HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR A SISTER

THE SISTER THAT THIS CARD IS FOR LIKES THE BEACH, SUN AND SAND. I HAPPENED TO HAVE THIS BLUE GRAY CARD STOCK AND MATCHING PAPER SO I DESIGNED MY

CARD FROM THAT. I MADE THE CARD IN THE BLUE GRAY. NEXT I CUT A PIECE ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH SMALLER IN THE PRINTED PAPER. AGAIN I CUT ANOTHER BLUE GRAY PIECE -AGAIN A QUARTER OF AN INCH SMALLER. I HAD A LIGHT TAN CARD STOCK THAT MATCHED THE ENVELOPE AND THE BACK GROUND OF THE DESIGNED PAPER. I CUT ONE RECTANGULAR STIP OF THE PRINTED PAPER TO FIT THE WIDTH OF THE CARD. NEXT I CUT TWO THIN STRIPS TO LAYER ACROSS EACH OTHER ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CARD. I STAMPED THE LITTLE SANDLES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CARD . I GLUED THE RECTANGULAR STRIP UNDER THE SANDLES . I STAMPED THE BEACH UNBRELLA AND CHAIR NEAR THE BOTTOM LEAVING ENOUGH ROOM TO MAKE A BEACH EFFECT. I STAMPED THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABOVE THE UNBRELLA STAMPING. I STAMPED THE SET ON THE DESIGN PAPER AND THE BLUE GRAY CARD STOCK SO THAT I COULD USE THE PARTS FOR THE UNBRELLA AND CHAIR. I USED THE PRINT FOR THE TOP OF THE UNBRELLA AND THE SOLID FOR THE UNDERSIDE OF THE UNBRELLA. ON THE CHAIR I USED THE PRINT TO MAKE A DESIGN IN THE BEACH CHAIR . I USED CHALK TO MAKE THE WATER AND THE SAND, BLENDING THE COLORS. I ALSO DID THE SAME WITH THE SUN AND SKY. . I ATTACHED TWO CHARMS TO THE CARD, A STARFISH AT THE CROSS MARK OF THE THE BLUE STRIPS AND THE SMALL SAIL BOATS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD. THE INSIDE GREETING IS ON THE TAN CARD STOCK OVER THE PRINTED PAPER. I ALSO USED STAMPS OF A CRAB, SANDLES, FISH AND A BIRTHDAY GREETING. I LIKE DESIGNING MY OWN CARDS AND JUST WORK WITH SOME CARD STOCK IN FRONT OF ME AND GO FROM THERE.