Growing up, I spent most summers living on the lake in Minnesota. Those lazy summer reading books on the dock, swimming, water skiing, and hanging out bring back great memories. So, Stampin’ Up!’s Waterside Retreat Suite calls me to me. I love all of the images and dies in the Relaxing Waterside Bundle and appreciate the great patterns in the Waterside Retreat 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper.
In addition, the images and paper provide a great opportunity to create masculine-themed cards.
In today’s card, I used a sketch for my inspiration. Each month, our team of Kim’s Paper Krafters works on a crafting challenge. This month, the challenge calls for us to create either a card or a memory keeping page using the following sketch.
Measurements and Details
- Pool Party cardstock base measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4
- Misty Moonlight Panel measuring 4 x 3
- Waterside Retreat Designer Series Paper panel measuring 3 3/4 x 2 3/4
- Gray Granite strip die cut with die from Lovely Arrangements and trimmed
- Adirondack chair stamped in Pecan Pie ink on Pecan Pie cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
- Grass stamped with Pool Party ink on Pool Party cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
- Seagull stamped with black ink on Gray Granite cardstock and die cut with coordinating die
- Sentiment stamped in Misty Moonlight on Pool Party cardstock measuring 1/2 x 2
How to Video
From my craft room in Mesa, Arizona, I offer step-by-step instructions for creating this card using the Waterside Retreat Suite and a sketch.
I hope you enjoy this card and the others I showed in the video. I’ll be reaching for this bundle frequently!
Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Mesa, Arizona
Supply List
Click on any of the graphics below to to shop online for the products to create this card at home:
