Friends Are Like Seashells

It's true. Friends are like seashells, each unique and amazing and beautiful in their own way. Like seashells, we collect these friends through our life's journey and treasure them and the memories that brought us together through the years. There is so much to love about the Sand & Sea Suite in our January – June Mini Catalog but my favorite parts of it are the Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle and Pearlescent Specialty Paper. These products combined with Sahara Sand card stock and foil sheets helped me create simple yet stunning cards, each slightly different. 

Please enjoy this video replay of my January 21st Facebook Live. I hope you will be inspired to create and perhaps even learn something new as you view this video. 

This first card couldn't be anymore simple. I cut a piece of Pearlescent Specialty Paper 5 1/4" x 4" and embossed it with my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine and Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to my Sahara Sand card base. The card really shows off the details of this embossing folder. Simple and so very elegant.

The two cards below show a side-by-side comparison of my first card and my second card. Again, I started with a piece of Pearlescent Specialty Paper, this time cutting it to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I then die cut it using my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the large Seaside Seashells Die. Next, I placed my die cut paper into the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder (matching up the shells,etc) and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine again. I then used my Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the die cut & embossed Pearlescent Paper to a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Sahara Sand Foil. Layers were then adhered to a Sahara Sand card base. I used Basic White card stock cut to 5 1/4" x 4" on the inside of the card.

Just love this sentiments. What a wonderful analogy.

Do you see the difference in each of the following 3 cards. The difference is the stamping. The first card (center front) was not stamped at all. On the second card (upper left), I "stamped off" each of the seashells with Sahara Sand ink. One the third card (upper right), I stamped each of the seashells in Sahara Sand ink at full strength. TIP:  For the 2nd and 3rd cards, you want to die cut, then stamp shells, set ink with Heat Tool, and then emboss with 3d Seashells Embossing Folder.

Stampin' Up! products featured in today's post – Click on any link to be directed to my online store.

Sand & Sea Suite Collection [155980] $92.00	Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle [156205] $54.00	Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set [154368] $26.00	Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder [154309] $9.00
Pearlescent Specialty Paper [154291] $4.00	Love You Always Foil Sheets [154286] $10.00	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117] $7.50	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121043] $8.75
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236] $7.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Cutting Blades Multipack [152391] $12.00
Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $5.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Simply Shammy [147042] $8.00

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Happy crafting!