beachy father's day

father's day is coming up and masculine cards are always hard for me. i lean heavily towards pink, gold, glitter and sequins. and while my husband can appreciate a sequin or two, or even a unicorn card, most of the guys in my family would appreciate something a little more masculine.

for my dad's father's day card, i went with something a little beachy and a little bit muted. he loves sun, the beach and warm colors. and don't worry, he never reads my blog so this isn't a spoiler.

i started by creating a simple background with zig clean color real brush markers and a bit of water. light blue for sky and beige for sand. i wanted it to be subtle but of course now that everything is glued down, i really wish i had used more blue...

next i die cut the adorable little houses from essentials by ellen designer dies, home & hearth set from patterned paper to create my beach houses. my "surfboards" are the inside of a petal from essentials by ellen designer dies, wild garden.

i added a sentiment from mama elephant and popped it up with some foam adhesive. and ta-da!

xo,
carly

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Home & Hearth by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Wild Garden by Julie Ebersole

Mama Elephant Clear Stamps, Happy Everything

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 036, Light Blue

ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 072, Beige

ZIG Watercolor BrusH20, Detailer

Studio Calico Brighton Pier, 6x6 Paper Pad

Crate Paper, The Pier 6x6 Paper Pad

Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk

Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock