May all your tomorrows…

Do you have a happy place?  Is it the sea or the mountains?  For us, we’ve found the perfect mixture of both on Vancouver Island.  I took the Hubs to explore the Vancouver area last summer.  We had a lovely vacation – 3 days in the city, 3 days on the island in Victoria, and 3 days in the mountains at Whistler.  It was an amazing holiday – better than Hawaii (and that was amazing) and better than, dare I say it, our trip to Germany.  Europe is like a fairy tale and I love it, but the ruggedness and majestic beauty found in the old growth forest and Pacific coastal islands speaks to our souls.  When it came time to go back home, I didn’t think I’d get the Hubs on the plane.  We made a pledge to return as soon as we could. 

So, I’m just thrilled to say we’ve booked a flight back to the BC.  This time, we’re going to spend a whole week on Vancouver Island.  We’ll spend a day or two on exploring the east side and visiting a friend who lives there, then head over the mountains to Tofino, on the west coast.  We were in BC a exactly a year ago, and all our pictures keep popping up in my Facebook feed.  Seeing those and knowing we have a trip coming up at the end of August makes the upcoming heat and humidity of the Southern summer almost bearable.  

I created the above card as part of my Creating Success swap.  I couldn’t wait to share it with you.  I took all my swaps that I received last week to a class, and had them out at my BOGO sale on Saturday.  Every time someone looked at them, this was their #1 favorite!  So exciting!

The card doesn’t involve any fancy cuts or folds; in fact, the layers are quite simple.  What makes this stand out and different from cards I usually make is that it’s almost ALL stamping!  Let’s take a look…

Base:  Crumb Cake, 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Layer 1:  Pool Party:  5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
Layer 2: Whisper White, 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
Layer 3:  Real Red scrap for Adirondack Chair die cut
Layer 4:  Whisper White scrap, stamped in Crushed Curry
​and die cut with Lemonade die

1. ​Stamp Layer 2 in Soft Sky with the Watercolor Wash Background Stamp
2. Now, work your way from the bottom of the card to the top, stamping as follows:
   1. Sand (from High Tide Stamp Set) – in Crumb Cake
   2. Water (from High Tide Stamp Set) – in Pool Party
   3. Sea Grass (from High Tide Stamp Set) – in Old Olive
   4. Gulls  (from High Tide Stamp Set) – in Basic Gray Archival Ink
   5. Sentiment (from Colorful Seasons Stamp Set) in Basic Black Archival Ink.
3. Adhere Adirondack chair using the Fine Tip Glue Pen.
4. Adhere lemonade with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
5. Adhere all layers to base.

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