Seas the Day for As You See It Challenge #272

 As You See It Challenges has a sketch challenge this week and it's really interesting. It's bands of paper of lessening thicknesses as you go up across the front of the card. Here's what the sketch looks like:

I'm trying to use all my new Jan/Jun Mini stamp sets that I've got before the end of June, so the next one on my list was Seas the Day and I decided to use the Waves of the Ocean Designer Series Paper before it expires May 2. I used two of the designs, a darker blue that incorporates Night of Navy and Pacific Point and a lighter blue that uses Coastal Cabana. 

It was hard to figure out what widths I should cut the strips, but I finally settled on 1", 7/8", 3/4",5/8" and 1/2". I made them all 3 7/8" long while the DSP underneath was 4" x 5 1/4".

Here's a closer look:

• I stamped the seaweed image from the stamp set in Mint Macaron ink, and since there is no coordinating die I fussy cut it and mounted it on the card front.
• I stamped the other sea creatures in Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, and Calypso Coral. All these had coordinating dies from the Sea Dies collection, so were die cut and mounted, some with glue dots and others popped up on dimensionals.
• The sentiment is from Inspired Thoughts because I felt the font suited the images. I die cut it using the Tailored Tags dies.

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Product List

Seas The Day Cling Stamp Set (English) [157849] $32.00	Seas The Day Bundle (English) [157858] $72.75	Inspired Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [155536] $26.00	Inspired Thoughts Bundle [155529] $63.00	Waves Of The Ocean 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159982] $15.75
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $10.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $10.25	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $10.25
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $10.25	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $10.25	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $10.25	Polished Dots [158134] $10.25	Sea Dies [157857] $49.00
Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $30.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50

Merriest Moments for As You See It Challenges

 

It's time for a new As You See It Challenge and this week it is a sketch challenge, with the sketch developed by Design Team member, Jane.

As soon as I looked at it, I thought it would be perfect for the Merriest Moments bundle with the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder. And I just love the Tidings of Christmas 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper, so I decided to use that and the palette that goes with it.

• You can see the 3 different designs of the Tidings of Christmas DSP I used in the background, 2 of them creating the perpendicular element. The palette for this paper includes Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Cherry Cobbler and Sahara Sand. I also added a bit of Gold Foil in.
• I used the Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder, which includes the embossing folder plus a die that matches the large frame and surrounding greenery. I had some difficulty getting a good detailed cut when using the die inside the embossing folder. It can be done but you might find that some of the smaller bits don't separate all that well. I embossed mine first and then die cut so that the die fit around the embossed part really well and made an accurate cut and I didn't even lose the embossing. It could be done the opposite way: die cut first and then emboss.
• I die cut the center of the frame out with the stitched panel too. I used this to add all the greenery and the sentiment, then I replaced it in the middle using dimensionals for some vertical variety.
• The greenery is stamped using images from the Merriest Moments stamp set which coordinates with the dies. I also added a sprig of the Christmas Pinecones Die that I cut from Gold Foil Sheets. 
• The sentiment is from the Merriest Moments stamp set and is stamped on the back of a left over sentiment label from a Kits Collection kit.
• I finished off with a bow from the Simply Elegant Gold Trim.

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Product List

Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [156353] $29.00	Merriest Moments Bundle (English) [156783] $73.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.75	Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155718] $15.75	Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155574] $12.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $10.25	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $10.25	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $10.25	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $10.25
Simply Elegant Trim [155766] $10.25	Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder [156385] $53.00	Christmas Pinecone Dies [156309] $61.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00