Waterside Retreat, Masculine Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a masculine birthday card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and just had to make it. I have struggled with the gull background paper and this card answered my call. You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Pool Party card stock for the largest layer.

The gull layer from the "Waterside Resort" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DPS) measures 3-3/4" x 5" and it was taped to the top of the Pool Party layer. And then that was taped to the front of the card.

Next I cut the lifesaver and bobber images from another sheet of DSP from the same package. It measures 2-1/4" x 3". I cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" piece of Secret Sea card stock for the layer. I taped the two pieces together and then taped that to the front of the card about 1/2" from the fold and the top edge of the card base. 

I used the fourth largest circle in the "Stylish Shapes" on a piece of Basic White card stock. I had fussy cut a lifejacket and set it in place on top of the circle using Dimensionals. I added tape to the back of the circle and set it in place on the front of the card about 1/4" from the fold and 1" from the top edge of the card base. 

A 2-7/8" x 1/2" strip of DSP was cut for under the word piece. The word piece I used was made on my computer and cut out using a die from the "Stylish Shapes" set.  I had printed a sheet of these words and die cut them all so I could use them to make quick cards. Unfortunately I had put them all in one little baggie and then misplaced the baggie. I found it the other day and now I'm going to use them up so I don't misplace them again. 

This was a fun card to make. I like it SO much better in person than on screen and on screen I thought it was very pretty. I love how all of these colors went together and I'm thrilled that I could use the gulls background piece on a card that was so pleasing to my eyes.  I'd like to make more like this to add to my masculine stash. I know I have lots of the gulls background paper!  I think this was the first time I had used it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's masculine birthday card,
Wanda