We are headed to the beach for the Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All Challenge, and I could not resist creating a handmade beach birthday card to celebrate! February has been especially cold, so bringing a little coastal sunshine into my craft room felt just right.
This layered seaside card was created for a dear friend across the pond who recently celebrated a big birthday. I wanted the design to feel like a special piece of mail—something cheerful, dimensional, and full of beach charm.
I featured beautiful coastal patterned papers that my sweet friend Janine gave me and paired them with the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Dies and postage elements. I love using these postage collage dies to create custom layouts. You may remember I used the full panel design on my Elf Mail card (you can see that project here), but for this beach birthday card I decided to build my own layered postage arrangement instead.
Using a large postage stamp die plus several smaller dies from the Postage Collage Die set, I cut beach scenes directly from the patterned paper. I also stamped and die-cut several postage images from the Waffle Flower stamp set. Some postmarks were stamped directly onto the card base to create depth and a realistic mailed look, while others were die-cut and fussy-cut to add dimension.
Layer by layer, the coastal scenes and postage elements came together into a textured seaside collage. The mix of stamped postmarks, die-cut postage shapes, and beach imagery creates movement and visual interest—almost like a collection of travel memories captured in miniature frames.
To complete the design, I added sparkling sequins for a bit of shimmer. And I am happy to report that the sequins made it safely across the pond intact—always a small victory when mailing dimensional cards!
Thank you so much for stopping by—I’m sending a little paper sunshine your way. 🌊
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