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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Relax At The Beach Window Card

Created this 'Relaxing At The Beach Window' Card using:
1. core'dinations Grandpa's Trunk cardstock
2. Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge 4.5" BchChair Square Card
3. Tim Holtz Woodgrain embossing folder - embossed front to give it a realistic wood look
4. DCWV Blue Beach Words scrapbook paper - snipped the words I wanted to put on front of card above the Beach Chair:
'RELAXING AT THE BEACH' & 'Sand Sun Surf'
5. Dashes, Dots & Checks ribbon - beach blue colors
6. Spellbinders Shapeabilities Nested Lacey Pennants - cut ribbon for tag, had to run thru BIGkick a couple times before it cut thru completely
7. Memento Tuxedo Black ink
8. Tradefish Designs stamp set - stamped 'Pass the sunblock'  on ribbon tag
9. red button - for a hint of bright color
10. scrap white twine I separated some time ago from some colored twine
11. 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" plastic from a Spellbinders pkg - on inside/backside of BeachChair
12. Paper Pizazz Palm Tree scrapbook paper- on inside























Entering this into the following challenges: 

Bitten by the Bug 2 'Window to My World' unlim 7/9-22 

Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch17 Use punch or die cut unlim 7/6-25
Cooking w/ Cricut PCW Die Cut or Stamp Ch Let's Go To The Beach 7/17-23
Divas by Design Ch44 Anything Goes lim2 2nd 7/18-24 

Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summer Celebrations unlim 7/1-8/4
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR54 Super Scraps Sat unlim 7/14-20
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #11 7/1-31

LEJ Designs Ch12 Anything Goes lim3 2nd 7/17-22
Little Claire Mthly Ch23 Summer lim3 2nd 7/14-8/17
Little Red Wagon Pretty Packaging I used plastic from a Spellbinder pkg as a window 7/18
Paper Pretties Mon Ch PPMC48 Embossing unlim 7/16-22 

Perfect Sentiments PSC41 Anything Goes unlim 7/18-24 

Pile It On Ch29 Kick Back & Relax 7/15-21
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch No Rules! unlim 7/16-22 
The Stamp Man Anything Goes/Summer Colours unlim 7/13-26 

Tues Alchemy Ch23 Button, Button, Whose Got a Button? unlim 7/17-23 
Tues Throwdown Ch107 Clear Elements unlim used plastic from a Spellbinders pkg 7/17-23
Victorine Stamps Ch38 Buttons & Ribbon unlim 7/9-22

26 comments:

  1. Love your beach card! Wonderful details!

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  2. Great use of that scene paper!

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  3. That was the perfect paper to use with that window and chair. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2. Stephanie

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  4. A fabby creation x thanks for joining in at LEJ this week xx

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  5. Great card love the chair idea thanks for joining in at Divas by Design
    sheryl

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  6. Love your card, and I am ready to plant myself on that beach, thanks for joining us at BBTB2, hugs

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  7. Wish it were warm enough to hang out at the beach here in N. CA. Love the card! The embossing sure does look real and the DP inside is perfect. Thanks for joining us again for our window challenge at BBTB2. xxD

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  8. Wow - love this beach chair card - fabulous textures - perfect!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at thd Pile it On Challenge.

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  9. Such a clever card! The dry embossed texture adds a perfect touch. Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  10. Fabulous project, Melissa! Beautifully done. So glad you shared it with us by entering the "All Clear" challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week. Good luck in the draw.
    NanaConnie DT
    PS Don't forget Tuesday Throwdown is having a DT call through July 29

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  11. What an awesome card. The embossing is perfect, as well as the paper you added to the inside with the palm tree showing through the window. Thanks for sharing with us at BBTB2.

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  12. Nice beach card. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.
    Carole

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  13. oh such a relaxing looking card :) great use of the b/g paper:) thanks for sharing with us at bbtb2 :)

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  14. Great job on this card. Love the embossing and the paper you used on the inside to pick out. Perfect! Thanks for joining us for the
    BBTB2 window challenge.

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  15. Okay I'm at the beach with this one. Awesome idea to do a window. Great job Girl! Thanks for joining HIMCR this week. DT AJ~

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  16. Great card; glad you could join in at LEJ Designs this week. Vee xx

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  17. LOVE it!! what a fab idea and I know I'd certainly love to be on a beach right now :)

    Thanks for Sharing with us at Tuesday Alchemy

    *hugs* Shell xx

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  18. Very cool card! I love that you let the inside paper do the work for you as your scene through the window. Your embossing looks awesome and gives the feel of looking out a real window. Really just love this card. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 ;-)

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  19. love this scene, I love the look of Adirondack chairs, they just get to me.
    thanks for playing with us at PIO.

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  20. Very cool card! Thanks for playing with us at LRW!!

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  21. LOVE this and the texture is amazing! Thanks for playing along with the Quick Quotes Challenge. It's fun to see the different ways of using punches and diecuts!

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  22. cool idea..thanks for playing with LRW

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  23. Love the texture with the embossing folder you used. Thanks for joining us at The Perfect Sentiment.

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  24. Love this beach card with the beach scene in the background. Awesome idea. So glad you joined us at Quick Quotes for our latest challenge.

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  25. I love the way you have the ocean look coming through the front of the card. Very calming look. Thanks for joining us in the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge. Good Luck! :)

    Heather
    Getting Cricky Design Team Member

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  26. Fantastic card...

    Thanks for joining us at Little Claires & good luck!!
    hugs and xxx
    Gemma

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