IB134 Surf's Up

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Time for another Inspired By challenge, and we are quickly jumping right back into summer...no fall colors here!  Here's Danni's photo inspiration and optional sketch; you can use one, the other, or both:

I made two cards for this challenge; I almost posted the first one and then remembered I had a stamp that would be perfect for "surfing" part of the challenge!  So I'll show you that one first; it does use the sketch and is pretty simple:

I began with a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock and some striped papers from Carta Bella's Soak Up the Sun line for the base.  A piece of "sky" paper from the same pack was diecut with a scalloped rectangle die and the retired Surfer stamp was stamped on top in Bermuda Bay; I added some Ice Glitter to give the impression of a frothy wave:

The sentiment is from a really old Pure Innocence stamp called Beach Bum; I stamped it in Pretty Peacock and diecut it with a Tasteful Labels die, cutting another one to outline it in Bermuda Bay:

Since I wanted this for a masculine birthday, I was pushing it with the glitter, so I thought I'd just stop there with embellishments!  I am also entering this in the Little Red Wagon challenge, which is looking for stripes or spots!  

And my original card was this one:

Same basic layout, papers from the same pack; I created a palm tree silhouette with the Forever Flourishing dies:

 and added some sequins and a sentiment from Unity:

This is decidedly more feminine, so I am happy with both!  I hope you'll find some inspiration from the photo....and be sure to check what the DT created....they are AMAZING!  Thanks for popping in today---be sure to come back later for a Tic Tac Toe challenge card too!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Surfer (ret), Beach Bum (Pure Innocence)
Card stock & Papers	Bashful Blue (ret), Whisper White, Soak Up the Sun DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay
Accessories	Ice Glitter, Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Long Scalloped Rectangle Dies (Nestabilities)

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Sentiments O'Simple (Unity)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Basic Black, Soak Up the Sun DSP (Carta Bella)
Ink	Memento Black
Accessories	Sequins (Sylvia's Etsy Shop), Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Forever Flourishing Dies,  Stitched Shape Dies, Long Scalloped Rectangle Dies (Nestabilities), Stitched Labels Dies (ret)