A Day at the Shore
©Michele
Emerson-Roberts 2015
Looks
like summer is really here with temperatures around 90* and rising. Just
thinking about a day at the shore brings a smile to my face. Even though I
don’t like to actually swim in the ocean, I do love hearing the waves, wading
in the surf and sitting under a palm tree in the shade. Follow along to create
this fun card!
Supplies:
- Any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making
kits
- Blender, cello sponges and soft
towels
- Scraps of white, blue and tan
paper (think junk mail, etc.)
- Envelopes to fit cards (or make
your own with the AG envelope template)
- Wescott™ personal paper cutter
- Scor-Pal™ (Love the new 1/8”
version)
- Spellbinders’ Grand Calibur II
- Dies: Impression Obsession™
#190-C & 78-C
- Spellbinders™ IN-038 Paradise Palm
- ColorBox
Stylust™ and tips or make-up sponge
- Med. blue, light golden tan &
green water-based ink pads
- Thin piece of plastic with a
straight edge
- Beacon™ ZipDry™ Adhesive
- Scrap of white card stock
- Double sided foam tape or dots
- Tiny container of water
Instructions:
- Follow the instructions found in
any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create a sheet each of
heavy weight light blue & tan paper.
- Dry the sheets of paper.
- When the sheets of handmade paper
are dry, cut or tear the blue sheets in half creating two 5 ½ x 8 ½’ cards.
Score and fold the cards.
- Tear or cut the tan sheet in
half. Tear an approx. 11/2” piece for the sand.
- Tear a curved shape from the
middle forming sand dunes on each side. (Save all the scraps.)
- Die cut 1 tiny seagull & 2 chairs
for each card from the white card stock.
- Die cut the palm trees for each
card from a scrap of the tan handmade paper.
- Shade the palm tree trunks and
the bottom part of the sand dunes with the golden tan ink and Stylust™
tips or make-up sponge.
- Dampen the tip or sponge with a
tiny bit of water to be able to blend the colors.
- Clean the tip or sponge between
colors. Dry the tip or sponge on a towel.
- Shade the palm tree fronds with
the green ink. Clean & dry the tip or sponge.
- Add some blue ink to the sky
forming clouds. Blend with a damp tip or sponge.
- Use the plastic’s straight edge,
the tip or sponge and the blue ink to create the water line.
- Blend with a damp tip or sponge.
- Attach the tiny seagull to the
sky & the sand dunes to the bottom of the card with ZipDry™ adhesive.
- Attach the straps to the tiny
sandals with ZipDry™ adhesive.
- Attach the palm trees, flip flop
sandals and chairs to the card front with tiny pieces of foam tape or
dots.
LOVE the little beach scene card!! Handmade paper makes the perfect texture for sand and water!
ReplyDeleteLoving this!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun!
ReplyDeleteMichelle! Your projects are timeless. This summer card draws me into a tough choice ... a day at the beach or a day at the blender?!
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