Rolling Waves dies | The Maui Stamper

Welcome to DIY Calendars! Thanks for joining us this month – and every month – as we share our creative ideas. I’m back with one of my very most favorite current stamp sets: Cutest Crew!

Stamps: Cutest Crew
Color Palette: Basic White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hydrangea Hue, Cloud Cover, Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Fresh Freesia
Accessories: DIY Calendar Template, Cutest Crew dies, Rolling Waves dies, Stampin’ Blends, Wink of Stella, Blending Brushes, Stampin’ Dimensionals

I love these birdies 💕 The Cutest Crew dies include individual dies for each bird, so I cut out a little flock. In the process I discovered that the dies cut out their wings!! The bodies are colored in the light tone of Stampin’ Blends, and the wings are in the dark tones.

As much as I love our new Glimmer Pens, I am still a huge Wink of Stella fan. I used it on the Rolling Wave sea foam die cut and used a Blending Brush to add a little color underneath. I also spattered a little Cloud Cover tinted water for texture. There’s a little bit of Lemon Lolly brushed across the top as well. I find the secret to good Blending Brushing is patience. Take your time and don’t rush it.

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Déja vu? Not quite – this is a variation on my first Rolling Waves/Two Tone Card Stock card. It’s simplified a bit, and it has a bit of a color pop with the sea stars added on the bottom. But the colors and the layout are quite similar.

Stamps: Rolling Waves
Color Palette: Basic White, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Rolling Waves dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Pool Party Two Tone Card Stock, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals

The technique is quite similar – tear the paper, alternate sides as you apply it, and finish with the Rolling Waves die cut. I changed the sentiment panel to a Stylish Shapes banner, and the color palette is Pool Party and Coastal Cabana instead of Cloud Cover and Lost Lagoon.

We made this card in my crafting groups, and one of our members shared a hilarious story about someone in an aquarium rather arrogantly correcting her children: they are NOT Star Fish, they are not fish at all, they are Sea Stars. Oh my gosh, we laughed so hard – you had to be there.