Tropical Dreaming and a Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday! Are you surprised to see me today? A quick check of the calendar and you'll see that it is already the 15th of the month, which means it is time for our monthly Stamping Symphony blog hop!

This month we are highlighting products from the new January - June Mini Catalogue. Since I am all about the Tropical Oasis suite this week, I thought I'd share another project I demonstrated in this week's Live @ Five video...

This is a take on the good ol' spotlighting technique. I began by stamping the images from the Timeless Tropical stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink to create my background. Then, on a separate piece of scrap Whisper White card stock, I stamped the hibiscus image and two leaves, colouring them with my Stampin' Blends. I used Dark So Saffron and Dark Real Red for the flower and Light and Dark Old Olive and Light Pretty Peacock for the leaves. I die-cut them out and then adhered them to the background panel using dimensionals.

The greeting is also die-cut using the In the Tropics dies from Basic Black card stock. The only embellishments here are some glitter organdy ribbon and a few rhinestones. Sometimes simple is stunning!

Be sure to check out the video below for the full how-to on this project and two others as well as all of the details for my newest online class that just happens to also feature this bundle!

Speaking of my online class, here are the details...

Because we all need a little sun, sand and surf in January, I am offering my new Tropical Oasis Online Class.

FREE with a minimum $60 order in my online store using Host Code USSFJQHD

This class includes all materials needed to create five cards (including two fun-folds), as well as a step-by-step video tutorial and PDF measurement guide.

To complete this class you will need the following supplies:
Tropical Oasis Bundle (stamp set and dies)
Stampin' Pads: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, Lovely Lipstick, So Saffron, Pool Party (or similar)
Stampin' WriteMarkers: Soft Suede and Old Olive (optional)
Adhesives: Liquid Glue, SNAIL, glue dots, Stampin' Dimensionals (or similar)

Order NOW or before January 28th, 2020 in my online store. 

Now, it's time to hop on over to the next blog to see what awesomeness Sandy has designed...

1. Leena (You are here)

2. Sandy

3. Barb

4. Jennifer

Thanks for stopping by...have a great week!

Product List

Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811] $71.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $11.25
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	So Saffron Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [149556] $6.00	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $6.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $12.00
Pretty Peacock Light Stampin’ Blends Marker [149538] $6.00	Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker [145054] $6.00	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] $11.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75