Summer Theme Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Stamp It Group’s Summer Theme Blog Hop! My name is Christina Miller, I am located in Norfolk Virginia, and you are visiting my blog, Christina’s Creative Corner! Whether this is your first stop on the blog hop or have hopped on over from another site, thank you for letting me share my creations today! Let’s get started!

Today I am sharing a quick scrapbook page and a bonus card I made using pictures from my recent vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. My husband and I vacation twice a year with family and close friends, but this vacation was extra special for me! Not only was my younger son, who is stationed in Hawaii, and my older son, who is stationed in Maryland with his family, were able to come at the same time, but my beautiful mother, who lives in Oregon, was able to come out. This was her first “real vacation” since my step-father passed nearly two years ago and having us all under one roof for a whole week was truly a blessing.

Since this was a beach vacation, I just knew that products from the new 
Come Sail Away Suite and the Under the Sea Framelits Dies would be perfect for this scrapbook page! I first chose a few pictures to have printed in the 2” x 3” size and then chose these four 3” x 4” cards to layer with the pictures:

The picture of the lighthouse is layered on one of the cards, I notched the corners with my ½” Circle Punch, and the other pictures are layered on Night of Navy and Seaside Spray cardstock, cut at 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”:

These are pictures of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, Wild Horses on the 4×4 Beach, sunset on the Currituck Sound with my mother, my granddaughters playing on the beach, and sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean with my two dogs

To create the sand dollar and starfish accents, I used a sponge with Crumb Cake ink to lightly dab on Whisper White cardstock and spritzed with Champagne Shimmer Paint using a Stampin’ Spritzer mixed with the paint and rubbing alcohol. I then used both dies from the Under the Sea Framelits to cut out three of each:

I used the seagrass die from Smooth Sailing and the coral die from Under the Sea to cut out one each in Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Mossy Meadow cardstock:

The final accent pieces are the rope and knot die from Smooth Sailing in Soft Suede cardstock and the net die from Under the Sea in Crumb Cake cardstock:

From the Come Sail Away DSP, I chose the striped balmy blue design for my 12” x 12” scrapbook page. I first arranged the pictures to my liking, added the die cut accent pieces, and then took a picture to refer back to as I assembled the scrapbook page:

Since I had a 4” x 6” picture of my mother and I, I thought I would make an easel card to send her as a happy reminder from her trip! I started with a 5 ½” x 8 ½” piece of Balmy Blue cardstock for the card base, scoring at 4 ¼”, and again at 2 1/8”:

I cut another piece of Balmy Blue cardstock at 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and used this design from the Come Sail Away DSP, cut at 4” x 5 ¼”:

Since I trimmed the picture down to 3 ¾” x 5”, I cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock to the same size and used the 2ndlargest mat die from the Rectangle Stitched Framelits to create the “frame” for the picture, used the same technique from the scrapbook page to create the sand dollar, and used the grass die from Smooth Sailing to cut out of Sahara Sand cardstock, brushing the whole piece with Wink of Stella:

I adhered the Night of Navy frame to the picture using my Fine Tip Glue Pen and adhered this to the DSP with dimensionals:

The sand dollar and sea grass are adhered with glue dots and the completed piece is adhered to the Balmy Blue cardstock base layer:

I burnished my score lines with my bone folder and applied adhesive to the bottom scored cardstock:

For the inside, cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock at 4” x 5 ¼”, adhere a ¾” x 5 ¼” piece of the same DSP from the card front to the bottom edge of the cardstock, the sentiment from Itty Bitty Greeting is heat embossed in Silver Emboss Powder on a piece of Night of Navy cardstock, cut out with the banner die from Smooth Sailing, and adhered with mini dimensionals:

I hope you have enjoyed these two summer themed projects and are inspired to create your own!

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I hope today’s project inspires you to get creative! Please contact me if you have any questions about the products used on this or any other project. I hope you enjoyed today’s blog and thanks for stopping by!

This month’s giveaway:

The winner from the Father’s Day Blog Hop is:

Don’t forget to scroll down to leave your first and last name and a comment with #stampitcontest and then keep on hopping to the next name on the Blog Hop tour:

1. Tami White  
2. Pam Nichols  
3. Luly Gonzalez  
4. Dawn Seelhoff  
5. Christina Miller  
6. Kim Quade  
7. Lori Mueller  
8. Shannon Lorenz-Hatch  
9. Tina Wardell  
10. Cindi Clarke  
11. Linda Cullen  
12. Gigi Melone  
13. Danette Herera

Today’s Colors

Crumb Cake

Soft Suede

Mossy Meadow

Balmy Blue

Night of Navy

For the scrapbook page:

Product List

Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack
Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
Stamping Sponges
Stampin' Spritzer
1/2" Circle Punch
Under The Sea Framelits Dies
Smooth Sailing Dies
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
Glue Dots
Stampin' Dimensionals

For the card:

Product List

Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151331]

Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

[149481]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121043]

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

Heat Tool

[129053]

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

Smooth Sailing Dies

[149576]

Under The Sea Framelits Dies

[146334]

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

Glue Dots

[103683]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

Bone Folder

[102300]

Author: Christina Miller

I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in Norfolk, Virginia and was first introduced to Stampin' Up! in 2004 when I attended my very first card class with my Mother-in-Law and I was immediately hooked! I first started out by making simple holiday cards and over the years as my stash has grown, so have my card and craft making skills. It has always warmed my heart when family and friends love my cards, but they actually keep them! In 2016 I decided to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and figured I could just do it for a hobby, but now I am going to branch out for all to world to see. So grab your favorite beverage, sit in your favorite chair, and join me as I share my cards and crafts with you! Enjoy!

59 thoughts on “Summer Theme Blog Hop!”

  17. WOW. Makes me want to start a scrapbook. Trip looks liked it was a time to remember. My son was stationed in Hawaii until 2011. Like it so much. Got out of Air Force and stayed there until last year then moved to New York City.

    #stampitcontest

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  21. I absolutely love this scrapbook page and the card. So happy for you all your Momma was able to visit! Since I don’t have a new catalog can I order everything online. I’m really interested in making scrapbook pages and you know how much you inspire me!!

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  35. Wow! I love the layout and the card, Christina! I don’t create scrapbook pages but I am definitely inspired to do a similar layout to frame! 💙 #stampitcontest

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