Tropical Stamping Challenge

 It has been a wonderful dream come true to visit the Florida Gulf coast. I have enjoyed time with amazing friends at the beach and watching beautiful sunsets.

Our host challenged us to ponder these inspiring products for a tropical project.

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Product List

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386]	Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle [148399]	Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Bundle [148366]
High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726]	Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916]

Once we were all settled in, we got busy to create a tropical design to swap with each other.  Here are Susan and Cathy working on their creations.

 MaryKate and Cathy cutting and stamping.

Here are the final designs, first is my card.  Isn't the AMI fun for Anna Maria Island?  My card will be a sweet memento of our time together.

Cathy made a photo page for us.  We can add photos and journaling to it in our 6x8 Memories and More album.

Susan's design has beautiful layers and shapes that reflected the lush plants all around us on our beach adventures.

MaryKate made several projects.  First is a beachy treat holder.

Her luminary made a soothing centerpiece for the patio table.

The luminary holds beautiful shells and an LED tea light.

This is her card with a serene sunset and crane.

Here are my Tropical swaps all ready to share with my friends.

The interior sentiment is stamped in Granny Apple Green and  die cut with layering ovals.

Here is my grid paper with many Stampin' Up! colors stamped off before stamping on my card stock.

 Here is my trick to attach the Linen Thread in a starburst pattern. I attached a small stripe of SNAIL in the center of the DSP and pressed the Linen Thread into the adhesive.

Then I applied a stripe of SNAIL on the back side edge and pressed each Linen Thread into place in the adhesive.  Repeat for the opposite side.

Now you can see the effect of the Linen Thread in a starburst pattern.  Then I used Dimensional to attach the ovals over the top of the Linen Thread.

I used all of these Stampin' Up! colors in my sunset scene.  The layers in the sunset are stamped off once before stamping on the card stock.  I used So Saffron to lightly stamp over all the colors to add a soft glow.

Starting at the water and working up these are the colors:

Ocean: Pool Party

Beach: Sahara Sand

Tree Trunks: Soft Suede

Palm Leaves: Granny Apple Green

Sun: Mango Melody

Sunset Layers: Blushing Bride, Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana.

So Saffron overlays the entire image, then I die cut with the Layering Ovals framelits.

I hope you enjoyed the tropical challenge projects we designed.  It was fun to stamp together and make memories during our visit.

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Monday is usually Team Swap Monday.

Wednesday and Friday/Saturday feature designs made by me.


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Cards from Friends

Hello stamping friends!  I hope you are enjoying beautiful fall weather wherever you are located.  Our local trees are rich with red and burgundy leaves - it's is so captivating.

Today I have a couple cards to share that were sent to me by other demonstrators.  It was a lovely surprise to receive these notes in my mailbox.

Deb made this fancy fold design in Pineapple Punch with Basic Grey accents.

I love the colors and textures.  The sentiment comes from the Love What You Do stamp set in our Share What you Love suite, you can see it here.

Next is a sweet Night of Navy and Whisper White card from Sharon.  I love her Tropical Chic stamps and die cuts from our Tropical Escape suite, see it here.

I'm thankful for friends that send cards - it is the best to find happy mail in the mailbox!

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Click here for this wonderful Tutorial Bundle filled with inspiring ideas for stamping projects! Purchase it for $15 or receive it FREE with a qualifying order.  16 cards and 16 gift projects tutorials with color photography, supply details, and instructions. You will love all the inspiration and creativity in this bundle  Each month the IDEAS tutorial bundle will publish new projects.

Please contact me or your demonstrator with any questions.  If you don't have a demonstrator, then I am happy to help you get started with an order.  My online store is open 24 hours at http://bit.ly/shopwithJaney

Orders over $50 will receive 3 hand stamped cards from me. Please use the September Host Code when you order is less than $150. 

Host code closes on October 29th.

Orders of $150 or more do not use the Host Code and will earn their own Stampin' Rewards and 3 hand stamped cards.


Monday is usually Team Swap Monday.

Wednesday and Friday/Saturday feature designs made by me.


Thank you for joining me today, please leave a comment to say "Hello" - it makes my day to see your comments!