Fun in the Sun Birthday

I have a very dear friend who has a birthday coming up at the end of the month. And I was trying to figure out something especially different for her for her birthday card. I mean, flowers are nice, but I wanted something a little more fun and unique because she is such a fun and unique lady. And Guylou of Guylou's Inimitability gave me the  perfect idea. She has a new image out called Leah at the Beach. What better way to celebrate a birthday than to have some fun in the sun! She also had a challenge that asked you to make a shaker card, so this is what I came up with.

I made Leah on a beach with an actual beach background at sunset. She's had a long happy day at the beach. And just for a little something different...I'm sending my friend some sand in the shaker card...flowersoft sand that is! With a few shells just in case she likes to collect them.

You can find Leah at the Beach here, and the directions for the shaker card here. I then added a wonderful sentiment that I found at Splitcoast Stampers.

Supplies used:

Uncolored Image: Leah at the Beach by Guylou's Inimitability

CS by Colorblok

DP by Colorblok

Flowersoft Sand

Blue Moon Beads Metal Charms

Recollections Pre-adhesived flat backed pearls

Other embellishments in the sand from my stash

Recollections Mulberry Mini Roses

Portafolia Blue and Pink Flowers

Colored with Prisma Scholar pencil crayons and OMS

White Gel pen (for the umbrella handle)

Challenges entered:

Guylou's Inimitability - Shakerbox card

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Bloom and Grow

Crafty Pad Designs - Challenge 121 - Holes

Card Makin Mama's Challenge Blog - Challenge #20 - Recipe

Mami Doodles Digital Images - Challenge #26 - Spots and or Stripes

Shelly's Images TTT Challenge - 5/19/11 - Anything Goes