Well, I'm home from vacation! We had a marvelous time on the cruise, in Bermuda, and at Hershey Park after we got back to the states. Bermuda was lovely as always and we had fantastic weather. Guess what, Brett and I actually did see a little octupus while snorkeling in Tobacco Bay. It was awesome!
Anyway, I'm trying to get caught back up which is always the worst thing about going on a vacation. It's a bummer trying to get back into the normal routines.
Here is this week's inspiration project with some nice tropical flowers for you. Enjoy!

Supply List
- Flower Fancy, page 101, $36.95
- Fundamental Phrases, page 138, $37.95
- Bermuda Bay 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $5.50
- Pumpkin Pie 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 156, $5.50
- Crushed Curry 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $5.50
- Confetti White 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 159, $9.50
- Old Olive Classic Ink Pad, page 156, $5.95
- Certainly Celery Classic Ink Pad, page 157, $5.95
- Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad, page 156, $5.95
- Bermuda Bay Classic Ink Pad, page 156, $5.95
- Crushed Curry Marker in the In Color Stampin' Write Markers, page 155, $17.95
- Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker, page 157, $3.25
- Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, page 182, $9.95
- Modern Label Punch, pages 186 - 187, $15.95
- Earth Elements Brads, page 179, $8.95
- Sherbet Designer Buttons, page 181, $7.95
- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 191, $3.50
- Mat Pack, page 191, $9.95
- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 192, $3.95
- Mini Glue Dots, page 192, $4.95
- adhesive
- scissors
Directions
1) Cut a piece of Bermuda Bay Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". Score and fold in half to make card.
2) Stamp the large flower outline image from the Flower Fancy Set in Bermuda Bay Ink onto a scrap of Confetti White Card Stock.
3) Ink up the large flower solid image from Flower Fancy using Bermuda Bay Ink. Stamp off onto scrap paper and then stamp inside the outline image on the Confetti White.
4) Cut the flower image out along the outline edges.
5) Cut a piece of Confetti White Card Stock to 3 1/4 x 5 1/2".
6) Stamp the flower spray outline image from the Flower Fancy Set in Old Olive Ink twice onto the Confetti White rectangle. Remember to re-ink each time.
7) Use the Crushed Curry and Certainly Celery Markers brush tips to ink up the flower spray solid image from Flower Fancy. Huff on the stamp to re-moisten the ink. Stamp inside the outline images. Remember to re-ink each time.
8) Place your large cut out flower image on the stamped Confetti White rectangle so you get an idea of where you will eventually adhere it.
9) Stamp the large leaves outline image from the Flower Fancy Set in Old Olive Ink on either side of where the large flower will be adhered. Remember to re-ink each time.
10) Stamp the large leaves solid image from Flower Fancy in Certainly Celery Ink inside the outline images. Remember to re-ink each time.
11) Randomly stamp the small flower outline image from the Flower Fancy Set in Pumpkin Pie Ink over the rest of the Confetti White rectangle. Remember to re-ink each time.
12) Ink up the small flower solid image from Flower Fancy in Pumpkin Pie Ink. Stamp off onto scrap paper. Then, stamp inside the outline images. Remember to re-ink and stamp off each time.
13) Stamp the small leaves outline image from the Flower Fancy Set in Old Olive Ink where needed to fill in space. Remember to re-ink each time.
14) Ink up the small leaves solid image from Flower Fancy in Certainly Celery Ink. Stamp off onto scrap paper. Then, stamp inside the outline images. Remember to re-ink and stamp off each time.
15) Cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie Card Stock to 1 x 5 1/2".
16) Adhere the stamped Confetti White rectangle to the Pumpkin Pie strip so about 3/4" of the Pumpkin Pie shows.
17) Adhere a piece of Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon to the card stock layers to hide the seam.
18) Stamp the sentiment from the Fundamental Phrases Set onto a scrap of Crushed Curry Card Stock with Pumpkin Pie Ink.
19) Punch out the sentiment with the Modern Label Punch so the sentiment is aligned to the right side of the punched out piece.
20) Punch a piece of Pumpkin Pie Card Stock with the Modern Label Punch.
21) Adhere the Pumpkin Pie label behind the Crushed Curry sentiment label so only a small bit of the Pumpkin Pie label shows on the right side.
22) Adhere the labels to the Confetti White rectangle so the left edge of the label sticks off the left side. Trim off excess.
23) Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack to poke a hole in the right side of the label.
24) Insert an Old Olive Brad from the Earth Elements Brads and secure on the back side.
25) Adhere the Confetti White/Pumpkin Pie rectangle to the card so about 1/4" of Bermuda Bay shows at the bottom.
26) Adhere the cut out flower image to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.
27) Insert the prongs of an Old Olive Brad from the Earth Elements Brads into the holes of a large Pumpkin Button from the Sherbet Designer Buttons. Secure the prongs on the back side of the button.
28) Adhere the button to the center of the large flower using Mini Glue Dots.
Tips
Your outline and solid images do not have to line up perfectly! This is supposed to look casual. If you really want your images to line up perfectly though, you can use the Stamp-a-ma-jig sold on page 191 for $11.95.
When you "huff" on a stamp, the moisture in your breath is rewetting the ink so it will stamp properly. Just be careful not to touch the ink with your lips or tonque. Ink does NOT taste good!