Jan Hoyt
http://www.janhoyt.stampinup.net inkerzaway@aol.com |
Timeless Tropical birthday card |
Ink up the palm leaves portion of tree using Garden Green ink then use brush tip of Early Espresso marker "direct to rubber" to color the palm trunk portion of tree, "huff" on the image to help moisten the ink and stamp the tree onto white cardstock panel with tree image positioned as shown in photo. .
2.) Use a stampin' sponge and Crumb Cake ink to lightly sponge sand for the beach around base of palm trunk.
3) Run Highland Heather cardstock panel thru the Basket Weave embossing folder. Layer onto folded Garden Green card base.
Adhere the stamped white panel to Highland Heather panel slightly offset to the left with approx 1/2 inch of embossed panel showing on the right side of card and approx 1/4th inch on the left side.
4) Stamp May your birthday be memorable on white cardstock scrap using Gorgeous Grape ink then punch out with Taylored Tag punch. Use same punch to create another tag from scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock...then layer the stamped white tag onto the purple tag. slightly offset to the right. Use stampin' dimensionals to attach the finished tag near bottom right corner of cardfront as shown in photo. The edge of white punched panel should line up with right edge of the embossed Highland Heather piece.
5) Inside of card:
Stamp "rest and relax" sentiment with Garden Green ink on inside center of white card panel,
then use permanent brown or black ink to stamp small pineapple image in bottom left corner. Color in the open images of pineapple leaves with Garden Green marker and go over the open spaces of fat pineapple rind base with yellow "Pineapple punch" marker.
I hope you enjoyed this sweet Aloha style card!