SOS448 - Tropical Delights

 Our current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is called Tropical Delights and what's better for tropical atmosphere than palm trees, ocean and sunset.

I used a Stampin Up stamp set called Timeless Tropical and kind of followed Michelle Zindorf's tutorial. For the ocean I used So Saffron, Mango Melody and Melon Mambo, for the sky Blushsing Bride, Melon Mambo and a touch of So Saffron.

Challenges:

Dream Valley - Summer Fun

Crafting Happiness - Anything Goes + option: Beach

Sweet Stampers - Birthday

Bloom Where You're planted Window Card

I finally got to play with my new SU collection called Bloom Where You're Planted. This card was inspired by one made by Mary Anne Cowan - you can find her video tutorial here

 I used all parts of the collections, dies, stamps and paper.

Challenges:

Dream Valley - dies and/or punches

Everybody Art - dies

Try Stamping on Tuesday Sketches

 I'm still playing with Daily Grind papers from Catherine Pooler and I decided to use them on current sketches from Try Stampin' On Tuesday. For both cards I used the same stamp set and similar color palette. Mugs are colored with alcohol markers.

sketch #504

Alphabet Challenge - C is for Coffee

sketch #505

Watercooler Wednesday - Feminine

Catherine Pooler Daily Grind - playing with sketches

I got a new 6x6 paper pad to play with - it's called Daily Grind by Catherine Pooler. I also got a matching stamp set and I'm having a lot of fun with it. The papers are fun and I LOVE the sentiments.

So I made a couple cards using different sketches. Cup images are colored with alcohol markers. You can expect more on the same theme in few days :)

Stamping Pals - Sketch

Always Fun Challenges - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Anything Goes

 Paper Craft Crew - Sketch

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - AG with Patterned Paper

40 cards using CTMH Chelsea Garden Paper Pack

 Couple years ago I bought Chelsea Garden 12x12 paper pack from Close To My Heart together with matching cardstock. I used some of it during the previous years, but I still had a lot of it left and I managed to make 40 cards. Papers were mostly light blue, light green and gray so perfect for spring cards

My previous 2 posts showed some cards I made and here are details from some more:

Here is a bunch of Easter cards I made with digi from Lili of the Valley

Several more Easter ones with sparkly die cuts

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring / Easter

Cuttlebug Mania - Use a Bunny

than I got tired of Easter cards so I made a few flowery ones with Altenew's Positive Vibes

Fab 'n' Funky -Flowers

and some more fairy ones - digi from LOTV

Fairy and The Unicorn - Anything Fantasy

Violets are from Flourishes, middle image is a 3D decoupage image and the last one is another pre-colored digi from LOTV

Sentiment Cards for Try It On Tuesday

 Still working on Chelsea Garden paper pack from CTMH and here are some cards I made for the current Try It On Tuesday challenge.

Challenge was to use the sketch and/or use large sentiments. I did both. The little butterflies are made with an old Stampin Up die.

LOTV Easter Bunny Cards

 I need to make a bunch of Easter cards to mail ASAP so I used precolored LOTV digi stamps. I'm also working on using up an older paper collection from CTMH called Chelsea Garden

So with the same image I used different sketches and sentiments. I kept them pretty flat and mailable, no extra embellishments.

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Bunnies and blooms

Sweet Stampers - Easter or Spring

Animal Friends - rabbit

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with and animal

PhotoPlat Monterey Bay - 24 cards

I finally finished using up Monterey Bay 6x6 paper pad from PhotoPlay. I already made 2 posts with cards made from this pack and here are some more. I made 24 cards and I used mostly Stampin Up stamps - current and retired

2 more with nautical theme

some with patterned paper and sentiments only

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - AG with Patterned Paper

and some with this cute whale

 Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with animals

Just Us Girls - Animals

Friends are Like Seashells

I'm still working on Monterey Bay paper pack from PaperPlay and I decided to make some gender neutral cards with the new Friends are like Seashells stamp set from Stampin Up. I love the sentiments from this set and since I didn't want the cards to be too feminine I restrained from sparkly embellishments and only used some clear Nuvo drops.

First one is using the current sketch from The Paper Players

 I'm also entering it in Beyond The Blue - Rustic Wood background and

AAA Birthday - Patterned Paper

Masculine cards using Retro Rubber Sketch

 I'm working on another 6x6 paper pad - this time I used Monterey Bay by Photo Play which has nautical themed papers and I made couple of cards using the current sketch from Retro Rubber challenge.

I used Sailing Home stamp set and dies from Stampin Up - I had it for 1.5 years at least :)

Watercooler Wednesday - Masculine

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper