Good Sunday morning. My project today is a framed beach scene with an old Woody hauling surfboards and parked in the dunes with the sparkly ocean waves in the background. I couldn’t resist adding the plane with the Surf Shop banner flapping in the wind.
You know how I love making cards with beach themes. This past week I had the opportunity to teach Erin, the daughter of my good friend Paula to make beach themed cards to send to My Charity 4 Kids. My Charity for Kids is a charitable organization that raises funds for kids with special needs. Erin chose to make cards to earn community service hours and will send her cards to Savannah’s Cards and Cakes 4 Kids, one of the special volunteering opportunities within the My Charity 4 Kids organization. I wanted to take this opportunity to draw this wonderful organization to the attention of all you paper crafters out there. I’m sure they would love to receive your donated cards as well.
Erin had lots of fun designing each of her beach themed cards. We started with an assortment of beach themed die cuts and then Erin did all of the design work.
Here is Erin showing off her wonderful cards. Isn’t she precious!! I know these cards will bring smiles to the faces of the children that receive them.
Now let’s get back to my post. I love the Woody With Surfboards set and it pairs so well with several of the other Impression Obsession beach themed die sets. I cut the ocean waves and sand dunes with the Ocean Border set. I added Liquid Applique to the waves, heated and then lightly applied glossy accents and glitter to add sparkle to the scene. While I had the glitter out I decided the sun would looks good with some added sparkle as well.
I sponged in the blue cloud background using a stylus and foam tip. I attached the layers of sand and water to the back of the frame with double stick tape and then attached the frame to the card base with mounting tape. I tucked the grass in between the dunes to add another element of color and dimension to the scene. The plane and banner were attached with mounting tape.
I was hoping the close up view of the waves would let you see how sparkly they are but no such luck.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Sunday.
Card size: 5.50” 4.25”
Very nice cards Erin!
Another wonderful Charity. Love your card Kittie and Erin what a great array of cards you created. Im sure the kids will scream with delight when they see them. Fabulous.
Kittie, what a great card…. I love the Woddie…. I’m ready to hit the beach for sure. I have to say, Erin is very talented… she’s got so much creativity. Her cards are just darling……. And lastly, what a great charity….. I always have cards left over at the end of the year, now I know where to share some of them….
Erin is a beautiful young woman. Her cards are great. I can tell she has the Kittie influence in them, which is a wonderful thing. Thanks for sharing.
Good Afternoon, what a wonderful charity to assist. the children will have happy times, and the beach is a happy time. Erin did very well, do hope she continues the craft as she has a talent. A so blessed to have a special talented teacher, as well….thanks for sharing with us…..an God Bless You Both
Erin, I love your cards, I have a beach themed card I would like to donate but where do I send it? Kittie your card is great and I so love the woodie. Keep crafting Erin your a natural.
Hi Linda, Here is a link to My Charity 4 Kids. http://mycharity4kids.org/ You can find all kinds of information there. Thanks for asking.
Such a cute card Kittie. Always love your beach scenes & that little car with surfboards & the plane flying the banner is just a delight.
What’s a surb shop?
That is my question, too. What is a surb shop? Is it like a surf shop?
Kittie ~ I absolutely love your beach scene cards … this one ROCKS!! Erin is so lucky to have a mentor as you, and she did an AWESOME job designing and creating her cards.
As always, thank you for the ongoing inspiration and the peek at Erin’s creations!!
LOL. I couldn’t resist replaying. I thought the banner read “surb shop” too. But, if you look closely, the “b” is actually an “f” spelling out “surf.” 🙂
(Anyway, I think I’m right!!)
Thanks for letting us know about this great charity. When my stash of cards grows a little, I’ll donate to them.
How neat to be able to share your talents with her, I bet she had a fun time creating all those wonderful cards!! I love that old station wagon, reminds me of the one we had when I was growing up, terrific scene!
OK. I can’t stop laughing. This will be the last time I hand write anything on a card front. It actually says surf shop and that is how I make my lower case fs. It didn’t dawn on me that it looked like a b until several people wrote and asked. LOL!
Hello Erin, Paula & Kittie!
Erin, your “Cards 4 Kids” are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you Kittie for helping make these beautiful Works of Art. Your cards will be a welcomed surprise to the Kids in need that our Charity supports!
Please help support us by spreading the word out! We love to see the smiles on the children’s faces when they receive cards from the KittieKraft Community! Look for your artwork on our Website and our YouTube channel soon!
Once again, thank you for filling the hearts of kids with joy and beautiful artwork! And thank you Kittie for the Shout-out on your Blog. Bless you! <3 =D
Mark Chesney, Founder
Matt Chesney, Volunteer Coordinator
OMG, smiling with the surf card!! Very nice!