May 2021 - The Maine Stamper

Sand and Sea Suite

May 30, 2021

Bring on the beach! Even when the seashore is far away, you can make it feel like a beach holiday with the Sand & Sea Suite. Whether you are chasing away winter blues with a beachy card or reliving vacation fun with memory keeping, you’ll love the ultimate coordination of the Sand & Sea Suite.

This suite is unlike any other! The largest die in the coordinating die set can create a card-front-sized focal design or background. It can also be snipped into smaller individual die cuts. All of which coordinate with stamp images. Plus, the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder can emboss the large die cut with incredible detail or it can be used to emboss the smaller coordinating images. This is next-level coordination that you’ve got to try to believe!

If that wasn’t enough, there’s a whole collection of gorgeous Designer Series Paper, sticker sheets, Pearlescent Specialty Paper, and Opal Rounds embellishments that will add luxurious luster to your Sand & Sea projects.

You’ll love letting your creativity set sail with the Sand & Sea Suite!

The tutorial below shows a technique that’s a fun twist on the traditional heat embossing. Enjoy creating this beautiful card stacked with detail and texture.

Sand & Sea Card – Embossed 3 Ways Card

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SUPPLIES:

STAMPS

Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer stamp set (#154368)

PAPER

Sahara Sand (#121043), Blushing Bride (#131198), Basic White (#159276), Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper (#154288)

INK

VersaMark Ink Refill (#102193), VersaMark Pad (#102283), Blushing Bride (#147100), So Saffron, (#147109), Sahara Sand Pad (#147117), Misty Moonlight (#153118)

TOOLS

Timeless Label Punch (#149516), Seashells 3D Embossing Folder (#154309), Seaside Seashells Dies (#156095), Heat Tool (#129053)

ADHESIVES

Glue Dots (#103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Stampin’ SEAL (#152813)

EMBELLISHMENTS

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#109132), Opal Rounds (#154289), Seaside Shells Sticker Sheets (#154290)

TIPS:

Help die cut images stay in place when embossing with sticky notes. Use the sticky edge of a sticky note to hold the die cut shells pieces in place in the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder.

Coordinating Products

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Well Suited Suite

May 22, 2021

Well Suited

Fear not my creative friends! The Well Suited Suite is here, and it’s the perfect solution we’ve been searching to find for those hard-to-create masculine cards. This suite is ideal for masculine birthdays, Father’s day, and a few more unexpected uses, too.

The Handsomely Suited stamp set has a combination greetings and images that are great as focal images, accents, or stamped backgrounds. The Suit & Tie Dies take this bundle over the top with dies that coordinate with the stamps and a whole set of pieces to mix n’ match to create shirts, vests, or suit jackets. Pair the stamps and dies with the handsome patterns of the Well Suited Designer Series Paper and you have a top-notch combination.

Obviously, the shirts and suits you’ll build with this set are going to be a hit, but what about using the suit dies with Basic White to create a lab coat, or with Mint Macaron to create scrubs as a thank you to nurses and doctors. Or in the colors of police, fire, or military uniforms? Or create wedding cards with black tuxedos and move the “V” of the jacket dies up to create a V-neck wedding dress with embossed Basic White cardstock and Pearl Jewel details.

The possibilities really are endless with the Well Suited Suite. I look forward to seeing what you create with this unique set!

The tutorial below creates layers of texture with stamped images, a popped-up frame technique, twine, and stamped Designer Series Paper.

Well Suited Popped-Out Frame Card

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