Friday, October 30, 2026

Neutral Noel Double

 


I have double houses and deer for this card today featuring the Neutral Neol suite and the Paper Pumpkin  kit called Noel Greetings for October 2026.  I have a Crumb Cake base and piece of the Neutral Noel DSP on top. I added a rectangl cut from the kit tom layer my scene. I stamped trees from the Welcome Noel set on white card stock in  Mossy Meadow green ink (one is stamped off to make lighter) and cut with the matching dies. The houses came in the kit as well as the Noel sentiment. I stamped the deer in Early Espresso ink and cut out with matching dies along with the Mossy Meadow wreaths on the houses, as well as  the stars in Golden Glow from same dies. I drew a little swirl under the houses with the Pecan Pie marker to look like snowy hill. I finished with some gold sequin. 
It is a busy card but I like the colors! 
Have a wonderful and spooky weekend! 
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy 

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Merry Christmas With Welcome Noel

 


Another card with the Neutral Noel suite and lighter colors! I have a white base and an another piece of white card stock ran through with the retired Merriest Frames embossing folder. I cut a white Everyday Arches die and used my blending brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the top. I stamped on white card stock the trees from the Welcome Noel set in Granny Apple Green and cut with matching dies. I cut the houses with the Welcome Noel dies in white card stock and added some gold foil behind them. I stamped the bottom of the arch with the Peaqceful Deer set in Cherry Cobbler ink.  I also cut the stars from the same dies in Golden Glow card stock and finished with the gold dots. 
I like the white houses! 
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Best Time Of The Year

 


I have another Neutral Noel suite card for you today. Again, I used the retired Merriest  Frames embossing folder with a piece of Mossy Meadow card stock placed then on a Mossy base. I stamped the images with the Welcome Noel set on white card stock in Granny Apple Green, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake inks. I cut them out with the Welcome Noel dies. I stamped the sentiment on a white banner die from the Noel Tidings dies in Cherry Cobbler ink from the retired Peaceful Deer set.   I added the Crumb Cake twine bow and gold dots to finish off. 
Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

PP809 Noel

 



I am playing along with Christy's sketch challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com this week! I have a combo of Neutral Noel suite and October Paper Pumpkin kit called Noel Greetings. I have a Mossy Meadow base from the kit and I added a piece of the Neutral Noel DSP which I cut the side with the Scalloped Christmas Cheer dies. I then cut the oval piece of Mossy Meadow card stock with the Noel Tidings dies and ran it through the Softly Woven embossing folder. I stamped the tree from the Welcome Noel stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink on white cards tock and cut with the matching dies. I added some red gems from the Adhersive-backed Christmas Berries. The red banner strip and Noel sentiment are from the kit. I finihed with a double bow of white/gold twine. 
Hope you have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy 



Monday, October 26, 2026

Merry Christmas Neutral Noel

 


This is my third Christmas card with this Neutral Noel suite and my fav so far. I only made one but will make some more soon. I have a Mossy Meadow base, a layer of the Neutral Noel DSP, then two Everyday Arches in Mossy and Basic Beige cardstock ran through with the Softly Woven embossing folder. I cut Mossy trees and Golden Glow stars from the Welcome Noel dies. I stamped the houses from the Welcome Noel set in Pecan Pie ink and cut with matching dies. I stamped the deer in Eary Espresso and cut also with matching dies. I ran a piece of the Mossy Meadow and Very Vannila gingham ribbon around before attaching and added a bow. I stamped the sentiment from the retired the Peaceful Deer stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink on a white strip of card stock. i finished with some gold gems. 
Have a awesome day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

A Neutral Noel Christmas

 


I made 10 of this second card from the Neutral Noel suite. I have a Basic Beige base and another piece of that color card stock ran through the Softly Woven embossing folder. I have a strip of the Neutral Noel DSP on the left. I stamped the houses in Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie inks, the deer in Early Espresso ink and the trees in Granny Apple Green ink on white card stock from the Welcome Noel stamp set and cut with the matching dies.  I cut a Mossy Meadow wreath  from the Welcome Noel dies and the greenery from the Noel Tidings dies. I used a Crumb Cake double bow behind the white banner cut from the Noel Tidings dies and stamped with the retired Peace On Earth stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink. I finished with some gold swirl gems.
Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Windy 

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Peace Love Joy For Christmas

 



I did some casing from the SU! catty page17 for the Neutral Noel suite last week. This was my first Christmas card this year and I made 12 of them. I usually send out around 35 so this set me on my way to getting to that total. I have a white base and a layer of the Neutral Noel DSP. I then cut out the large oval greenery in Mossy Meadow card stock with the Noel Tidings dies. I stamped the houses in Pecan Pie and Crumb Cake inks plus the deer in Early Espresso ink and the tree in Granny Apple Green ink from the Welcome Noel set on white card stock than cut with matching dies. I also added a Mossy wreath to the house from same dies. The banner is from the Noel Tidings dies in white card stock stamped with a retired sentiment from the Peace On Earth stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink. 
I finished off with some gold gems on the banner. 
I will share more creations from this suite soon! 
Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy


Tuesday, October 20, 2026

PP808 Gourd-geous

 




I am playing along with Stef's clean and simple theme challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com  Not decided if sending this one to my son or daughter in the mail! I have a white base plus another piece of white card stock ran through the Softly Woven embossing folder. I cut a piece of the Painted Patch DSP with the Banner dies and ran some white thread I colored with Timid Tiger ink around and added the double bow. I then stamped the pumpkin trio from the Painted Pumpkins set in Timid Tiger ink and cut with the matching dies.  I blended Tiger and Crisp Canteloupe ink with my blending brushes. I cut then cut several twig/leaves in Granny Apple Green card stock. I stamped the sentiment in Tiger ink and hand snipped it out. the pumkins were popped up on a vellum circle cut from the Stylish Shapes dies. I finished with some light green gems. 
Hope you have a gorgeous day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy 






Monday, October 12, 2026

PP807 Warm And Beachy

 






I am playing along with Jan's colour challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com  I have to say that when I saw these colors I first thought of my Perfectly Pears set and thought of the pears in the green with a blue background.  However, when I read that Jan said it was spring in the South Pacific and I am in Flordia where we are still in much heat, I had to grab my palms! I have used the Paradise Plams set and Palms dies which have retired but still get used a lot here. 
I have a Azure Afternoon base with a piece of white card stock ran through with the new Softly Woven embossing folder. I then cut a white oval with the new Noel Tidings dies. I stamped the water/land stamp first in Crumb Cake ink for sand and then Azure Afternoon ink for water on the bottom of the oval. I stamped the trees in Crumb and Granny Apple Green inks on white card stock and cut with matching dies. I popped them on the oval. I stamped the sentiment in Azure ink on a white Stylish Shapes banner die and finished with some Azure Afternoon dots.
Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!
Windy





Wednesday, October 7, 2026

PP806 Love You Lots

 



I am playing along with Ann's Nature's Landscapes Challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com with a Basic Beige base cut just a little longer than an standard A2 card then I added a bit of Splenid Autumn DSP with a fall scene. I grabbed my Gallery Blooms dies and ran a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock through with the frame die and then ran it through with the Timber embossing folder to look more like a wood frame. I stamped the sentiment from a new set called Poetic Petals in VersaMark ink on Basic Beige card stock and heat embossed with my heat tool and Copper embossing powder. I cut it out with the Stylish Shapes banner die. I finished off with a double linen thread bow. 
This will be soon be on its way to my son! 
Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Windy 





Thursday, September 24, 2026

Happy Fall Y'All

 



I made these two cards for my kids (who actually adults)...one for my daughter with a pink shirt and lighter hat on the left and one for my son with a red shirt and darker hat on the right! I think this Fun For Fall bundle is so... well fun! I got ispirational in design and coloring from stampingbae.com  I have a Hydrangea Hue base and apiece of the Gingham Gallery DSP. I then cut two Everyday Arches-one in white and a larger one in Golden Glow card stock. I stamped the images on white card stock and colored with Stampin Blends in Hydrangea Hue, Real Red, Berry Burst, Gloden Glow, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Peaceful Pine, Basic Black, Lemon Lolly, and Ivory. I then cut all out with the matching dies cuts. I finished with some in color dots in Golden Glow or Hydrangea Hue. I wish I had thought to blend some blue in the background before popping all on the white die. But love it anyway1
Have a sweet weekend and hopefully feeling coolr weather!
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy   

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

PP804 Hello There Panda Bear!

 




I am playing along with Christy's clean and simple bear challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com   I am sending this card to my daughter who not only loves blue but is nicknamed Panda as her name is Amanda!  As soon as I saw the bear challenge, I grabbed my Big Little Things set with the Panda bear! I stamped the bear in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a white Creative Haven die banner. I also stamped the sentiment on top in Hydrangea Hue ink. I place it on a new die called Scalloped Christmas Cheer cut in Hue card stock and added to the Gingham Gallery DSP in Hue and on the same color card stock base. I finished with Hydrangea Hue dots.  
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful day!
Windy





Wednesday, September 16, 2026

PP803 Simply Thinking Of You

 



For LeAnne;s color challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com this week I went clean and simple with the Simply Leaves bundle. More white makes these three colors not so dark and heavy! I have a white base and a piece of white ran through the Falling Leaves embossing folder and cut with the Textured Notes die. I stamped the leaves in Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Real Red inks on white card stock then punched with the matching punch. I stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink on a white strip and finished off with some gold dots.  
Hope you have a lovely last week before fall!
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy





Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Hello Gourd-geous For The Pals Blog Hop

 



Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

This month, we’re celebrating all the beauty of Autumn/Fall! From rich seasonal colors and beautiful leaves to pumpkins and everything cozy, this is such a wonderful time of year to get creative. The Pals hope to inspire you with card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. So, grab your favorite fall supplies and enjoy the inspiration!





I love pumpkins....to collect and to make cards! I am not a pumpkin flavor person. I made my daughter a cool card using the Painted Patch suite and her favorite pastel like colors-Pool Party, Petal Pink and Calypso Coral. I have a Pool Party base and then a layer of the Painted Patch DSP in a great check pattern. I then cut a piece of Pool Party card stock and ran though the Rustic Check embossing folder. I then cut a white gate, gold foil handle, Calypso Coral leaves/sprigs with the Painted Pumpkins dies.m I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder plus my heat tool. I hand snipped it out to pop on my gate. 
For the pumpkins, I used the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks #2 and #4. I added both Petal Pink and Calypso Coral ink over with mask #2 on white card stock and my blending brush. I used Calypso Coral for the stems with mask #4. I cut them with the matching dies. I finished with some Painted Patch dots in Calypso Coral. 
For inside, I just added the white panel and a Pool Party pumpkin die cut plus I cut a white stem and added a little Petal Pink ink with the blending brush to it. 


Keep the inspiration going! Follow the lineup below to hop through each blog and see how the Pals are celebrating the beauty of the season. We hope you’ll find plenty of ideas to inspire your own fall crafting!

And be sure to join us again next month for another round of creative inspiration and a big announcement! You won’t want to miss it!


Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Su Mohr
  2. Windy Ellard
  3. Beth McCullough
  4. Peggy Noe
  5. Lisa Ann Bernard
  6. Sue Jackson
  7. Tricia Chuba
  8. Debbie Mageed
  9. Rae Burnet
  10. Stesha Bloodhart

  1. Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful week!
Windy












Friday, September 4, 2026

Hey Pumpkins!

 


I made this pumpkin card for my son using the Painted Patch suite and the Painted Pumpkins Decotaive Masks and my blending brush for the pumpkins. I have used Pool Party, Secret Sea, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Golden Glow inks. I cut them withn the matching Painted Pumpkins dies. I added them to a Branching Out white label die that I stamped the sentiment on in Secret Sea ink. I placed some of the Calypso Coral/copper edged ribbon on the bottom. I have a Pool Party base and a alyer of the Painted Patch DSP. I finised with some Painted Patch Pool Party dots. 
Have a beautiful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Fabulous Pumpkins

 


Another card with the Painted Patch suite and using the mask for the pumpkins. I did three sets of pumpkins with the Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks earlier this week. I used with my blending brush Pool Party and Secret Sea, Calypso Coral and Petal Pink, plus Golden Glow on the last.  I cut them with the Painted Pumpkins dies. For this card, I have a white base and a layer of white card stock ran through with the Rustic Check embossing folder. I cut a strip of the Painted Patch DSP and added some Calypso Coral/copper edged ribbon under it. I then stamped the sentiment in Calypso Coral ink from the Painted Pumpkins set on white card stock and cut with the Textured Notes dies. I finished with some Painted Patch dots in Calypso Coral
Have a fab day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

PP801 Painted Patch Pumpkins

 




I am playing along with Jaydee's tic-tac-toe challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com with diagonial spaces-bright colors, free and layers! I love doing these pumpkins with the Painted Pumpkins Decotative Masks and grab my colors from the Painted Patch DSP. I did three sets of the pumpkins on white card stock with my blending brushes in different colors so I can make several cards after. Here, I have a blue pumpkin using Pool Party and Secret Sea, a pink one using Petal Pink and Calypso Coral plus a yellow using just Golden Glow ink. I used the #1 mask on the first two and then #2 and #4. The yellow one I just used #2 and #4. 
For the card, I have a Pool Party base and 2 layers of Painted Patch DSP. I then cut two white Textured Notes dies. I stamped the top one with a sentiment from Painted Pumpkins stamp set in Calypso Coral ink. I tied the Calypso Coral bordered ribbon around before attaching then added the tie.  I cut a few leaves and trigs in Pool Party and Calypso Coral card stocks. I finished with some Painted Patch dots in Coral.    

Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy





Friday, August 28, 2026

Hello Sunflower

 


Today I am using the Rustic Check embossing folder again but this time I ran the white card stock piece through the folder and then added ink after with my blending brush and Golden Glow ink. I then popped it ona Golden Glow base. I stamped the sunflower in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock from the Radiant Sunflowers set and colored with my Cajun Craze and Pebbled path Stampinn Blends markers. I used the dies to cut it out as well as some leaves in Old Olive card stock. Two of the leaves I stamped on with Old Olive in with the same stamp set.   I also stamped the sentiment in Cajun Craze ink on a Triple Banner die punched using white card stock. I finished with some Cajun Craze/gold dots and a double linen bow. 
Have a beautiful weekend and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Rustic Sunflowers

 


I made a Z fold card with a Cajun Craze base and a piece of white card stock on the inside stamped with the sentiment from Radiant Sunflowers in Golden Glow ink and a butterfly in cajun ink. I added some Cajun Craze/gold dots. Foe the front panel, I added Cajun Craze ink to the top of the inside of my Rustic Check embossing folder and ran a Piece of white card stock through so it embossed and added the ink in cool places. I placed that on the front panel then popped my sunflowers stamped from the same set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with my Stampin Blends markers in Daffodil Delight, Golden Glow and Pebbled Path after cutting with the matching dies. 
I think the embossing looks like a basket or a wall or cool designer paper!
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a lovely day!
Windy

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

To Say Hello With Simply Leaves

 


I am using similar items from yesterday's card but wanted to play with the Simply Leaves bundle today. I have a Cajun Craze base and then cut a piece of the Glow Of Harvest DSP with the Everyday Arches dies. I then punched the 1st leave with the Simply leaves punch in Golden Glow card stock then ran it through the Gathering Leaves embossing folder. I stamped the Cajun Craze leaf on white card stock and punched it out but had to hand snip the smaller leaf in Early espresso ink on white card stock. I stamped a partial sentiment from the set in Cajun Craze ink on a Triple Banner die and popped it up over a Cajun Craze strip cut from the Textured Notes dies. I finished it off with the Cajun Craze/gold dots and a double linen bow. 
Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy



Monday, August 24, 2026

PP800 Thinking Of Sunflowers

 




I am playing along with Ann's sketch challenge this week over at thepaperplayers,blogspot,com and using some new fall goodies. I have a Cajun Craze base with a piece of the product of the month DSP called Glow Of Harvest DSP. I was able to pick it up for $5.00 this month with my order of $75.00 or more. I then added a strip of Crumb Cake card stock which I heat embossed the sentiment from the Simply Leaves stamp set in VersaMark ink and copper embossing powder. I then cut the sunflowers from the Radiant Sunflowers dies with the Golden Glow and Early Espresso card stocks. I finished with some Cajun Craze and gold dots. 

Hope you have a blessed week and thanks for stopping by!
Windy  









Tuesday, August 18, 2026

PP799 Thinking Of You With Radiant Sunflowers

 



Still playing with the Radiant Sunflowers bundle, but today I wanted to use the new Rustic Check embossing folder for Claire's clean and simple thinking of fall challenge over at   thepaperplayers.blogspot.com 
 I have a white base and ran the embossing folder through with another piece of white card stock. I stamped the flowers on a piece of white card stock from the Radiant Sunflowers set in Early Espresso ink and colored with my Stampin Blends in Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie, Old Olive, Golden Glow and Berry Burst. I cut with the matching dies. I stamped the in the same color on white card stock from the same set the sentiment and hand snipped it aout. I finished it off with a linen thread bow and a some Charming Shimmer dots in Berry Burst. I love this embossing folder!

Thansk for stopping by and have a beautiful week!
Windy

Monday, August 17, 2026

Radiant Sunflowers

 


I could not wait to play with the Radiant Sunflowers bundle plus the coordinating DSP. I have a Cajun Craze base which you can not see since I covered it with a pice of the Sunflower Fields DSP. I then cut another piece of the DSP in a check print with the Everyday Arches dies. I stamped the flower bunch on white card stock in Early Espresso ink from the Radiant Sunflowers set. I then colored with my Stampuin Blends markers in Daffodil Delight, Golden Glow, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Pecan Pie. I cut with the matching dies and poppedon my arch. I then stamped the sentiment from the Changing Leaves stamp set in Early Espresso ink on a white Triple Banners punch. I finished with a white twine bow and a few Golden Glow gems. 
Hope you have a fab day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy  



Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Unbridled Beauty For The Pals Blog Hop

 


Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

Welcome to our “Animal House” blog hop! This month, we’re having fun with all kinds of adorable animals, butterflies, and critters. If you’re looking for inspiration—or just a good excuse to play with your craft supplies—you’re in the right place! The Pals are sharing card ideas and paper-crafting creations featuring Stampin’ Up! products, and we hope you’ll find something that inspires you to create along with us. So, let’s get started and see what’s happening in our Animal House!







 I wanted to make a fun fold and use my fav animal to make this card for my daughter. Her favorite animal is a wolf but she did use to ride horses when she was in middle school. So I used the sentiment "Sweet Memories" for her. 
For this easel card, I have a Hydrangea Hue base with a piece of Gingham Gallery DSP in that color on the front top. I then cut three Everyday Arches dies in white, Hydrangea Hue and Gingham Gallery DSP in the Golden Glow color. I did use a blending brush to add some Hydrangea Hue ink to the white die and stamped the grass in Golden Glow from the Unbridled Beauty stamp set. I stamped the horse on white card stock in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with copper emboss powder. I then stamped the sentiment on Hydrangea Hue card stock in same ink and used same emboss powder to heat. I hand snipped them out. I did color the horse with Golden Glow Stampin Blends after I snipped it out. 
For the inside to hold the easel up, I stamped horseshoes in Hydrangea Hue ink on a strip of the same color plus added a strip of the Gingham Gallery DSP in Golden Glow
I really love the copper embossing and the fun fold!


Keep the inspiration going! Follow the lineup below to hop through each blog and see what the Pals have created for our “Animal House” theme. We hope you’ve found plenty of ideas to inspire your own creativity!

And be sure to join us next month when we’ll be creating with an “Autumn” theme. You won’t want to miss what the Pals have in store!


Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

  1. Lisa Ann Bernard
  2. Su Mohr
  3. Debbie Mageed
  4. Peggy Noe
  5. Tricia Chuba
  6. Rae Burnet
  7. Windy Ellard
  8. Stesha Bloodhart
  9. Beth McCullough
Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!
Windy


Thursday, July 2, 2026

Happiness Floats


Another card for my son already mailed out. He loves red, white, and blue! I have a Real Red base and a piece of white card stock ran through the Soft Waves embossing folder. I then blended Real Red and Azure Afternoon inks with the blending brushes on top. I cut a white Spotlight On Nature die to stamp the sentiment from the Splash & Relax set in Real Red ink. I then cut out the cup in white and Real Red card stocks, the sunglasses in Azure Afternoon and Basic Black card stocks and then stamped the balls in those colors as well as the float to cut with the matching dies. 
Hope you have a wonderful weekend celebrating! 
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy  



 

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

PP792 Relax

 



I am playing with Joanne's sketch challenge this week over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com and this card is another for my son I grabbed some blue and gold. I wanted to use the gingham paper on everything so I started with it from the Gingham Gallery DSP pack in Hydrangea Hue with a piece of the same color behind on a white base. I then cut a strip of Golden Glow card stock and ran it through the Timber embossing folder. I stamped the sentiment from the Relaxing Waterside set in Secret Sea ink on a piece of white card stock. I stamped the chair and bird in Pecan Pie ink from the same set on white card stock. I colored the chair with the light Golden Glow Stampin Blends marker and the bird with the light Hydrangea Hue marker. I cut them out with the matching dies and finsihed with Hydrangea Hue dots. 
Hope you can play along and have a beautiful day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Windy



Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Birthday Triangle Treat Box For My Girl

 








I made a treat box to hold my daughter's lip gloss for her upcoming birthday! Check out the box from thepaperpixie.com here  My friend and fellow demo, Julie DiMatteo, always has what I need to make a 3D project.  I have a piece of Fresh Freesia card stock for my triangle box. I used different Lighter Than Air DSP patterns on all three sides. I used the cutouts from a retired emphera pack probabaly two years old. Sorry can't remember the name of this one. I tied a bow around with Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon and added some silver sparkle gems from a Paper Pumpkin kit. I stamped the sentiment from Simply Said set in Blue berry Bushel ink on a Fresh Freesia die cut with the Spotlight On Nature dies. 
My ends did not come out perfect so no photo of those. 
Have a w wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!
Windy

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

PP791 Hello Sunshine For Her!

 



I made a card yesterday for this challenge but then decided it was not really clean and simple but go check it out. I am playing along today with Jan's clean and simple weather challenge over at thepaperplayers.blogspot.com   I have a Coastal Cabana base and another layer on top ran through with the Soft Waves embossing folder in the same card stock color. I then cut the white with the Textured Notes dies and stamped the sun from the Summer Happiness set in Crushed Curry and the sentiment from the Splash & Relax stamp set in Coastal Cabana ink. I am sending it off to my daughter before she heads this way for July! 
Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!
Windy