Stampin’ Up! Ocean Layered Thoughts Sneak Peek Birthday for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good morning, y’all!  It’s Thursday – which means it’s time for another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop.  We’ve got a color challenge to work with and I’m excited to see what everyone brings to the table.  I just know you’re going to see a ton of awesome-ness on the hop today!

So – our color combo today screamed FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN DSP!  Not wanting to buck the flow…I pulled it out!  And the coordinating Ocean Friends stamp set and die bundle (these are on the Last Chance list so…get ’em while you still can!).  But – I ALSO thought it would be fun to give you a sneaky look-see at the fun Layered Thoughts sentiment set that you’ll be able to get in the 2025 – 2026 Annual Catalog when it goes live on 6 May!  Take a look-see:

And – guess what our colors were?!  I feel like I got them all! 🙂

I started with some Friends of the Ocean DSP that I adhered to the front of my Calypso Coral card base using Liquid Glue.

I matted a piece of the DSP – all starfish-y – on Summer Splash cardstock and added it to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the big coral die from the Ocean Friends die set – I cut out a piece of Lemon Lime Twist paper from the Pastel Ombre Glimmer Paper pack.  To get the die cut to do what I wanted on the card front – I snipped it down to two smaller pieces – and adhered them to the card front with Liquid Glue.

On a Basic White panel – I stamped the big – and very cool! – sentiment from the new Layered Thoughts stamp set (available on 6 May) in Calypso Coral ink.

I matted the panel on Summer Splash cardstock and adhered it over the coral with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using the die in the Ocean Friends set – I cut out a GALAXY of starfish (“Galaxy” is what a whole herd of starfish is called.  You’re welcome).  I cut three of each in Berry Burst, Summer Splash and Calypso Coral cardstocks.

I adhered the starfish here and there on the card front using Liquid Glue.

For a watery finish, I added some Holographic Resin Dots (these are new Online Exclusives – available on 6 May!) and the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped the two-step sentiment from Layered Thoughts in Calypso Coral on a Basic White panel.  I stamped “you” first and then “to” (tip – do it on your grid paper first – so you can see how long the finished sentiment will be and can stamp your panel accordingly!).  Then I added some sweet little bubbles from the Ocean Friends set in Summer Splash ink.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Calypso Coral card base and the card was done.

My Basic White Medium Envelope got some Summer Splash Ocean Friends bubbles on the front…

…and some starfishy Friends of the Ocean DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila!  You are going to love this new Layered Thoughts stamp set – the sentiments are big and cool looking and will do the bulk of the work for you!  Just add a fun DSP – like one of my faves, the Friends of the Ocean DSP – and you’re in business!  Of course, you might ALSO add some fun underwater elements from the Ocean Friends bundle (assuming you get it before it’s gone from the Last Chance store!). 😉

I hope you like!

If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below!

I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project.  You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:

Missed any tutorials?  You can check out my past projects right here!

Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today.  If you click on the Next Blog button, you’ll go right to Karen’s page. And you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!

Amy Koenders

Mary Deatherage – This is me! 😎

Karen Finkle

Akiko Sudano

Karen Ksenzakovic

Tara Carpenter

Terry Lynn Bright

Have fun on the Hop!!

TTFN

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Ocean Friends Bundle (English) – 164692

Price: $49.50

Friends Of The Ocean 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 164684

Price: $12.50

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper – 164851

Price: $12.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 122925

Price: $11.50

Summer Splash 8-1/2″ X 11 Cardstock – 163797

Price: $11.50

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 166780

Price: $14.00

Berry Burst 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144243

Price: $11.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147101

Price: $9.00

Summer Splash Classic Stampin Pad – 163809

Price: $9.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes – 159236

Price: $11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $6.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

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Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Calypso Coral Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored & folded at 5 1/2″); Ocean Friends die cut starfish (x3)

Summer Splash Cardstock: 3″ x 4 3/4″ (mat for vertical DSP panel); 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ (mat for sentiment); Ocean Friends die cut starfish (x3)

Berry Burst Cardstock: Ocean Friends die cut starfish (x3)

Pastel Ombre Glimmer Paper: Ocean Friends die cut coral

Basic White Cardstock: 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ (sentiment);  4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)

Friends of the Ocean DSP: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″  (card front panel); 2 7/8″ x 4 5/8″ (vertical DSP panel on front); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)

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