If you click on images the paper piecing shows much better. Paper is textured Colorbox .The top is image by Just for fun which I changed by adding the sand and another palm tree and a few more bushes. I watercolored all the images. I paper pieced the trees and two bushes. I used some blue stickles on the water and also a little yellow on the reflection. I ran the brown thru the dotted swiss because it reminded me of grains of sand. I used a MS loop punch for the top. There is a story to the shells. My daughter lives on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound and I was able to go visit her there late last summer. My 4 yr grandson wanted to go hunt crabs when the tide went out. We walked down thru the blackberry laden path to the beach and picked up lots little shells, found some crabs and picked blackberries on the way home. He was very excited each time he would find a little shell for me, so those shells are SPECIAL and I have been wanting to use and I have finally brought them out for this challenge . The bottom frame was to small so I cut it in half and added the necessary width. I drew and stamped extra images then watercolored and paper pieced. I ran two strips thru the dotted swiss for each side of the frame for more sand texture. I printed the poem on the blue paper for water and added. I foam dotted across the top of the frame to lift the back side up a bit to form the stop for the easel card.
The card is for the following challenges:
One Stop Craft:Paper Piecing
One Stitch at a Time: Anything goes
All Sorts: No DP's
Prairie Fairy: Texture
Something Completely Different: Letter W (water)
Crafty Creations: Paper Piecing
Crafty Cardmakers: Challenge yourself