Beachy Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the challenges at Sunday Stamps, TGIF, and the Paper Players.

I made my slimline card a mini, rather than a large one and Paradise Palms was the obvious choice for a beach themed card! The background was created with Blending Brushes and I added the sand dune by fussy cutting the stamp. The dune continues the line of the ribbon that's wrapped around the DSP layer.

One of my favorite activities in the summer is going to the beach, which in my case is the public swimming area in a nearby town. It's not a beach in the traditional sense, but it does have a zero-depth entry with sand, and a large 15-foot-deep area for swimming and diving. It used to be a quarry, which is why it's so deep. I take a water aerobics class there 3 times a week, and it is the best part of my summer!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Waves of Inspiration

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Pool Party Cardstock; Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink - Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pecan Pie, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Real Red and Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack

Tools - Big Shot, Palms Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Paradise Palms Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

I'm entering this card in the challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges (diagonal from bottom left to top right) and the challenge at TGIF Challenges. I wasn't sure what the theme was but one of the other entries called it a silhouette with blended background challenge, so I'm going to run with that!

I originally started to make this card for another challenge where I'll be guest designer, but it just wasn't working out the way I'd hoped. So, I went in a little different direction and came up with this. (Stay tuned for my guest designer card on November 4!)

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Oceanfront, High Tide

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Soft Suede Cardstock

Ink - Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Nature's Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Palms Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals