Welcome to our Grand Vacation Hawaii Achievers Blog Hop! You may have landed here from Renee Kohnke.
This is my first ever Blog Hop so I'd love you to leave me a comment to let me know if you are visiting me for the first time :-)
I actually struggled a bit to come up with something "Hawaii themed".... All I could think of was a fantastically perfect stamp set we had in our catalogue about 5 years ago called "Tropical Party" - it would have been ideal! But we don't have that anymore so I had to think of something else...
A punch art hula dancer was one thought I had but punch art is not really my forte and I didn't want to just copy someone else's clever idea.
Finally it dawned on me - carve my own stamps!! Yes! I love the Undefined Carving Kit. Its just the perfect thing when you can't find a stamp to suit what you want.
I carved this hibiscus stamp because the hibiscus flower is one of the first thing that pops to my mind when I think of a tropical location like Hawaii.
Earning the Stampin' Up! Hawaii Grand Vacation was a big task for me and I couldn't have done it without the help and support of so many of my customers, friends, team members and family. I realised I'm going to need some thank you cards to thank some of those key people for their help. So here's what I came up with using my new hibiscus stamp:
I used the same stamp for the background as well as the focal point image. I've sponged the coordinating inks around the edges of the card stock to create some depth and definition.
I hope you liked my card and stamp :-) Enjoy the rest of the blog hop!
Blog Hop List
1. Brian King
2. Louise Sharp
6. BJ Peters
10. Simone Bartrum
11. Dawn Griffith
12. Marelle Taylor
13. Dena Rekow
14. Connie Stewart
15. Alisa Tilsner
16. Tami White
17. Renee Kohnke
18. Bec Ross
19. Ann Craig
20. Vanessa Webb
21. Sandi MacIver
22. Sharon Armstrong
23. Barb Mullikin
24. Connie Babbert
25. Alison Solven
26. Betty Button
27. Lisa Curcio
28. Krista Frattin
29. Kim Gavarra
30. Jacque Williams
27 comments:
This is amazing! Great carving!
Congratulations Bec. Love your card. Enjoy your break. See you next week. Ann Lewis
Absolutely AWESOME!! So creative! I love what you did here.
Hi Bec. First time I've seen your blog. Great card. You won't want to come home after your Hawaiian vacation/fact finding trip.
Awesome job on the carving!!!!!!
Such a great card and amazing carving on the undefined kit - you rocked it Bec! Tropical colours and splash of white is brilliant. Thanks for being part of the blog hop!
Cheers
Shanni
Ok now I feel inspired to carve my o wn stamp. You did an amazing job.
Great carving Bec, love how simle the card is, but nails it and congratulations on making it to Grand Vacation.
love the card, LOVE the stamp!
look at you with your very own awesome stamp, and the most adorable card.....Love it...
I bow to you. I am terrified to cut that rubber but your flower is incredible! So so pretty!
AWESOME carving. I thought about it, but went with the punch art hula girl instead ;)
Wow! You're so talented to create your own image!! Nicely done!
Love this card Bec. I adore carving and you've inspired me to do more. Your image is beautiful and looks perfect on the card.
How clever are you?! Taking stamp carving to a whole new level there Bec! LOVE your card and the way you've used the same stamp for the back ground as well as the main image.....just gorgeous! Looking forward to catching up IRL with you lots next monthxxx
I have to admit... i've never truly mastered the art of stamp carving.. BUT... this is a fantastic stamp!!!! And the card is perfect!
Wow, Bec! I'm impressed by this carved stamp. Quite beautiful! The finished card is gorgeous.
What an amazing job of carving your own stamp. I love the simplicity of your card. Just lovely. Looking foRward to meeting you in Hawaii.
Nailed it! Your carving is amazing and I even though this card is by no means simple, I love the simplicity of it. So bright and vibrate, yet so clean. Love it! See you next week at convention. Louise xo
thanks for sharing this, it's fabulous!, have an amazing time in Hawaii:)
Super card and your carving skills are the bomb!!! See you soon!
Awesome carving job! ...and great minds on the hibiscus!
You totally rocked the craving kit . Love your flower . See you soon
Hugs
Dawn Griffith
Love it and love how you created your stamp. Way to go Hawaiian
so beautiful! stamp carving is not something I have a skill set for! Way to go! This is perfect!
I'm always in awe of the stamps carved from undefined, this is just awesome!
Oh, I have to carve a hibiscus!!!! Thank you!!!
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