Fun in the Sun

Just thought I would share my latest creation. It is a step card with a beach theme.

I got the idea for the sun from the July/Aug. 2011 Paper Crafts Magazine.

Julie Campbell designed a flower using curled up squares and a button in the center.

I decided it would work great for a sun.

She used double sided paper and the patterned paper I wanted to use was just one sided so I adhered it back to back.

Here is how it works:

Take 1 1/4 inch squares of paper.

Curl to edges over and glue flaps in place.

Arrange the curled pieces in a circle and glue down like this

(Note: I made part of the sun hanging off the side and trimmed the excess. The original was a full circle.)

Next, place a circle on top.

(I used paper, Julie used a button, but any round shape would work)

OH, it just dawned on me that this technique would look really cool for thoser badges that are so popular right now...I feel a new project coming on...LOL)

For right now, I will just show you the rest of the card...

sandcastle, shell, & starfish

(If you look really closely, you can see that I tried to emboss the starfish with my Cuddlebug swiss dots embossing folder. Good idea, but the piece is so little that it only ends up with 3 or 4 dots...LOL)

pail, shovel, & shell

I am thinking now that the shovel is way too big for the pail...oh well...

seagulls

I live near Galveston so the seagulls were a MUST...although the water in our area of the Gulf of Mexico is never blue but brown:)

umbrella and beach ball

...and the water.

(shark included :)

I put a black background behind the card when I took pictures so it is hard to see, but I have "Fun in the Sun"  on the different parts of the steps.





I have to go tweek a few things but I thought it turned out pretty cute.

Hope you enjoy it!

Happy crafting!