DIY Patterned Paper with Tropic Fever + Winner

Hey Guys! I've got a couple of DIY patterned paper cards to share with you today. I have a love/hate relationship with patterned paper. I adore pattern and could look at patterned paper all day long! But, I can never use an entire pad of paper. And then some is just so pretty that you hate to cut into it. So it quickly gets out of control and becomes a hoarder situation for me. LOL And I don't have the space to be a hoarder!

This is one of the many reasons I love stamps. I can create my own "on-demand", just what I need at the moment and in the exact colors I want! No waste, no hoarding, no anxiety. Win-win!

For the first card I created a fun colorful pattern of Monstera leaves using the Tropic Fever stamp set. I stamped the solid Monstera image randomly in Shell Pink, Flamingo, Warm Wool and Last Leaf to create an all over tossed pattern.

I created a second pattern stamping the palm fronds in another tossed pattern in Warm Wool. I cut each piece on the diagonal to create a more geometric layout. I stamped another piece of cardstock with my sentiment from the Birthday Wishes stamp set. Again, I did some biased "wonky" cutting to mimic the angles of the background. I popped one of the background panels and the sentiment panel up on foam tape.

I added a piece of twine for texture. This was just a piece of natural twine that I colored using a Copic marker in a matching color.

I was really digging the pattern, so I decided to create a second using a color palette of blue/greens.

This time I chose Sea Breeze, Ocean Drive and Last Leaf. I heat embossed my sentiments on Black cardstock in Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder using the Birthday Wishes stamp set. I backed them with vellum and adhered everything to a Coal Mine card base. Easy-peasy.

The last card is not a pattern per se. But each design kind of spun one off of the other, so I thought it made sense to share it as well.

I really liked the way the Liquid Platinum embossing powder looked with the blues. And when I had the previous cards done and laid out, I loved the colors together. So I created a kind of hybrid.

I stamped the leaf pattern in the blues in opposite corners of my card panel and then heat embossed the palm image sparingly. To incorporate the corals, I stamped, colored and die-cut a flamingo from our Flock Yeah! stamp set.

I added him...or her, to the bottom right hand corner along with a stamped sentiment also from the Birthday Wishes stamp set. A few Nuvo Drops finished it off.

I do really love how these turned out and hope to get a chance play around with these stamped patterns in unexpected color palettes soon. How about you?

Winner

I wanted to thank everyone for joining in the giveaway for The Daily Marker's 10th 30 Day Coloring Challenge.

Congratulations to the lucky winner Carolyn's Blog! Please contact me at customerservice@wplus9.com to claim your prize.

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Black Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | EH	Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM Shop at: SSS
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | EH	Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 Coal Mine Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9
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Sizzix Magnetic Platform Shop at: SSS	Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS	Flock Yeah! Shop at: WP9	Flock Yeah! Die Shop at: WP9
Birthday Wishes Shop at: WP9	Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets Shop at: SSS	PURE COLOR Shell Pink Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Enamel Dots - Autumn Splendor Red Shop at: WP9
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10th "The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” Blog Hop

I am very excited to be joining many of my friends in celebrating the 10th 30 Day Coloring Challenge!

If you are new to the challenge …. The premise of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” is to color something every day, even if it’s only for five minutes. However, feel free to jump in or out as time permits. Any coloring medium is welcomed. You can participate by uploading your colored projects at The Daily Marker, on Instagram and Facebook (FB is a closed group). Please remember to use #thedailymarker30day and tag @kathyrac. Kids and you adults are also encouraged to join in the fun, use #thedailymarker30daykids.

Questions & Answers plus more info on The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge can be found here. To see DAY 1 of the coloring challenge click here.

You should have arrived from Waffle Flower. If not, you can start at the beginning of the hop here.

For my coloring project today, I decided to share a fun watercolor technique.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

This fun illustrative style has a very carefree feel and I'm loving it!

I used the new Fierce and Fabulous and Hibiscus Bouquet stamp sets to create today's cards. I stamped everything in our Black ink and then used Distress Ink to watercolor the images. I loosely painted in each layer of color, allowing each layer to completely dry between. This kept each layer separate and distinct creating a more illustrative than watercolored look.

I share a couple other versions in the video, so make sure to watch it.

GIVEAWAY

Now Closed

Have you joined in any of the past 30 Day Color Challenges? Are you planning on joining in this time? Let me know in a comment below and I will select one random winner to receive a $40 store credit at wplus9.com. Giveaway will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday June 4, 2018. Winner will be posted here on the blog on June 5, 2018.

If you have any questions about “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” you can refer to this post. If you want more info on The Coloring Challenge Road Trip click here.

Featured Supplies

For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.

Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9	Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS	Wplus9 Gift Card Layers Die Shop at: WP9
Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz 4.25 X 5.5 DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FIRED BRICK Shop at: SSS	Tropic Fever Shop at: WP9 | SSS | EH	Tropic Fever Die Shop at: WP9	And Many More! Shop at: WP9 | SSS | EH
Fierce And Fabulous Shop at: WP9	Hibiscus Bouquet Shop at: WP9	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Shop at: SSS	Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets Shop at: SSS
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILD HONEY Ranger Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FESTIVE BERRIES Ranger Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL Ranger Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PINE NEEDLES Ranger Shop at: SSS
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