Tropical Thanks

Aloha everyone!

My Favorite Things had a "Camp Create!" and out of five cards due by tonight, I have uno!!!! Hurrah! Better than nada!

This particular entry is for using Foil. I haven't used it enough to remember how to die cut with it. Boy, what a fiasco lol!


Stamp Set: "Polynesian Paradise" and "Diagonal Stripes Background" both by My Favorite Things
Cardstock: GKD 120# white and turquoise sea; Neenah 80# white
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Delicata Gold (stripes), Copic Markers, Ranger White Enamel Accents (white dots); Perfect Pearls buttercup
Dies: "Many Thanks," "Blueprints #8 (hearts)" and "Polynesian Paradise" (I have quite a bit of trouble lining those up with images, even with a light box)
Pretty Pink Posh sequins (peacock feathers and crystal clear)
Minc Gold Foil
Elizabeth Crafts double stick tape sheets
Adhesive Pop Dots and Dries Clear; Tape Runner

Thank you for visiting and sharing your comments!

With aloha ♥

Three Tropical Thank You Cards

Whooo. It's been a while since I've posted.

I made cards for friends that helped with a recent yard sale. Bruce gave one away before I could get a picture, but here are three more.

I do love emboss resist. These two cards use distress inks over either platinum or black embossing powders. I kept all three cards as simple as possible (for me) and added a bit of ink to the envelopes.

After distressing, I sprayed some shimmer made from plain water mixed with Perfect Pearls. It helps run the colors together and add some interesting dimension. I do love this technique. It's fast, simple, and colorful.

Stamps: SU Million and One; platinum embossing powder

Black embossing powder:

This last card is an image from Unity called Olivia Girl. I used some Copic markers and tried not to blend too much. Over the colors I used Sakura Glitter pen in clear as well as Prismacolor color pencils. There's more texture than I can show with the camera. 

Thank you for not forgetting about me. My engine is running even slower

but I still get to the destination lol, just LOOOONG after

the rest of the crowd does ♥ Aloha ♥