Have a 'Beachin' Birthday!

Happy Tuesday to all! Sorry, I have been away for a week, I am trying to adjust to the new school and soccer schedules on top of having a sick one at home all last week! Everyone is better and it is a short school week, so hopefully all will go off without a 'hitch' as my Mom always says! (Gotta love those 'MOM" sayings! - I find myself saying more and more of the same ones I rolled my eyes at when I was younger and knew it all!)

This card was made for one of my older brother's birthday. He turns 40 next Monday! I think he will get a kick out of it, since he used to love to surf when he was in the Coast Guard stationed in S. Padre Island, TX. Now he is in land-locked Austin, TX! Such a fun place to visit!

I had to pull out my Hangin' Loose with Kona set from EP one more time before summer is over! (Who am I kidding, I live in FL and it's still 90 degrees and will be hot until mid October/early November!) Kona was colored with my Copics and cut out. I airbrushed the oval, creating some clouds and added some real sand (yes, shark-bite capital of the world sand - a.k.a. New Smyrna Beach, FL) under his feet! The sentiment is from Stampendous - I bought it to go with some of my Changito Monkey stamps, but it is versatile! I looked way back in my stash for this old Basic Grey paper - I think this is one of the first sets they ever made. It is very masculine and thought it worked perfectly for this card. I paired it with Brocade Blue and Basic Grey (SU) cardstock. (click on the picture for a better view of the details!)

Here are the Copics I used on this card:

Supplies: Stamps - Hangin' Loose with Kona (Eclectic Paperie), Sentiment (Stampendous); Paper - Brocade Blue & Basic Grey (SU), Stampers Select White (PTI), Basic Grey DP; Ink - Memento, Copics; Accessories - Copic ABS, Sand (beach), Oval & Ribbon Tag Trio Nesties, Basic Grey Ribbon (SU)

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Now don't fall out of you chair, but.....I made a second card too!

I used Kona again and this time paired him with perfect, beachy-surfy paper from Scenic Route!

For some reason, I love this paper with this stamp set! I got the idea for this card from this week's sketch challenge from Little Paper Shop - LPSC32. I did not follow the sketch exactly, but used it for my inspiration!

I stamped Kona, colored him with Copics and airbrushed the background on. I decided to use sand on this one too. It looks darker on this card b/c I had already airbrushed a sandy look before deciding to add the sand. All of the layers were inked with VersaMark Chalk ink in Jumbo Java. I paired this Scenic Route paper with Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Summer Sun cardstock.

Here are the copics I used for this card: Supplies: Stamps - Hangin' Loose with Kona (EP), sentiment (Stampendous); Paper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Summer Sun (SU), Stamper's Select White (PTI), Scenic Route DP; Ink: Copics, Memento, Versa Mark chalk ink - Jumbo Java; Accessories: Circle, Pinking & Ribbon Tag Trio Nesties, Copic ABS, Sand (beach), Chocolate Chip Twill (SU)

That's it for now! I do have another card to post, but have to cook dinner and get kids off to soccer practice in the next 45 minutes...so, maybe later, maybe tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Cowabunga Dude!

Happy Tuesday to ya! Hope your week is going well! I have a busy one. We just got back from the beach on Sunday and my friends flew back to TX - we had a blast visiting with them. In fact, we are already planning next year's trip! Tomorrow, my in-laws fly in and we will be off again on more adventures.

On a side note, I have BIG news....I made the first cut for the Guest Design spot for Hanna Stamps! Yay! I will have to create a 3-D project for the 2nd round, but am so excited to be included with the other talented ladies that were chosen. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Now, down to business...
Here is another Kona card from Eclectic Paperie. This little guy ROCKS! I am getting better with my Copic Airbrush techniques, but am low on air - oh well, that's how life goes, eh? Maybe I can get a compressor for Christmas - ha, wishful thinking! Kona was colored with Copics, masked and then I airbrushed the sky and sand. It is hard to see, but I used some Lemon and Orange atyou spica glitter pens on his surfboard - it is really cute in person. See below for a close-up. I used Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Scenic Route DP and Gina K 80# PL cardstock. The EK Success sandcastle border punch was one of the best things I have purchased lately. I punched it using very vanilla and then distressed it with Desert Sand ink (CTMH). I also used the wavy border punch from EK Success on the baja breeze and embossed it with the tiny bubbles CB folder.

Here is a close-up of him - isn't he cute?

Here are the Copics used.

Supplies: Stamps - Hangin' with Kona - Eclectic Paperie; Paper - Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Scenic Route DP, Gina K. 80# CS; Ink - Memento, Copics, Desert Sand - CTMH; Accessories - Brads - HL, CB embossing folder, punches - EK Success, SU (ticket corner), chocolate chip twill - SU, Copic Airbrush, sponge, nesties, Copic atyou spica glitter pens

Thanks for stopping by. Hope your summer is going great!
~Tori

Aloha!

Aloha, Y'all!! (LOL!)

Aaaahhhhhh, I am soo glad it is evening! I have been re-painting in my house all day - it's been 2 years since the house was built, so it was time to put a fresh coat on some hallway walls. My 2 little boys have left me lots of finger print 'love notes'!!

Look what came in the mail on Monday!! The new Hangin' Loose with Kona stamps from Eclectic Paperie. Isn't he the cutest? I fell in love at first site! I ordered them Friday, and received them on Monday!! What awesome service!!

This is a little switch for me since I usually make girly cards. I am happy to have some cool boyish stamps too! I colored Kona with Copics, added some stickles to the waves and cut him out using my circle nesties. I layered him on Summer Sun paper and then stitched some X's into the circle with some linen thread (SU). The card base is Pumpkin Pie and the DP is from Scenic Route's Grafton line.

Here are the Copics I used: Have a great night! Thanks for stopping by.

~Tori