HSS444 Beachy Hello

Happy Thursday, peeps!  Not much of a beachy day around here today, but I know the sun is shining somewhere! The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments was intriguing:

Those little green apples with the hues of pink and gray were so cool!  I went searching for a sketch and found this one by Mary Fish; not sure of the date:

So after a disastrous first attempt, I came up with this:

I used a mix of old and new products!  The images are from the retired A Day at the Beach; the sentiment is from Choose Happy.  The embossing folder is also retired, Seaside.  The DSP panels are Pretty in Pink, and the gray striped DSP is from Country Lace. I heat-embossed the sunglasses in white on Berry Burst, and although you can't see it, the lenses are sparkly from Wink of Stella!  The popsicle was stamped on Soft Sea Foam cardstock in Granny Apple Green, and the starfish was sponged with Pretty in Pink ink:

And since this is for a friend who is recuperating, I added sentiments from Unbounded Love inside:

These are not colors I would normally put together, but I think they're fun!  Thanks so much for popping in today!

While my sister was visiting, we had to go to Longwood:

This is just one of the little pools, surrounded by purple, yellow and green flowers and foliage:

It was so hot that day, I was wishing I could have waded in!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Choose Happy, Unbounded Love, A Day at the Beach (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Thick Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam, Berry Burst, Pretty in Pink DSP, Country Lace DSP
Ink	Craft White, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink
Accessories	Smoky Slate Pearls, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, WInk of Stella
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Spotlight on Nature Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder (ret), Heat Tool, Blender Pen, Sponge Dauber, White Gel Pen