In last night's blog post I shared these pictures of this Pop 'n Cut card and talked about the wonders of the Dress Form Pop 'n Cuts and Card Base Pop 'n Cuts dies. Today I want to focus on the stamp set The Open Sea (w-123030, c-123032).

I like this set for several reasons. First, I live on an island in SE Alaska and boats, ships, and ferries are our way of life. There is something very romantic about sailing ships and they speak of adventure.

I love the vintage look of this stamp set as well. Stamp in in Crumb Cake, Basic Grey, or one of our wonderful blue inks. I stamped the compass with Pacific Point ink but stamping it with one of the red inks would also be very vintage.

Finally, I love the versatility of The Open Sea stamp set. It could be used on a Bon Voyage card, on travel scrapbook pages, or for a masculine birthday card like this one. Check out the different images in the index below and then click on the links above to order the set. While you are in my online store, remember to order stamping supplies you are running low on. I appreciater your business.

Until your next visit…blessings,
Sue
sue@soggystamper.com

Supplies: Dress Form Pop 'n Cuts die (130100), Card Base Pop 'n Cuts die (130099), The Open Sea stamp set (w-123030, c-123032), Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper (126922), Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003), Window Frames Collection Framelits (129021), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

I am so excited to share this card with you! The Dress Form Die and the Card Base Pop 'n Cut die have so much potential. I needed to make a birthday card for my son and had not used this wonderful and romantic The Open Sea stamp set yet. Actually, I have had my eye on it ever since the 2012-2013 catalog came out but just hadn't purchased it until last month. The ribbon is from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack (130812) which you can get for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.

Have I convinced you that the Dress Form die and the Pop 'n Cuts die are well worth the price because they open a whole new area of creativity for you? You can use them as the support for all kinds of pop-ups. Check out this blog post, and this one for more ideas. Then order them. Order any of the supplies I used to create this card by clicking on the linked item names of by visiting my online store.

Thanks for coming by to visit today. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and take a break while you browse my projects. If you like what you see and would like to receive exclusive projects once a month in The Soggy Stamper Newsletter, fill in the box on the right to subscribe. When you do, email me your phone number and your birthday. I send my subscribers an e-card I created just for them if I have their birthday.

Until your next visit…blessings,
Sue
sue@soggystamper.com

What is Sale-a-Bration, you ask? It is the time of year when Stampin' Up! celebrates with an astonishing offer! From January 22 through March 22, you get to choose exclusive product for free for each $50 you spend. I have used two of those free products on this card.

The designer series paper is one of the patterns in the pack of the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (127540). The butterfly stamp is included in the Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set (w-129651, c-129654). What is especially exciting is that this little stamp fits perfectly in the Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406) which can be found in the Spring Catalog. I layered the little butterfly onto the larger butterfly which was punched from Island Indigo card stock with the Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526). I stamped the greeting found in the Perfectly Penned Stamp Set (w-122890, c-122892) onto Whisper White card stock with Calypso Coral ink and cut it out with one of the Window Frames Collection Framelits (129021).

There are so many wonderful FREE items to choose from in the Sale-a-bration brochure (see images below) that you will want to come back again and again to purchase $50 worth of product before March 22 so you can collect many of them. They will not be available after March 22. OR…you can place an order for $100 of product and choose 2 items, or place an order for $150 and choose 3 items and choose $25 worth of hostess benefits. Each order of $150 or more will also get a free package of the Silver Glimmer paper. So….get busy placing your orders through my online store.

Until your next visit…blessings,
Sue
sue@soggystamper.com

I am so pumped up! I emailed my Pop 'n Cut cards to Karen Burniston, the creator of the Card Base Pop 'n Cut die (130099) and Dress Form Pop 'n Cut dies. She asked if she could share my card from this post on her I'm Not Left-Handed blog! My card is part way down the page. I am really honored.

I know the dies are rather expensive and you might not want to make cards with a dress form and dress on the card. However, it is a good base for adding other pop up items. I'd love to get you all thinking of other ways to use the dies. Click on the linked item names to order the dies. Then email me your creations using Stampin' Up! supplies and I'll feature them here on my blog.

Until your next visit…blessings,
Sue

sue@soggystamper.com

This is another card I created with the Oh Whale! stamp set (w-129129, c-129132). The striped scalloped strips of Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper (126922) are left over from a different project. I used the Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127022) for the Baja Breeze background and for the puffy Whisper White clouds.

I used the Stamp-a-ma-Jig (101049) to stamp 'baby' from the saying 'welcome baby' of the Petite Pairs stamp set (w-122495, c-122497) under the Whalecome! saying of Oh Whale! on Whisper White card stock. This fit nicely in the Ticket Duo Punch (126883).

To order the supplies needed for this project, either click on the links or make a list and visit my online store. Thanks for your business. I really do appreciate it.

Thanks for coming by to visit today. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and spend some time browsing my blog. If you live in the area where the blizzard is supposed to hit, I hope you stay warm and don't lose your power.

Until your next visit…blessings,
Sue
sue@soggystamper.com