Retirement card Archives

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop whare we are sharing projects inspired by a picture and colour combo. I have used the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets to make a card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Tropical Palms card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Fluid 100 card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 2½” by 1”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer I sprayed water onto the panel of Fluid 100 card, this will allow the ink to move around on the card.

The Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used to make a tropical themed card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I inked up the ‘sea’ stamp from the Oceanfront stamp set with Bermuda Bay at the top and Coastal Cabana ink at the bottom of the stamp. I stamped down onto the wet Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The ‘sky’ image from the same stamp set was inked up with Tahitian Tide ink and stamped down as above. I didn’t mind if there was a little mixing of the inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I left the panel to dry a little before stamping the ‘sand’ image, again from the Oceanfront stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I used a Heat Tool to completely dry the stamped background before moving onto the next step.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the tree trunks from the Paradise Palms stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I like to use the Stamparatus with Watercolor card as I can stamp multiple times to get the depth of colour and definition I want. The palm tree tops were added with Old Olive ink using the Stamparatus. The whole panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake layer and then added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies and added to the card front to complete the card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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Supplies used:

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends’ upcoming retirement. She loves the sea and wild places so the By the Bay stamp set seemed like a perfect choice.

Making the Joy Fold retirement card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4” – rounded upper right corner on the score line
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 3⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock