It is October first, the official start of my favorite month of the entire year, with all things fall and pumpkin spice and Halloween which are all the best things ever, and I'm posting a tropical card? WHAT AM I EVEN DOING. I think I need to head up to my craft room and make a fall/pumpkin/Halloween/something October card immediately. I am at least wearing a Halloween shirt. But first, the tropics:
I have been trying so hard to manifest fall and it just wasn't working, so I gave up and made a tropical card on Sunday and then today the high temperature is 69 degrees, which is 12 degrees cooler than yesterday. So I should have been making tropical things because the weather is into reverse psychology?
Let's start with the Retro Rubber sketch:
Artfully Layered is two years old and it was my faaaaaavorite when it came out in 2022, so I was delighted to play with it again for this card. The DSP is even older, it's the Tropical Escape stack that was made to go with the Tropical Chic stamp set and dies in 2019. I had several scraps that were already trimmed to 3/4" strips, so I trimmed a few more and built my pattern on a piece of Whisper White, and cut off the edges as I went. It was fun to piece together which pattern should go where so I had a variety of green shades.
Check out the Paper Players challenge:
I was aiming for the diagonal of leaves - die cut - enamel dots, but I also ended up doing the top row of leaves - patterned paper - embossing.
The As You See It color challenge is what made me go tropical today:
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Artfully Layered
Ink: Granny Apple Green, Versamark
Paper: Azure Afternoon, Shaded Spruce, Thick Basic White, Tropical Escape DSP Stack
Accessories: Tropical Layers dies, Stylish Shapes dies, white EP, white enamel dots, Dimensionals
Oh dang, I am so amazed that you combined these, and it looks perfect! I really love this combo, perfectly executed! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It AND Retro Rubber!
ReplyDeleteChristy, I love the DSP you used to create this fabulous background. The tropical leaf just pops off the card. I love the blue, too! I am so happy you joined my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous combination of challenges, Christy! I LOVE the color combination and the layout. I love the choices you made on the Tic-Tac-Toe grid. Thank you for playing with The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteOh my! Artfully Layered is one of my all-time faves too, so I'm loving that you used it! Love the layered up strips for that tropical vibe background. Thanks so much for joining us at both As You See It and The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteChristy, you cracked me up reading about your process making a tropical card rather than a fall or Halloween card! I'm with you, trying to get through some must makes to get to my fun Halloween cards! However, I'm absolutely smitten with the beautiful dsp you used to create that complicated background and the pretty leaves for a gorgeous tropical vibe. Thank you for sharing with us at The Paper Players this week q,
ReplyDeleteI did not manifest fall either with my card LOL. I love this, it's so fun and I love the tropical papers mixed with your leaf dies. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT
ReplyDeleteWhat a great jungle vibe! Perfect for the challenge colours! Thanks for entering As You See It Challenges, Christy!
ReplyDeleteOh my this is so clever Christie - those papers weave together perfectly and the blue really pops - it might not be orange, but the tropical vibe is definitely where it's at!! Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It!
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