Seize the Birthday: All About Summer

It's Thursday (don't worry, I double-checked my pandemic calendar) and that means a new Seize the Birthday challenge: All About Summer! Ahh, summer. I suppose if you're in the Southern Hemisphere, you can look upon this as equivalent to a Christmas in July challenge. :D For me, I cannot wait until summer really settles in and gives us some warm, sunny weather. 

Like a number of my design team colleagues, summer made me think of the beach/water:

My background is alcohol inks on Yupo paper, mostly blue with a little bit of green for that ocean vibe. What refuses to show up in photos are the tiny specks of gold I added with gold foiling paper when the inks were almost dry. They add a beautiful little sparkle in real life. I stamped and embossed this little MFT crab and coloured him with red and orange Copics. His mirrored sunglasses are reflecting the beautiful summer sky. Some Glossy Accents seemed necessary for his shades. ;) The sentiment is also embossed with clear embossing powder. 

As always, our theme is an option - we welcome all newly created birthday cards! Surprise party guest Jo and the StB design team have lots of happy summer inspiration to get your ideas flowing. I hope you will join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Yupo paper, MFT Beach Buds stamps & dies, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear embossing powder, Jacquard Piñata Baja blue & rainforest green alcohol inks, Crafter's Companion gold foil, Copic markers, MFT Blueprints 24 & wonky stitched rectangle dies, foam tape