Going Tropical

 

I really love how Sue Vine created her background. Its a great backdrop for the flowers and stems and creates dimension. Thanks so much for your inspiration Sue!

To create the background, I stamped the leaves in Versamark... then heat embossed with White Emboss Powder. Once that was done, I used a sponge dauber to gently add Crumb Cake ink to the background around the leaves. I added some sprays of dots using the stamp within the 'Beautifully Happy' stamp set.

The flowers are a blend of two colors - Mango Melody and Polished Pink. After inking the stamp in Mango Melody, I used a sponge dauber to ink just the edges of the stamp to get a blend of colors. I added a Wink of Stella' to each flower to make them shine. The last picture shows a bit of what the flowers look like (although, it looks so much better in person).

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Stamp sets - Tropical Chic, Beautifully Happy, Go To Greetings

Ink - Versamark, Crumb Cake, Mango Melody, Polished Pink, Soft Suede

Paper - Polished Pink, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tropical dies, sponge daubers, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, glue dots

Elegantly Tropical

 

For my hubby on our 19th wedding anniversary! I would be so lost without you in my world! I love you! Since we've decided NOT to go to Hawaii this year for our anniversary.... I thought I'd bring a little tropical feel to us here at home.

Thanks for celebrating with us!

Stamp sets used - Elegantly Said, Tropical Chic

Ink - Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Coastal Cabana

Paper - Soft Sea Foam, Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Accessories - Paper Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tropical dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, dimensionals, glue dots

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'.

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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

Tropical Wonder

 

I love the 'Tropical Chic' stamp set and its coordinating dies 'Tropical'. When I saw Jackie Aitken's card (on the right), I just knew I needed one for myself.  Thanks Jackie for your inspiration!

As well as using the dies from 'Tropical', I used the stems dies from 'Bouquet Bunch' and banner die from 'Bunch of Banners'.  I used the sentiment from 'Wonderful Moments' Stamp set.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Tropical Chic, Wonderful Moments
Ink - Pineapple Punch, Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Garden Green
Paper - Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White, Pineapple Punch, Garden Green
Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Tropical dies, Bouquet Bunch dies, Bunch of Banners dies, glue dots, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder

 

Happy Tropics

 

I found Danielle Kassing's card on Pinterest... and wanted to create a similar one for myself. I felt that the white circle didn't do much to help you see the wording, so I changed mine to a navy oval to accommodate my sentiment. Thanks so much Danielle for your cute card... it inspired mine!

Thanks so much for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set- Tropical Chic

Ink - Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry

Paper - Night of Navy, Whisper White, Crushed Curry

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Tropical Dies, Happy Birthday Die, Layering Ovals Dies, Stamparatus

Tropical Beach

I so love the 'Beach Happy' stamp set. It can be arranged so many different ways to create different looks -- thus creating different cards each time!

I decided to pair this stamp set with the Tropical Thinlits. The thinlits created a wonderful tropical background for this stamp set!

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets - Beach Happy
Ink - Flirty Flamingo, Pineapple Punch, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories - Big Shot, Precision Plate, Tropical Thinlits, scissors, Stamparatus, dimensionals

Tropical Banners

 

I fell in love with the colors on Korstan Del Rosario's card (right)... so I just had to create one of my own. My Uncle and his daughter (my cousin) are planning on going to Hawaii, so I thought a tropical birthday card was in order!  AND... I wanted it to be a bit masculine, so the blue/green combo was perfect! Thanks Korstan!

I paired the 'Tropical Chic' stamp set with the 'Birthday Banners' sentiment. The 'Bunch of Banners' Framelits coordinate with the set.

Thanks for dropping by! Aloha and Mahalo!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Tropical Chic, Birthday Banners

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, Balmy Blue

Paper - Mossy Meadow, Balmy Blue, Whisper White

Accessories - Big Shot, Tropical Thinlits, Bunch of Banners Framelits, dimensionals, glue dots

 

Tropical Shade

I love when cards come together quickly, but look like they took me forever to create!

The background piece is from the Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper stack. No stamping required!

The flowers are from the 'Tropical Chic' stamp set and they are die-cut using the coordinating Tropical Thinlits Dies.

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Supplies Used:
Stamp Set - Tropical Chic
Ink - Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch
Paper - Whisper White (thick), Basic Black, Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper
Accessories - Big Shot, Tropical Thinlits, glue dots