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Sunday 7 June 2020

Birthday Bear at the Beach

Hello crafting friends!

After spending a day dodging showers today, I thought it would be fun to warm myself up with a sizzling hot beach scene! Come and see:


I started this card by sponging the centre of a card panel with distress inks to create a sky, sea and sand. The bear is from MFT's Safari Party and he normally holds balloons. I gave him a delicious strawberry ice cream instead, using the sun ray from Paper Smooches' Sunny Side Up for the cone, and doodling in the ice cream with a fine liner pen. I doodled him a nice stripy pair of swimming trunks too :)


Who doesn't enjoy a nice sunny day on their birthday? The sun from Sunny Side up cuts out nicely with a 1" circle punch I discovered and, in case my little bear got a little too hot, I provided him with a beach umbrella courtesy of Under My Umbrella by Stampin' Up. I coloured all my elements with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and finished the card with a sentiment made from a combination of sets.

EDITED TO ADD AN AWARD
... Well, not an award as such, but this card was mentioned honourably at As You See It!

CHALLENGES
I'm linking my beach card up with Just Us Girls, where the word this week is Sunshine; Festive Friday, where I chose Sun, Bright Colours and Vacation Theme from the inspiration list (as well as Patterns and Ice cream!); Seize The Birthday, where it's All About Summer; and As You See It, where we're asked to choose one of our favourite movies. Although my card doesn't represent anything about it apart from the beach, I've chosen Beaches - a film about the friendship between two women that is perfect if you feel like a good cry!


AND IN OTHER NEWS
I've been making ice cream using just fruit - have you heard of this? When bananas get over-ripe, I cut them into inch pieces and freeze them. To make 'ice cream', I just take out a few of the pieces, allow them to defrost very slightly and whizz them up in the food processor. You can make different flavours by adding other frozen fruits - strawberries or raspberries are delicious! - or you can add vanilla extract to the basic banana and chopped chocolate say, or chopped nuts. For extra decadence I add a little cream - still healthier than the sugar and sweetener loaded commercial stuff. It takes just minutes too!

Let me know if you try this won't you!

Hugs,

28 comments:

  1. Really super Viv, sweet image and a really lovely design.

    Kath x

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    1. Thank you Kath. Wish I was at the beach - a deserted tropical one obviously! x

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  2. This bear in his striped bathing suit is adorable, Vicky! Love that bright umbrella too! I'd love to be at the beach!

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    1. Oh me too Bonnie! *disappears into a tropical fantasy*

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  3. What a super cute beach bear! Great scene. Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls this week.

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  4. Lovely scenic card with the cute bear at the seaside.

    Your healthy ice cream sounds interesting. Ages since I had any once I found out how much sugar went into making commercial stuff!

    Hug xx

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    1. It tastes delicious - and no added sugar in sight! xxx

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  5. AW! a cute bear enjoying the sun and with shade too, you are good to him LOL, love the colouring and colours Vicky. As for your ice cream it sounds yummy, I'll wait for my bananas to ripen a bit more and then try your recipe. I was going to say IF I remember then!!!, but I have written it down and intend too!
    Take care
    Faith x

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    1. Lol, not so good to him that I've given him a towel or bucket and spade - but only because I don't have the stamps! The ice cream is SO good - do try it! x

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  6. Adorable, Vicky! I love the doodled cone and stripey pants! Thank you for sharing with Festive Friday! Also, I can't wait to try your "ice cream". I have to wait on my bananas. All my husband could get from the store this morning were a little on the green side. I want to mix in a few strawberries. I'll let you know how it goes! Have a wonderful week!

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  7. Love those adorable swim trunks! Your umbrella is so bright and happy! Simply adorable

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    1. I'm sure one of my sons had a pair like this ;)

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  8. My gosh this is a cute design and fabulous coloring. I love frozen fruit ice cream.

    Hugs Diane

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    1. Thanks Diane! The one problem about that frozen fruit ice cream is that you could probably eat quite a bit of it...!

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  9. Your beach scene is very cute, especially with the extra doodling adding in by you. Thanks for playing along with us at As You See It Challenge.

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    1. Thanks Jan, it was a lot of fun to make :)

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  10. Beaches was a great movies and sure fits in with your adorable little bear in the striped swimming trunks! Very cheerful card and I'm so glad you joined us at As You See It Challenges!

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    1. You definitely can't wear mascara while watching it and tissues are a must! What a fun challenge :)

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  11. Adorable - I feel like I want to grab my bucket and spade and head to the beach for a socially-distanced play with this little chap! Thanks for playing along with us over at As You See It! Oh and I haven't tried the ice-cream, but the photo on today's post looks delicious!

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    1. I don't think you can get the virus from bears Joanne...! DO try the ice cream - I've never looked back!

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  12. Your bear in the stripy trunk is so cute, Vicky! A rainbow parasol and a cone of strawberry ice cream are perfect addition to create a Summer beach scene! Thank you so much for playing along at Seize the Birthday!

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    1. Thanks TaeEun! He really needed a towel and bucket and spade but I distracted him with ice cream ;)

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  13. Your little beard looks very happy in that cheery beach scene. Good thing he has ice cream to cool him off in that fur suit!
    What a brilliant way to make 'ice cream'! If we ever get any bananas again I will definitely be trying this. We've had no bananas since the beginning of the year which has been a bit of a crisis - it even made it to the House of Assembly as seen in this news quote:

    Speaking in the House of Assembly today [Feb 28] the Minister said, “I rise today to update this Honourable House about the island’s supply of bananas..."

    Ah island life! :)

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    1. NOTHING makes me smile more than typos and auto correct and I've been smiling about 'little beard' all day! And also about the Minister rising to deliver that statement in the House of Assembly - cracking up!

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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