Relaxing Waterside for As You See It Challenge #378 - Summer Days

 I'm ready for a Theme Challenge, how about you? And what's more appropriate than Summer Days, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere! For those of you down under, you will have to dream of warmer days as you slog through winter, but at least you're headed in the right direction! Here's the challenge banner:

When I think of summer days, beaches, good books, Adirondack chairs, and maybe a good drink of something! Not tea for me, although that's something that my hubby would enjoy. Seagulls crying overhead, and the beach scented air keeping you cool, even in the heat.

Naturally, I got out my Relaxing Waterside bundle along with the accompanying Waterside Retreat DSP to come up with a card. I wanted a diorama kind of effect, so I ended up using a "step fold card". Here's what it looks like from the side:

And from the front:

And it can fold flat to fit in a regular medium envelope:

• I started with a base of Basic White 12" x 12" cardstock, cut at 5 1/2" x 11". Then I scored it on the long side at 3", 6", 7 1/2", 9" & 10". Burnish each score line into zigzag folds.
• On the outside of the smallest one in front, add, from the front of the Waterside Retreat DSP pack, the beach picture, as shown, trimmed down to the horizon, fussy cutting the grass that goes beyond the horizon, and mounting it first on a piece of Basic White cardstock measuring 2 1/2" x 5 1/2", then gluing to the first step.
• On the front of the middle step, take a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of the seagull design paper (as shown) from the same DSP pack, mount it on a piece of Basic White with the same dimensions, then glue it on the front of the second step.
• On the last step, use the wood plank design from the DSP pack, cut at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (with the wood planks oriented horizontally). Adhere that piece to a piece of Basic White cardstock of the same dimensions, and adhere to the last step. On the back you can add some sentiments and images if you like to decorate where you will write your greetings.
• Create a sentiment on a piece of the wood plank DSP measuring 3/4" x 3". Stamp the sentiment in Memento Jet Black ink in the center then punch the arrow ends and mount with dimensionals on the middle panel.
• Die cut 2 adirondack style chairs using the Relaxing Waterside dies and assemble them. I used Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight cardstock. I stamped the book and the cup of coffee or tea and die cut them and attached them to the arms of the chairs.
• I mounted the chairs to the card front using mini dimensionals, doubling up the dimensionals on the right side of the yellow chair the the left side of the Coastal Cabana chair to give the impression that they are partly facing each other.
• I added an anchor trinket with linen thread pulled through and tied in a bow on the right side of the sentiment with a glue dot.

            

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Relaxing Waterside Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167922]	Relaxing Waterside Bundle (English) [167928]	Waterside Retreat 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167920]	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
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Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]