Are you ready for a new challenge? Hand Stamped Sentiments has a wonderful photo inspiration for summer! I love these colors together, don’t you? I had a friend needing a birthday card for her mother who turned 90 years old. Since she lives in Florida, it just had to be a tropical card and these colors were perfect for her. Although Pop of Paradise just retired, it hasn’t left my stamp stash. Flamingos are wonderful and remind me of the years I lived in Florida many moons ago.
My Secrets to Making This Pop of Paradise Project
- I first had to find the right colors to use but inking the flamingos in Flirty Flamingo was kind of a no brainer LOL! Looking for a good designer paper for the tropical feel I wanted led me to Best Year Ever DSP (retired a few years ago), which fit the bill perfectly. Cutting the card base to make a card that was 5 1/2″ square, I then cut and adhered the Coastal Cabana as my first layer.
- The fun thinlit from Swirly Scribbles collection cut both the DSP as well as Soft Sky, then both were adhered to the card base.
- I inked the sentiment in Coastal Cabana and cut it with Oval framelit die. The numbers and flamingos were inked then cut out with coordinating dies and popped up on the card with dimensionals.
- To balance the card, I inked up the leaves in Coastal Cabana, then cropped them out and topped it with a pretty Flirty Flamingo flower adorned with a black rhinestone.
Quick List of Stampin’ Up! Products
- Stamp Sets: Pop of Paradise, Number of Years, Big On Birthdays
- Paper: Best Year Ever DSP, Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky
- Ink: Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo
- SU Tools: Large Numbers Framelits, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Botanical Builder Framelits, Ovals Collections Framelits, Non-SU: Dies by Dave
- Finishing Touch: Black Rhinestones
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DIY List of Stampin’ Up! Products
Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper [138633] $0.00 | ||||
Botanical Builder Framelits Dies [140625] $33.00 |
Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381] $27.00 |
You really have captured the warm tropical feel of Florida here, many thanks for joining in with our ‘Things with Wings’ theme at Penny Black and More challenge.
B x
such a bright and happy card for a fabulous milestone birthday! thank you so much for playing along with the penny black and more challenge!
I really like this way of displaying the number – great result.