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By the Sea Collection (+ Related Artwork, Giveaway & FREE Kit)
Filed under Art Projects, Collage Sheets, Giveaways, Laura Carson, Newsletters, Rhea Freitag, Summer/Beach, Tutorials
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. However, you can see the supply lists for both projects on the new site: Laura’s On the Boardwalk by the Sea, Caroline’s By the Sea Book Box.
We have lovely projects by TWO Design Team Members today (both using papers from the New and On Sale! By the Sea Collection! I’ll let Bella take the lead and introduce 2 projects by Laura Carson, then I’ll take over and give a (very tiny) tour of all the (very many) goodies in a new project by Rhea Freitag.
Reminder: TODAY is the final day of the Beach Theme Sale (in honor of the beach theme of the April kit: Vintage Voyage!
Design Team Member Laura Carson has already gone full steam ahead into summer with two lovely summertime creations.
First up is the On the Boardwalk by the Sea diorama. Like Laura, you can get inspired with the By the Sea Collection, mixed with the lovely ladies from the Tinted Beachwear Collage Sheet!
The base for Laura’s diorama is the Layer Cake Paper Mache Box Set, which is quite versatile and can be used for a slew of different projects.
There is so much to take in On The Boardwalk by the Sea that I couldn’t possibly talk about each and every element Laura used and how it was used; at least not without my favorite bottle of Tequila in hand. But oh, how I digress! Laura used the New and On Sale! Gold Dresden Sail Boats at the top of the cabana and also glued on paper Die-Cut Sand Dollars from the Vintage Voyage Kit to give the sense of steps and a path up the box lids.
Laura walks you through how she creates her amazing boardwalk scene and she also has a tutorial on how to make the cabana, using the 3D Tent Set Download or Collage Sheets. How fabulous is that? I know you’re just wanting to hop into your full-length bathing suit to rush on over to Laura’s blog, but first check out Laura’s Supply List.
Next by Miz Laura is Ship Ahoy!, which has been created with the New and On Sale! The Sea Calls to Me Collage Sheet, which has also been designed by Laura. The collage sheet is nautical themed, and is packed with seafaring women and ephemera. Seriously, I have to ask… does this woman EVER eat, sleep or leave her house?
The overall size of this piece is 5” x 8-3/4” and the base of the piece is a frame from Laura’s Antique Frames Digital Image Set. And get this, my lovelies: it features a ship’s mast with rigging using the New! Antique Gold Lobster Claw Clasps. I kid you knot! (Pun intended.)
Also included with this creation is a tutorial! The mast is so clever — you will have to give it a try! You can find a list of the components Laura used, then you have to yell out AHOY MATEY! before you visit her blog for more pictures and the tutorial.
Wow! Design Team Member Rhea Freitag has filled the little cubbyholes in the On Sale! Tim Holtz Mini Configuration Book with so many treasures! From shells (real and metal charms) to tiny postage stamps and a corked bottle of sand as a memento of a vacation… you’ll want to spend a bit of time drinking it all in.
And I must say, Rhea’s Supply List is truly impressive! Good thing that many of those goodies are also included in today’s Giveaway! (And all those beachy goodies are On Sale as part of the Beach Theme Sale, including those New By the Sea Cardstock Stickers that she used as trim around the outer edges of the book’s cover.)
I love the (real) starfish (new and just announced in last Thursday’s newsletter) and the tiny little (real) sand dollars. View more photos in Rhea’s blog post and/or in the Gallery.
Speaking of last Thursday’s newsletter, we announced a FREE Gift Kit, and that offer is still on: a Sand and Sea Gift Kit is FREE for all orders over $20! Sale items are eligible, too!
There are some On Sale! scrapbook papers (including one with a varnish, perfect for tinting with stains or inks to use the varnish as a resist); and a little tin of real (tiny) seashells and beads. The colors were inspired by the beach-sand tan and ocean-waves blue hues in Design Team Member Jeanne Draachreider’s Vacation Memory Box. A photo of the gift kit is below (along with pics of the new paper collection and today’s beachy Giveaway)!
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Hooray! A By the Sea Giveaway!
I pulled a few things in both Laura and Rhea’s artwork:
– By the Sea 8×8 Paper Pad
– Brass Ship Wheel
– Fancy Brass Compass
– Antique Brass Starfish Charm
And a few things in one or another of today’s projects:
– SIX Collage Sheets (Beach Babes, Tinted Beachwear, The Sea Calls To Me, 3D Circus Tent, Seashore, Seaside Couples)
– Tiny Real Seashells in Tin
– Metallic Silver Fish
– Seashell Sequin Mix
And here are a few more goodies not in any of today’s artwork:
– Sea Border Rubber Stamp (Psst! That’s the one on sale TODAY only for $1)
– Kraft Postcards
And a bunch of coordinating ribbons:
– Grey Blue Seam Binding
– Cocoa Seam Binding
– 1/8 Inch Drapey Ribbons – Light Blue and Yellow
– Fancy Ric Rac Ribbon – Pale Blue
– 1/8 Inch Edge-Stitched Ribbons – Peach
To enter the By the Sea Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post TODAY (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, April 13, 2014).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So make sure to check back to see who won! And check your mailbox on Thursday morning for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won Thursday’s Beach Memory Album Giveaway? That would be Pat Shaw! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
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Lovely way to start the morning! I feel like I’m at the beach. Gorgeous work, ladies!
Thank you for yet another beautiful opportunity!
I love seaside, this is great!
Oh! I so Love ‘By the SEA” goodies! This is a great stash of Sea goodies! Oh Random . org thingy please pick me! Love the inspiration here! Thanks for the chance Alpha stamps!
Such a pretty collection! I love this.Thank you for the giveaway
More fabulous ideas!
And the sea border stamp too? A fine giveaway. Thank you.
One of my most favorite themes….great giveaway!!!!!!
Liane 🙂
Lovely, what fun to work with.
Great collection!!!
loving this…..so much fun!
This is just awesome, but better. I love everything and anything by the sea. Thanks for the chance to win.
by the sea, by the sea, ny the beautiful sea!!!
This is an extraordinary set. So beautiful!
Side note: As a TITANIC… historian, shall we say, I about died when I saw the date you drew for the gorgeous stuff design team member Jeanne put together. Maybe you guys did it on purpose or maybe it was happenstance but you did the drawing on the 102 anniversary of TITANIC’s sailing day. Gorgeous collection by the way. 🙂
Since i dont get to go to the sea maybe the beautiful sea colors will come to me. I will cross my fingers
Love “by the sea” I live by the sea. Sure would like this
What a fabulous collection of seashore ephemera!
So many beautiful oceany things. I absolutely love this stuff!
Just love this By the Sea collection!!
Thanks for the chance to win.
How lovely this giveaway is…thank you again Alpha Stamps for all the creativity you share.
Robin
Alpha Stamps always provides inspiration to me for the most unique projects! I’d love to be the winner of this contest! I’d put all those wonderful goodies to good use.
Such beautiful artwork! These papers and other goodies remind me of going to the beach in Monterey with my daughter. If I win the collection, I will create something to remind her, as she lives far away from Califirnia now. Thank you for the opportunity!!
This one just has to mine!
Love Laura’s on the Board Walk by the Sea, great job! Now, if only I can win, this giveaway!
GREAT collection!!! Thanks for the Giveaway 🙂
I love this! My favorite place to be is on the beach 🙂
Reminds me of what Santa Monica would have been like!
After paying taxes this morning 🙁
Thanks for the opportunity to escape to the sea.
LUV Alpha Stamps!
Love all the recent trends in these mixed media pieces – hope to win this giveaway!
Thanks!
Happy Spring!
What an amazing collection! The sea is the the most soothing and happy place! Keeping my fingers crossed!
I love this theme! Beautiful papers, ribbons and lots of gorgeous embellishments!
I wil be visiting the sea on the East Coast in a few weeks! What fun it would be to put those memories together in this theme give away!
Images of the seashore are so welcome,when I look at over three feet of snow. Love your stuff
I’m working on a memory box from a trip to an aquarium and day at the beach. I could totally use this! I love it and am keeping my fingers crossed. Thank you for the chance to win!
Looking fun, I have some mermaids and kelpies that could go with that mix.
I’m blown away by all the new projects. All the design team members are so incredibly talented!
Love the new giveaway also.
Another Winner!!!
Seashore memories are always an amazing theme.
Love this beautiful giveaway which includes Graphic 45’s newest collection. Love your store. The greatest one on the internet.
Beautiful…I so want this! Great papers and adorable textiles!
Great work!! :o)
By the sea, what’s not to love….
I love this giveaway.
Wonderful–love it!
Great projects and giveaway!
This is such a cool giveaway! I love the By The Sea projects!
This is a wonderful collection! Since I live on Cape Cod, it’s very
Appropriate!
I love these projects, especially the By-the-sea-book-box. Inspirational project snd a great giveaway!
Another exciting collection!
The sea, it calls to me. I would love to win this beautiful collection. Thank you for the chance to win.
Love to be By the Sea
I love anything sea related. This is awesome work!!! Talented people!!!
I am completely in awe of the outstanding team samples you have shared with us. I sit here absorbing the smallest of details – incredible!
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Wishes
Lynne
I love this beautiful collection. I would love to be by the sea.
Great work! It takes me away from a gray, rainy day at home.
Totally Awesome!! When does the Design Team sleep. Amazing talent and I love all of it. Thanks for another chance to win a fantastic Give Away.
Take care,
Diane
Beautiful collection and amazing projects.
I have loads of beach pictures that need a home…can see the possibilities!
Lovely giveaway. Makes me want to go dip my toes in the waves.
I really like the beautiful color scheme and would love to win !
Beautiful projects wishing warmer weather and fun by the sea for all of us. If not for real, through your embellishments and papers. I’d love to be a winner of this generous prize.
Ahoy matie, would love to win
Beautiful papers! Awesome colors! Great projects!
On the boardwalk I’m falling in love with this giveaway.
Sail away on a ship called “Imagination” – I would love to be selected for this collection!
Love this collection….great job Laura and Rhea! Love your projects. They came out beautifully! Come on Random picker..pick me please 🙂
I grew up by
the sea!!!!
This land-locked girl needs a beach! I would love to win this giveaway!
Ohhhh, I would love to win this fabulous giveaway!!
I would love to receive this giveaway package. I am spending a month in Maine and would, be able to gather extras to add to the projects above and the ones I have in mind.
Oh the many secrets the sea does keep…
What a great give away! I’m mermaid crazy so this is right up my alley!
I spend half of the year at the ocean in Rhode Island. The collection is great!
Love the theme! Another great giveaway!
Oh my oh my!! Gorgeous art, and a wonderful collection of salty giveaways!! sign up this New England girl
Seaside collection has so many inspiiring treasures
luv the sequin shells!
How beautiful, and just in time for me to prepare the invitations for my annual Memorial Day New England Clambake!
I am currently working on a Beach Babes book and so many of these items would work beautifully in finishing it up! I hope I win!!
Love this!
I have a migraine and can’t think of anything cute to say. Would love to win sometime after being a customer for so many years.
Such beautiful projects! ::Crossing my fingers::
They’re all beautiful, and so creative! I love the By the Sea collection!
One of the best and perfect Summer collection by G45!
So many wonderful ideas brewing… Good luck to everyone! 🙂
As I sit here, looking at all the lovely beachy creations, it is snowing outside 🙁 This collection would certainly warm me up!
How breathtaking the sea and surroundings are! I would love to create with this set!
Love your By The Sea Giveaway!! My family has always loved being by the water and we have fond memories of beach trips together!!
Anything to do with the ocean, beach,sea, sand, yes!
I’m going to be by the sea after Tuesday! Thanks for such a lovely set . . .
I love the By The Sea Giveaway and would love to use it for summer decor items. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m blown away by Laura’s diorama and love the colours in this new By the Sea collection. Fantastic. Margie
What a great piece of work and a great giveaway, would love to win, Thanks
This is the cutest; I love nautical vintage themes and especially this. I would be so happy to win this! Thanks for having the opportunity!!
Love the nautical themes. Thanks for the chance to win!
Looks like “fun in the sun.”
once again, you do it all
Looove the sea theme and awesome DT projects! Summer is coming–would love to play with these fun goodies while I’m waiting for beach weather–thanks AS!!
Awesome! I love the ocean.
another great kit – your giveaways are the best!
I would love to win this !!!!! pleeeeezeee !I have seen this paper, it is wonderful !
Wow, what a great give-away. Would love to own this very generous prize. Thanks much for the chance:)
This so captures the area in which I live. Thanks for sharing such great projects.
I love Laura and Rhea’s projects. So imaginative and fun! love the chance to win prizes!
hugs Karen
Gorgeous stuff today!! Love the goodies in the giveaway and Laura’s diorama is amazing!! Have a great week!
So many great ideas – and such a beautiful giveaway collection.
Lucky, lucky winner.
Love this fabulous giveaway!
Thanks for another beautiful giveaway! ‘Vintage Beach’ is another of my favorite themes.
what stunning and original projects! – and what a generous giveaway prize! I’d love to win and spend some time sailing with Alpha Stamps!
Great collection! Thanks for another giveaway!
More wonderful creations by Laura and another great giveaway, thank you!
Oh wow, I love those beach themed goodies! That 8×8 paper pad alone is swoonworthy!
Beautiful collection and loving the papers! Thanks for the chance to win this great giveaway!! I have so many ideas on ways to use the stamp and embellishments already…and it’s perfect for summer
Lovely again, thank you!
I would sail away with this beautiful prize! Thanks for offering.
Just look at all the gorgeous beach themes! The trims and paper are my favorite but love it all!
Fabulous giveaway, thanks a lot, I’d love to win!
Love summertime and anything beach/sea themed. Thanks for the offer.
Love anything beach/sea themed. Thanks for the offer
Congrats Pat Shaw!! I loooove the beach!
thank you for the array of never ending ideas! Please pick me – I’d love to play in the sand.
I can “sea” myself winning this one!
Love this collection. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
summer time sea time
What a beautiful, summery kit–gotta love the tiny shells!
🙂
By the Sea is a beautiful collection. Thank you for the chance to win.
This project is too fun to pass up! Thank you for a chance to be… “By the sea”!
I have never see a project here that I haven’t absolutely l o v ed. You are very talented artists. Thanks for putting together great give aways!
Beautiful artwork and eye candy by Laura and Rhea, hey go girls!! By the sea, by the sea….makes me think of my beloved Hamptons….what a fun prize tp win.
Super cute – ♥ it
Love this diorama!! I have to try to make one!
Gorgeous work and a wonderful giveaway! Thank you.
This collection reminds me of my grandmother’s pics of her and her friends frolicking on Coney island ….I just love it
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you!
I love the beach scenes… sea shells, star fish… i remember when i was young, going to the beach with my cousins.. having wiener roast
i love the beach scenes… star fish, sea shell… i remember when i was young, going to the beach with my cousins, having a wiener roast and toasting marshmallows… everything was generously sprinkled with sand!!
Wonderful giveaway!
What incredible artwork is displayed here. So many lovely details! Wonderful giveaway, as always.
I love anything that has to do with the sea or water because I am a Pices.
Your giveaways are amazing. Beautiful collection!
Another beautiful collection! Would love to win!
Love the beautiful By the Sea art….and thanks for the opportunity to win this great gift…
i loved the little shadow box done in the beach theme.. these are such wonderful inspiration and i love the sea and anything to do with it… i would love making a few small books with this kit…
hoping i will win.. 🙂
thank you as always for being so generous..
big ladybug hugs
lynnl
Just discovered your site today! Soooo excited!! I know how I’ll be spending my next hour 😉
Oh, that kit is absolutely gorgeous. Such amazing goodies. I would love a chance to win. Thank you.
IKE xxxxxxxxx
I hope I’m not late. these look soooo yummy!
I love it. I’ve gotten a lot of your beach products and had so much fun with them.
Lovely giveaway!