Tropical Chic is Singin’ the Blues

It’s Tropical Chic in unconventional colors today. I love these blues and the way they compliment each other. It looks very ocean-sea-breezy to me!

I’m sneaking in an extra post this week, because I want to enter my card into the TGIF Challenge #220. Here is the banner that started my creative thought process:

And my “winner’s” badge! ~

When I saw the backside of this piece of Follow Your Art DSP, I knew I wanted to pair it with Bermuda Bay, Pretty Peacock, and Coastal Cabana. Even the names of these colors transport me to a Caribbean beach!

Construction

I began by layering a panel of Shimmery White cardstock over a Bermuda Bay card base. Then I cut the Follow Your Art top panel 1/8″ smaller and cropped the flower design from Tasteful Backgrounds dies into it. I also used the same die to crop the design into a slightly smaller rectangle of Fun Foam. I matched the two and glued them together with some liquid glue. Tip: This is a great way to provide the lift you want over a large area instead of using several Dimensionals. I love our Dimensionals but this provides an overall stability to your paper that is wonderful.

I stamped five flowers from Tropical Chic in the three blues and cropped them out with the matching Tropical Dies. A couple of fronds cut with Pretty Peacock cardstock balances the design.

Wink of Stella and three Rhinestone Basic Jewels give this card front a bit of bling! The sentiment, stamped with Pretty Peacock ink comes from Good Morning Magnolia.

I’m excited to give this to a friend of mine who will be having a birthday soon. She loves all things tropical and I know she will love this card!

Bonus Days

July is more than half over! Have you taken advantage of Bonus Days? Order now–every purchase of $50 earns you a  $5 credit to use on Stampin’ Up! products in August!

Order from my online store and use the Host Code EPMSZK93 and get a free card kit from me! It’s easy. Click HERE and fill out the products you want, enter my Host Code (for purchases up to $150) and provide your email when prompted to receive your coupon codes for purchases in August. Keep your codes in a safe place as you will need to provide them in order to redeem your credits next month. When I receive notification of your purchase, I will mail a fun card kit that I’ve designed just for you! Thank you in advance!

Come back tomorrow to see another card idea, involving a fun watercolor technique. See you then!

Product List

Tropical Chic Cling-Mount Stamp Set [148226] $22.00	Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $36.00	Tropical Dies [146831] $27.00	Tasteful Backgrounds Dies [149545] $30.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [147096] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad [147097] $7.50	Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper [149489] $11.50
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [131197] $8.75	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101910] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50	2019–2021 In Color 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149617] $11.50