Polly has us daydreaming about our favorite places this morning. This card took me a long time, so I dreamed about the beach for two hours this morning. I was inspired by Polly's use of a fun Waffle Flower stamp to use this fun set that reminds me of my family. We spend every weekend at the beach during the summer. But I'm not sure if we're in RI on this card or if we're in Aruba. The joy and the running makes me think Aruba. Plus, it's February. We spent a week in Aruba last February and Desmond keeps asking me when we can go back. So that's Desmond in the front. But I accidentally put his green shorts on hubby, who's close behind. That's me in the orange dress, picking up hubby's shirt. And Raleigh, who always has the best tan out of all of us, running to catch up. Of course, in real life, I would also be carrying hubby's flip flops and Raleigh's surfboard. I had to make a slimline card to fit us all on there. This was a great opportunity to try out my new Hero Arts color layering waves stamps. I'm proud of myself for lining it up so well that you can't see the seams. I had to stamp it three times to span the 8" card. I have 4 x 8 envelopes, so that's what size my slimlines always are. I tore some MFT Natural cardstock to make the sand and sponged a bit of brown around it and stamped Itty Bitty Backgrounds for some texture. Finished with Stickles to make that water sparkle.
And, hey, this fits today's water Free for All Challenge, too, so I'm adding it!