Priscilla's Papercrafts: Dual Paradise Cards

Last week I mentioned my grandson's Make-a-Wish trip to Hawaii after sharing a card I made to thank the charity for the care they took to give Nate an experience of a lifetime.

Today I have two "tropical" thank you cards that I made for my daughter to send to Make-a-Wish and the corporation who hosted the family at a luau prior to their trip. She asked for "something tropical" and "something special" - I knew just what products to use.

When Oceanfront made an appearance in the last catalog, and Paradise Palms was a current set, I made a similar card, so I pulled out these sets again (Paradise Palms is retired, but I still love the Palms dies).

The first job was to create a sunset background, and this proved to be challenging. I wanted to have a sun setting, reflecting on the ocean, and ended up going through 3 iterations before satisfying myself with the results! I used Washi tape to mask off where my water would be, and then used Blending Brushes with multiple colors to create the sky. Once done, I pulled off the Washi tape and added a little color where the sun would be setting.

Then it was time to stamp my ocean and beach.

The ocean was stamped in Azure Afternoon, and Crumb Cake was used for the sand. But the images in Oceanfront are not large enough to cover the entire card front - I needed to create a frame.

Basic Black was cut to size and then I used one of the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut an opening. I also used a retired embossing folder to add a little texture.

The palm trees were cut with the Palms dies, and placed coming out of the frame at the bottom corners.

And then there's the bottom of the card. The greeting is from Charming Sentiments, stamped in Versamark on Basic Black and heat-embossed in gold. The Sentiment Silhouette dies cut these words perfectly!

The shells are from Season of Chic, and cut with the Chic dies.

And did you notice the little pieces of beach glass on the sand? I was so sad when this embellishment retired! But I bought up a few extra packages to have for the "just in case".

I am so very impressed with the Make-a-Wish group. If you are so inclined, please consider making a donation to this organization - they truly make a difference in the lives of families who experience some of life's most difficult moments.

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