TGIF – Sending Sunshine & Tropical Vibes with Kelly

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Are you craving some warmth and sunshine? Kelly has just the thing for you today…her projects for today’s TGIF post are like warm sunshine wrapped up in card form, filled with delicious colors and details. Take it away, Kelly…

Hello and welcome! It’s Kelly here today with this week’s TGIF post! If you saw my projects from the latest release, then you will know that I’ve really been enjoying adding some “postal” details to many of my designs! I just can’t seem to stop, so you will see that continue with today’s cards! I think many of us wish we were headed away somewhere fun and exciting, or maybe some of you have had some cancelled plans. I decided to bring a little joy and sunshine into my cards today with sunny yellows, cheery sentiments, and tropical flowers!

Just because you may not be going anywhere tropical doesn’t mean that you can’t send some warming cheer to a friend or loved one! That is what I was imagining as I created my first design using the BotaniCuts Lily.

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These flowers are so much fun to create; each one its own little masterpiece.  When I first used these BotaniCuts, I had Easter in mind, but couldn’t wait to expand their usefulness by adding them to cards like I’m sharing today! I like to die cut each piece out of white cardstock (I kept my dies connected so I can easily send them through my machine in one pass). Once that was done, I used ink and blender brushes to add the different colors. I also added the black splatter by using a Color Spritzing tool and a black marker. I also spritzed each bloom with some Shimmer Spray.  I used some of the different splatter pattern as a guide for placement of the Crystal Glaze. It helped me achieve a more organic feel to the droplets.

The background was created by stamping the beautiful new Fresh Floral Background stamp in a cheery yellow which is the perfect backdrop to add the flowers, leaves, and foliage.  I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Fresh Air Stamp Set, in black at the bottom.  I gave the BotaniCuts Palm die cuts the same treatment as the lilies, but omitting the splatter. I really love arranging the flowers and leaves on my floral designs, tucking things here and there until I get the arrangement that I like. I used a mixture of foam squares and liquid glue to achieve the dimension I was seeking. A few postal images stamped here and there finish off this tropical design.

My second card is a little more simple in design, but I love the sweet details that Betsy’s stamps allow me to add. I am BEYOND smitten with the Print Shop: Fresh Floral Stamp and Stencil.

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Once you have created one of these beautiful backgrounds, you will want to make a million more, and not to mention sit and stare at your background once you’re done! LOL! It’s embarrassing, but SO true! This darling kit makes the most beautiful backgrounds; the color combinations are limitless!

I used the Crimped Frame Die to cut the background so that I could give it the little border of yellow around the edges. I chose to use a color combination that would accent the first card I made so I chose yellows, corals, and pinks to bring the background to life. I chose the smallest crimped frame to add some extra details so as to not cover up too much of the background. I used the “hello” and the “just a note to say” sentiments from the Written in Ribbon set as well as a few postal touches (surprise, surprise) to finish off this cheery design.

These two designs will be popped in the mail ASAP so they can bring someone a little cheer! Thanks for joining me today and I hope you get a chance to create some cards to send out to those who could use some joy and happiness!