Hi crafty friends, the summer vibes is on with the new Summer Accessories Die Set from Pixi Dust Designs July Release. It’s funny I have been all over the map with my card making these days, Christmas and summer in July. Soon with be Halloween and I’m down with that!

Let’s get started! I knew I wanted to do a beach scene. So I started off with a panel of Bristol Smooth panel and ink blended on Distress Oxides: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Uncharted Marnier. Splattered on some water and lifted off with a clean paper towel. Then with Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust I watered it down and splattered it on. Then I watered down some Dr. Ph Martin’s Bleed Proof White. Set it to the side to dry.

Then with some Kraft card stock, I die cut it out with Pretty Pink Posh Shoreline Borders. Next, with SSS Cocoa ink I blended on the edges to give a nice depth. Then splattered it also with the Pixie and white, set it to the side to dry.

Next, was the Summer Accessories VT dies. I grabbed the MFT 6×6 Fun Fall Blends paper pad. Once I chose my color blends, I set it on the cutting plate. Laying out the dies to where the ones that overlaid another die. Like say the umbrella or the ball, I did one on the darker color and one on the lighter side.

Now the panel and borders are dry, so I attached them to a card base with liquid glue. I kept the glue away from the top edges to where I could tuck the surfboard and such into the sand.

Adhering all my layers together and laid out the design. I knew I would want some flowers on the design. So after everything was attached, I added the flowers whether I needed a dark or lighter flower. I still had plenty of the gradient card stock to use for them.

Once I added a couple of flowers up by the sentiment and on the tote, I realized the surfboard was plain. So I added three more flowers to it.

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