Saturday Tropics

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is "Hawaiian or tropical feeling." I love the hibiscus blossom that is part of the Timeless Tropical cling stamp set. It just really makes me think of hula dancers with the flower in their hair.

 

Hibiscus come in so many colors, but I thought a bright red would really pop on the Wrapped in Texture embossed background. That embossing folder is part of a set of two coming next month!

There is one more little sneak peek of new mini catalog product, and that's the Wonderful Gems little faceted nugget with the gold glitter in it. Love it!

That's my share for today. Now click the Next button to jump to Libby Fens at Libby Stamps, or the Back button to see what Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner made!

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Timeless Tropical cling stamps & In the Tropics Dies
• Whisper White, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, and Sahara Sand cardstock
• Memento, Mossy Meadow, and Mango Melody ink
• Poppy Parade, Old Olive, and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combos
• Wrapped in Texture embossing folder
• Wonderful Gems and Braided Linen Trim
  

 

Stamp Review Crew - Timeless Tropical

Welcome to the Stamp Review Crew's Timeless Tropical edition! The "Crew" is made up of a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world who pick a stamp set or bundle to highlight on the first and third Mondays of each month, with a bonus hop if there is a fifth Monday. If you landed here from Mary's blog, Center Stage Stamping, welcome! Wasn't her creation gorgeous?! There are only six of us today, so it will be a quick, but inspirational hop!

This is the time of year that the Stampin' Up! demonstrators who earned the Incentive Trip should have been in Hawaii. But we all know why that couldn't happen this year. I feel so badly for them, even though they will (hopefully!) get to make it up next year. So my card was inspired by the thoughts of palm trees swaying in the breeze and the scent of Plumeria blossoms in the air.

I sponged the water (Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay) and sky (Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody), then stamped the palm trees using the marker-to-stamp technique in Early Espresso and Old Olive. Did you notice the die cut window? Of course you did! That's a new die set called Celebration Labels coming in the Aug - Dec Mini Catalog next month. And if you looked really closely, you'd have noticed the tiny stars in the center of the blossoms. That's from All the Trimmings Embellishments, also coming next month!

The blossoms were stamped in Mango Melody ink, then colored with a Light So Saffron Stampin Blend marker. The red blossoms were die cut from Poppy Parade, the leaves from Mossy Meadow, and the "aloha" from Bermuda Bay. After the window was die cut, the front panel was embossed with The Subtle 3D folder then popped up on dimensionals over the image.

Up next is the awesome Kelly Kent at My Papercraft Journey!

Saturday Patriotic

Happy 4th of July/Independence Day! Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is "Red, White & Blue, Patriotic."

I immediately thought of stars and stripes, but had to reverse the colors so I could use some new preorder goodies from the Aug - Dec Mini Catalog! The Stitched Stars swirl was cut from red foil, part of the Red & Green Foil Sheets available August 4th. And the Misty Moonlight striped pattern is in the Trimming the Town DSP.

As we celebrate our independence from a tyrannical government, I hope we will always remember the sacrifices that were made (and continue to be made) so that we may enjoy our freedom!

That's my share for today. Now click the Next button to jump to Libby Fens at Libby Stamps, or the Back button to see what Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner made!

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Peaceful Moments cling stamp set
  
• Stitched Stars Dies
• Whisper White cardstock
• Red Foil Sheet and Trimming the Town DSP
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
• Multipurpose Glue and Stampin' Dimensionals