Sailing Away Artisan Design Team Blog Hop...

It is that time again!  It is time to HOP ALONG with Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team!  If you are continuing on in your hop, you just came from ANGELA'S BLOG!  Didn't you just love what she did?!  If you are just starting the hop...WELCOME!  Happy to have you!  We are hopping along sharing all sorts of fun ideas made with the Come Sail Away Suite products!

Here are the projects I made for you today using the Sailing Home Stamp Set (Item # 149457) and Smooth Sailing Dies (Item # 149576):

I love these products so much!  They are so much fun!  That anchor die is 😍😍😍!  So that was the star of the show for one of my cards:

Colors: Gray Granite, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink Pads: VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers:  Gray Granite, Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamps: Sailing Home

Tools: Smooth Sailing Die, Heat Tool

Accessories: Whisper White Baker's Twine, Sail Away Trinkets, Whisper White Embossing Powder

I did a few different things with this anchor.  First...I made a background by just cutting a bunch of the anchors from Gray Granite cardstock.  Then adhered those (using the Multi-Purpose Adhesive-the "green lid" glue!) to a Gray Granite piece of cardstock.  I love this technique...it even almost makes it look like an embossed background! 

Here is the next thing that I did with the anchor:

May be hard to tell here...but I adhered about 5 of the anchors together.  Then I topped them with a layer of the Fine-Tip Glue.  It makes it look like a glossy enamel element.  LOVE IT!

I love this next card and how the Pool Party card base makes everything pop:

Colors: Pool Party, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Gold

Ink Pads: VersaMark, Black, Pool Party

Cardstock/Papers:  Pool Party, Whisper White, Vellum, Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

Stamps: Sailing Home

Tools: Smooth Sailing Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies

Accessories: Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Gold Embossing Powder

I also love how it opens.  I cut off an inch from the card front and adhered the Designer Paper to the inside of the card...

I love the fun little details this gives it!  Also...I am pretty in love with this gold embossed sail boat:

I think the Nested Label Dies are for sure going to be one of my most used die sets.  I LOVE THEM!!!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog!  Next stop is Aurélie's Blog!!!! You will love what she has to share with you!!!

And here is a list of all the blogs to visit for the hop:

2019 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team 

Angela Meiritz-Reid

Ashley Van Camp (me!)

Aurelie Fabre

Emma Goddard

Jackie Aitken

Jennifer Picard

Kaylee van Es

Lauren Alarid

Maike Beimler

Manuela Geiswinkler

Mikaela Titheridge

Narelle Farrugia

Rochelle Blok

Stesha Bloodhart

Sylwia Schreck

Tanya Rees