While I’m working on retired products and preparing for my new stuff, which will be here tomorrow, I have been super busy!

I was so happy Beach Days stuck around. As a Floridian, I absolutely love it! It’s only a bundle until 4/30! You get 10% off that way. After 4/30, both the stamp and the dies will still be available, but you won’t get that 10% off.

I first colored the Basic White with Misty Moonlight with a Blending Brush for my sky.

I die cut the ocean with Boho Blue cardstock and the sand with Crumb Cake. Both dies from Beach Day. I stamped on the bottom of the sand with Crumb Cake ink.

I punched a 1-3/4″ punch with Basic White, then colored with Lemon Lolly ink and a Blending Brush.

I die cut the palm trunk with Pecan Pie. For the leaves, I used Basic White and colored with Parakeet Party ink and a Blending Brush.

The lifeguard posts were die cut with Basic White. I colored them with Lemon Lolly and Balmy Blue Blends.

The sentiment stamp is straight, but because its photopolymer, I was able to bend it to go around the sun. Misty Moonlight ink.

I stamped the birds with Memento.

The card says “happy birthday” on the inside.

Measurements:

Basic White 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″

Boho Blue 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″

Basic White 5-1/4″ x 4″

Crumb Cake 5-1/4″ x 1-1/2″ (sand)

Boho Blue 5-1/4″ x 3/4″ (ocean)

Scraps of Basic White and Pecan Pie

 

Product List

Beach Day Bundle (English) [162800]	Beach Day Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162797]	Beach Day Dies [162799]	1-3/4″ (4.4 Cm) Circle Punch [119850]	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276]
Boho Blue 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161724]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161717]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad [153118]	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [159208]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116]	Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin’ Pad [161666]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154830]	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673]
Adhesive Backed Solid Gems [161300]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Simply Scored [122334]	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

A quick video showing it in action!

 

I LOVE this card. I had so much fun making it! Beach days are part of my growing up and they are fun, relaxing and very tiring (the sun!!)! The PDF instructions for Cascade cards can be seen under “instructions”. It’s on the right side on a computer and on the bottom from a phone. Here’s my Cascade video:

I started with coloring the layers and the last page (which is directly on the card base. I just put the pleats behind it when coloring). I used Crumb Cake for the sand, Azure for the sea and Balmy, Lemon Lolly and Poppy for the sky. I added some Shimmer paste to the sea to look like waves/ripples. Just stick the pallete knife (the longest one) sideways into the jar and tap on the cardstock sideways. Here’s my short video on that:

I stamped the lifeguard post with Memento and then colored with Crumb Cake and Real Red Blends. It’s on Dimensionals.

The beach ball is Memento with Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple and Night of Navy Blends.

The palm tree trunk is Pecan Pie, the leaves and grass are Basic White colored with Granny Apple Green ink and a Blending Brush.

The umbrella is Memento with Lemon Lolly and Poppy Parade Blends.

The surfboard was stamped with Poppy Parade on Basic White and I then used a Blender Pen to bleed the color a little bit.

The seagull was stamped with Memento and colored with Gray Granite Blends. The fence is Crumb Cake.

I stamped Happy Birthday with Memento on Basic White and then die cut with Stylish Shapes. I stamped the sand castle on the bottom right with Crumb Cake.

 

 

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Last page

 

 

Product List

Beach Day Bundle (English) [162800]	Beach Day Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162797]	Beach Day Dies [162799]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [161717]	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116]	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050]
Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin’ Pad [161666]	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin’ Pad [161663]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154899]
Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154830]	Lemon Lolly Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161673]	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154897]
Night Of Navy Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154891]	Gray Granite Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149535]	Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645]	Palette Knives [142808]	Blender Pens [102845]
Blending Brushes [153611]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Simply Scored [122334]	Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]