This literally is a tropical riot! I just wanted to stamp something last night and simply sat down and did this. The idea came from a Michaels ad, believe it or not. I did not worry that I did not stamp off as well as I could or that the flamingo’s beak probably should have been colored in with black. It was stamping for the pure joy of it. The only thing I had to pull back on was adding the pineapple. My “good stamper self said no, it is too much!” My “carefree stamper self said I want that pineapple and stamped it!” Sometimes you just have to go with your “carefree stamper self”and just have fun! And that is how this card turned in to a big tropical riot!
I started out with the new In Colors. I really thought I wanted a Flirty Flamingo flamingo. But Flirty Flamingo wasn’t working with Emerald Envy…to me. That is where the true value of the Stampin Up color system comes in. I went right to the Brights collection and used that family of colors and did not have to worry about color clashes.
And also used was a “good stamper” trick. Another wing for the flamingo was stamped on a scrap, fussy cut and then I popped it with a dimensional. It is hard to see in this picture, but it does make the flamingo look pretty darn flirty. And one more “good stamper” hint. I wanted to show as much of the DSP as possible. So, I cut to the size of the card stock base and layered it as the front. I really need to use this trick more. There is no reason not to cover up the card base sometimes. Since I was all about brights on this card, Melon Mambo was used for the card base.
Recipe
Papers: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pop of Pink DSP
Stamps: Work of Art, Pop of Paradise
Embellishments: Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine
Jackie says
Love it and Jos comment too!
Susan says
Jackie, Thanks!
Jo says
Susan it’s adorable! Now where did I put that pina colada….
Susan says
Thanks Jo! Did you find your pina colada?