Friday, February 20, 2026

Hope

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: By the Sea (pretty much any water source)

Here is my card for your inspiration:
This started out with one idea and changed into something similar but different.  I pulled out a bunch of old, old, old stamp sets and had some fun playing with them.  The papers are from a beautiful water themed SU! pack, the blue has a really pretty foil/holographic element to it and the white paper has some crabs and mussel shells to add to the sea theme.  I die cut the label die and stamped a palm tree/beach image in a light gray before adding the sentiment with navy ink.  I die cut the anchor and wheel from vellum and stamped the images with a dark gray ink.  I tried the vellum because I didn't want them to be the center of the show just some supporting elements.  But, I wanted them to have a bit of substance to them so I also die cut from white card stock and adhered the vellum pieces on top.  It is still subtle, but they don't get lost on the patterned papers.  Then for a little bit of fun, I tied some twine to the anchor and looped it up and around.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Strong Anchor" sentiment and images; Sweet n' Sassy Stamps "Landscape Silhouettes" palm tree image
Dies: unbranded stitched label die from Amazon; Verve "Strong Anchor"

Challenges:
We Love Stamping--hearts OR anything goes (I chose anything goes)
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Word Power--anything goes with sentiment as focus
Cardz 4 Guyz #353--monochrome
Make My Monday #271--use 2 dies (I used three)
Crafty Catz #707--anything goes
Creative Fingers #316--anything goes













Fab n' Funky #631--dies or punches


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2 comments:

  1. JuliaFebruary 20, 2026 at 8:14 AM

    I absolutely love how this evolved from your original idea — sometimes those “creative pivots” turn into the very best designs! I really love your idea of layering the vellum anchor and wheel over white cardstock so they stay subtle but don’t disappear. Such a smart design choice! And the twine detail on the anchor is the perfect finishing touch — it adds just the right bit of nautical charm. It was the first thing I noticed and thought, "That looks so cool!"⚓

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  2. Alyson MayoFebruary 20, 2026 at 9:50 AM

    This is so perfect for a water themed card - love the twine wrapped around the image. Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT :)

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