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Water washed Tropical Chic

Hello, today I played around with a water washed background, you see, when I saw the colour challenge at the Global Design Project the first two colours screamed Tropical Chic, but then I was stuck, how to incorporate Soft Suede.... the answer, water wash!


I love the flowers in the Tropical Chic stamp set, my favourite thing to do is sponge the centre in one colour and add other on the edge, and that's just what I did with Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo, then the hard part, how to use Soft Suede? I knew I wanted a subtle effect, so I decided to try white embossed stamping then water wash over with Soft Suede, that way I could start with a little and add more if I wanted to - I wasn't disappointed, here is my finished creation:


I also added die cut leaves using the coordinating Tropical Framelits, and for a touch of bling added metallic pearls


Oh, and here's a bonus tip I used making this card - the new Corrugated Embossing folder (148026, pg 13 of the Holiday Catalogue, available to order Sept 5th) can be used to raise your card front - check out below to see how :)


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  1. Elisha29 August 2018 at 22:59

    Absolutely gorgeous card! I love it! And thank you for the video - love your tips and tricks!! Pinning it!

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    1. Sue Vine - MissPinksCraftSpot30 August 2018 at 21:42

      Thanks Elisha, I was really surprised with the washed background, but absolutely adore the finished effect. Glad you enjoyed the video.

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  2. Mamacita Glad31 August 2018 at 01:28

    beautiful card. Do you have a video tutorial on this technique? Love following your blog. You are so inspiring.

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    1. Sue Vine - MissPinksCraftSpot1 September 2018 at 21:45

      aww thank you Maracita, I will be doing a tutorial for the water wash - stay tuned :)

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  3. barb mann31 August 2018 at 10:24

    Sue - So LOVE this card! The tropical colors make it different and beautiful. Can't wait to case this beauty

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  4. Christine's Hobby Spot31 August 2018 at 19:00

    Hey, Sue this Card is STUNNING... I look at it in awe, you are so talented. The colour combo is divine and how you coloured those adorable tropical flowers is just beautiful.

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    1. Sue Vine - MissPinksCraftSpot1 September 2018 at 21:47

      thank your Chrisine, I used my favourite technique for the flowers, applying the different ink with daubers - it works a treat.

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  5. Deb31 August 2018 at 20:00

    Sue this card is absolutely gorgeous actually I have not seen one of your cards lately that I have NOT LOVED

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  6. Kampin' Karen31 August 2018 at 23:00

    This is such a beautiful card...one of my faves that you have done.

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  7. nan2 September 2018 at 22:45

    Gorgeous! My water washes don’t turn out well, what technique did you use?

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