Beach Day - lifeguard station

This is another stamp set from the January – April 2024 mini catalog that carried over to the new catalog. Since Spring is ending soon and Summer will be here soon it is a perfect time for this card.

Supplies:

Stamp set: Beach Day

Ink: Momento Black, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake and Misty Moonlight

Stampin’ Blends: light Balmy Blue, light and dark Crumb Cake, dark Misty Moonlight, dark Old Olive, dark Pumpkin Pie, dark Real Red

Paper: Thick White, Misty Moonlight and Wild Wheat card stock

Accessories: Stamp, Cut and Emboss machine, Beach Day dies, Water Painter, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tombo Glue, Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Simply Scored, Bone folder

Cutting Instructions:

Misty Moonlight card base 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”

Wild Wheat mat: 3 7/8”x 5 1/8” (I actually trimmed off another 1/16” of an inch on both the top and bottom because I wanted more of the Misty Moonlight and less of the Wild Wheat

White: 3 ¾” x 5” card front, and 4” x 5 ¼” inside

White scraps for stamped and die cut images.

Directions:

1.     Do a water wash on both the card front and the inside using as little water on your brush as possible. I didn’t measure but I did about 1 1/2” of Crumb Cake and the remainder in Balmy Blue. I do a wash with just water on the section I will be adding color, (ex: just where the Crumb Cake ink will go). I then ink up an acrylic block with ink and add one drop of water, mix and lightly brush in side to side strokes to add color. Then wipe color off brush and block and repeat with Balmy Blue ink. Set both aside to dry.

2.     Stamp Lifeguard station, surf board, ball and three birds using Memento Black on a scrap of White card stock. Color using Stampin’ Blends. I colored all images with the dark Blend but used the light Balmy Blue and light Crumb cake to color in the walk up to lifeguard station to hide the white. I also used the light Balmy Blue on the double window pane since it did not cut out with the die. I left the white everywhere else around station but you could use the blends and also color that in. Make sure you use the light blend for those areas as the dark with not match your water wash. Stamp sentiment using Misty Moonlight ink on a ½” scrap. Note: I cut 5 – 6 sheets of white 5 ¼” then 5 ¼”, then turn and cut both pieces at 4” to keep a supply of card fronts ready. I put the scraps in a small container to use when I need sentiment strips like used here. Snip of ends of sentiment strip at a slight angle on both sides.

3.     Using Tombo glue attach the Wild Wheat mat to the card front then add water washed panel. Use Tombo glue to attach the sentiment strip and two of the birds. One bird, the lifeguard station, surf board and the ball are attached using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

4.     Stamp sentiment on inside using Misty Moonlight ink. (your color washed panel should be dry by this time – if not heat dry before stamping). Add beach chair and umbrella using Tombo Glue.

5.     Add beach chair, umbrella or surfboard on envelope and you are done!!! Note: sometimes I color the stamp images on the envelope, sometimes I just leave them uncolored.