Tuesday Tropical Chic Card set...

Just realised I never posted the last of my Tropical Chic cards and/or the Round up picture... so here you go... a little & bright summery rest from Christmas makes for a day...

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So first up is the last of my simple little cards... and I think this was the simplest... as just a die-cut square aperture in a small square card blank (10.5cm square aka US Letter 4 1/4") using a Stitched Shapes square die... with a Lemon Lime Twist Tropical leaf die-cut card panel popped behind...

And here are the other 4 cards... Just click on the photo to go straight to the relevant post... most of which include the Tutorial...

And for those of you wondering where the other Tropical Chic makes are... well they just didn't fit in with the co-ordinating 5 card set concept... but here you go...

The most popular of them all Super CAS Leaf Aperture on Foil card....

The Chocolate Bar Treat holder (with linked Tutorial)

Think this post now covers them all...

Triple Time Tropical Chic

Another of these for you... multi coloured mats the other way round... and some extra stamping in black to add more definition... Card Tutorial here too... 

Though I do think the black blobs look like fish swimming through a tropical seascape!

And here is the inside,,,

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More Ombre Bokeh Dots & Dandelion Wishes

Quickly sharing the other half of my ombre Bokeh Dots & Dandelion Wishes duo...

More graduation in the colours this time to make things more distinctive... and colourful! So starting with Mint Macaron at the bottom (grass!)... Coastal Cabana in the centre and finishing off with Blueberry Bushel at the top...

Greeting from Friendly Expressions... note that I covered that "for all that you do" wording with a post it note...inked up in Memento... took the post it note off... and so then stamped just my Thanks greeting! Quicker than using a marker pen to ink up just the Thanks...

And a story for those of you that are very observant... the card blank on this one isn't a standard A6 card blank... as I came to mount the stamped panel onto a Blueberry Bushel layer... and realised I didn't quite have enough!! So I had to cut the Coastal Cabana card blank down to suit! 

Life will become a lot easier when I have built up stocks of all the new colour card... almost there!!

Simple Saturday Dandelion Wishes Smoosh...

Oh I am so glad Coastal Cabana is back!!

White heat embossed Dandelion Wishes trio on Watercolor Paper...

Aqua Painter and Coastal Cabana ink watercolor smooshed (aka washed) all over...

Then Bermuda Bay in same way behind the dandelion heads to add more pop!

Memento Black greeting from Friendly Expressions...

And finished off with Basic Black Solid Twine and the new Self Adhesive Sequins...

Broadway Bound Portrait Peekaboo Gatefold Thank You Card

Keeping things simple for the weekend... 

So just changing the card orientation... but changing the look quite a lot!

Recipe & Tutorial for this version here... but do check out the slightly simplified version here which is my go to version for classes...

Again using the gorgeous foiled Broadway Bound papers, my new favourite greetings set, Friendly Expressions and my absolute favourite new die, Thank You Thinlits die... along with a stitched circle from my 2nd favourite ever set of dies, Stitched Shapes...

Subtle Tropical Thursday...

Another simple but beautiful card.... featuring 3 of our beautiful greens... of which two are new ones... the really Soft Sea Foam and the brighter Granny Apple Green... along with last years's In Color Lemon Lime Twist...

But to see the best bit of this card... you will have to look very closely.... as it is so SUBTLE... just a soft texture all over...

Yes I have used the wonderful Subtle Embossing Folder.. on both the card blank and the stamped panel... and it just steps the card up so much!! Not only visually... but there is an added thickness... aka a more quality feel in that texture too... Though I think most of you may have to trust me on both these scores...

Stampin Up Products Used (click on the product name to see it in the Online Store)

Stamps - Tropical Chic, Friendly Expressions (both available in both Clear and Wood Mount)

Embossing Folder - Subtle

Inks - Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Memento Black

Card - A4 Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist