Off to the Tropics – Charming Sentiments

Hi!  Several challenges in my favorite style:  Clean and Simple (CAS) and I thought I would combine them all together for this card. 

Sketch – CAS Colours & Sketches (#482); Colors – Sunday Stamps (#289); Theme – Addicted to CAS (#226); Materials – CAS on Friday (#237) and Technique – INKspirational (#271).

Here is the result: 

Steps:

• Single Layered Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock.
  • (A) Flowers
  • The Tropical Flower image from the retired Tropical Chic stamp set was stamped with Calypso Coral ink on the right side.
  • The image was also stamped again, three more times on to a Post-It-Note and fussy cut to be used as Masks.
  • One Mask was added to the previously stamped flower and another Flower was stamped below the first.
  • The Mask was moved to that second Flower and a third Flower was stamped.
  • The three Flowers were then Masked. 
  • (B) Rectangle
  • A (2¼” x 3½”) opening was die-cut from a (4¼” x 5½”) piece of Copy Paper using a die from the Stitched Rectangles Dies set to be used as a Mask.
  • The Mask was adhered over the card front with Repositionable Tape.
  • Using a Blending Brush and Sahara Sand ink, the Rectangle was created.
  • All the Masks were removed.
  • (C) Leaves
  • The Tropical Leaf image, also from the Tropical Chic stamp set, was stamped.  The Top Leaf with Soft Suede ink and the Bottom Leaf with Early Espresso ink.
  • (D) Sentiment
  • The sentiment, hey, there!, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped with Calypso Coral ink.
  • (E) Embellishment
  • From my stash, retired Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.
  • Three sizes Calypso Coral.
  • Three sizes Pineapple Punch colored with the SU-100 Stampin’ Blend Marker to approximate the Soft Suede/Early Espresso color.
• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Sahara Sand cardstock.
  • The card started out as a single layer on Basic White cardstock, but I felt it needed to be grounded, so the card front was trimmed and added to a complimentary colored card base.

For some challenges, you just need to dig into your stash and give your stamps some love.

This is essentially a gender-neutral friendship card, perfect when you just need to send a little note.

Thanks for spending some more of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda.

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