End of Summer Cards

For the most part, I'm not one to be making Christmas cards and projects in July or August.  I have a hard time jumping ahead on the holidays!  So this week I came up with some end-of-summer cards for my family and for my card class.  This card uses the Seaside View and I made it for my son who just moved to FL.  He loves the warm days and the ocean.  :)  I got the idea from Carole's Creative Corner.

The pineapple card reminds me of sipping pina coladas at the beach.  I saw the white card on Pinterest from a stamper in Germany and I thought it needed some more color. So I added the Petal Pink to the background.  I used the coastal weave embossing folder and the In the Tropics set.  

Next up was the "fan favorite" card for this class.  It features the Seaside Notions and also the Tasteful Textures die cuts.  I sincerely love this card.  It was copied from last year's Stampin Up catalog.

Last up is a soft watercolor card.  Doesn't it make you think of a relaxing day at the beach?  I watercolored the background and then added the shells.  I think you can hear the ocean if you hold up the conch shell.  :)  I saw this idea from Debra Couglan.  Even the ribbon looks a bit like driftwood.  If you use your imagination.  

Tasteful Textures Cards with a Card Holder

 This week I sent a couple of days working on some cards for my card class.  I chose the Tasteful Textures stamp set along with it's coordinating framelits and designer papers.  I just love how they all turned out!

The cards are what I call "mix and match."  The sayings and images are interchangeable and you can make each card more masculine or feminine, as desired.  I had a fun time using this set and it's components.

I also made a card holder for the set of cards.  You can use them individually or give them as a set.  

It's hard to tell in the photos, but I've used embossing folders and Wink of Stella to embellish the cards.  The flowers and feathers have a bit of sparkle on them to make them stand out.

Although I could have used more colors, I decided to keep the color palate simple.  I used Navy, Misty Moonlight and Gray Granite.  I got the ideas for my cards from Jackie Bolhuis and Sarah Sayers.  The box holder idea is from Teri Pocock.  

What do you think?