Double D, Tropical

Good Morning! 

A brand new Challenge is up and running over at the Double D Challenge Blog. 

Here is your Inspiration Tile:

I would have to say this is my favorite Challenge to date!   

Every year we are lucky enough to go away to Aruba, and damn it if those Palm Trees just don't make me HAPPY!  

Plus it's usually in the midst of a dreary dark cold winter....plus open bars....am I setting the stage???  lol


This card will be entered into the following Challenges:

Simon Says Monday, Make Your Own Background.
Simon Says Wednesday, Anything Goes!

Here is my card:

I used the Flourishes stamp set, Beach Life stamped in Amalgam Black ink 

and colored with Copic Markers.

I also did some sponging with Distress inks to create my sea and sky.

Typically I have a difficult time creating 'scenes' but I think I got the perspectives right.  I had to stamp the beach line 3 times, centered and then a bit more to the left and right, but I think it worked out well.

I added Glossy Accents to the sand bucket and beach ball.

Ahhhhh a tropical get away!!!

It's good for the soul!

Please come on over to the Double D Blog and join in all of the FUN!

You'll be glad you did as there is always a pretty prize up for grabs!  

Here's the prize for this Challenge:

Thanks for popping in!

Enjoy~~

Tropical Summer

Good Monday Morning!

Today's card is a Tropical Vacation!  (don't I wish!)

I used the Sketch from the #189 Challenge at MFT.

 

I will also be entering my card into the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, Summer and the Curtain Call  Challenge, Tropical Trip.

 

And here is my card:

 

 

I used the stamp set, Beach Life, from Flourishes.  The Designer Papers are from Echo Park, A Perfect Summer.....aren't they all?  Spellbinders Classic and Scalloped Circle Dies, Die-Namics Mini Tabs Foursome, from MFT, and a Corner Tab punch.  Adhesive Rhinestones, a little bit of Stickles for the beach sand and some small brown beads glued on the palm trees as coconuts.  Ahhhh can you smell the salty air, do you feel that cool refreshing breeze?  May all your summer days be like this!  The ribbon was white and I colored it with an Orange Copic Marker.  I also made a matching envelope, may be making more of these for my cards, they are quite a lovely accent!

 

Enjoy The Sunshine!