Ever wanted to create some easy DIY beach cards? We’re in the height of summer and what says summer more than a day at the beach! This week I’m playing along with the Unsinkable Release over at Catherine Pooler Designs and I have several cool cards and even a few videos for you. Let’s Dive right in (okay – a little pun intended)…
Today I’m going to showcase a fun paper pack – the Salt and Seaweed Pack , one of my all time favorite sequin mix by CPD – Big Sur Sequins, and a few of my favorite stamps from this release – Vitamin Sea. Okay….a die set too – Coral Dies – someone STOP me!!
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I was in a clean and simple mood when I created these two cards for you. They were so quick to put together, both are great designs for you to keep in your repertoire.
No. 1 – Under the Waves
The waves pattern on this paper from the Salt and Seaweed Pack is so much fun. It felt like the perfect accent to the sides. Normally I would keep those a bit smaller, so not to overpower the card, but in this case having 3/8″ wide borders made the card feel like an underwater scene.
Patterned paper can really overpower cards, so it’s important to remember to balance them with the design.
A little super light watercolor on those little fish – well, let’s be honest – it’s regular cardstock, and water is not its friend, right? But the Lime Rickey mixed with the All that Jazz is very cool. I wanted to throw some Coral Cabana on there, but refrained…lol.
The Coral Dies are SO awesome and quite lifelike. I remember when I was 16, I went to Italy for the first time. I bought this gorgeous coral necklace – you know the kind with the spindly fingers, and I took it apart when home and made a necklace and set of earrings out of it for my mom. She still wears it to this day. I love that kind of coral, and the one of the left reminded me right away of that necklace.
You can cut out your coral dies, then use your ink pads (I used the Carnivale Minis) by pressing right onto the top of the die cuts. It’s super easy, quick and looks amazing.
TIP – to get the cool orange color on the the tall coral, first ink your coral in Limoncello, then follow with Samba. It makes the coolest Orange – PERFECT for coral.
Okay – I got a LITTLE off topic there, sorry about that! Do you ever have products that evoke favorite memories for you? Tell me in the comments – I’d LOVE to know.
A few of the new Big Sur Sequins and this card was all set. To pay a nod to the cool wave patterned paper, you could stamp your sentiment like mine – first in All that Jazz, then add a little Blue Suede to the bottom. It turned out pretty cool!
No. 2 – Abstract Beach
This super fast card can be easily mass produced and is a great one to use with any paper you love – or stamp that section!. The fun wavy paper – or zebra stripe from the Salt and Seaweed Pack, just has my heart. I love the colors, broken strands, it just reminds me of water. SO, if you look at the card from an abstract perspective, those are the waves, lapping up onto the sand, represented by this small 1/4″ strip – lightly ink blended with Sandcastle and then speckled with a brown colored pencil.
To keep with the clean look, a good sized sentiment (From Vitamin Sea), lots of white space, some bubbles representled by the Big Sur Sequins and of course a little crab from Hook Line & Sinker. He’s stamped in Orange Twist with a slight overlay of Samba.
Hope you liked those quick easy DIY beach cards! We all need some quick little cards. And just imagine those designs in holiday, birthday, any theme really!! Stay tuned to my YouTube channel today and tomorrow for some great new videos too!
Here’s the entire new release:
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Till next time –
Supplies:
Below are all the supplies I used for these projects.
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