

To set the scene I die cut a piece of heavy weight vellum with the Notched Squares die set and also a scrap piece of kraft cardstock. I cut the latter with the Shoreline border dies and ink blended the edges with some brown ink. I also added dots with brown markers and a white gel pen, it really looks like sand! I assembled the scene and stamped a sentiment on the top right corner from the Sentiment Strips: Summer stamp set.

I cut a little bit off the stenciled background and gave it a dark teal mat before adhering it to an A2 sized top folding notecard. I attached the focal panel and glued a glitter word die cut under it, which I cut with the Summer Script die. I couldn’t resist adding an extra sentiment under it, to make it complete. 

As a finishing touch, I used a clear shimmer pen on the ball and the stripes of the surf board. A black glaze pen on the eyes and nose of the koala and glossy accents on the sunglasses and some extra details. I also added some orange twine on the top, it makes it even more cheerful in my eyes.

I hope you liked this card idea and got inspired. I cannot wait to see your beautiful summer creations, make sure to share them in our Facebook group!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon,
Zsofi

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Hello, Gemma here to share a card for Summer Theme Week, featuring the Layered Seashells Stencils and the Shoreline Borders die set.

I began by blending distress oxide inks in Dried Marigold, Saltwater Taffy, and Salvaged Patina over one layer of the Layered Seashells Stencils. On the second layer, I used some Nuvo Winter White glacier paste to give pearl shimmer details. I put this stenciled panel aside to dry whilst I worked on the rest of the card.

Next, I used the Shoreline Borders die set to cut some pieces of card to create a beach scene. On the blue water piece, I heat embossed in white a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Summer stamp set.

Once dry, I adhered the stencilled panel to an A2 card base, then added the bench scene layers on top to finish my Summer card.

Have a great day. Stop by tomorrow for another day of summer inspiration!

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Hi friends! Sophie here and today I am sharing a few fun cards featuring a mix of new and old products for Summer Theme Week.

My favorite thing to do is pull from new and old from my stash so that I feel like I am getting the most out of my products! Hope you enjoy the cards I’ve made to share, let’s dive in!

For all of my cards today I am featuring the Summer Fun stamps and dies. This first card mixes in a few things from the most recent June release including the Seashell Wreath as well as the Summer Words Stencil. Oh, and the sentiment is from the Beach Fun stamp set!

I started by stenciling my background with a pink ink on light pink card stock for some subtle interest. Then, I stamped and colored my images using Copic markers. I kept the coloring of the wreath to one marker per image to keep it simpler and I did more detailed shading on the cute little tiger. 

For my second card I wanted to make a simple interactive card and the Shadow Box Dies are PERFECT for making something quick and easy but that also packs a punch. This card was actually probably the quickest to make out of all the ones I am sharing today. I used the Seashell Background Stencil for the background panel of the box to give it some fun summer flair. For the waves in the box I used the Shoreline Borders and cut those out of the top of the hillside borders that come with the Shadow Box die set. I thought I would keep the focus mainly on the lion and so I opted to use the thin “Summer” word die at the top of the box for my sentiment to pair with the lion’s sign. 

For my last 2 cards I had some leftover colored images that I did not want to go to waste so I decided to create some simple bonus cards. 

The first features the Scallops Pierced Cover Die, an Eyelet Rectangle, and a Sentiment Strip Die featuring a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Summer stamp set. 

The second card is super simple and features a simple ink blended rectangle that I used the Waves Edges stencil on to create some movement. The sentiment was stamped directly on the card and is also from the Sentiment Strips: Summer stamp set. I adorned both of these cards with some Sparkling Clear Star Sequins! 

I hope you feel inspired to create something. Wishing you a wonderful day!

Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda here with you today!! I hope you’re having an amazing summer!! I’m super excited to be kicking off Summer Theme Week here on the blog! We’re celebrating summer all week long with tons of fantastic projects to inspire you!

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I’m sharing a fun shaker card featuring the Beach Fun Stamp Set & Coordinating Dies!! It doesn’t get better than a shaker, am I right?!?

I started by stamping the images in the Beach Fun Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored them with Copic markers, added details and highlights with a white gel pen, then used the Coordinating Dies to cut them out. The Beach Day Shaker Beads inspired my color palette.

To create the background, I blended Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink onto the top of an A2 panel of smooth white cardstock. I tore another panel of white cardstock to create the “sand” layers and blended them with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks. They were splattered with diluted inks in the same colors, as well as diluted white bleed-proof ink. One of the dies from the Shoreline Borders Die Set was also cut from white cardstock to create the “water” at the bottom of the background. It was blended with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink, splattered with the same diluted ink and white bleed-proof ink. All the layers were adhered to the background panel with liquid glue.

The rectangle die was cut from orange cardstock. I adhered acetate and added foam tape to the back of the rectangle, then added the Beach Day Shaker Beads to the opening. The background was then adhered to the back of the rectangle to create the shaker.

The sentiment, also from the Beach Fun Stamp Set, was stamped onto white cardstock with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink. It was cut out with the Coordinating Die, then adhered to the front of the acetate with liquid glue to finish off the card.

That does it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Stay tuned for more summer inspiration coming your way this week!

Hello, Gemma here today to share a CAS card featuring the Seashell Wreath.

I began by heat embossing the Seashell Wreath stamp with a pearl white embossing powder. This gives a subtle look on white card, with beautiful shimmer where the light hits. It’s perfect for the seashells in this wreath.

I die cut the wreath with the coordinating die, and added a couple of layers behind for dimension.

As I used embossing powder, it’s advised not to colour with alcohol markers. Instead I reached for my zig clean colour brush markers, which I haven’t used in ages. Although I didn’t use watercolour card, they blended quite well.

There are some sentiments in the Seashell Wreath stamp set, which fit perfectly inside the wreath. I die cut another white card layer, keeping the centre part this time. I marked an arrow on the wreath, so I knew which was the top, then stamped a sentiment in the centre. I adhered this to the back of my coloured seashell wreath.

For my background, I die cut a Scallops Pierced Plate, adhering it to an A2 card base. I then added the wreath with sentiment on top to finish.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Hi Friends! Emily Mydlowski here with you today sharing all the summer good vibes with a rainbow & glitter shell card using the Good Vibes Shadow Die, Seashell Shaker Dies and the Chevron Pierced Plate Die. 

For the rainbow seashell, I die cut the shell from both white and silver glitter cardstock using the shaker frame die and backer (white cardstock only). I colored the inner shell pieces in rainbow order using dye inks and blending brushes. I adhered the silver glitter frame to the white shell backer and used liquid adhesive to adhere the rainbow inlays. 

For the sentiment, I die cut the script in glitter cardstock and the shadow in vellum. I love using vellum as a shadow sentiment backer so you still see the image while giving depth and dimension to the sentiment. To finish the design, I added the rainbow shells to a white Chevron pierced background panel. 

So there we are friends, a fun what to create a non shaker card using the Seashell Shaker Die. Thanks for stopping by and Big Paper Hugs!