“Sunny Seasons Greetings” Card Tutorial

We have been experiencing quite a sensational fall season with lots of sun and temps in the 20’s – which is NOT common for this time of year! Yesterday it was 23′ and it felt like a beautiful summer day. Brian and I took Rosey and Cooper for a walk to the river so that they could have a swim and it was so nice. This past weekend my BFF Shallon and I spent a couple of days at Smith Rock Lodge & Chalets, which is our favourite place to have some R&R and spend some girl time (we live over an hour’s drive from each other so we squeeze in visits whenever we can).

We couldn’t have picked a better weekend to go away – the weather was perfect with blue skies and warm sunshine!

Shallon and I decided to make our annual getaway a Mexican theme for our weekend…FUN!

We wore mini sombrero hats, ate Mexican food that we made, drank Mexican drinks (margaritas) and played Mexican games and even listened to Mexican music!

Shallon and I wore our flip-flops the entire weekend. This time last year we had to light the wood stove in our chalet and wear our winter coats when we were outside – so this was quite the contrast. However, as of tomorrow, the weather is going to drop to only 5′ and the nights this week are forecast to be 0 and frost! So today I’m planting garlic and putzing outside in the yard because I suspect this is the last hooray before the wintery weather sets in. Yuck. I’m not a lover of cold, snow and ice. So to all my friends heading down south for winter (and those of you who live in warmer climates than I do), this fun Christmas card tutorial is for you!

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – Sunkissed(159908)
• Card Stock –Pool Party (122924); Real Red (102482); Basic White (159276)
• Stamp Pads – Memento Ink Tuxedo Black (132708); Real Red (147084)
• Misc. – Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220) colored Dark Real Red Blend (154899)); Pool Party Blends Combo (154894); Bermuda Bay Blends Combo (154878); Granny Apple Green Blends Combo (154885); Crumb Cake Blends Combo (154882); Wink of Stella (141897); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Wintery 3D Embossing Folder (155433); Deckled Rectangles (159173)

Measurements:

• Pool Party: 5 ½” x 8 ½” & 3 1/3” x 5 ½” to be embossed
• Real Red: 1/8” x 5 ½”
• Basic White: 4“x 5 ¼” for inside- 2 ¾” x 4 “for image; 1 ½” x 1 ½” for sentiment

Instructions:

1. Cut Deckled Rectangle out of small white mat
2. Color in the Beach Sand using the Crumb Cake Blends Combo. The Ocean with the Pool Party Blends Combo, The Umbrella and chairs using Bermuda Bay Blends Combo. Add Granny Apple Green Blends Combo for use on the grass on the dunes.
3. Fussy Cut the table and Chairs to add to the image and pop up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
4. Emboss the small Pool Party mat and Emboss with Wintry 3 D Embossing Folder.
5. Adhere the embossed mat to the left side of the card base. Also attach the Real Red Strip next to it. I love using Multipurpose Liquid Glue for this.
6. Stamp Greeting onto small white mat & attach to the back of the Deckled image piece before attached to card. Attach image piece to card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Enjoy the day & HAPPY STAMPING!