Framed Beach Scene Retirement Card

Hello crafty friends! What would be better than a long trip to the beach to celebrate a retirement? I sure don't know! That thought was my inspiration for this framed beach scene card that features one of my favorites from the latest Honey Bee Stamps release, the Palm Beach Cover Plate and the coordinating Palm Beach stencils.

I began by running the Palm Beach Cover Plate die through my die cutting machine with 80# white cardstock. Then I used each of the coordinating stencils to color this beautiful scene with Blender Brushes and various inks. I used a few inks in my stash (linked below) and some Distress Inks. The Distress Inks I used are Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot, and Gathered Twigs.

Next I die cut 110# white card stock with the Wood Frame Builder dies. After I glued the stenciled scene to my A2 card base, I used glue to adhere the frame pieces to the card.

To add a few embellishments to my framed beach scene, I die cut 110# cardstock with the Lovely Layers: Small Seashells dies. I also colored these with Blender brushes and a few inks in my stash. Then I used glue to adhere three of the seashells at the corner of the frame and a foam dot to adhere the sand dollar.

I stamped the sentiment from the Rest & Relaxation stamp set with black ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. To accommodate the extra height added by the seashells, I added a double layer of foam strips to the right side of the sentiment. I added a bit of glue to the back left of the sentiment to adhere it.

I love how quick and easy it was to make this card! I hope you've found some inspiration here too. I appreciate you stopping by and hope you have a wonderful day!

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