Hawaiian Hibiscus Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a card that has me dreaming of a tropical vacation featuring the gorgeous Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps!

I started this A2 card by using a fun technique with die-cuts to create an embossed look for the background panel. While I have a bunch of embossing folders and use them all the time in crafting, I love to use this tone-on-tone technique with dies to create unique patterns. I first cut a piece of kraft cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and die-cut 10 fronds from kraft cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies. I adhered these along the outside edges of the cardstock and then die-cut the cardstock piece with a Stitched Rectangle Die. I love the subtle tropical embossed look this gave it! I matted it on black cardstock and adhered it to a peach card front.

For my tropical scene, I cut a piece of white cardstock 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" and cut masks from post-it notes for the sand and horizon. I also punched a circle from Eclipse masking tape for the sun. The Distress inks I used are Brushed Corduroy for the sand, Dried Marigold and Speckled Egg for the ocean/sky and Scattered Straw for the sun. I stamped small palm trees in dark green ink using stamps from the Beach Babies Stamps and the Surfing Santa Stamps. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Tiki Time Stamps with black embossing powder.

Next, I die-cut a piece of black cardstock using the smallest Stitched Rectangle Die as a mat for the tropical scene and adhered the combined piece to the card front. I also die-cut a photo corner from brown cardstock using the Notebook Photo Corners Dies to give it a photo or postcard look.

To finish, I stamped the hibiscus and leaves from the Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I also heat embossed a flower from the Radiant Plumeria Stamps with white embossing powder, water colored a bit of the center with yellow ink and die-cut it using the coordinating dies.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by! 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	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Babies 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	Surfing Santa Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Notebook Photo Corners Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Silly Sloths Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a slothsome summer card today! I looked up some fun facts about sloths and learned that Costa Rica has one of the largest sloth populations. So, these 2 cuties are hanging out near a Costa Rican beach!

I started this card with the beach background. I cut a piece of white cardstock 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" and die-cut a piece of eclipse masking tape using the sand portion of the Tropical Trees Backdrop Die. I masked the top portion of the cardstock piece and inked the sand with Antique Linen Distress ink. I then masked the sand and the sky portion of the cardstock and inked the ocean with Simon Says Stamp Seafoam ink. I placed a post-it note across the horizon line covering the bottom of the cardstock and inked the sky with Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass Distress inks. I stamped the sentiment using stamps from the Silly Sloths Stamps and the Fabulous Flamingos Stamps.

Next, I cut a strip of orange paper 1/4" x 4 1/4" and a strip of pink paper 1/2" x 4 1/4" from the Summer Splash Paper. I overlapped my background panel on these strips and adhered them together. I also cut a thin strip of black cardstock, overlapped it at the bottom and adhered the combined piece to an A2 card front 1/2" from the top edge.

To finish, I stamped images from the Silly Sloths Stamps and the Beach Buddies Stamps on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I also die-cut a monstera leaf using the Summer Greenery Dies from white cardstock, colored it with Copics and adhered it to the bottom of my scene for a little extra tropical feel.

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:

Beach Buddies Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Beach Buddies Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fabulous Flamingos Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Silly Sloths Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Silly Sloths Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio

Hawaiian Hibiscus Card with Catherine

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Catherine here! Today, I am sharing an Aloha card perfect for the summer season created with Hawaiian Hibiscus Stamps and Radiant Plumeria Stamps!

For the back panel, I die cut A2 white cardstock with the largest rectangle from Stitched Rectangle Dies. Next, I die cut the Frilly Frames Stripes Dies out of white cardstock. I adhered the stripes die onto the stitched back panel.

I die cut the hibiscus and leaves using Hawaiian Hibiscus Dies and Radiant Plumera Dies. I placed the negative back into my Misti and began stamping the Hibiscus and leaves with the following inks:

Pinks: Altenew Rose Quartz, Frosty Pink, Pink Diamond, Coral Berry
Yellows: Citrus Burst, Lemon Ice
Greens: Just Green, Green Fields, Sweet Leaf

I added some palm leaves using Summer Greenery Dies ink blended with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide. I stamped the Macaw bird from Tiki Time Stamps, die cut with Tiki Time Dies, and colored with Copic Markers listed in my blog link below. For the back of the  shaker, I die cut an oval, 3 7/8” x 2 ¾” from Stitched Oval 2 Dies, added some Party Confetti and Crystal Clear Jewels and put it aside.

To make the frame,  I die cut a scalloped oval 3 3/16” x 4 5/16” from Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies. I nested the 3 7/8” x 2 ¾” die inside the scalloped oval and ran it through my die cut machine. Using the same die, I die cut one more oval out of acetate. I adhered the frame on top of the acetate oval. I added foam tape around the edges and adhered it onto the back of the shaker.

I adhered the shaker onto the back panel followed by the flowers, leaves, and the parrot. I finished off the card by adding “ALOHA” die cut from Chloe Alphabet Dies ink blended with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide.

Thank you so much for joining me today!  For a list of Copic Markers used, please visit me at Crafti-Cat. Have a wonderful week!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Tiki Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tiki Time Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Chloe Alphabet Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Stripes Die 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
Scalloped Oval Mat 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio

Crepe Paper Streamers Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today sharing a couple of fun jungle themed birthday cards! The sloth is taking it slow, but the baby elephants are having a wild time!

My first card is a mini slimline card (6 1/4" x 6 1/2", scored at 3 1/4" on the 6 1/2" side and folded in half) and I began with a 3” x 6” white cardstock panel lightly inked with Twisted Citron Distress ink at the top and bottom and Dried Marigold/Scattered Straw Distress inks in the center.

Next, I stamped the sentiments on the right side in brown ink using stamps from the Birthday Cat Stamps and the Panda Party Stamps. The “Wishing You A” sentiment is 3” from the top edge of the panel and the “Birthday” sentiment is 1” below it.

I die-cut 7 monstera leaves using the Summer Greenery Dies from white cardstock and inked them with Speckled Egg and Rustic Wilderness Distress inks. I also die-cut a palm frond using the same dies from kraft cardstock. I then adhered these to the top and bottom of the panel.

Next, I die-cut 7 streamers using the Crepe Paper Streamer Dies from white cardstock and inked them with Twisted Citron, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade Distress inks. I adhered them across the panel and trimmed the excess from the edges.

To finish, I stamped the sloth from the Silly Sloths Stamps and a birthday hat from the Panda Party Stamps in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. I die-cut the “LAZY” sentiment from white cardstock and brown cardstock using the Chloe Alphabet Dies and inked the white letters with Kitsch Flamingo and Dried Marigold Distress inks. I layered them over the brown letters to make the sentiment stand out a bit more. For an extra tropical touch, I die-cut 2 hibiscus flowers from pink and yellow cardstock using the current free-with-purchase mini die and adhered them over the leaves.

My second card is an A2 size card and I used the same color scheme on this one by softly inking a 4 1/4” x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with Twisted Citron, Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold Distress inks. I die-cut the cardstock piece using the largest Stitched Rectangles Die.

Next, I stamped the “birthday wishes” sentiment from the Happy Thoughts Stamps in brown ink in the center of the cardstock piece and 1 3/4" from the top edge. I die-cut 2 palm fronds using the Summer Greenery Dies from kraft cardstock and adhered them in the bottom corners, trimming the excess from the edges. I then inked a 2” x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with Twisted Citron Distress ink and die-cut it with the largest Stitched Rectangle Die. I die-cut the piece across the middle using the grass die from the Picket Fence Border Die. This left me with 2 thin grass portions that I overlapped and adhered to the bottom of the background piece.

I die-cut 8 monstera leaves from white cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies and inked them with Speckled Egg and Rustic Wilderness Distress inks. I then adhered them to the top corners and trimmed the excess along the left and right edges. I left a little bit of the leaves overlapping the top edge. I die-cut 5 streamers and some small streamer pieces using the Crepe Paper Streamer Dies from white cardstock and inked them with Squeezed Lemonade, Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy and Kitsch Flamingo Distress inks. I adhered them across the top of the leaves and trimmed the excess from the edges.

I used the same steps as in the sloth card for the “HUGE” sentiment, but I used Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks.

To finish, I stamped the elephants from the Baby Elephants Stamps, a cupcake/party favor from the Birthday Cat Stamps and a hat/party favor from the Panda Party Stamps in Rich Cocoa Memento ink on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out.

I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by! 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	Picket Fence Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Silly Sloths Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Silly Sloths Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Baby Elephants Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Panda Party Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Panda Party Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Birthday Cat Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Crepe Paper Streamers Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice Cards with Isha and Kavya

Hello everyone! Isha here with a mixed media card as my designer's choice feature today. I love creating layers while still keeping it one layer. So I used various stamps and dies, even used the dies as stencils.

I started by creating the background panel by adding some inks to the gelli plate. Take the print onto a white card. I then stamped the butterflies from the Watering Can stamp, using the pink ink. Die-cut the leaves from the Spring Greenery dies, use these as a stencil to sponge some leaves onto the panel. Flick some black watercolor.

Stamp the butterflies from the Watering Can stamp, add touch of color using copic markers and die-cut using the coordinating dies. Add spectrum noir clear sparkle pen. die-cut leaves from the Summer Greenery dies, thrice from the white card and also vellum. Die-cut the oval from the Scalloped Oval Mat 3 dies, die-cut the word hugs in the center. Sponge some pink ink to the edges.

Die-cut the speech bubble from pink and yellow card using the Comic Strip Speech Bubbles dies, adhere the yellow to the pink slightly offset. Stamp the sentiment. Adhere the panel to the white card and adhere all the elements to it. I used 3d foam on some for added dimension.

Thank you for dropping by and have a nice day!

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Hi folks, Kavya here. I am back on the blog with another fun project! I love the layering stamps from SSS as they are just so realistic and so easy to use! 

I decided to pull out some of my favorite layering stamps from the latest release and create a fun 3D bouquet of flowers with the help of Lawn Fawn’s Platform die. I first created my platform base using LF’s die and some cardstock. 

Then, I stamped and die cut the flowers and butterflies from Lovely Lilacs and Watering Can stamp sets. I added this to the platform die with the help of some double sided tape and some clear acetate (for support). I decided to not add a sentiment so that I can use it for any occasion. That’s it!

I hope you loved this super fun and easy project! Happy Crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Comic Strip Speech Bubble Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Scalloped Oval Mat 3 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Spring Greenery Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Lovely Lilacs Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Watering Can Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Watering Can Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio