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

Perfect Popsicle & Two Scoops 5-Card Set with Mendi

Hello and welcome! This is Mendi here today, popping in to share a number of cool sweet treat cards using our Two Scoops Stamps and Perfect Popsicle Stamps.

Since it's Independence Day here in the USA, I thought I would create a red, white, and blue popsicle card using our retiring Perfect Popsicle Stamps. For my card, I started by die-cutting the star print patterned paper from our Surprise Party Paper and Subtle Grey Tones Paper packs using the stitched hill die from our Slimline Nature Border Dies. I then stamped the small open stars from our Too Cute To Spook Stamps in pale grey ink. For my greeting, I stamped the words "happy" and "of July" using the Happy Thought Stamps and filling in the number four with our Chloe Numbers Dies and the "th" from our Sweet Script Stamps. I completed my card by adding some Patriotic Star Jewels and layered them over the coordinating wavy red, white, and blue stripes.

While I had the popsicles set up in my MISTI tool, I decided to stamp a rainbow of Perfect Popsicle Stamps. I kept this card super simple, allowing the cute popsicles to shine. I added a 1" wide strip of green cardstock, die-cutting the top edge with the stitched die from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I then stamped and heat-embossed my big, bold greeting using our Color Me Happy Stamps. The perfect final touch was a stitched heart from our Window Trio Circle Dies.

Switching gears, I have an ice cream cone card featuring the layering images from our Two Scoops Stamps. This is one of our earliest layering sets and is still one of my favorites. Back when this set came out, I had pre-stamped many of the images, so my goal today was to work with what I had and make as many cards as possible with the stamped images I had left over so they dictated my color schemes. 

I mounted my cones onto a pale pink square trimmed along the top and bottom with the stitched edge from our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. I then used that same die set to cut a scalloped lace edge from ivory cardstock to match the vanilla ice cream. I added a brown polka-dot beneath each scallop from our Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper and heat-embossed my "What's the scoop?" greeting in white onto a red Brilliant Banner 1 Die. Lastly, I added Glossy Accents to my red cherries and syrup, dropping red and pink Seed Beads into the glossy liquid before they dried to look like sprinkles in the syrup.

This next card uses a similar Neapolitan ice cream color scheme and the soft serve top from our Two Scoops Stamps. Once again, I have three cones, but this time, I framed each cone with a 1.25" wide strip of patterned paper cut from our Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones Paper and Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper packs. I wanted the bottom of each strip to look like a giant scallop along the bottom of my card, but I didn't have a die that makes this shape, so I cheated by adding my sentiment strip over the top to hide the seam and pieced together separate 1.25" stitched circles from our Stitched Circles Small Dies. I added a stitched edge to each of my other strips using our Slimline Basic Border Dies to make the stitching look continuous.

For my sentiment strip, I used the pink grid print from our Gingham Pastels Paper pack, adding the same stitched edge along the top and bottom. I then added a thin ricrac edge in cream cardstock to match the vanilla ice cream using our Ric Rac Border Dies. Lastly, I pieced together a customized sentiment taking the word "sweet" from our Candy Shoppe Stamps and pairing it with the "have a" and "birthday" from our Silly Sloths Stamps.

For my last card today featuring the Two Scoops Stamps, I paired ice cream scoops with the classic flat-bottom cones. I decorated them with the syrup and cherry images from the stamp set and added Ice Cream Chocolate Sprinkles to my third cone. For my background, I added diagonal strips of patterned paper from our Gingham Jewel Tones Paper, Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper, and Polka-Dot Parade Paper packs. I added stitched edges of the strips using the Slimline Basic Border Dies and stamped my sentiment from the set into the bottom left corner of the card.

I am frequently asked which ink colors I used for my layered images so I have shared what I used today for these examples (from lightest to darkest).

Fushcia Popsicle
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Medium Orchid

Orange Popsicle
PinkFresh Studio Apricot
PinkFresh Studio Clementine
Hero Arts Tangerine

Banana Yellow Popsicle
PinkFresh Studio Sunshine
PinkFresh Studio Sweet Mustard
PinkFresh Studio Marigold 

Lime Green Popsicle
Versafine Clair Verdant Green
PinkFresh Studio Grassy Knoll
PinkFresh Key Lime

Blue Raspberry Popsicle
PinkFresh Studio Turquoise
PinkFresh Studio Paradise
Gina K. Tranquil Teal

Grape Popsicle
Gina K. Light Lilac
Gina K. Wild Wisteria
Gina K. Medium Lilac

Red Popsicle Stripe
PinkFresh Studio Passion Fruit
Gina K. Red Hot
PinkFresh Studio Berrylicious

Royal Blue Popsicle Stripe
Hero Arts Cornflower
PinkFresh Studio Seaside
PinkFresh Studio Blue Jay

Popsicle Stick
Gina K. Sandy Beach
Gina K. Kraft

Fudge Scoop & Chocolate Syrup
Gina K. Warm Cocoa
Gina K. Charcoal Brown

Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream
PinkFresh Studio Warm Buff
PinkFresh Studio Doe
VersaFine Clair Acorn

Raspberry Scoop
Hero Arts Ultra Pink
Gina K. Passionate Pink

Strawberry Scoop & Swirl

Versafine Clair Baby Pink
Gina K. Bubblegum Pink

Hero Arts Ultra Pink

Strawberry Syrup

Gina K. Passionate Pink

PinkFresh Raspberry Pink

Vanilla Scoop

Lawn Fawn Butter

Hero Arts Butter Bar

Mint Scoop

Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist

Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana

Cherry

Gina K. Light Carnation

Gina K. Dark Carnation

PinkFresh Studio Candy Apple

Sugar Cones (stamped on cream cardstock)

Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft (or PinkFresh Warm Buff, which is lighter)

PinkFresh Studio Doe

Classic Flat Bottom Cones

Hero Arts Soft Sand (Shadow Ink)

Hero Arts Sand (Core 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. 💛

Remember to check out our Perfect Popsicle Stamps, Color Me Happy Stamps, and Patterned Papers in our online shop. They are all currently on sale, while supplies last.

Supplies Used:

Perfect Popsicles Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Perfect Popsicles Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Two Scoop Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Two Scoop Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Chloe Number Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Thoughts Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Surprise Party 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Subtle Grey Tones Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Too Cute To Spook Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Zig Chisel Tip Glue Pen Shop at: Sunny Studio
Candy Shoppe Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ric Rac Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Silly Sloths Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Basic Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Brilliant Banner 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Neapolitan Sprinkles Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: Sunny Studio
Iridescent Rainbow Seed Beads Shop at: Sunny Studio | Studio Katia	Sweet Script Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Color Me Happy Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Window Trio- Circles Die Shop at: Sunny Studio
Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Gingham Jewel Tones 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ice Cream Chocolate Sprinkles Shop at: Sunny Studio