Monday, July 18, 2011

Summer Fun

Here's a card for a hot summery day:


I chose Beach Tilda for this project as she's just the right size to sit on her majestic sand castle! I simply used cardstock for this project; layering it multiple times for the sky, water, clouds and beach.

For a textured sandy surface, I added a solid piece of Scor-Tape (cutting down one of the sheets to size) to a beige cardstock piece. I then pressed a mixture of white and yellow flocking powders onto the exposed tape - Viola! It worked perfectly! The wave whitecaps were added with dimensional white paint.

I printed the sentiment onto white cardstock and cut cloud shapes, stacking them and adding dimension with foam tape.

I finished off the beach scene with a beachball and starfish from the same Recollections sticker package.

Here are the Copic colours I used for Tilda (I used darker than normal skin tones for a slight sun-kissed effect):

Skin: E00, E01, E02
Hair: YR21, YR23, YR24, YR 31
Bathing suit: C1, C3, R81, R83, R85

With the temps at 34 to 36C this week, I definitely WANT to be joining Tilda at the Beach!


60 comments:

  1. This card is super cute Maureen. Love the fun beach scene you arrange for this cute Tilda :o)
    Hugs,
    Cabio

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  2. What an original card is this. Very nice. I have never used a mini, in this card it is super.
    Love Aartje

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  3. This is adorable Maureen! The beach scene is perfect right down to the last detail with the ball and the starfish. Hugs, Maria

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  4. oh! this really remind me of summer fun in the sun...sand castle, sea, and beach ball game.

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  5. Wow! what a fantastic creation, I lovet the clean sharp lines and that sweet Tilda sitting there enjoying her beach fun. Truly amazing card. Thank you for the inspiration.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  6. Super cute and fantastic beach card.

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  7. Maureen...I love this little scene! It's sooooooo adorable!! Love the sandcastle...what a brilliant idea to use score-tape for the "sand"! Pat Frank

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  8. This is a beautiful project hun xxx

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  9. Great beach scene, and beautiful coloring

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  10. Hello Maureen, Just hopping by to say Great beach card Maureen, it's a beautiful card and a lovely blog too, hugs Teresa xx

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  11. Awwww.....Maureen, that is adorable! Makes me want to go to the beach!

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  12. Love the sandcastle Maureen. nice beach scene. Gorgeous card.

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  13. So Cute!! Love the sandy dimension!

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  14. Sweet little scene!

    ** Kate **

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  15. Oh wow Maureen!! What a really fun Summer scene card!! I just LOVE those clouds and your spelled out BEACH letters with sweet Tilda sitting amongst the fun sandy beach!! VERY SWEET!! Thanks for the fun!! :)

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  16. This is lovely Maureen! I love the scene you set with the sandcastle and BEACH letters. Beautiful! hugs, Angela

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  17. This is fabulous Maureen! I love how creative you got with the beach and using multiple layers to get the dimension you needed. An adorable scene for sure...XO Barb

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  18. Fabulous creation! Love the beach scene you created using that sweet little Maggie mini.
    Hugs, Janie

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  19. Oh so cute! You kept it simple and colored so beautifully. Love it.

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  20. What a cute card! Love the blues for the water and the way you have Beach Tilda sitting on the wonderful sand castle.

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  21. What a perfect little beach scene!!!
    Rene :D

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  22. This is a really cute card and perfect for this little mini Tilda! I love everything about it from the sand castle to the clouds. TFS!

    Anniebee
    anniebeescraftroom.blogspot.com

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  23. Love the little sand castle card, so cute, and thanks for the tip to make the sand, great idea! Patti

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  24. SIMPLY GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I love your blog...full of wonderful things and great inspiration.

    Hugs
    rhonda

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  25. Cute, cute, cute card, Maureen - very creative. This hop is so inspiring, as usual!

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  26. What a fun scene you've created. I love the the torn edge of the paper looks like the waves washing up on shore. TFS.

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  27. Darling scene Maureen...sooooooo darling!! :)

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  28. Maureen this is a fun card!! Makes me wanns go to the beach!! VERY CUTE!
    hugs, Janiel

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  29. Very creative! Love it!
    Hugs,
    Penny

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  30. What a beautiful little scene. Love it. Love the sentiment too. Loving this blog hop. Love Sandra x

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  31. Tilda looks like she's having so much fun with her sand castle. How cute!

    Angie

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  32. What a cute card. TFS.

    Kris
    dietzrobles at yahoo dot com

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  33. Great card i love the beach scene
    the you made... great coloring
    thanks for sharing
    hugs Linda

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  34. Maureen, what a beautiful card. Love the 3-D scene you've created of Tilda with her sandcastle. Very createive. I'm still not used to colouring the minis--you've done a fabulous job with this adorable Tilda. Love your card.
    Hgus,
    Norma

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  35. What a cute card! Love the theme with the sand castle.
    Hugs~
    Corinne

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  36. This is a perfect little beach scene!!! Adorable!
    Blessings Bernie

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  37. Super cute card! :) Such a great beach scene

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  38. mmm.............on the beach! I'm with ya! However today was a bit cool! Thank GAWD! This is ooober cute indeed! TFS!

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  39. Very nice idea for a card!!

    LG
    Michaela

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  40. pretty nice worrk! thanks for sharing and for the letter

    hugs xx

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  41. This is just adorable, Maureen! I so love our little Tilda with her sandcastle. It's such a wonderful beach themed card! I envy anyone who can see the minis to color them! LOL You did a fabulous job! I appreciate the inspiration!

    XO,
    Chris Christensen

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  42. Adorable card. Love the layering.

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  43. Oh my what an adorable scene, I love the layering for the 3-d effect!

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  44. What a fantastic idea for the beach theme.

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  45. Isn't this the cutest little scene! That dimensional sticker worked beautifully with this little sweetie! Just adorable Maureen!!!

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  46. Super cute card! :) Love all of the texture.

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  47. really cute card very summery :) hugs mandy xx

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  48. This is such a cute card. I love how you perched Tilda up on the Sand Castle. Too cute.

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  49. Hi Maureen. I love the design of this card. Love the layers and how you made the sand. super idea using the beach letters. Love it.
    Hugs Maz

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