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My card today reflects…where I’d like to be right now! To be clear…that’s a beach on Maui! I’m not on a beach on Maui – but…this fun double-easel Beach Day card is…close. Ish. 😎. Even the “sky” – from the Take to the Sky DSP – looks like it could be on Maui! Take a look-see:
This one came about thanks to the theme challenge from the Paper Players this week.
I started with the basics of a Double Easel.
The main card base is made with Boho Blue cardstock – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored and folded at 4 1/4″ (to make a landscape tent-fold card).
The easel mechanism is a 5 1/4″ x 8″ piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock scored at 4″ and 6″ on the long side. Then I folded the 4″ line as a “valley” and the 6″ line as a “mountain”.
Using Liquid Glue, I adhered a cloud-strewn piece of Take to the Sky DSP to the back panel of the easel.
To make the sand dunes – I started with two pieces of Crumb Cake cardstock. I used both edge dies to cut the tops off each piece on the long side.
On each panel, I stamped the “sand & shell” image all over in Crumb Cake Ink. Then I brushed both pieces with Crumb Cake ink using a Small Blending Brush. For the “front” dune – I used darker ink on the die cut edge to help define the dune.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the “back” dune to the front easel panel – letting it extend above the easel a little.
Next, I stamped the Beach Day sentiment on the “front” dune in Calypso Coral ink
Using Stampin’ Dimensionals across the bottom and in the middle (avoiding the top of the die cut so I could “tuck” things in) – I adhered the “front” dune – aligning the bottom edge with the bottom of the easel panel.
To make the lifeguard stand, I cut the large Beach Day die from Summer Splash cardstock and the railing, “siding” and cross-braces in Lemon Lolly. I adhered the railing with Liquid Glue. Then I added the cross-brace and siding.
Using Dimensionals on the bottom portion of the stand – I adhered the stand to the “back” dune – letting it extend above the top of the easel. I used a little Liquid Glue to adhere the stair to the “front” dune.
The rest of the decoration came next:
– I die cut two Pecan Pie palm trunks and adhered them together with Liquid Glue (to make it a little sturdier to support the palm fronds).
– I die cut two Old Olive and one Granny Apple Green palm frond and adhered them to the trunk with Liquid Glue – alternating the colors.
– I slid the trunk between the two “dunes” and adhered it with Liquid Glue.
– I die cut an Old Olive grasses and adhered it with Liquid Glue at the base of the palm.
– On Basic White, I stamped the beach chair and umbrella in Crumb Cake ink and cut them out with their coordinating dies.
– I used the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend to color the chair and umbrella.
– I used Dimensionals on the umbrella and Liquid Glue on the umbrella pole to adhere it to the card front.
– I used Dimensionals to adhere the beach chair.
– On a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, I stamped the Beach Day sand castle in Crumb Cake and cut it out with its Beach Day die.
– I adhered the sand castle with Dimensionals.
– I used the rescue ring die to cut a Calypso Coral and a Basic White ring. Using Liquid Glue, I adhered them together, offsetting the openings in the ring to create a solid shape – which I adhered to the side of the guard stand with Liquid Glue.
– On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the seagull three times in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and cut them out with the die in the set.
– Using small pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals, I adhered the gulls to the back panel of the easel.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the easel to the front of the Boho Blue card base and the card front was done.
For the inside, I stamped a second Beach Day sentiment in Calypso Coral on a piece of Basic White cardstock. In the corner, I stamped the sand, sand castle, chair and umbrella in Crumb Cake ink. I colored the chair and umbrella with the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Boho Blue card base and the card was done.
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the sandy beach scene on the front…
…and more of the Take to the Sky DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Well – it’s not QUITE the same as being on a Maui beach but…it’s sure fun, nonetheless!! I love how all the Beach Day elements play in the sand on this double-easel fun fold card, don’t you?! And – Take to the Sky provided a totally perfect design for an afternoon at the beach!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And this is the card that I made yesterday for my Thursday After Lunch Bunch YouTube video. If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again – here ’tis!
And – thanks to some technical difficulties – this video ended up needing two parts. Here’s Part 2!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
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M
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Boho Blue Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored & folded at 4 1/4″)
Lemon Lolly Cardstock: 5 1/4″ x 8″ (easel – scored and folded at 4″ and 6″ ); Beach Day die cut lifeguard stand rail, siding and cross-bracing
Crumb Cake Cardstock: 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (“back” sand dune – cut with “wave” die on top); 1 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ (“front” dune – cut with “ground” die on top); Beach Day stamped & die cut sand castle
Summer Splash Cardstock: Beach Day die cut lifeguard stand
Granny Apple Green Cardstock: Beach Day die cut palm fronds
Old Olive Cardstock: Beach Day die cut palm fronds (x2); Beach Day die cut grass
Pecan Pie Cardstock: Beach Day die cut palm trunk (x2)
Calypso Coral Cardstock: Beach Day die cut rescue ring
Basic White Cardstock: Beach Day stamped & die cut umbrella and chair; Beach Day die cut seagulls (x3); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
Take to the Sky DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (back panel of easel); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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Finn Fan Fix 
This eggplant MUST be broken and I am the dog-for-the-job!
Mr. Moose’s decapitated head is just happy that HE is not the focus of Finn’s attention!
He’s a beast!
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M
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Such a cute card! Love the fun fold design and the little beach scene is perfect! Poor eggplant…it won’t even know what hit it! 🙂
Thank you, ma’am! And…yeah. It’s sorta sad to watch…. LOL!
Very nice card Mary. And I love seeing Finn in almost all your posts.
Thank you, ma’am! Glad you like the card and my boy! 🙂
The Take to the Sky paper is perfect for this scene. Fantabulous card, Mary.
Thanks so much, Nel! 🙂
Mary, this is the best fun fold beach card! I love every detail! The fun life guard shack is perfect and the color combo is fabulous! Everything about this card makes me long for the beach! So happy you joined my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
Definitely makes me want to be in that beach chair, for sure! Thank you so much, Claire, for the inspiration this week! 🙂
WOW! What a beauty! It’s like being at the beach in person. Fantastic use of this fold to create a 3D scene! Thanks for playing along with us at The Paper Players.
Thanks very much, Jan – I’m glad that you like it and appreciate you coming by! 🙂