Simon Says Stamp | ​​Beach Day

We’ve had some truly nice sunny weather lately and with all of that warmth and sunshine, I couldn’t help but dream of spending some time at the beach. I’m not one to particularly enjoy beach vacations, I get bored very easily, but I do dream of one these days.

With the war raging in Ukraine men are forbidden to travel outside the country (with some exceptions), so we can’t go on holiday abroad as a family. Things are relatively calm here in the west of the country, although there is another air raid siren sounding at the moment. While I can’t plan a proper Summer holiday, I can certainly dream and create one on paper! My today’s card is just that – a lovely day at the beach!

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CARD DETAILS

I stamped the chair from the Seas & Greetings stamp set on white cardstock, colored it using Copics (E31, E33, E37, R20, R22, R24), and cut it out using a coordinating die. I had to use my craft knife to do some additional cutting as the die just cuts the silhouette out, it doesn’t cut the little details.

Next, I stamped a beach umbrella directly onto the card background and colored it using the same marker colors. I used Copics to set the scene – I added a yellow sand section with Y08 and Y17 markers and a blue sky & sea with B00 and B02 markers. Next, I foam mounted the chair over the scene and stamped the “Let’s Plan a Beach Day” sentiment. I used a white pen and added waves to the sea section and detail to the sand section as well as highlights to the umbrella and chair. I trimmed this panel to 3 3/4 x 5″ and foam mounted it onto an A2 white card base.

I’m ready for my imaginary vacation!

SUPPLIES

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Simon Says Clear Stamps Seas and Greetings Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Seas and Greetings Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Seas and Greetings Dies Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp White A2 Top Fold Scored Cards Shop at: SSS
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick White Cardstock 130LB Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS	Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS	Sakura Classic White Bold Line 10 Pen Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker Y08 Acid Yellow Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker Y17 Golden Yellow Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R20 Blush Pink Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R22 Light Prawn Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker R24 Prawn Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker B00 Frost Blue Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker B02 Robin’s Egg Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E31 Brick Beige Shop at: SSS	Copic Sketch Marker E33 Sand Shop at: SSS
Copic Sketch Marker E37 Sepia Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp 2 Dot Runner Refills Adhesive Shop at: SSS	White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS