Hello, and welcome to my relaxing day by the sea.
Colorful Seasons Takes Me Back to Hawaii
I always enjoy thinking about the beach. I returned from Hawaii two weeks ago, and told you more photos would be coming. Here I am with my daughter, Katey, out in the ocean. We are 500 steps from the shore (I counted on the way back), and still only knee deep, because it’s a sandbar.
Did I show you my grandson, Drake? He’s only 13, and making Grandma Su look really small. We are walking home from church. They live on Hickam Base, close to Pear Harbor, because Billy is in the Coast Guard. Everything is so convenient. It’s wonderful!
Here’s Drake practicing his bass guitar.
And, giving Grandpa Neil lessons. (Neil said he’s “slappin’ the base”).
Okay, back to my card. It all began, because of three challenges. The theme at Global Design Project is “Take Me to the Sea.”
The sketch is from As You See It.
And, the colors at Sunday Stamps, “Summer Splash,” are perfect for a day at the beach.
The card base is Night of Navy card stock, the ocean is Pacific Point cardstock, and the sand is Sahara Sand cardstock.
I used the Ruffled embossing folder to give the ocean waves, and the Subtle embossing folder to give the sand texture. Before embossing the sand, I used a stamp from the Magical Mermaid stamp set to stamp shells in Crumb Cake ink.
Don’t you love my canvas chair? It’s in the Colorful Seasons stamp set. The wood frame is stamped in Crumb Cake ink, and the fabric is Pumpkin Pie ink. It’s “two-step” stamping, and I used the Stamparatus to make sure the fabric met the frame just right.
The glass of lemonade is stamped in Daffodil Delight ink, and it has a die for cutting in the Seasonal Layers die set.
Did you see I wrote “hello” in the sand. Sometimes I just have to use something that has retired. I LOVE paper words! It’s from the Greetings die set, for those of you who may have it.
All of the other supplies are available at my store. You can easily shop by clicking on the pictures. If you’d like to start stamping, I’d love to be your demonstrator!
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Super relaxing beach card, Su! Love your ruffle waves! Looks like Hawaii was a wonderful time! Thanks so playing along with the challenge at Sunday Stamps! this week! sending hugs your way-
Brilliant, using those two embossing folders to represent the sea waves and the sandy shore and to create the divide for our challenge, Su! I love the scattering of shells and sea creatures on the shore, and the beach chair waiting for someone to relax in it! Pick me, pick me! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!
What a lovely beachy scene you’ve created, and after seeing your pictures, no wonder you gravitated towards that theme! A wonderful vacation and beautiful family. (I am curious to see how tall you grandson will end up!! ) Thanks for sharing this with As You See It this week!!
I enjoyed a holiday to Hawaii too and your photos brought back great memories. We love the beach in our family so your card is an instant hit to me! Love the different textures you’ve included and the line between sand and sea is the perfect way to interpret the ‘great divide’ in our sketch. Thanks for joining in with us at As You See It Challenge, Su.
Hi Jan, it was so much fun reading your detailed comment on my blog. So glad my card brought back good memories for you! Thank you!
Ahhh, your card is taking me back to my own Hawaii trip this summer past, lol. Love it! You are so perfect on the details – love the color effect you achieved on the chair! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!