Hello friends! Today I’m sharing a card that I made for my grandson who’ll soon be turning 11. He always has a pool party, so I know he’s going to make a splash on his birthday!
I’m playing along with several card challenges, which include Just Us Girls, Time Out Challenge, Pick 3 Challenge (I chose sequins, tropical, sunshine) & Seize the Birthday Challenge. Here are all of the inspirations and requirements:
All of the stamps that I used are from Sunny Studio Stamps so, let’s dive in!
Make a Splash with Waves
I used the Catch a Wave Dies (no longer available, but similar to these) to cut three wave panels from white cardstock, then brought them to life with Distress Oxide Inks in Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, and Black Soot. To create depth and plenty of contrast, I started with the lightest shade at the top and gradually blended darker blues into each lower wave, finishing with the deepest color at the bottom for a rich, layered ocean effect.
Adding Sunrays
Continuing on, I cut an A2 sized white panel as my card background and stenciled a sunny sky with Lawn Fawn’s Sun ray Background. I used Scattered Straw and Wild Honey Distress Oxide Inks to ink blend through the stencil. This panel was then glued to a folded white card base.
Once the sky was done, I trimmed down the wave panels and layered them into place. I made sure to leave a spot unglued so that I could tuck the swimming girl behind the wave.
Choosing the Children
I chose three swimming/floating kids from Beach Babies and Kiddie Pool stamp sets. After stamping and die-cutting each one, I colored them in with Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.
The balloons are from Floating By stamp set and were also colored with the alcohol markers. I wrote in “11” with a black marker for my grandson’s age.
Heat Embossing: Make a Splash!
Before adding the children to the card front, I stamped a sentiment using stamps from Kiddie Pool. It reads, “It’s your birthday! Make a splash!” and was stamped with VersaMark Ink, coated with white embossing powder and then heat set. Would you believe that when I started stamping 30 years ago, I used my stove top to heat set when embossing. NOT RECOMMENDED! I scorched many a card in the process!
Putting it All Together
Finally, it was time to add the floating children to the scene. I glued the girls into place and then popped up the boy and his balloons using foam tape. This makes him stand out more, since he’s the star of the day!
To comply with the Pick 3 Challenge, I added sequins and went a bit overboard, but I think my grandson will appreciate all of the sparkle!
Thanks for visiting today! For another pool themed card, check out my previous post: Cool Vibes.
~Krista
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What a delightful card, Krista. Those kids look like they are enjoying the pool just like your grandson will be I’m sure. I love when you can personalize a card like you did with his age. Thanks for sharing with us at Just Us Girls and Time Out.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Bobby, and thanks for providing two great challenges!!
What a fun card, love the kids bobbing around in the waves! I’m sure your grandson will love it. Thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday, Cathy x
Thank you, Cathy, I’m so glad you liked my card! It was a pleasure to play along with Seize the Birthday!
Oh My, this is adorable and I love all the details. Your grandson is gonna love his birthday card. Thanks for playing along at The Pick 3 Challenge, it’s always a treat to see everyone’s creativity.
Donna xx
The Pick 3 Challenge
The Inspiration Station Challenge
The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
The Paper Funday Challenge
You’re so sweet, Donna! Thank you for the kind words!
How fun is your beach themed card; fresh, bright and all-around fun. Thank you for joining us at Just Us Girls.
~carol
Thanks so much, Carol! It was a pleasure to play along!
This is such a fun and adorable scene! Love the bold colours and how you incorporated the numbers for the topping. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!
Thank you, Glenda! You’re so kind and I’m glad you liked my card! It was a pleasure to play along at Seize the Birthday and I’m sure I’ll be back!
This is absolutely adorable! The littles splashing in the waves are so fun and colored wonderfully. Such a fun card for a kid! Thanks for playing with us at Time Out.
Thanks so much, Stephanie! It was fun to make and also a blast to play along at Time Out!
Such a cute, fun and vibrant card! Thanks for sharing at Seize the Birthday and Time Out:)
Thank you for the kind words, Jenny!
OMG what a fabulously fun card! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Pick 3 challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
The Pick 3 Challenge DT
Thanks so much for the kind words! I’m glad you liked my card and I’m sure I’ll be back for more fun challenges!