Julissa used stencils and Distress Inks to create this stunning beach with crashing waves card. She even added tiny real starfish around the stamped sentiment. Learn more at the Unity Stamps blog.
When I was growing up we almost always went to visit a beach for vacation in the summer so I associate the ocean with summertime. And now is the perfect time to incorporate the sea, ocean and beach on your handmade cards, it’s such a versatile theme that will work for so many different occasions. So today let’s take a look at some wonderful handmade Ocean and Sea Cards made with stamps, dies and stencils.
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Foe this amazing under the sea card Natasha used an ink smooshing technique for the water and used layering stencils for the background fish. For the main fish she used stencil paste colored with re-inkers and die cut them for nice color, texture and dimension. Watch her video tutorial on the Hero Arts blog.
Carol used stamps colored with Copic markers and some ink blending to put together this beautiful lighthouse by the sea scene card. I love all the dimension and the uplifting sentiment! Learn more over on the Honeybee Stamps blog.
These adorable sea creatures with the “just keep swimming” sentiment on this oh so cute card from Nicole makes me think of Finding Nemo. She used printed paper for an easy background and stamps from Whimsy colored with Ohuhu markers. I spotted this card on the stempelfiziert Instagram page.
Megan created a tiny under the sea scene in a water globe die with the cutest stamped Narwhal inside. There’s also a row of other sweet stamped critters along the bottom and a fun and puny stamped and die cut sentiment. Take a closer look at the Lawn Fawn blog.
For this beachy card Silvia used ink blending and splatter to create the sand and die cut the pink bucket and shovel from pink and red cardstocks, also adding splatter. For the waves and surf she tore inked and splattered blue cardstock, adding glitter heat embossing to the edges for some nice simmer. Find all the details on the Trinity Stamps blog.
The die cut circles on this card from Donna remind me of portholes so you can peek through and watch the colorful fish. She used ink blending for the watery background and colored the stamps from MFT with Copic Markers. Learn more at the Crafting By the Beach blog.
Dunah, Dunah, Dunah…..this shark card is perfect for anyone who loved the movie Jaws with it’s die cut scene and puny sentiment. This card from Donna has so much dimension and texture with the water bubbles, speckled sand and layers of corals and plants. Learn more at the Pink and Main blog.
Rachel created a darling shaker card with clear sequins for bubbles. She created an ombre’ background with Distress Inks, spritzing water to blend them. The cute stamped under sea animals are colored with Copic Markers. Take a closer look at the Rachel Alvarado blog.
I love picking up beautiful seashells whenever I visit the beach and this card from Lindsey reminds me so much of that. Her beautiful teal stenciled background has a wreath of die cut and inked shells with a heat embossed white sentiment. Check it out on the Waffle Flower blog.
This totally stunning Z fold card from Davinia features two beautiful stamped whales and some small mermaids. When the card is opened fully it reveals a larger ocean scene with lots of action and movement from waves, clouds, a breaching whale and swimming mermaids. Find all the details on the Mama Elephant blog.
Shaker cards pair so well with ocean and sea themes and here’s another one, this time from Andrea. She used glossy printed paper for the background, adding a stamped seahorse colored with Copics and a sweet thank you sentiment. Learn more at the Picket Fence blog.
I hope you’ve enjoyed our trip to the sea today and will incorporate some of these oceanic ideas into your cards this summer!
-Heather
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