Fireworks on the beach?
Happy Independence Day!
For those of you who live in the US, Happy 4th of July! How are you spending your day? We started the morning with a cute red, white, and blue neighborhood parade. Kids, grown-ups, dogs, local fire trucks, even a horse took a tour around our large block on all modes of decked-out mini transportation! It was so much fun. Everyone ended the parade at the end of our street with a pancake breakfast under umbrellas and pop-ups. We had a watermelon-eating contest, a watermelon seed-spitting contest, and lots of laughter.
We are not allowed to light fireworks here in our part of California (you know – we’re very fire wary!) But I know many people are enjoying a fireworks display tonight, and I couldn’t help but make a card that shows off the sparkly celebration somewhere along the beach. That sounds safe enough, right?
Would you love to be sitting in one of those beach chairs, drink in hand, watching the show?! I would!
Card Details:
- Night of Navy Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″
- Basic White Cardstock, 5-1/4″x 4″
- With a Blending Brush, create an evening sky with Night of Navy ink.
- Coastal Cabana Cardstock, 5-1/4″x 2″
- Crop with Beach Day Dies for water and glue it.
- Basic Beige Cardstock, 5-1/4″x 1-1/2″
- Hand tear across the top to create a sandy beach look, then take the piece torn off, turn it around, and glue it along the bottom.
- Stamp the sand castle and shells with Crumb Cake ink.
- Stamp fireworks using Light the Sky with Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, and Real Red ink pads. Re-stamp in the same place with Versamark and heat set with Clear Embossing Powder. Do one more with Versamark and Gold Embossing powder.
- Stamp the umbrella and chairs (one with reverse stamping) with Memento Ink and color them with Blends. Crop with coordinating dies and glue to the card front.
- Last, stamp “Let’s Celebrate!” with Memento ink onto Basic White, cut to a narrow strip and glue to the bottom center.
- Add some tiny rhinestones for extra sparkle, if desired!
Click HERE to see another way to use the Light the Sky Bundle!
I have a new Host Code for the new month. See it below. My Host Gift will be a pack of Iridescent Faceted Gems to everyone who orders $75 or more throughout the month.
Again, Happy 4th! Have a fun celebration and stay cool!
Product List
|
|
|
||
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
Discover more from Karen's Stamping Habit
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
I absolutely loooove this card. I live in southwest Florida on a tiny island and we love to watch the fireworks that peeps light off from their boats. I will have to follow your blog. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks so much, Heather!
Love this card I saw via Mary Fish’s website! It’s so cute and colorful! Well done. 🥰
Thanks, Luralyn! I appreciate it!
That is an awesome 4th of July card Karen! One of the best I’ve seen. We watched fireworks at Lake Tahoe years ago and it brought back great memories!
Love your card and story of how your block celebration takes place! Much needed everywhere. Some places people don’t even know their neighbors! What is reverse stamping?
Thanks, Vickie! Yes, it’s a great neighborhood and I feel blessed to be a part of it! Reverse stamping is a technique that you can do with any stamp and a stamp positioning tool such as our old Stamparatus or a Misti and a Silicone Craft Sheet. Perhaps I’ll do a blog post on it, if you’re interested!
I love your card. So festive
Thanks, Michele!
Great card, Karen! Your neighborhood celebration looked like a lot of fun! Happy 4th!
It was a lot of fun. Everyone pitches in to help prepare for an awesome breakfast and the parade was one of the best we’ve had (I think a lot of younger families are moving in – lots of happy energy!) Thanks, Rosanne!
I really love your Fireworks card, Karen!
Thank you Barb! I appreciate it!