Summer vibes come in all shapes and sizes, but a tropical beach and a fruity drink make some of the best memories!
We are kicking off May with tons of summer card inspiration! Today our designer Maurilia created this amazing card that making us wish we were on vacation! This card features tropical beach vibes with a blue Hawaiian cocktail in hand. Maurilia said, “I had envisioned looking out to the beach through a glassed windowpane creating a daydreamy effect.” We love how it turned out and are day dreaming of our next beach trip!
- Take a teal colored sheet from 2207 Tropical Dreams Paper Pad and cut down to a folded card base size. Adhere with double sided tape. Using the same paper pad chose a beach scene and cut to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2. Adhere this panel to the center of the Teal panel. Cut a piece of vellum the same dimensions of the beach panel. Using a pale blue alcohol marker shade the complete backside of the vellum. This will create a soft and dreamy haze over the beach scene.
- Die cut the 5747-01D Wave Stained Glass Die three times using white card stock. Adhere all three layers using glue. Attach the vellum using double side tape on all four sides onto beach panel. Adhere white frame with double sided tape onto the vellum. Dabs of liquid glue was used sporadically in the middle of the frame to ensure it remained in place.
- Die cut the cocktail cup 5317-01D Mai Tai Die from white cardstock and vellum. Adhere the outer rim of glass vellum to the white outer rim of the glass for stability. Shade the inside of the beverage using Color Fuse Beachside and Whisper set #9. Next using a spray bottle, spray water onto this shaded area to create a liquid effect. Adhere this inner drink to the outer glass rim to complete the drink.
- Die cut the 2 small tropical leaves and inner leaf veins from 5817-01D Tropical Birds and Leaves Die using a light and dark green cardstock from 2004 Festive Farmhouse Paper Pad. Originally, I had long leaves die cut but decided the small leaves look best for this card. Die cut 6 flowers from 5817-01D Tropical Birds and Leaves Die from the pink card stock in 2207 Tropical Dreams Paper Pad. Die cut the umbrella top from sand portion of remaining beach scene panel. Use kraft card stock for the umbrella stick.
- Stamp the sentiment from 37025 Day at the Beach using black ink onto vellum. Die cut the sentiment using the smallest die from 5821-05D Stitch Dot Nested Arch Die.
- Adhere beverage to lower left of the panel using foam tape. Adhere umbrella in the beverage with liquid glue. Adhere the leaf on the lower right of the drink. Sprinkle and adhere flowers on the leaf and beverage.
- Lastly adhere the vellum sentiment in the upper left corner by applying liquid glue to the white frame. Finish the card by adding another tropical leaf in the right top corner sprinkled with pink flowers.
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