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If you live in Queensland, you know that the Big Pineapple is an iconic tourist attraction and pineapple plantation on the Sunshine Coast.

So for this project I decided that I would crack out the TROPICAL OASIS SUITE, especially the pineapple dies in the IN THE TROPICS DIES.

This is a great time to #sharesunshine with your friends and family … and smile at the people you pass as you walk or those who serve you at the supermarket or chemist or service station.

My project is a 3D gift box holding a small cellophane bag of fruit salad confectionery. I did try find a bag of Allen’s Pineapple, which would have been perfect, but there were none to found in Woolworths.

I used the FLUID 100 WATER COLOUR PAPER to colour the paper I used for the base and leaves of the pineapple.

This little box of tropical sweetness, with its simple sentiment, will be great to #sharesunshine with someone who has been thoughtful.

How many people are on your list to #sharesunshine with?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

The products I used to make this project are displayed below. If you live in Australia, you can order of them through me. It is quick and easy – just click on any product and it will take you to my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Contact me directly if you would like me to help you with an order or any questions you may have.

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $40.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00	Tropical Oasis Trinkets [151253] $13.00	5/16" (8 Mm) Braided Burlap Trim [151254] $14.00
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $11.50
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00

The days are still warm and the nights are getting a little cooler. I’m lucky enough to look outside our apartment and see blue sky, the trees and river. The gardens in our unit complex has, among other beautiful trees, plants and flowers; hibiscus.

The TROPICAL OASIS SUITE is rich with floral and leaf images in resplendent tropical colours.

For this project, I did some borderless water colouring on some FLUID 100 WATER COLOUR PAPER. I used the Staz On Saddle Brown inkpad, stamped off onto my grid sheet and then coloured the hibiscus and leaves, using an aqua painter and inks.

I love the way embossing folders always add interesting texture to cards and the COASTAL WEAVE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER is one of my favourites.

I am going to miss the 2018 – 2020 In Colours! The GRAPEFRUIT GROVE worked perfectly on the hibiscus. Actually, I am going to miss ALL these colours!

Out with the old and in with the new. There will be a new set of five In Colours for 2020 – 2022. There will be retiring products, a list of which I will post. And, then there will be lots of new goodies for us all to craft with.

The new 2020 – 2021 ANNUAL CATALOGUE is just around the corner. If you would like me to arrange for a new catalogue to be mailed directly to you, from Stampin’ Up!, some time during the week of May 11 contact me. If you have been a customer over the past year, I will have it sent to you as my gift. If you would like me to arrange a catalogue for you, it will be $6.50 [redeemable on your first $50 order]. Contact me for more details.

I hope that you like my hibiscus card … thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

The products I used to make this project are displayed below. If you live in Australia, you can order of them through me. It is quick and easy – just click on any product and it will take you to my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Contact me directly if you would like me to help you with an order or any questions you may have.

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $40.00	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $61.00	Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $20.00	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503] $16.00
Gingham Gala Adhesive-Backed Sequins [148561] $13.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $14.00	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad [147142] $13.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $13.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Grid Paper [130148] $21.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $11.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00
Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00

I watched a Ronda Wade Facebook live two days ago and was inspired to make a card using this card fold technique.

I thought the golfer from the CLUBHOUSE STAMP SET would be perfect for the centre panel of the stand up card.

I used one of the edge dies from the ORNATE LAYERS DIES to add the Night of Navy and Poppy Parade edges at the base of the card.

With my husband’s birthday looming, I can use this card and give him the golf ball gift box – the one I posted on March 3rd.

This card didn’t stand as well as I had hoped, so I trimmed some card from the back half of the card – it stands a little shorter than I would have liked. I have since made a few adjustments to the scoring and cutting measurements and now I have the ‘template’ spot on.

That’s the thing with crafting and creativity – there are no mistakes, just creative solutions!

What has been your best creative save?

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

The products I used to make this project are displayed below. If you live in Australia, you can order of them through me. It is quick and easy – just click on any product and it will take you to my online Stampin’ Up! store.

Contact me directly if you would like me to help you with an order or any questions you may have.

Clubhouse Cling Stamp Set [151583] $33.00	Golf Club Dies [151580] $47.00	Country Club Designer Series Paper [151314] $20.00	Country Club Elements [151315] $10.50
Country Club Twine Combo Pack [151318] $15.75	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $13.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00	Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker [144606] $7.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Clear Block H [118490] $14.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00