Tuesday, June 5, 2018

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
Wplus9 White Cardstock
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Wplus9 Black Cardstock
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM
Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Ranger Multi-Medium Matte
Ranger Multi-Medium Matte
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Sizzix BIG SHOT
Sizzix BIG SHOT
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MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit
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Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Wplus9 Coal Mine Cardstock
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Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Sea Breeze PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Sea Breeze PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Ocean Drive PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Ocean Drive PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Warm Wool PURE COLOR Dye Ink
Warm Wool PURE COLOR Dye Ink
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Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser
Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser
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Sizzix Magnetic Platform
Sizzix Magnetic Platform
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag
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Flock Yeah!
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Flock Yeah! Die
Flock Yeah! Die
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Birthday Wishes
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Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets
Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets
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PURE COLOR Shell Pink Dye Ink
PURE COLOR Shell Pink Dye Ink
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Enamel Dots - Autumn Splendor Red
Enamel Dots - Autumn Splendor Red
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Tonic CARIBBEAN OCEAN GLOSS Nuvo Crystal Drops
Tonic CARIBBEAN OCEAN GLOSS Nuvo Crystal Drops
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Hemptique NATURAL Bamboo Cord Set
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Fiskars 4 Acrylic BLOCKS SET w Storage
Fiskars 4 Acrylic BLOCKS SET w Storage
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7 comments:

  1. These cards are gorgeous! Congratulations to Carolyn's Blog :)

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  2. I started out as a scrapbooker, so I have tons of pattern paper. I know just how you feel about it. So seeing you make your own patterned paper is really great. Thank you for sharing these wonderful designs.

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  3. Really lovely, Dawn! Congrats to Carolyn!
    =]

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  4. Awesome cards and backgrounds, I think I have the same love/hate relationship with patterned paper also! LOL
    Congratulations to Carolyn!

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  5. Gorgeous cards! I love the backgrounds!!

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  6. beautiful cards: I'll have to try your backgrounds since I just got the tropical set! :-)

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  7. These are so cool, Dawn!!! I love the color combos you used, and the wonky angles on the first add such a fun dynamic look. :) ~ Andrea

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