Summer Scene

Summer is on it's way! I combined 4 challenges for this card.
Today's Ways To Use It challenge called for paints. I used white acrylic paint and a sponge dauber on the sky and Krylon spray paint Stone effects for the beach. Tropical Party and It's The Thought stamp sets with a retired SU sentiment.
Also for the Teapot Tuesday challenge with Trish Lafish at the beach, the color challenge of Bermuda Bay, Real Red, and Kraft, and the CAS challenge to make a summer card.

Tropical Party & Island Floral die

The large flower is made with the new Island Floral Sizzix Bigz die from the SU summer mini. Lots of possibilities with this die. I tried to make a hibiscus but it looks like an Asiatic lily. Using the embossing stylus I drew veins on the petals and curled them, added a More Mustard piece of knotted ribbon as the stamen. The flowers are stamped and cut out using Melon Mambo, Real Red, and Pretty In Pink.
I was inspired by the plate in the second picture for this card. All supplies are Stampin' Up.

Tropical Party Aloha

All new SU! Cardstock base is the new color Marina Mist, paper is Island Oasis, stamp set is Tropical Party. I used a bracelet for the Aloha ribbon/sentiment.

Tropical Party & Island Oasis

Tropical Party coconut was clear embossed using Chocolate Chip craft ink. Colored with Melon Mambo, Old Olive, and Pumpkin. Coconut edge outlined with white gel pen. Card base is textured Melon Mambo, paper is Island Oasis.

Tropical Party Sneak Peek

This is one of the new sets from Stampin' Up available May 1. It's so fun and summery, I love all of the images and matching paper. the sentiment is from the Elements Of Style set.