Tropical Shirt

 

My husband wears Hawaiian shirt all summer long. We love Hawaii and anything tropical, so its fitting that I create a birthday card with a Hawaiian shirt on it. I used two retired sets from Stampin' Up! 'Tropical Chic' for the leaves and 'Do The Hula' for the Hawaiian shirt and 'The Right Words' for the sentiment.

The color combo used was Garden Green/Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam

Mahalo for taking a peek!

Stamp sets - Tropical Chic, Do the Hula, The Right Words

Ink - Garden Green, Memento, Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lolly, Stampin' Blends (Lemon Lolly)

Paper - Garden Green, Lemon Lolly, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella

High Sail

 

I loved this one I saw on SplitCoastStampers by RazlDazl. I created one for myself... changing a few things to make it my own. Thanks for the beautiful card you made! I added Wink of Stella to the ocean to make it shimmer.

Thanks for sailing by!

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, High Tide, Sailing Home

Ink - Memento, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze,Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue)

Paper - Balmy Blue, Basic White, Night of Navy

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Twine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Circles Collection dies, Smooth Sailing dies, Wink of Stella

Tasteful Tropics

 

Such lovely cards from Gail Ellis... I just knew I had to create one of my own using the supplies that I had. Thanks Gail for your inspiration!

I used the 'Softly Stippled' DSP for the blue background and the 'Coastal Weave' embossing folder for the beige background piece. The sun shape is from the 'Tasteful Labels' dies.

Thanks for checking in!

Stamp set - Timeless Tropical

Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive

Paper - Lost Lagoon, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic White, Peach Pie, Softly Stippled DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Coastal Weave embossing folder, In The Tropics dies, Rectangle Stitched dies

Flowing Paradise

 

I'm all for tropical cards anytime! So, when the January -June 2022 Mini Catalog came out with the 'Paradise Palms' stamp set (and they do have a coordinating die set, but I did not use it here!), I just knew I had to get it for my collection.

I wanted to create a sunset scene that was elegant too... as this card is going to my father-in-law.

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the sun to make it shine.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Paradise Palms, Flowing Flowers

Ink - Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Paper - Basic White, Soft Suede

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, scissors, Sponge daubers, Wink of Stella, piece of scrap paper, Circles Collection dies

Coastal Tropics

 

We went to a Labor Day/Luau Party over our cousin's home in California. What better way to say 'Thanks" than with the 'Tropical Chic' stamp set and coordinating Tropical dies. And... to add to the tropical theme.... I used the 'Coastal Weave' embossing folder. 

As a note, the 'Coastal Weave' embossing folder's embossing goes horizontal. In order for me to make it a vertical piece, I cut Basic White cardstock in half. Then embossed each piece, then adhered it to the Mango Melon mat. The sentiment piece hides the cut edge from showing.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp set - Tropical Chic

Ink - Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Mango Melon

Paper - Granny Apple Green, Mango Melon, Old Olive, Basic White

Accessories - scissors, Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave embossing folder, Tropical dies, glue dots

Tropical Stone

 

Creating a few masculine cards this month. I used a monochrome color scheme here - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. The stamp set used is 'Peaceful Moments' for the sentiment. I used two different embossing folders for the background, along with two die cut sets. For the sentiment piece, I did use a stylus to run the edge of the die along the paper to make it 'Pop'.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Peaceful Moments

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels dies, Tropical dies, stylus, dimensionals, glue dots

Seaside Party

 

I really liked the way Akiko stamped the images from the 'Seaside View' stamp set onto a square piece of paper, so I decided to copy that from that card. I finished the card a different way to make it my own. Thanks Akiko for your inspiration!

I used a watercolor brush (AquaPainter) for the sand, sea and sky, but the rest is all Stampin' Blends markers. I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the sea to make it sparkle.

The stitched edge around the focal piece is from the 'Stitched Nested Labels' dies, but it's the straight line. YES.... I die-cut 4 times to complete the square.

Not sure if you can see it, but I used a 'Sailors Knot' on the twine on the sentiment piece.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Seaside View, Punch Party

Ink - Memento, Early Espresso, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Stampin' Blends (Bronze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green)

Paper - Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Smoky Slate

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Layering Squares dies, Tasteful Labels dies, AquaPainter, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, Basic Black Twine, Coastal Weave embossing folder

Tropical Best

 

I fell in love with Tammy Beard's card.... such a beautiful tropical feel to it! I so wish to be in the tropical weather today. I changed up a few things, but wanted to give credit to Tammy for her layout and inspiration! Thanks Tammy!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Timeless Tropical, Best Year

Ink - Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Stampin' Blends (So Saffron)

Paper - Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Old Olive

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Large Deckled Rectangles dies (non-SU), Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, In The Tropics dies, Banners dies

Tropical Peek

 

A friend of mine gave me this beautiful palm tree anklet. I did say thank you to her, but wanted to express how deeply I appreciate her and all that she does. She's so kind. As the anklet was tropical, I decided to create a tropical thank you card for her.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Timeless Tropical 

Ink - Early Espresso, Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Old Olive

Paper - Old Olive, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Delightful Daisy DSP

Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave embossing folder, Peek A Hoot dies, In The Tropics dies, glue dots, dimensionals, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon

Little Trees

 

I was inspired by "Gina K" (Theresa Momber) card which I saw on Pinterest.  I used stamps that I had in order to create a card that was similar, yet... changed many things to make it my own.  Thanks Theresa for your inspiration.

I used the palm tree from the 'Totally Trees' stamp set. I bent the stamps to create a curve on my trunks. The foundation for my trees is from the 'Snow Front' stamp set. The sentiment is from the 'Little Ladybugs' stamp set. 

I used a circle die to create a mask for the sun and used sponge daubers to create the sun.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp Sets - Totally Trees, Snow Front, Little Ladybugs

Ink - Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight

Paper - Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - scrap paper, Linen Thread, Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder, dimensionals, Circles Collection dies

 

Little Tropical

I wish I was lying on a hammock right now under the palm trees and beautiful sunshine. As it is, as I write this, it's dreary and rainy outside.

To achieve the two-color ink on the trees, I stamped the top portion in Mossy Meadow. Then, very carefully, I wiped off the ink from the trunks of the trees with a paper towel. Then, I used a Soft Suede marker to color in the trunks.

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Stamp Sets - Little Ladybug, Timeless Tropical
Ink - Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede
Paper - Seaside Spray, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive
Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Petals and More dies, In The Tropics dies, Coastal Weave embossing folder dimensionals, glue dots

 

Something Tropical

For the ladies in my life that are my Mothers! As you know, my Mom passed away 6 years ago. Everyday I remember her and I cherish those memories I have of her. I miss you Mom!

Now, I do have my Mother-in-law, my GodMother, and my best friend's Mom.... who I think of all the time as my second Mom! These ladies were there for me in special ways! You are blessings in my life!

I chose the 'Timeless Tropical' stamp set for this. As the name implies.... mother's are timeless. And, I LOVE anything tropical! So, it was a no-brainer. lol
I chose the same layout, but wanted to chose different color combos with each.
Each stamen is colored Daffodil Delight. The color combos for each are: Seaside Spray/Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight/Lovely Lipstick, and Petal Pink/Highland Heather. The leaves are a combo of Mossy Meadow/Soft Sea Foam All colored in with Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for taking a look!
Happy Mother's Day!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Timeless Tropical, Something to Celebrate
Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Seaside Spray/Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight/Lovely Lipstick, Petal Pink/Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam/Mossy Meadow)
Paper - Seaside Spray, Daffodil Delight, Petal Pink, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, In The Tropics dies, glue dots, Coastal Weave Embossing Folder

 

Sending Home

I fell in love with Mikaela Titheridge's card on Pinterest (on the right).... so I knew I needed to create one for my brother. He will be missing out on going to Mexico now with this coronavirus going through the country, so I thought to bring a bit of the tropical to him with his birthday card.

Not the same, I know, but hopefully this pass, and we can all take lovely vacations abroad again.

I used 3 different stamp sets to achieve this look. 'Sending You Thoughts' for the sentiment, 'Sailing Home' for the boat, and 'Timeless Tropical' for the palm trees. The 'Coastal Weave' embossing folder gives the card another added layer of tropical-ness!

Thanks for taking a tropical stop with me!

Supplies Used:

Stamp sets - Sending You Thoughts, Sailing Home, Timeless Tropical

Ink - Soft Suede, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

Paper - Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-cut/Emboss Machine, Coastal Weave embossing folder, In The Tropics dies, Linen Thread