By: Beki Ward, Artistic Guide

Summer Joy

Finished card size:  5.5" x 4.25"

Supplies:
Stamps:
Canvas Background Stamp (Stampin’ Up!)
Summer By The Sea (Stampin’ Up!)
Paper:
All papers by Stampin’ Up!:
   Ballet Blue
   Chocolate Chip
   Creamy Caramel
   Vanilla
Ink:
Basic Brown (Stampin’ Up!)
Other:
Baby Blue Plaid .25" satin ribbon
Foam Tape/Dots
Double Sided Adhesive
Chalks/Pastels & Applicator
Hairspray or Fixatif

Directions:

1. Cut a piece of Ballet Blue colored cardstock 5.5" x 8.5". Fold in half to create a card base measuring 5.5" x 4.25".
2. Using Basic Brown ink, stamp the Canvas Background stamp onto the front of the folded card. Set aside.
3. Cut a piece of Creamy Caramel cardstock 5.5" x approximately 3". Tear one of the 5.5" sides. Using Basic Brown ink, stamp the “Joy” sentiment in the lower right-hand corner. Wrap a piece of ribbon around the cardstock, securing on the back and leaving a knot on the left-hand side of the front. Set aside.
4. Using Basic Brown ink, stamp the little boy building a sandcastle onto a piece of Vanilla cardstock. Using the chalks/pastels, color the image and spray with hairspray or Fixatif to set.  Trim the image to approximately 2" x 2.5" and mount onto a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock leaving a .0625" border. Apply Foam Tape/Dots to the back and set aside.
5. To assemble the card, place the Creamy Caramel element along the open edge of the folded Ballet Blue card base and adhere the chalk/pastel colored image to the center of the card.