life is better with sandy feet

9/15/23 Top 3 at Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog!

Hey everybody! Happy Hump Day! I have an awesome CutCardStock DT inspiration project to share with you today featuring our Brown Bag Kraft that I paired with the amazing Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. This card design is super simple and only requires an inked sky, stamped water and torn kraft paper for the beach sand on the background panel! Then add any other elements you want to create a scene!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base and background panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I stamped the water in Catherine Poole Tranquil, Stone Blue and Cove Blue inks using the Hero Arts Color Layering Waves stamp set on a scrap piece of Solar white cardstock which I trimmed and added to the center of the background panel. Using the My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, a blending brush and Ranger stormy sky distress ink, I created the sky on the upper third section of the panel.

The final step in creating the scene was tearing a piece of CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft which I adhered to the bottom of the panel, and then trimmed the entire panel. I added an Adirondack chair sticker from the Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit along with Eyelet Outlet starfish and boat brads. I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink, and adhered the panel to the card base with 1″ double-sided foam strips.

I cut the inside panels from Solar White and Brown Bag Kraft paper, and stamped another sentiment from the Hero Arts stamp set in brown ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: August #8-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: August #8 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Gals Corner: #246 – Summer Fun
4. My Time To Craft Challenge Blog: #514 – Stenciling (sky/clouds)
5. Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: Happy Summer Holiday w/ twist of Sun, Sea or Beach
6. Shopping Our Stash: #503 – Hot Hot Hot
7. Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #167 – Tropical and/or Beach
8. Try It On Tuesday: Let’s Go Outside

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft cardstock
Tombow Mono Dots adhesive

Other products used:
PAPER: Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit
STAMPS: Hero Arts Color Layering Waves stamp set
INK: Ranger stormy sky distress ink; Catherine Pooler Tranquil, Stone Blue, Cove Blue and Icing on the Cake inks
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, blending brush, MISTI stamp tool, Eyelet Outlet Seashore Brads and Boat & Lighthouse Brads, 1″ double-sided foam strips

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,