There are so many great ways to say “thank you” in a card – flowers, hearts, and rays of sunshine to name a few. Oh, also lobsters. Who doesn’t love those cuddly sea creatures?! The gorgeous, bright patterns and images in the Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper and Ocean Friends Bundle inspired this thank you card:
While I could build the lobsters with stamped images from the Ocean Friends stamp set, I cropped these lobsters from the coordinating papers with the coordinating dies. The coral, sea stars and lobsters are cropped with the Ocean Friends Dies, and the sentiment is stamped with the the Ocean Friends stamp set. Here’s a look at the Ocean Friends Bundle:
My card features three patterns from the Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper – and one from the Fruit Salad 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. Can you identify each? I trust you can. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper:
Answer to earlier question: The wavy background, thin strip of pattern on the left side of the card and the lobsters are cropped from the Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper. The Pumpkin Pie panel at the center of the card is pulled from the Fruit Salad 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, which can be selected as your free reward with a $60 order during Sale-a-Bration. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Fruit Salad 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper:
Here’s a close-up view of all four papers on my card:
With inspiration from the showcased Designer Series Papers, I primarily showcased Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo on my card. I added Pool Party and a little Lemon Lime Twist to accent the bright pink and orange and some black accents to tone them down a bit. If you like the mix of Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:
Bundles: Ocean Friends Bundle Stamps: Ocean Friends Papers: Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper, Fruit Salad 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black Inks: Versamark Accessories: Ocean Friends Dies, Stylish Shapes, White Wow! Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sunny Day Iridescent Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Who doesn’t love a good lobster? Your card is fun in the pretty bright colors. Love it! Enjoy your day!
Such fun colors. Tropical!
I love the DSP offset layers and the brightness of the whole card.
Have a blessed day.
Those lobsters are the perfect way to say thank you! Such a great card!
Awesome card and great layering!