Aug 06 2007
Swimming…
It is another gorgeous summer day here today and as it is the holiday weekend…we’re all off swimming at the beach! I thought today would be the perfect time to post this cute little Gina K design…
Just Keep Swimming
I had so much fun making this card. If you’ve ever seen Finding Nemo, you’ll know that a pelican rescues one of the fish and one of the themes is….just keep swimming. I just had to put them all together in this card design. The pelican was stamped and watercolored and then punched out with my Mega circle punch by Marvy. I also used Gina K’s darling scalloped circle stamp set that coordinates perfectly with the punches…so cute! The Wild Wasabit was stamped with one of these stamps and then punched out with my Giga Scalloped circle punch.
The card base of this design was layered with a piece of Flair’s beach line patterned paper and then an acetate layer with the stamped fish was stitched on top of that. The fish and the sentiment were stamped with Black Stazon directly on the acetate.
Quick Tip: When adhering paper on top of acetate, use a piece of sticky strip to get good adhesion.
Supply List:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Blue - SU
Patterned Paper: Flair Designs
Stamps: Just Keep Swimmin, Fish, Pelican, Scalloped circle set - Gina K Designs
Ink: Black Stazon - Tsukineko, Groovy Guava, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky - SU
Other: transparency - Staples, punches - Marvy Uchinda, sewing machine,
I also thought I’d share a few pics from the beach on Saturday. It was an awesome sailing day. Sunny, windy and gorgeous…my favorite kind! On of my favorite things to do is sail on our catamaran. DH and I actually managed to get out by ourselves and have a perfect sail. I love it when it is wild enough to have a little adventure but not so much so that I’m nervous! 
The yellow one is ours… We had a bit of a joke about it calling it the Banana Split.
DH and friend on his Hobiecat
Both Boats on the Beach
Benjamin & Friend (she’s almost two years older but he is quite sure he is going to marry her! )
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The pelican card is adorable. I really do need that stamp. We have a LOT of pelicans here in Louisiana! And your dp is perfect. I need some of that paper too. But I don’t need a sewing machine anymore….got that!
Gosh…I use the word *need* a lot, don’t I? LOL
And what a fun day at the beach! Love the pics!
First of all your card is wonderful as per usual! Love the pictures of your boat! I did some sailing in high school and just loved it….well I love almost anything to do with the water! Thanks for sharing.
I love the card! What beautiful pictures of your dh’s boat and of the kids playing on the beach! I wish our beach was warm enough to go play at!
what a fun card! Great job!
Adorable card, J, WOW about the boat (how NICE!) and I’m loving that pose of Benjamin’s! LOL. Too cute!!
Oooooohhhh, that beach and water look fantastic!! Where exactly is this beach?? I had a “ride” on a catamaran once on Lake Winnipeg when I was just out of high school and it was out of this world. I’d love to try it again.
barb
OOOOOOHHHH LOOOOOOOK at that water! How gorgeous! I’d do anything to be out there with you!!! Those kiddo’s…how cute!!
Your cards is sooo cute too! 
Darling card, J!! But you know my fave is my boyfriend, Benjamin
I love your card! I just watched Finding Nemo today! And, pelicans are my favorite. I love watching them dive for fish. I love the layers on your card.
Cute card! LOVE Benjamin’s stance. My family likes the line “Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat!”
Wow, that’s sooooo cute. I gotta get in on that lol.
Love the card, & the pic’s are breathtaking. The beach looks very much like the S.C. & N.C. beaches that we go to. Your son is too cute- brings back good memories with my son…
Great family time. Sound like you all had a good time. TFS
Love your pelican card! so adorable. I love the photo of the little ones - precious!
This card is fantastic. I love how you did the acetate and it’s simply stitched on… Love it!
Love that pelican card — the acetate and stitching are such great elements! Your photos from the beach are terrific — looks like it was a perfect day!
This is a keeper. I really like what you did with the card. Envy the sailing. Have a great day. Kids are the greatest of all. Nothing like a day at the beach.
This looks like a perfect 10 kind of day, the photos are great!! I miss the beach so much!! The children are adorable, wouldn’t it be funny if they wound up married?? TFS.
Such a fun card! Looks like everyone had a great time.
Oh, my goodness! A cute card and a beautiful day! Fabulous!