Beautiful You At The Beach

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I think I must dream about making cards because from time to time I wake up with the plan for a card.  Then the rush is on to get pen to paper before I forget it! (These days I almost have to lassoo thoughts as they pass through my cerebellum!).

This is a card I woke up thinking about.  It's for a dear friend who is making a sea change  to live by the beach in Victoria near her family.  Whilst I'll miss her sorely, it's a great move and I'm very happy for her.

Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper provides the beach background!

These stylish sisters are enjoying some time at the beach together.  They're both very sun-conscious with their hat and parasol.  They may be a little over-dressed but perhaps they've just come from a leisurely lunch!

The deck chair is from a new stamp set, called Colourful Seasons, that will be released in June in the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalogue.

The "neighbourhood" greeting is from the new stamp set, In The City and the "Congratulations" is from another new stamp set called Fabulous Flamingo.

I stamped the deck chair first and added a bit of shading with an Early Espresso Watercolour Pencil.  I then stamped, coloured (with watercolour pencils), dressed and fussy cut the two ladies from Beautiful You.  For the one by the chair, I trimmed off a little dress to fit her behind the chair and added a suggestion of legs with a Calypso Coral Watercolour Pencil.  I used the Early Espresso pencil again to add the shadow under the feet of the lady with the parasol.  I didn't feel inclined to fussy cut the tiny areas such as between arm and hat, so I simply coloured them in with the Bermuda Bay Watercolour Pencil.

This greeting from the new Eastern Beauty stamp set seemed very appropriate for the inside of  my card

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


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Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack

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Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Watercolor Pencils

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Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

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