You can almost feel the sand between your toes looking at this layout. I had a blast working with our Beach Bum SVG Collections (I, II, III) and this beachy paper by My Mind's Eye. I 3D-popped our cute sandcastle caption on our Scalloped Frame (freebie). I used two beachy photo frames and love the postage-stamp edged frame with this layout because it gives the feel of a vacation postcard. (i.e. "Wish you were here getting a tan and listening to the surf with me!") In the top corner, I took a cue from something I saw Elizabeth Kartchner do, and added a few random coordinating ribbons at the top, which I "fastened" with buttons and brads. Most of the ribbons are by American Crafts and most of the hardware is by Basic Grey.
SVG Collections Used:
Beach Bum SVG Collections (Parts I, II and III)
Summer Stamp Frames SVG Collection
Dimensions
Here are the exact shapes, sizes and colors I used. Size to the dimensions shown below with “Keep Proportions” checked in the Shape Properties window.
| Beach Bum SVG Collection Part I | ||
| bythesea.svg | 3" wide | Sand |
| bythesea.svg | 3" wide (Shadow Blackout) | White |
| Beach Bum SVG Collection Part II | ||
| hibiscus_top.svg | 7.4" wide | White |
| hibiscus_bot.svg | 7.4" wide | Coral |
| Beach Bum SVG Collection Part III | ||
| hibiscus.svg | 1.4" wide (Cut 3, weld vert) | Sand |
| sd_top.svg (Seashells folder) | 1.4" wide | White |
| sd_bot.svg (Seashells folder) | 1.4" wide | Sky Blue |
| Free SVG File 05.01.10 Scalloped Corner | ||
| scalloped_corner.svg | 10" wide | Chocolate Brown |
| Free SVG File 06.03.10 Swirly Scalloped Frame | ||
| swirly_scalloped_frame_top.svg | 5.4" wide | Dark Turquoise |
| swirly_scalloped_frame_bottom.svg | 5.4" wide | Sand |
| swirly_scalloped_frame_blank.svg | 5.4" wide | Betty's Boards* |
| Summer Stamp Frames SVG Collection | ||
| bubbles.svg | 6.8" wide | Sky Blue |
* All the patterned paper I used is from the Breaking Free collection by My Mind's Eye, including the background paper, which is called "Beach Babe."
Also cut a dark turquoise rectangle sized 8.4" wide by 10.3" tall to go behind the chocolate brown scalloped corner shape.
Design Tips
- As always, I inked the edges of most pieces in brown. This takes a few extra minutes, and it can be tempting to skip this step, but it’s worth doing. It really ties everything together and adds to the hip, grungey factor.
I hope you like my layout, thank you for visiting, and I hope you feel inspired! ~Mary
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