Sending Good Wishes Your Way

 Hello bloggers!  I had so much fun making this stepper card with the new Tropical Collection, I just had to share it.  Although they are a bit difficult to photograph, they are just so much fun to make, I hope you will give it a go.  I started with a piece of milk card and folded it so that there were three sections, each a slight bit higher than the previous one.  I do apologise as I didn't write down the exact measurements I used, but I believe they were 5 1/2" wide by just over 11 1/2" long.  I scored at 1 1/2", 3", 5", 7" and 9 1/2" and accordion folded it to create the base piece.  Next I cut the palm trees from the Island Paradise die set in both kraft card and green card (from my stash).  I cut just the top fronds off of the green card and glued it onto the kraft card palm trees.  I added three of the palm trees to the back base area.  I cut the hammock and attached it to two of the trees by just cutting into the loops and wrapping around the trunks then gluing them to the back.  I cut the airplane and banner and stamped the banner with a small birthday stamp I found in my stash (I think it was from an old Justrite set, but I am not positive). I glued the plane and banner to the tops of the palm trees like it was just flying by.  On the middle section I added the last palm tree and cut the adirondack chair, umbrella, cocktail drink (a pina colada in my mind) and beach ball from the On The Beach die set.  I cut the umbrella in both kraft card and red card.  I used the kraft card umbrella as a base and cut the top part of the red umbrella off and glued it to the kraft base so it looked like it had a wood handle.  On the front section, I used the words from the Message in a Bottle set cut in black and I made three Hibiscus with leaves of varying colours to add to the left of it.  I made the smaller pair of flip flops out of raspberry and straw card and added them to the right of the sentiments.  I glued some course sand to all the open areas on the back two layers to help give it that tropical feel.  I hope you like it!  All for now, Sue x

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