Tropical Flower Birthday Greetings

Hello Blogger friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and sisit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Well June is in the history books, and it was a wet one here in Pittsburgh. But summer temps are back with 85° and higher every day for over a week. We need a few days of sun and no rain to get the vegetables going. My hubby has not had to water at all this year because of all the rain. 

We celebrate our 249th July 4th this coming Friday. Our community already had a fireworks display on Saturday night but we didn't go. My hubby who loves fireworks said no because of all the rain. But it did stop and hold off for the display. Maybe we will make one this Friday as other communities put on their displays. We are having my in-laws here for a cookout. So that will be fun. If it rains, we just eat inside. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for a color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. We were to use petunia pop, lemon lolly and pool party for the color trio. Optional was an anything goes. My option was a flamingo cut in pink cardstock.

lemon lolly, petunia pop, pool party

I needed a birthday card for a friend who loves tropical vacations. This week's colors were perfect for an ink blended sky and tropical hibiscus flowers. The inspiration for my design came from this card by my friend Kris Breach.

For the sky I used picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade and tumbled glass distress inks. The hibiscus flowers were cut in petunia pop and lemon lolly cardstock. I also used mossy meadow (neutral) for the leaves.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Poppy Birthday (Verve)

Paper: petunia pop, lemon lolly, mossy meadow, pretty in pink (stampin' Up), Bristol Smooth (Canson)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, tumbled glass distress (Ranger)

Accessories: Hibiscus Flowers, Flamingo (CottageCutz), in-color enamel dots (Stampin' Up)

Techniques: ink blending

I am also entering:

1. Allsorts has a seaside or anything goes challenge. I think this fits the seaside theme.  

2.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge.  

3.  Alphabet Challenge is "F" is for feathers.

4.  Cut It Up has a critters challenge.  

5.  Cardz 4 Galz has a welcome to summer challenge.