Summer Greenery Rainbow Cards with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share a bright and happy rainbow card set featuring the tropical leaves from our Summery Greenery Dies!

For my first card showcasing the Summery Greenery Dies, I started by inking a cardstock panel with Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet Distress inks. Rather than a straight rainbow, I layered patches of color adjacent to each other on the color wheel and then spritzed them with water to help them blend a tiny bit more and to get the look of some of the reactive drops. I then arranged all the tropical leaves cut from white cardstock over the top, leaving them plain for a graphic look and to keep the focus on all the wonderful embossed details these dies provide. 

I then inked up a small scrap of white cardstock with a similar blend of inks where I wanted my sentiment to go. I then stamped my "Happy Birthday" greeting from our Big Bold Greetings Stamps using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink, and heating-embossing it with Clear Embossing Powder. Lastly, I used the Big Bold Greetings Dies to cut out a shadow around my greeting and glued another strip of cardstock behind, which had been covered with adhesive to give me a sticky surface to pop the negative portions back in place. Having these sections in place kept my greeting from looking too busy with the white parts of the leaves that were peeking through the openings.

For my second colorful card using the Summery Greenery Dies, I started by die-cutting the tropical leaves from white cardstock. Then I inked each one using a different bright color of distress ink, alternating between Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, and Wilted Violet. To add a little interest, I inked the left side of each leaf with a heavier hand and kept the right side lighter to give the appearance of a light source on the right. I then die-cut a stitched strip from black cardstock using the smallest pennant from our Slimline Pennant Dies (elongating it by hanging it off the cutting plate and running it through my machine a second time). Lastly, I heat-embossed the sentiment "wishing you a happy retirement" from our Happy Thoughts Stamps using White Embossing Powder with VersaMark Ink.

That wraps up my projects for today. Thanks so much for hanging out with me. I hope I've inspired you to spread a little happiness by sending out a card to someone you love. 😊

Don't forget to check out our Summery Greenery Dies in our online shop, which are currently on sale! Also, please check out all the card ideas using these sets on each of their product pages. I always make sure to upload tons of card ideas following the product image so there are lots of ideas to scroll through there organized by set. 💛

Supplies Used:

Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Pennant Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts Ultra Fine Clear Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

Designer's Choice: Summer Greenery Card with Tina

Hi crafty friends, it’s Tina and today we are using a custom-made frame as the base for our fun design.

As in most of my cards, I made a white card base and then worked on my background panel. This time, I used the outer die from Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace which has a lovely delicate scalloped edge. To give more interest to this piece, I used a striped stencil from my stash and Distress Oxide Speckled Egg. I love this nice, muted color! Next, I glued this striped panel to the card base.

I used the same Oxide shade for my tropical leaves (Summer Greenery) as well as Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers. These three colors work very well together in creating a tropical vibe!

My focal frame was cut from white card stock using the two largest dies from Limitless Labels 1.  I mounted this frame with narrow foam tape to the striped panel. It helps to remove the backing from the foam first so you can bend it easily to follow the curved shape. I selected two cuties from the Tropical Birds set and colored them with my Copics in vibrant  colors that would contrast with my background elements.

My sentiment was selected from the Big Bold Greetings set and stamped in a pink ink from my stash. Then, I could start building the scene, starting with the tropical leaves in different shades of blue and green. I layered them in opposite corners on the label frame. Next, I put the sweet birds in place and ended with adhering the large sentiment. It filled up the remaining space in the frame nicely! To match the pink birds, I added a few pink Pastel Jewels to the leaves.

I had a lot of fun creating this sweet card and I hope to see your creations soon! Thank you for joining me and happy crafting!

Sunny Studio Supplies Used:

Frilly Frames-Eyelet Lace Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Big Bold Greetings Dies 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: Tropical Birds Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I couldn’t resist sharing another card featuring the Tropical Birds Stamps!

I started with the background panel by die-cutting a piece of white cardstock using a Stitched Rectangle Die. I inked the top half lightly with Spun Sugar Distress ink and the bottom half with Simon Says Stamp Celery ink. I splattered a little watered down Dr. Ph Martin’s Bleed Proof White with a fan brush and adhered the panel to an A2 card front.

Next, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the Snowflake Circle Frame Die. I inked an ocean scene on the center portion of the die-cut. I inked a cloud stencil from my stash with Spun Sugar Distress ink at the top and inked the ocean with Simon Says Stamp Seafoam ink. I stamped the sentiment using stamps from the Punny Fruit Greetings Stamps and A Bird’s Life Stamps and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder for a little shine. I then adhered the frame approximately 1/2" from the top edge of the card.

To finish, I die-cut leaves from white cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies and inked them with Crushed Olive/Peeled Paint Distress inks and Simon Says Stamps Celery ink. I adhered them along the bottom of the circle frame. I stamped all images on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I used the following stamps/dies:

Tropical Birds Stamps/Dies

Tropical Scenes Stamps/Dies (palm trees)

I die-cut 4 flowers from white cardstock using the flower from the Strawberry Patch Dies, colored them with Copics and added them along the vine.

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:

A Bird's Life Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Rectangle Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Snowflake Circle Frame Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tropical Birds Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Punny Fruit Greetings Shop at: Sunny Studio	Strawberry Patch Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio

Tropical Birds Card with Cathy

Hey friends! Cathy here today and I’m excited to share a tropical rainforest scene card featuring the adorable toucans from the Tropical Birds Stamps!

This was such a fun card to make! First, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the frame portion of the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies and inked it with Tumbled Glass Distress ink on the right and left sides. I then inked towards the center of the panel with Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress ink and adhered it to an A2 card front.

For the waterfall background, I die-cut a piece of white cardstock using the largest Stitched Oval Die and inked the bottom 3/4" of the oval with Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina and a slight amount of Mowed Lawn Distress inks. I very lightly inked the right and left sides of the oval above the water with Simon Says Stamp Celery ink. I then colored the waterfall in the center of the oval (about a 1 1/4" wide section) using long streaks of Copic markers (BG49, BG34, BG23, BG13, BG11, BG10) leaving some white showing between the streaks. For the spray where the waterfall meets the pool below, I repeatedly dabbed a white paint pen. To complete the scene, I stamped 2 rocks from the Ocean View Stamps in a light gray ink for no-line coloring. I colored them with Copics (E44, E43, E42, E41, N1, N0), fussy cut them out and adhered them on each side of the waterfall.

Next, I die-cut a piece of black cardstock using the largest Fancy Frames Oval Dies, adhered the waterfall scene centered on the frame and adhered the combined piece to the card front.

To finish, I die-cut leaves from black cardstock using the Summer Greenery Dies and adhered them to both sides of the oval. I stamped monstera leaves from the Radiant Plumeria Stamps and die-cut them using the coordinating dies. I stamped the images 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 sentiment with white embossing powder on a strip of black cardstock.

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:

Fancy Frames- Ovals Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Radiant Plumeria Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Greenery Die Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Birds 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