Fireworks on the Beach

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

Light The Sky Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162289] $20.00	Beach Day Bundle (English) [162800] $48.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100867] $11.50	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $13.00
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131297] $11.50	Basic Beige 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [164511] $11.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116] $9.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $9.00
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [147084] $9.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad [147097] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $18.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $32.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154883] $11.00	Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154899] $11.00
Night Of Navy Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154891] $11.00	Summer Splash Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [163826] $11.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $15.00