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.

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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

Timeless Bloom

 

I saw similar card layouts with this crooked background, so thought I'd try my hand at it. I used the 'True Love' DSP.

The stamped flower 'Blended Bloom' is colored in with Stampin' Blends - Cinnamon Cider, So Saffron and Pale Papaya. The stamped leaf, from the 'Timeless Tropical' stamp set, is colored in using Stampin' Blends - Granny Apple Green. The petals of the flowers have 'Wink of Stella' over them to make them shine.

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Stamp sets - Blended Bloom, Timeless Tropical, Best Year

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Granny Apple Green, Cinnamon Cider, So Saffron, Pale Papaya, Color Lifter)

Paper - Pale Papaya, Basic Black, Basic White, True Love DSP

Accessories - Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Wink of Stella, In The Tropics dies

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Timeless Party

 

At first, I created the card on the right for my brother. I wasn't quite sure the colors were masculine enough, so changed the flower to Pretty Peacock. Much better, but still not something a brother would love to receive. So... decided to give this card to my niece who will be going to Florida in a few weeks.

The background is of my own creation. I mixed Pretty Peacock with Old Olive to have the background leaves have some variations of color. They came out more Garden Green when mixed! HA.... who knew!

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the flower and the pineapple to give it some sparkle.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Tropical Chic, Timeless Tropical, Punch Party

Ink - Pretty Peacock, Old Olive, Mango Melon, Soft Suede

Paper - Whisper White, Soft Suede

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bottles and Bubbles dies, In The Tropics dies, Rectangle Stitches dies, glue dots, Wink of Stella

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!

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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

Forever Seaside

Sigh.... Coronavirus. It messes with everyone's vacation plans. Mike and I have tried to go to Hawaii every year for our Anniversary. Sadly, due to the virus, we decided not to chance it, and have a Stay-cation instead. We always have fun whereever we go. Here's to many many more years together!

The stamp set used here is 'Seaside View'. It took a while for me to choose which Stampin' Blends colors to use.... so the list is long, but I'm happy with the results and the time it took to get this finished result.

I paired this stamp set with the palm tree from 'Timeless Tropical' and the sentiment from 'Forever Fern' to make it complete.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Seaside View, Timeless Tropical, Forever Fern

Ink - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Bronze, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Gray Granite)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, In The Tropics 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.

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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 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.

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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

 

Tropical Bouquet

If you've ever been to Hawaii, you know that it's the best place to have freshest pineapple. Here on the mainland, pineapples are good, but lacking that extra freshness that only ripened on the plant and not ripened anywhere else gives you!

For all the pineapple lovers out there.... this card is for you! And for my friend, Reva, who loves pineapples!

I used the 'In The Tropics' dies to cut out the pineapple. As there were holes after the dies were cut, I placed a lighter yellow shade behind the die-cut to make it resemble more of a pineapple.

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Stamp Sets - Timeless Tropical, Beautiful Bouquet
Ink - Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Stampin' Blends (Petal Pink, Bronze)
Paper - Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, In The Tropics dies, dimensionals