Feel the sand between your toes

The bits and bobs to make this card have been sitting in a little basket on my desk for a while now but I finally got the Pro Markers going and here's Warren, on a day at the beach:

Grinning here - if that surfer doesn't get him then surely the wave will :)

I used:

- 6" x 6" square cream card stock

- a pre-printed 'Warren the Rabbit' circle from Craftwork Cards, coloured with Pro Markers. Yes, I did work the colouring round the flip flops and the background paper - and it is a spotted handkie knotted on his head too :)

- backing paper by Bo Bunny from the 'Barefoot and Bliss' collection

- sentiment stamp is a 'cling' one by Stampendous called 'Feel Sand'. Stamped onto a snippet of blue card with the end cut into a pennant shape

- flip flop buttons (from Hobbycraft) with the shanks snipped off and stuck onto the card using the glue gun 

- Josy Rose nail heads

Although I've got some pennant dies, the sentiment was too chunky to use a die with, so to cut the V-shape I just measured the width of the strip of paper when it was trimmed to size and drew a vertical line about half that width away from the right hand end. A little dot in the centre of that line gave me the point at which to draw two lines to form the V-shape, out to each of the corners. A couple of snips, some gentle rubbing out and hey presto - a symmetrical V-shape.

The first time I've managed to do any crafting for several days too!

It seems like ages since I entered some different challenges so this card is for the following:

Passion for Pro Markers - Week 161 - At the Beach

Creative Card Crew - Challenge 16 - Under the Sea or On the Beach - this card is On the Beach but could end up as Under the Sea if Warren doesn't watch out!

Little Claire - monthly challenge #23 - Summer/Holidays

Anything Goes - Challenge 73 - Summer Days

Truly Madly Crafty - August Challenge - Summer Fun

I discovered how I thought it was a Bank Holiday here - my kitchen calendar shows all Bank Hols in very small print and I saw 'Summer Bank Holiday' but missed the word 'Scotland' when this visit was first mooted weeks ago!

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Aloha!

I've had an 'Aloha' sentiment stamp here for ages, just waiting for the right stamp to appear - finally one did and this is what I made:

I do love the way the little Hula Kiddo's hips are working away :) It's another card that I had a load of fun making - those little flip flops are just sooo cute.

I used:

 - 6" x 6" square cream card stock - Stampendous cling stamp called 'Hula Kiddo', coloured with Pro Markers, including the background (I even tried to match the hibiscus flowers to the backing paper, although I've never seen a blue hibiscus in real life) 

- plain backing card from the snippets folder and the papers are from the Bo Bunny 'Barefoot and Bliss' paper pack which I'm totally in love with right now

- yellow self adhesive ribbon from the ribbon box. Confession, I added it as the finished card looked out of balance - the horizontal strip of paper and the image were placed too low by yours truly

- orange/yellow flower came from Helena in a little parcel of goodies a while back and the brad was my own - and those dinky and totally adorable little flip flops are buttons, in a pack of five pairs from Hobbycraft, but I've spotted them on e-Bay as well - just with the shanks snipped off the back and stuck on using the glue gun

I'm gonna play along with the following challenges:

The Order of the Opus Gluei (this is a new one on me but the ladies who run the challenge seem to be a really fun crowd) - the current challenge is 'Where'd you get your sun tan'

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Fun In The Sun (another challenge that's new to me)

also, The Squirrel and the Fox - Kids or Babies (well, she's called Hula Kiddo and I think would be great for a young lady)

When Len saw this card he said 'D'you know, that's just how you kick off your flip flops on the beach. I always feel the need to tidy them, mainly so I don't trip over them'.

Grin, this could be one to add to the 'soaping the shower tray' trick :))

Have a nice day!

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