Friday 11 August 2017

Tropical hello

Hello and welcome! With the summer heat going on here in Crete, it's only fitting that I created a tropical card for a couple of challenges.


Ingredients: 
Ancient soft yellow cardstock
Hello die (Winnie & Walter)
Pineapple crown stamp and narrow embossing folder 
from the Totally Tropical crafting set that came 
as a free gift with an UK magazine from Practical Publishing.
Pinecone stamps (for my 'fake pineapple' background) -
In bloom: Elsa's Flora (Winnie & Walter)
Inks - Sea glass (SSS), Peeled paint distress oxide ink, 
Tea die and Antique linen distress inks
Die - Stitched slopes and hills (SSS)
Yellow Copic marker & SN glitter brush


Challenges:
LIM  - #340 Tropical fruits


Fusion - Pastel Pencils

Taheerah's Gossip Column at W&W - No. 8 Summer fruits


AAA Cards - #96 Summer fun









9 comments:

  1. I absolutely love the embossing on the lettering! What a great touch and perfectly suited to the pineapple :) A fab design! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Less is More :)

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  2. How cool to mirror the pineapple with your big ol' sentiment die! Great design element!

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  3. Clean, crisp and really elegant Marianne and so clever how you did the pineapple.

    B x

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  4. Such a great touch of summer while here it's 15° and raining, raining... Lovely card!

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  5. Wat leuk, how sweet, elk detail zó mooi uitgewerkt: de achtergrond, de voorkant in een ronding afgesneden, prachtig! De embossing komt ook zo mooi uit met een knipoog van de ananas. Top! Dikke kus Ineke😘

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  6. Clever use of embossing on the letters, really echoes a pineapple texture. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.

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  7. What a great card! Love everything about it! The colours, the embossing on the letters, the pineapple! Fabulous! Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Cards!

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  8. Fun pineapple embossing on the sentiment. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards.

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  9. Fabulous card, love the design. Thanks for joining us at AAA Cards!

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