The card I am sharing today contains an old, but good, technique. It is the “Kiss” technique. By using the Timeless Tropical set I have named it A Tropical Kiss!
I made this card as part of the Make My Monday Design Team Challenge. You are welcome, and encouraged, to play along with us. This theme is the Kiss Technique.
Stamps for Technique
For the Kiss technique, you need a fairly solid stamp as your base. I chose the large leaf from the Hello Ladybug stamp set. It is inked using Soft Succulent Ink. Then I chose the trio of small flowers from the same stamp set and inked them with Poppy Parade Ink. For the Kiss, I touched the flowers to the leaf and held it steady for a couple of seconds. Next, I breathed on the leaf stamp (I call it giving the Ink new life) to re moisten the ink and stamped it. Lastly, I fussy cut the leaf as there is not a matching die set.
Other Stamps and Techniques
For the tropical theme, I chose the Timeless Tropical stamping and matching dies of In The Tropics. The large flowers and palm trees are from the stamp set and cut using the matching dies. And the second technique is coloring the palm tree with three different Stampin’ Write Markers. I colored the trunk of the tree with the Soft Suede Marker. For the fronds, I started with Evening Evergreen and swiped most of the fronds. Then I went back with the Soft Succulent Marker to fill in the open areas and touch other places. (Tip: Always add the lighter color last when doing this technique) Again, I breathed on the stamp and stamped on Basic White cardstock.
Finishing Touches
All of the dies cut pieces were glued to the DSP. It is part of the Friendly Hello Sale-A-Bration Bundle. This includes a stamp set with the matching Designer Series Paper of the same name. Then for a bit of an extra touch, I used the In The Tropics Dies to die cut the Aloha. It is adhered to a scrap of Basic White cardstock. And again, there is no second layering die, so I fussy cut the white by following the Aloha. For the final touch, I added a couple of the Iridescent Rhinestones to the centers of the larger flowers.
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Jackie
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Very pretty “Tropical Kiss” card, Jackie! I really love how you used flowers on the leaf. Love it all! Hope you have a wonderful week! Stay safe!!