Friday, June 19, 2026

Sunset Coast for As You See It Challenge #375 - Jungle Colours

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 Why is it that every time I'm trying to get ready to go away for a holiday, all hell breaks loose on the home front, making it three times as difficult to get prepared, with three times as many tasks to do before I can go?? Can anyone relate?

I don't want to bore you, but we are going camping next week to my favourite campground. It's not far away, but it has it's own lake and lovely beach, the campsite has all the utilities, our friends are coming as well, and I'm so looking forward to the week! But it's also the week before our condo's AGM, and we're running into issues with our AGM package caused by our property management company, I'm preparing a powerpoint for a Town Hall meeting taking place next week that I'm going to have to come back for, someone got stuck in the elevator this afternoon, and I had to help, and I also had a card to make because this challenge happens! I'm going to be so ready to relax!

But I really love this week's Colour Challenge, created by Team member Joanne! The colours work so well together, even if they are all fairly bright! Take a look at the Challenge Banner:

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Right away, I saw a sunset over the ocean, and the opportunity to use the Sunset Coast bundle for the first time. Check it out:




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  • I started with a card base of Coastal Cabana, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4".
  • I added a panel of Lemon Lime Twist, 5 1/4" x 4".
  • I cut a panel of Basic White 5" x 3 3/4" and taped it to my Stampin' Glass Mat Studio with about 1/4" margin around the edges and I also used one tape in the middle for the separation of sky and sea.
  • Using blending brushes, I blended first a very little Lemon Lime Twist, then Melon Mambo, and then Berry Burst into the sky area, starting at the tape and blending upwards.
  • I adjusted the tape, then, removing it and partly covering the sky, making a mask at the line between sea & sky. I changed brushed and blended first Lemon Lime Twist, then Coastal Cabana towards the bottom.
  • I used the large sea texture stamp from Sunset Coast, along with Coastal Cabana, to stamp that texture near the horizon, then I added some Lemon Lime Twist, using the small sea texture stamp within it. I continued to use the large sea texture stamp with Coastal Cabana ink, but stamped off once or twice to create texture in the water all the way down. I added Wink of Stella to highlight the waves.
  • I die cut from the neutral Basic Black cardstock, the lighthouse circle, then die cut it again with a circle die. I kept some of the cutouts in the lighthouse and rocks because I wanted a more solid look.
  • I also die cut the sea birds, the sun and the sailboats, which look slightly out of proportion to me, and make me think of shark fins. The sun is die cut from Lemon Lime Twist card stock.
  •  I glued everything on where I wanted it and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the panel with Memento ink. It looked better than I expected! The black silhouettes really stand out against the sunset and sea colours.

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Friday, June 5, 2026

Paper Pumpkin Hummingbirds for As You See It Challenge #374

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I love sketch challenges, and this one, designed by teammate, Jan, is brilliant!  It's generic enough for lots of creativity, specific enough to generate many ideas. I kept seeing a moon or sun with flowers in front of it and hummingbirds flitting around them, using the sun or moon as a backdrop. I guess it would have to be the sun. I don't think you'd see the hummers at night, would you?d

Take a look at the As You See It Challenge Banner:

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I just completed a Paper Pumpkin kit using hummingbirds, and I knew that, although the kit already contained die cut hummingbirds, it also had two stamps of hummingbirds as well, and a great nectar-containing floral plant stamp, too! Here's how it ended up looking:

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  • I wanted to use pastel colours for the background with the hummingbirds in brights to stand out.
  • I started with a card base of Soft Sea Foam and added a panel of Basic White,   5 1/4" x 4", embossed with the Happy Hibiscus Embossing Folder. Any floral embossing folder will do.
  • I die cut a partial circle from a piece of Barely Blush cardstock using the Deckled Circle dies. I used a Blending Brush to ink blend some Barely Blush ink across the middle of it and around the edges. I included one straight edge to match the sketch.
  • On a piece of basic white, I stamped with the Fluttering Garden Paper Pumpkin stamp set, the two hummingbirds and the flowering vine twice. I coloured them in with Stampin' Blends Combos, in Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Mossy Meadow, and Azure Afternoon. I also added Wink of Stella to the hummingbirds' breasts. The glitter is a lot more subtle than it looks in the photograph.
  • I fussy cut all the flowers and birds, then added them to the circle using glue dots and dimensionals!
  • I stamped the sentiment on a strip of Basic White cardstock 4" across and about 3/4" wide and added it as shown, using dimensionals.
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