Category: Card ideas

When I saw the sheet of TROPICAL OASIS DESIGNER SERIES PAPER with the beach cars, it cried the BEACH BOYS to me.

These are two of the cars that are closest to those on the DSP that I could find – and Beach Boys’ music is playing in head.

The cars were all about the wood panelling and being long enough to stow a long board on the roof racks.

For this project, I thought about my daughters and their surfing classes and experiences – so, I went for Flirty Flamingo!

I used a STITCHED RECTANGLE DIES to cut three of the cars from the DSP, featuring the car with pink colours in the centre.

Some Flirty Flamingo, Pretty Peacock and Early Espresso card stock combine for the main colours of this card.

The palm trees were stamped in Saddle Brown Staz On for the die cut and water coloured card front feature, and for the envelope.

Who feels like heading to the beach? What is your all-time favourite Beach Boys song?

Thanks for dropping by, hanging ten … happy stamping.

The products I used to make this project are displayed below. If you live in Australia, you can order of them through me. It is quick and easy – just click on any product and it will take you to my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Contact me directly if you would like me to help you with an order or any questions you may have.

Product List

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $40.00	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $61.00	Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $20.00	Tropical Oasis Trinkets [151253] $13.00
Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Noble Peacock Rhinestones [149494] $9.50	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] $15.25	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $13.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

The days are still warm and the nights are getting a little cooler. I’m lucky enough to look outside our apartment and see blue sky, the trees and river. The gardens in our unit complex has, among other beautiful trees, plants and flowers; hibiscus.

The TROPICAL OASIS SUITE is rich with floral and leaf images in resplendent tropical colours.

For this project, I did some borderless water colouring on some FLUID 100 WATER COLOUR PAPER. I used the Staz On Saddle Brown inkpad, stamped off onto my grid sheet and then coloured the hibiscus and leaves, using an aqua painter and inks.

I love the way embossing folders always add interesting texture to cards and the COASTAL WEAVE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER is one of my favourites.

I am going to miss the 2018 – 2020 In Colours! The GRAPEFRUIT GROVE worked perfectly on the hibiscus. Actually, I am going to miss ALL these colours!

Out with the old and in with the new. There will be a new set of five In Colours for 2020 – 2022. There will be retiring products, a list of which I will post. And, then there will be lots of new goodies for us all to craft with.

The new 2020 – 2021 ANNUAL CATALOGUE is just around the corner. If you would like me to arrange for a new catalogue to be mailed directly to you, from Stampin’ Up!, some time during the week of May 11 contact me. If you have been a customer over the past year, I will have it sent to you as my gift. If you would like me to arrange a catalogue for you, it will be $6.50 [redeemable on your first $50 order]. Contact me for more details.

I hope that you like my hibiscus card … thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

The products I used to make this project are displayed below. If you live in Australia, you can order of them through me. It is quick and easy – just click on any product and it will take you to my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Contact me directly if you would like me to help you with an order or any questions you may have.

Product List

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $40.00	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $61.00	Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $20.00	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503] $16.00
Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] $13.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Grid Paper [130148] $21.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00