Hero Arts: You're freaking awesome





Aloha!  So, if you follow me on FB or IG you may have noticed that I've been on vaca for the past week.  We had a glorious time in Maui.   My first crafting project back from vaca had to be hawaiian influenced:


I managed to use 4 different Hero Arts sets:

Color Layering Pineapple
Tropical Foliage Bold Prints
Wave Pattern Background
Hello Gorgeous

Let's start at the bottom and work our way up.  I started with a Foliage panel that has the Tropical Foliage Bold Prints stamped with Lime Green.  I inked up the edges too.  I layered a Sunshine panel that has been stamped with the Wave Pattern Background in Butter Bar.  

I used the Circle Infinity Dies so I had a space to stamp the sentiment from the Hello Gorgeous set in Intense Black.  I always seem to fall back on pink pineapples, and hello?  Why wouldn't I?  Love the Color Layering Pineapple set.  The inks for the pineapple:

Soft Pink  •  Cotton Candy  •  Bubble Gum


The pineapple greenery consists of:

Lime Green  •  Fresh Lawn  •  Green Hills

The bloom:

Butter Bar  •  Cotton Candy  •  Intense Black

I topped it off with twine, washi and enamel dots from my stash.

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Thought I'd share the pics on my blog.  I use this as a diary, not just for my design work.  Darin took this gorgeous sunset photo, absolutely gorgeous eh?


LOL...Darin took this one of me.  I always look so excited when I have food.  This was Shave Ice with Mochi (the white stuff on top) and the bottom has Azuki Beans....a japanese delicacy...personally I could live off of the stuff.  If you're ever on Maui, make sure you check out Ululani's!


Comments

Cindy C. said…
Super sweet!! Love how you combined all those stamps!!
Lucy E. said…
Such a fun card!
Love the photos-I dream of going to Hawaii
someday.
None None said…
Aloha, Amy!! Love your card and how you were inspired by your vacation! So glad you had a wonderful trip and enjoyed the beautiful scenery, food and company! The sunset photo is just incredible!

P.S. I couldn't help but notice that your outfit had quite a few shades of green in it. LOL!
Sue L. said…
Mahalo for your beautiful card Amy. Darin takes great pix too! You look so cute.
Especially love the pink, orange and green color combo, with my favorite being the pink Pineapple.
Aloha,
Sue
Your card is adorable! LOVING that pineapple! And loving the vacay photos!! How FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I Card Everyone said…
gorgeous card, gorgeous sunset... and lovely photo of you, amy! I have missed you - so glad it was a wonderful vaca that had you away!
=]
Shelly said…
This is awesome, Amy!
Sounds like a wonderful vacation...great pics, too! :)
Helen F. said…
Oh what a beautiful photo of you and the sunset in Maui. I hope to go back there one day ~ AmaZing scenery!
PS: Love the card, Amy! Thanks for the reminder to pull out my tropical stamps :-)
Miriam Prantner said…
Great photos! That shave ice looks awesome and I love the sentiment in your card and the mix of washi and dots!
Nora Noll said…
What stunning photos!! Maui was one of the islands we visited on our honeymoon. I want to go back!! LOVE your card. Perfect colors for the island feel!
donna mikasa said…
Missed these pics while I was in Japan! That is one gorgeous sunset and ono looking shave ice! Except the mochi looks like cheese....LOL! Glad you had a nice vacay but I'm sad we didn't get to meet this time.