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Weathering The Storms Of Life

March 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

I went to bed last night with no idea what I was going to make for today’s blog. By the time I awoke I had an idea for an inspirational fridge magnet. So out came the Sailing Home Stamp Set and the “Let hope be your anchor through the storms of life” sentiment. In no time at all my idea had taken shape.

I created this fridge magnet with "let hope be your anchor through the storms of life" sentiment using the Sailing Home Stamp Set and coordinating Smooth Sailing Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

STORMY SEAS

On the side of my fridge I have a collection of magnets. These ones are all ‘advertising’ from local businesses and organisations, and quite useful at times. I did however end up with two from my vet so I decided it was time I repurposed one.

Using Tear & Tape Adhesive I began by attaching a piece from the Perennial Essence 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) to the magnet. My regular readers will know I’ve used this particular design for a stormy background before, but it works, so why not?

With the DSP attached I then cut off the excess with Paper Snips using the edge of the magnet as my guide.

STORMS

Next I turned to the Sailing Home Stamp Set. On some Very Vanilla Card I first stamped the anchor image using Basic Gray ink. Then with Blueberry Bushel ink I stamped the “Let hope … “sentiment.

After cutting out the stamped pieces using dies from the Smooth Sailing Dies I decided to add some ‘rope’ to my design. I tied some Crumb Cake twine from the Nature’s Twine Combo Pack to the top of the anchor. As the twine came off the spool it created loops which were perfect for what I had in mind. Now I was ready to put my magnet project together.

First I used added some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the sentiment. Next I secured the twine loops to the back of the sentiment too, leaving the anchor free. Then I fixed the sentiment in place on the magnet. To finish I added the anchor to the background with more Stampin’ Dimensionals.

So now my magnet will move from the side of the fridge to the front. We are certainly experiencing life’s storms right now but with hope (and a little papercrafting) we will get through it.

For other ‘stormy’ projects see these earlier blog posts:

  • Under my umbrella today
  • The power of the sea

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Sailing Home Stamp Set and Smooth Sailing Dies using a single bundle item number. This meant that I saved 10% off the cost of buying the two items separately. I’ve included both options below so you can explore the choices for yourself.

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
Nature's Twine
Nature's Twine
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad
Sailing Home Bundle
Sailing Home Bundle
Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set
Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set
Smooth Sailing Dies
Smooth Sailing Dies
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Gifts, Home Decor, Magnets Tagged With: Come Sail Away Suite, Perennial Essence DSP, Perennial Essence Suite, Sailing Home, Smooth Sailing Dies, twine

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