Hello everyone!!

Nora here on the blog with a serene retirement card featuring the Kat Scrappiness A2 Waterside Die, paper scraps, cardstock and the KS Happy Day Stamp Set. I work in a school and this is the time of year for teachers to retire. The A2 Waterside Die, is PERFECT for a retirement card. Who wouldn’t want to sit by a tropical beach year round?

Step-by-Step Directions:

• I started off by cutting a piece Neenah White Cardstock in half length wise to create an A2, top folding card base.
• Next I used the Kat Scrappiness A2 Waterside Die to die cut two of the beach scene out of white cardstock.
• I used the same die to cut paper scraps from the Kat Scrappiness Birthday Essentials 6″ by 8″ Paper Pad (the sun) and cardstock scraps for the palm tree.
• I separated the white frames from both white scenes and adhered them to the card front.
• I disconnected all my white pieces of the A2 Waterside Die and used Distress Ink in Speckled Egg and Salvaged Patina to create my tropical ocean. I used the Kat Scrappiness Blending Brushes to shade the sky in blue and to add some brown ink to my sun and the palm trunk to give these elements a richer color. These small brushes are perfect for blending over the tiny pieces of this die cut scene.
• Using Copic Markers, I created my beach. I used tiny dots of different browns to make the sand.

• All the pieces were colored and I glued them together inside the frames that I had previously adhered to my card front.
• I used some clear sparkle marker over the sun and added Glossy Accents over the top.
• I added white stencil paste using the Kat Scrappiness Teflon Pencil Bone Folder to create waves. The bone folder was the perfect size to “draw” the chunky paste lines of the waves. I added some iridescent glitter over the top to give the waves some shine.
• I trimmed a second palm branch and added it over the tree with foam adhesive.
• My last step was to use the Kat Scrappiness Happy Day Stamp Set to stamp the sentiment and I adhered the strips onto my card.

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There is a new release post tomorrow on the Kat Scrappiness Blog so be sure to check it out!!