Celebrate

 Hi my friends!  Popping in to share my latest card project.  It features a brand new digital stamp from Polka Dot Orchard called Red, White and Pooh!

This is such a sweet image and totally gave me vintage vibes.  So it was perfectly fitting to use the Vintage Pastels watercolor set from Prima!

I did also use the Odyssey watercolor set as well for the flag colors.  Oh, and to deepen the pink on Piglet's outfit.

I added a little blue and green splatters.  Once everything was dry I added Icicle Stickles to the sparkler.  I cut it out with a scalloped die and glued it to a dark cream card base.  I kept things nice and simple!

This fun new digital stamp is available HERE at the Polka Dot Orchard website.  It's even half price right now!

Have an awesome day!

~Kristina

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Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: EH | ACOT	Canson Watercolor paper Shop at: EH	Prima Vintage Pastels Watercolors Shop at: SBC | ACOT
Silver Brush Black Velvet Round 4 Shop at: EH	Icicle Stickles Shop at: ACOT	Odyssey Watercolors - Prima Shop at: ACOT

Tropical Bliss hop

Well hello again friends!  Today I'm participating in the Tropical Bliss Instagram hop for Scrappy Tails Crafts latest release.  To get all of the details and to hop along, head to my IG ---> HERE

I created a fun mini slimline card using the new Flamingo Pairs dies, Slimline Tiki cover die, Tropical Bliss paper pad and the Tropical Birds stamps and dies.  Whew!  Oh, and my bonus card uses the Tiki Hut Surf Shop add on dies.

For the flamingo I did a bunch of ink smooshing onto White Distress Heavystock with Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress inks.

For the white panel I cut it out with the Slimline Tiki cover die.  Then I ink blend some grass with Mowed Lawn Distress ink and the clouds with Tumbled Glass Distress inks.  The "hello" die is from the gift with purchase die set.  The sentiment is from the Tropical Birds stamp set and cut out with the matching dies.  I used foam tape to pop it up.

The patterned paper is only 6" and I needed it to be 6 1/2".  I cut it in half, cut a piece of pink cardstock and stenciled on it with the Zig Zag stencil and Picked Raspberry ink.  I just glued it in the center of the patterned paper to fill the gamp in the back ground.

I add a few clear Nuvo drops and called it done!

And how about that bonus card?

Hope to see you over on Instagram!

~Kristina

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Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Neenah Solar White Shop at: SBC | EH	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: EH | ACOT	Tonic Studios-Retractable Craft Pick Shop at: SBC | EH
Stick It Adhesive sheets Shop at: SBC | EH	Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8x8 Metallic - Jewels Shop at: ACOT	Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass Shop at: EH | ACOT
Spun Sugar Distress Ink Shop at: EH | ACOT	Picked Raspberry Distress Ink Shop at: EH | ACOT	Worn Lipstick distress ink Shop at: EH | ACOT	Morning Dew Nuvo drops Shop at: EH | ACOT
Liquid Stardust - Lawn Fawn Shop at: SBC | EH	Tropical Birds stamps - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	Tropical Birds dies - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	Tropical Bliss 6x6 paper - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT
Nesting Diamond dies - Waffle Flower Shop at: EH	Diamond Infinity dies - Hero Arts Shop at: SBC	Flamingo Pair - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	Slimline Tiki Pattern die - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT
Tiki Hut Surf Shop add-on - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	White Distress Heavystock - Ranger Shop at: EH | ACOT	Frosted Lace Stickles Shop at: ACOT	Zig Zag stencil - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT
Twisted Citron Distress Ink Shop at: EH | ACOT	Tropical Leaves embossing folder - Sizzix Shop at: SBC

Tropical Sunshine

Hello my friends!  Have you seen the brand new Tropical Bliss release from Scrappy Tails Crafts?  Oh. My. Word.  It's absolutely fabulous!  You can see it all HERE if you need to see it stat.  So much fabulousness! 

Hot foil plates have made it back and I wanted to use them right away.

Look at that gorgeous shine!

I started by blending green and turquoise inks onto a white panel using the new Chevron stencil.  Then I splattered it with the same ink colors mixed with a shimmer liquid.

Then I used the stencil to emboss the panel.  I purposefully did NOT line up the embossing with the stenciled colors.  This way creates more visual interest.  I had to hold the panel up in order to caputure the texture with my camera.

I set the panel aside to work on the hot foiling.  I used the Hibiscus hot foil plates with a bright pink foil and a bright green with the leaves.  I then used the coordinating dies to cut out the pieces.

I cut down the hibiscus patterned paper from the Tropical Bliss 6x6 paper pad to an A2 size.  I adhered it to a white card base.  I added foam tape to the back of the stenciled/embossed panel and glued it on top of the hibiscus paper.

I played around with the placement of the flower and the leaves.  I used liquid glue for the leaves and popped up the flower with foam tape.  The sentiment was also adhered with liquid glue.  To finish it off I added some clear Nuvo drops which I have recently rediscovered in my stash!

I am literally drooling over the shine and texture!

Since I was having SO much fun playing with new goodies, I had to make another card.

For this card I used paper from the Tropical Bliss 6x6 pad.  I also used the A2 Triangle Pattern cover die to cut out the blue paper.  I used liquid glue to adhere it to the patterned paper.

I stamped a bird (I decided it would be a Parakeet) from the Tropical Birds set onto Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color in the sweet birdie.  I cut it out with the Tropical Birds coordinating dies.

I didn't want the bird to get lost in the pattened back ground so I cut a piece of heavy vellum using a diamond shaped die.  I adhered the bird to the vellum with foam tape.  Then I hid my liquid glue on the back of the vellum behind the bird and added it to the panel.

My sentiment strips are using stamps from an older set called Fairy Sentiments.  I trimmed them down and glued them into place.  I did add some clear Nuvo drops again to the left of the bird but it's a bit hard to see in the photos.  And that's it!

I'm glad you took a moment to stop by.  Have an absolutely fantastic day!

~Kristina

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Teflon bone folder Shop at: EH	Neenah Solar White Shop at: SBC | EH	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid glue Shop at: EH | ACOT	Tonic Studios-Retractable Craft Pick Shop at: SBC | EH
Therm O Web Foam Tape Shop at: SBC | EH	Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper Shop at: EH | ACOT	Ranger Tim Holtz Water Brush - Fine Brush Shop at: EH | ACOT	Deep Brown 68 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Shop at: EH
Heavy vellum Shop at: EH | ACOT	Fairy Sentiments - Scrappy Tails Crafts Shop at: SCT	Smoky Teal 304 Zig Clean Color marker Shop at: EH	Morning Dew Nuvo drops Shop at: EH | ACOT
Liquid Stardust - Lawn Fawn Shop at: SBC | EH	Cerise Gemini Foil Shop at: SBC | EH	Holly Gemini Foil Shop at: EH	Chevron stencil - ScrappyTails Shop at: SCT
Hibiscus hot foil plates - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	Hibiscus hot foil dies - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	A2 Triangle Pattern die - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT	Tropical Birds stamps - Scrappy Tails Shop at: SCT
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Sand 601 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Shop at: EH	Smoky Yellow 56 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Shop at: EH	Warm Gray3 907 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Shop at: EH