Tropical Riot!

This literally is a tropical riot!  I just wanted to stamp something last night and  simply sat down and did this.  The idea came from a Michaels ad, believe it or not.  I did not worry that I did not stamp off as well as I could or that the flamingo’s beak probably should have been colored in with black.  It was stamping for the pure joy of it.  The only thing I had to pull back on was adding the pineapple.  My “good stamper self said no, it is too much!” My “carefree stamper self said I want that pineapple and stamped it!”  Sometimes you just have to go with your “carefree stamper self”and just have fun!  And that is how this card turned in to a big tropical riot!

I started out with the new In Colors. I really thought I wanted a Flirty Flamingo flamingo.  But Flirty Flamingo wasn’t working with Emerald Envy…to me.  That is where the true value of the Stampin Up color system comes in.  I went right to the Brights collection and used that family of colors and did not have to worry about color clashes.

And also used was a “good stamper” trick.  Another wing for the flamingo was stamped on a scrap, fussy cut and then I popped it with a dimensional.  It is hard to see in this picture, but it does make the flamingo look pretty darn flirty.  And one more “good stamper” hint.  I wanted to show as much of the DSP as possible.  So, I cut to the size of the card stock base and layered it as the front.  I really need to use this trick more.  There is no reason not to cover up the card base sometimes.  Since I was all about brights on this card, Melon Mambo was used for the card base.

Recipe

Papers: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Pop of Pink DSP
Stamps: Work of Art, Pop of Paradise
Embellishments: Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine