Fun in the Sun

Good Monday morning.  I know you probably wonder if I will ever get tired of making beach cards but the answer to that is no.  I just love creating little snippet scenes of the beach with sparkly foamy water rolling up on the sand.  These fun images are from the Impression Obsession Fun in the Sun Die Set and  Fun in the Sun Stamp Set.  I sure would love to be there right now.  Actually it won’t be long until Bob and I will be enjoying Cape Hatteras and celebrating a week long family reunion with my sisters, brother-in-law, grand kids and our nephew and his soon to be bride.. 

KC Impression Obsession Fun in the Sun 1 right

I stamped all the images, colored them with Copic markers and cut them out.  I applied versa and clear embossing powder to all the pieces to add shine and brighten the colors.  I die cut the pieces and trim med then down a little with my snips.

KC Impression Obsession Fun in the Sun 1 center

I used ink blending tools and mini applicator to apply the water, sand and sky area using Broken China and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I applied the white embossing paste to the water and allowed it to roll up the sand like sea foam and added  sparkle to the paste by sprinkling on Rock Candy clear glitter.  I set the chair and umbrella in place using mounting tape and then attached the hat, flip flops, sunscreen and sunglasses with tolled up glue dots.  The ball was attached over the water with a strip of mounting tape.

 KC Impression Obsession Fun in the Sun 1 left

I finished the scene by using my Peeled Paint marker to add sea grass along the sand dunes and then lightly added more brown ink with the mini applicator to fill in around the clumps of grass. I toyed with putting a couple sea birds in the scene but it was just a bit too much with all that was already going on in the scene.

Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a great week.

Card size:  5.50” x 4.25”

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7 thoughts on “Fun in the Sun”

  1. Kittie,
    I love this card…… I think I even hear seagulls… Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity….

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  2. Kittie, just keep sharing these beach cards–they are wonderful. Your tutorial was so helpful, especially for creating the water waves and sea foam. The colors are so vibrant, the scene so real. . .I want to be there! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Oh, don’t stop making beach scenes! I can’t get enough (my fav place of all). I love your idea of the paste as foam — looks so realistic. The background is just dreamy good! Thank you for sharing, Kittie!!!!

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  4. J’adore ! Rien qu’à la voir, j’ai déjà moins chaud. C’est, qu’ici, nous sommes en période de canicule alors la brise marine que tu m’envoies est la bienvenue.
    Gros bisous et belle journée !

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  5. Never never tired of your beach scenes ….you do them so well…feel like I am right there….I love them also and you have inspired all the ones I do…would love to make that sand as well as you do….looks like maybe you used your own designed stamps over at Rubbernecker’s …great set…so you gals hop over and check her stamps out…
    Soon soon your will be at Hatteras….counting down….
    Hugs

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  6. Wow Kittie……this is really GREAT!!
    You are a true Master in making the Beach scenes, Kittie!! Nobody else but you can make such a wonderful Beach cards!!
    It makes me happy to watch such a joyfull, great Beach card. Thank you!!
    I wish you a Great time with your Family at the reunion at the Beach!!
    Hugs, Eva.

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