Boho Beach Birthday Card for the Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop!

Hi, Stampers!

This month, the theme is Summer Fun. We hope you will be inspired by all the creations the Pals share with you! You will find the lineup at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal. Almost every vacation we take has involved an ocean for the last 35 years, so I can’t imagine making anything else for this theme. I chose the Boho Beach kit that is still available and perfect for this theme. So, I made a shadow box card that turned out great! I hope you like it and will try to make one with any of the supplies you have at hand.

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• I have made shadow box cards before, but the card base was all one piece of cardstock. So, when I saw Tammy Fite’s version, I wanted to give it a go.
• Firstly, this A2 card started with one of the card bases from the kit and cut to 8 x 5-1/2 and is already scored at 4-1/4. Make sure that the slightly longer side is the card front!
• After that, I took another card base and scored it at 1/2, 4-1/4 (already scored) and 4-3/4.
• Then, I cut another one of card bases down to 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 for the inside of the shadow box, and I cut an envelope open for the inside of the card for the personal message.
• So, I would suggest adhering any elements/paper to the inside of shadow box before assembling the card base.

And now, the fun part!

• So, for the fun part, I cut the card base that will be the shadow box with the Countryside Corners die and used the piece that was cut out for the card front.
• I used the Countryside Corners die cut and then made a frame with white cardstock. I used adhesive to hold them together and popped them up with dimensionals onto the card front.
• Then, I stamped the sentiment onto the banner with Pecan Pie ink and tied the linen thread around it with a bow before adhering it onto the card front. Once that was done, I arranged the other elements and adhered to the card base.
• After that, I added the panel and the sentiment banner to the inside of the shadow box, making sure that the sentiment was in the middle of the opening.
• Before closing the window, I added a piece of window sheet to the inside of the window, which gives some stability as well as an area to glue the images.
• Then, I adhered both of the card bases together with the 1/2″ flap at the score line after gluing the two back of each card base together.
• Once that was done, I was able to figure out where all of the other elements would go around the opening.
• Then, to add a spot for a personal message, which could go on the back or the top of the inside of the card, I cut one of the pretty envelopes down to 4 x 5-1/4. After that, I stamped the sentiment from the Round We Go stamp set, the foliage from the kit onto white cardstock and cut it out with the Countryside Corners die. I adhered mine with temporary adhesive for the purpose of photographing it for you but can remove it when I am ready to add a personal message.
• Finally, I added the Flat Pearls to the inside of the card for a little sparkle.

Then, I made this card…

• You know how much I love my retired stash, so the kit’s card bases were beckoning me to bring out one of my favorite nautical bundles, By the Dock. I love it so much!
• Firstly, I inked up the dock and the boat in black ink. Then, I colored them with Stampin’ Blends and cut them out with their coordinating dies.
• After that, I inked up the “happy birthday” from the stamp set in Pecan Pie and cropped it out with the small circle die from Everyday Details.
• Inside: I made another panel with Lost Lagoon and white cardstock then stamped the sentiment in Pecan Pie.
• After that, I colored the back side of the chair in the Boho Beach kit with the light Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends marker. Then, they were all glued down onto the card base.

There’s more inspiration to show you, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Please mark your calendars for our blog hop next month, when our theme will be All Creatures Great and Small.

Until then, have fun in your craft space!

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop Lineup

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
3. Deb Walker at Deb Stamps Life
4. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping <<<you are here!
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
7. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
8. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
9. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
10. Stefani Ewing at Stamp with Stefani
11. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
12. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
13. Donna Walls at Duncan Street Designs
14. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
15. Melissa Seplowitz at The Stamping Ninja

I hope to share my project with these challenges:

1. Allsorts
2. 613 Avenue Create
3. A Place To Start
4. Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday
5. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
6. The Paper Funday
7. A Perfect Time to Craft
8. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday

I love hearing from you! Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
• Then, complete this contact information to receive a birthday card from me!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE
• Finally, you find out what’s new with SU HERE

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September Kit details …

AUTUMN ABUNDANCE

• Subscribe 11 August–10 September
• Share your love for all things autumn with this kit!
• Makes 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs
• Project includes printed cards and coordinating envelopes
• Laser cut card fronts, ephemera pack, and embellishments
• Coordinating colors: Cajun Craze (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crushed Curry, Poppy
• Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Wild Wheat

My project supply list. Click products to shop my online store!

Boho Beach Kit (English) [162418]	Round We Go Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163724]	By The Dock Cling Stamp Set (English) [151622]	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	Countryside Corners Dies [161471]
Dockside Dies [151618]	Everyday Details Dies [162864]	Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls [160449]

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