Kim is sharing this card on the Paper Smooches Blog today. It features a sentiment from Simply Said surrounded by four small images from Get Outta Town. I broke out my new postage stamp nesties for the first time to make the indigo base for this card. The white panel is a separate layer tilted off the base. Then I sponged the ocean and stamped the waves by turning the bird stamp upside down. The sunset or sunrise as a post mark ties into the shape and scene of this card. I added the airplane to add movement and the sentiment was stamped last. I love this big sentiment because it makes the card and also because it means I could give this card to a friend for any reason!

Isn’t the April release amazing? I hope you’re having loads of fun with your new Paper Smooches stamps. 🙂 I just wanted to remind you that there are two exciting things happening at Paper Smooches right now that you might want to check out: (1) May Guest Designer Search and (2) Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge Design Team Call. Best of luck to all who apply!

Sources: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; SU Island Indigo cardstock; Paper Smooches Simply Said & Get Outta Town; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Tim Holtz for Ranger Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Fired Brick, Tumbled Glass & Broken China distress inks; Spellbinders Nestabilities Postage Stamps

42 thoughts on “Happy Everything”
  1. Wow, Emily! The sentiment DOES make the card (and the cute little airplane, too!). The ocean is fabulous. I love your new Nesties, too–perfect for the rest of the card 🙂

  2. Wow, I love this postage stamp nestie! didn't see this one yet here in Antwerp (Belgium).

    Living in the USA has to be a BLAST 8-D Soooo many things to buy over there!

    Keep up the good work!

  3. Oh, wauw, I love it!! Makes me want to get in that plane and fly off to a sunny place right now!! It has been cold and rainy here for two whole days and I would like some sun!!! Love this card!!
    Hugs, Wendy

  4. I really like the postage die!! Want it too!!! Great!!
    Beautiful how you created the background, and finished it with the plane and sentiment! Great!!
    Bye Cornelie

  5. Postage stamp nesties? *covet*
    I love all the teeny details that just MAKE this card – the sentiment is fabulous, and the waves, and the clever postmark! Awesome 🙂

  6. oh my goodness LOVE this!!! such a fun "summer" feel to the card (I think it's the ocean and bright colors!) and love the offset stamps- genius!

  7. You're right – the sentiment does make the card! A beautiful card with a great feel to it – water, sun, airplane…it all came together beautifully :).

  8. Goodness! This is brilliant! Love the postage nesties and the awesome stamping! *sigh* If I can stamp like you, I will have no need for patterned papers..

  9. Hey Emily!

    Thanks very much! The first layout is from Mija Comstad, the second one is my layout and a lift from Mij 🙂

    LG,

    Tanja

  10. OMYGOODNESS – I saw this card earlier today, but didn't have time to even see who made it – I LOVE IT!!!! I just placed my first PS order a few days ago, I can't wait to get them!

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