Hawaiian Hibiscus & Radiant Plumeria Tropical Flower Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share some tropical flower cards featuring our Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and Radiant Plumeria Stamps.

My first card today showcases the beautiful Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps. I stamped a number of these flowers in an assembly line, so I had many vibrant colors available to mix and match. Both of my cards today were inspired by a wood texture, so I embossed a piece of kraft paper using the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. To emphasize the wonderful texture, I colored over the surface using a Vintage Photo Distress Crayon. Then I rubbed it in with a lightly damp cloth, being careful not to rub it into the background. I followed up, using a blending brush to add Vintage Photo distress ink over the entire piece. For my sentiment, I inked up another piece of kraft paper with the same distress ink, added a stitched edge with the Ribbon & Lace Border Dies, and heat-embossed the "Aloha" greeting from the Tiki Time Stamps.

My second card features the pretty Radiant Plumeria Stamps with a clean and simple design. I started by inking a subtle tone-on-tone overall background print using the Split Philodendron leaf image from the set with Gina K. Sandy Beach Ink on kraft cardstock. I had considered adding the additional layers for this set but favored the less busy look of the single layer. I had three Stitched Circle Die cuts leftover (from the card I shared HERE) that I wanted to put to good use, and I thought they would be perfect layered behind the tropical flowers with the wood texture of the cardstock. I completed my card with a sentiment from the set stamped with VersaFine Clair Acorn Ink and embellished with some Pink Ombre Pearls.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images. Some of these images were previously stamped using now-retired Colorbox inks; however, I spent considerable time trying to find the closest matches to share them here with you (from lightest to darkest).

Red Hibiscus
Hero Arts Cotton Candy
Gina K. Dusty Rose
Gina K. Medium Carnation
Gina K. Dark Carnation

Peach Hibiscus 
Hero Arts Peony
PinkFresh Cherry Blossom
PinkFresh Peony
Hero Arts Pale Tomato

Lilac Hibiscus
PinkFresh Soft Lilac
Gina K. Light Orchid
PinkFresh Lavender
VersaFine Purple Delight or Gina K. Dark Orchid (which is more vibrant)

Yellow Hibiscus
PinkFresh Sunshine
PinkFresh Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Marigold
PinkFresh Apricot

Hot Pink Hibiscus
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Medium Orchid
Gina K. Medium Orchid (double stamping)

Hibiscus Leaves
Gina K. Key Lime
Gina K. Jelly Bean Green
Gina K. Grass Green

Peachy Pink Plumeria 
Gina K. Dusty Rose
Lawn Fawn Ballet Slippers
PinkFresh Ballet Slippers
Gina K. Innocent Pink
Hero Arts Pink Grapefruit
Versafine Tulip Red

White & Yellow Plumeria 
Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige
Skipped This Layer- No Ink
PinkFresh Lemon Whip
Versafine Cheerful
PinkFresh Marigold
Pinkfresh Studio Apricot

Plumeria Leaves
Hero Arts Green Hills
PinkFresh Key Lime
PinkFresh Olive

That wraps up my projects for this morning. I hope I've inspired you in your cardmaking and that you spread a little happiness by sending a card to a loved one today. 💗

Don't forget to check out our Radiant Plumeria Stamps and Radiant Plumeria Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale!

Supplies Used:

Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Woodgrain Embossing Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Large Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Pink Ombre Pearls Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Clair Ink- Acorn Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Big Panda Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I’m excited to share a fun tropical card featuring the Big Panda Stamps!

I started this A2 card with the ocean background. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and masked the bottom 2” of the cardstock. I used a cloud stencil from my stash and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. I then masked the sky and the bottom 1” of the panel. I inked the ocean with Simon Says Stamp Seafoam ink. I finished by masking all but the bottom 1” and inked the sand with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then adhered the panel to the card front.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die and adhered the frame to the background panel. I inked the sand portion of the die-cut with Antique Linen Distress ink and set it aside until I was ready to adhere the panda.

I stamped the panda, beach hat and drink from the Big Panda Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I then adhered the panda to the card front and adhered the sand die-cut over top.

To finish, I stamped leaves and flowers using the Radiant Plumeria Stamps/Dies and the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps/Dies and adhered them around the frame. I stamped the sentiment from the Tiki Time Stamps, heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and fussy cut it out.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine. 

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Summer Jar Mug Die Focused Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today with a cool tropical drink for you featuring the Summer Jar Mug Dies.

This is an A2 card and I started by die-cutting a piece of white cardstock using the largest Stitched Rectangle Die. I inked the center portion with Spun Sugar Distress ink. I then die-cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock using the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies and die-cut around the quatrefoil pattern using the largest Stitched Rectangle Die. I adhered this to the inked rectangle and adhered the combined piece to the card front.

For a different look, I made my mug look like a frosted glass mug with a painted design on it. First, I die-cut the mug from white cardstock and then stamped the hibiscus and leaves across the bottom of the mug using the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps. I masked the stamped images and inked the mug with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide ink for a chalkier/frosted look. I added shading with Copics around the top of the mug. The “aloha” sentiment fit the mug just right. I stamped it in a dark teal ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I die-cut the umbrella and straw from white cardstock and colored them with Copics.

To finish, I die-cut a frond from white cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies and inked it with Twisted Citron Distress ink. I die-cut a citrus slice from white cardstock using the Fresh Lemon Dies and a flower using the current free with $49 purchase mini die and colored them with Copics. I stamped the same leaf from the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and die-cut it using the coordinating dies.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used: 

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Fresh Lemon Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Jar Mug Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice: Tropical Birds Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I’ve got a tropical summer card for you with the adorable cockatoos from the Tropical Birds Stamps!

I began this A2 card by creating a patterned background panel to match my color scheme. I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using a Stitched Rectangle Die and then stamped/heat embossed the monstera leaf from the Tropical Birds Stamps all along the outside edges using Speckled Egg Distress embossing glaze. I then inked over the embossed leaves with Speckled Egg Distress ink and adhered the panel to the center of the card front.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the largest Limitless Labels I Die and lightly inked the center of the die-cut with yellow ink focusing on the top and bottom areas. I stamped the “smiles” sentiment from the Radiant Plumeria Stamps in the bottom right with a peach ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then adhered the label die-cut centered on the background panel.

For a tropical backdrop, I stamped two hibiscus flowers from the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and five monstera leaves from the Radiant Plumeria Stamps using peach, orange and blue-green inks from my stash. I die-cut them using the coordinating dies and adhered the smaller hibiscus at the top first followed by the five leaves. Before adhering the large hibiscus, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the Tree Branch Die, inked it with Frayed Burlap Distress ink, adhered it over the leaves and then added the hibiscus.

To finish, I stamped the cockatoos, monstera leaves and hibiscus from the Tropical Birds Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I heat embossed the “Summer” sentiment from the Radiant Plumeria Stamps with white embossing powder on white cardstock and inked over it with yellow and peach inks. I then fussy cut around the sentiment. For a shadow effect and to make the sentiment stand out a bit more, I inked white cardstock with Lost Shadow Distress ink, adhered the sentiment overlapping it and fussy cut along the bottom edge. I then adhered the sentiment using foam dimensional tape.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tree Branch Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice: Big Panda Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a Hawaiian themed card featuring the adorable Big Panda Stamps!

I started this A2 card by cutting the hibiscus paper from the Summer Splash Paper 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” and adhering it to a white card front.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the largest of the Fancy Frames Oval Dies and inked the background center portion with Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon Distress inks. I stamped the Panda, flower and ukulele from the Big Panda Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. (I stamped 2 small flowers from the Fabulous Flamingos Stamps on the ukulele to add a fun accent). I adhered the panda to the bottom center of the oval overlapping the bottom edge and trimmed off the excess of the stamped image. I then adhered the inked oval to the center of the card front and adhered the white oval frame around it.

To finish, I stamped the hibiscus and leaves from the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps using inks from my stash, die-cut them using the coordinating dies and popped them up with foam dimensional tape. I die-cut a frond from white and black cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies, inked the white piece with Twisted Citron Distress ink and then overlapped them slightly. For my ALOHA sentiment, I die-cut the letters from white cardstock using the Chloe Alphabet Dies and inked them with Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold Distress inks for a tone-on-tone effect against the background. I die-cut the letters a second time and layered them for a bit more dimension.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fancy Frames- Ovals Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Panda Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Panda Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio