Hello stampers, welcome back to my blog! Today I am sharing several ideas to create one layer tropical patterns for your Summer cards with the help of stamps and markers!
Pattern stamping is a technique that is near and dear to my heart. It is a relatively easy technique to do, and it will always give your new, unique results with your stamps. Let’s get started!
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel:
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I am using several stamp sets to stamp patterns I am showcasing in this today, however any other stamps can be used for this. In fact, I have many tutorials showing pattern stamping using various stamp sets: Linear Pattern Stamping | Dimensional Pattern Stamping | Pattern Stamping Basics | Tips for Stamping Floral Patterns | Surf Boards Summer Pattern.
All of the stamps I have today are from Pretty Pink Posh. I am using Hibiscus Flower set, Tropical Birds, Summer Surfboards and Tropical Toucans – all fabulous stamp sets just in time for Summer and perfect for pattern stamping as the images in these sets are nice and large in size. They also have a lot of open space and are great for coloring, too.
One of the key tools you’ll need to use when doing pattern stamping, the kind of pattern I am showing today, is masking paper. If you don’t have masking paper you can use some alternatives like post-it notes or even printer paper.
Masking paper is the best option as it is sticky and will make this task easier, but using printer paper and some low tack tape also works. I prefer to use this big roll of masking paper for all my masking projects, it’s not expensive, there’s a lot of tape in here and it lasts a very long time.
Masking technique and using masking paper is also great for project planning. This palm trees and birds card, for example (below), wasn’t coming along as I had imagined, so I used masks and placed them on my background to help me envision the future pattern.
Number one tip I have for you when cutting masks out is to use a good pair of detailed scissors. I like to use detailed shears from FSJ. They cut beautifully and are small enough to cut small details out.
When you stamp patterns using your stamps it’s like telling a story but instead of using words, you are using images. When you use several stamp sets you broaden your horizon so to speak, or your vocabulary, as you can pull images from several sets to mix and match them to tell a different story. I prefer to use stamps that are similar in style, have the same thickness of the outline so that the outlines of my stamped images are all about the same and I don’t have some stamped images with a very skinny line and some stamped with a very bold line.
This card (above), for example, tells a story of a beautiful deserted island full of exotic birds and tall palm trees. It’s a perfect destination to do some surfing, hence the surfboards in the foreground.
This pattern (below) consists only of the tropical leaves and tells a story of a beautiful night sky in the tropics. Imagine yourself laying down on the ground, listening to the sounds of nature and looking up into the night sky. What do you see? I see tropical leaves from the trees and shrubs growing around me and I also see the sky with shining stars.
Look at your stamps in a different way. Imagine these are words that will help you paint a story on your card.
With the abundance of coloring mediums available out there these days we all have our favorite mediums to color with. Colored pencils, watercolor paints or watercolor markers, alcohol markers – whatever medium you prefer to color with don’t forget to pick the right type of ink and paper for your stamping.
All of the patterns I show in this video were colored using alcohol markers, Copics. The stamping was done in Copic marker friendly ink – I used Intense Black fro Hero Arts and my stamping was done on Neenah Solar White 80 lb cardstock.
Coloring is not the last step, you can also do a lot more to your stamped pattern to add some additional interest to your future card. Here I have used a shimmer pen from Tonic Studios and added a generous coat of clear shimmer over the night sky. I also painted in the stars, because I am looking up into the night sky on this card and for this, I used my Sakura white pens in size 10, size 8 and size 5 for different size stars on the card.
I even took this pattern further by adding a bunch of jewels in dark blue. To complete this card I added a gold heat embossed sentiment that reads “Wish You Were Here”.
To finish my hibiscus pattern I stamped Aloha in black in on some light blue cardstock and added a lot of jewels in Sea Glass across the deep Blue Green background.
I hope you’ll give this idea a try! If you do, share online and tag me – I always love seeing what you guys are making. Have fun stamping!
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
 Pretty Pink Posh Hibiscus Flowers Clear Stamps Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Summer Surfboards Clear Stamps Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Tropical Toucans Clear Stamps Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Tropical Birds Clear Stamps Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Spring Green Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Sea Glass Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh Midnight Black Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 FSJ Details Pro Shears Shop at: SB |
 Judikins Eclipse Art Masking Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Sakura Classic White Gelly Roll Pens Set of 3 Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Ink Pad Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Neenah 80LB Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder PW100 Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | SC | HA | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Copic Markers Shop at: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen Nuvo Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | TS |
 Crystal Ninja Crystal Katana Pick Up Tool Shop at: SSS | PPP | AZ |
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These are just lovely!
The dark colours in these really make the other colours pop. Inspiring colouring, great cards.
I love the leaf backgrounds.
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create–thank you! Your art is stunning.
Wow the cards are beautiful. Love the masking technique you shared. It soooooo hard to choose only one favorite but it must be the Toucans.
These are excellent. Love those toucan and your tips on masking, very helpful. This release has so many tropical goodies.
Wow! All of your cards are gorgeous! Thank you for the tip on how to think about stamping scenes! I love all your cards but if I have to pick a favorite, it would have to be the bird card.
I like how the dark background adds dimension. It lifts up the green leaves. My favorite has to the be “aloha”. Love the colors. The toucan card really does look like a jungle!!!! Thanks, Yana.
STUNNING!!
Beautiful, vibrant cards!
The toucans are such fun. Great cards.
These are stunning! Think the Hibiscus is my favorite but its awfully hard to choose. I recently purchased sets from this release, so thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous colors on these awesome creations, Yana! My favorite is the Aloha card! So lovely!
So bright and colorful! Love these cards.
Your tropical cards are all so stunning! Really love the ‘aloha’ card. The video is full of great techniques and tips for masking and coloring. Thanks.
Great voice-over on your video. You explain things well. Love the color intensity of the cards.
The birds are my FAVORITE part. LOVE them!! The leaves look wonderful, too 🙂
So many creative ideas! My favorite is the Tropical Birds stamp. But the Everyday Greetings stamps are a close second-favorite – versatile.
Just beautiful!
The hibiscus card is my favorite! But the other two are gorgeous too. Your video was great, also, Yana.
INCREDIBLE COLOURS on your cards Yana! Loved watching the video. This is such a fabulous summer time release from PPP.
Stunning! So love your Copic work!
Absolutely gorgeous!
I love the pretty colors of the ‘aloha’ card! And those birdies are so adorable.
Love how they blend in with their surroundings; that’s exactly what they try to
do IRL. Beautiful cards and great tips, too.
Wow Yana, your cards are so vibrant and pretty! The light green leaves really pop against the dark background as does the beautiful pink flowers. I’ll have to try coloring by section instead of all the leaves first, etc. I appreciate that tip!
Truly beautiful cards, Yana!
Wow!! Gorgeous cards!! I love the vibrant and bold colors! 🙂
Such deep beautiful colors! Thank you!
Summer is here!
Gorgeous cards! I can’t get enough of your pattern stamping videos. You are truly a master!
These cards are fantastic!
Fantastic cards! The patterns jump off the card, so pretty!
I love the intense colours in your cards. You are so good at showing how you did it in yor videos.
Gorgeous cards and coloring Yana. As far as liking one better than the other–I love the lovely birds and palm trees, it’s the color that grabs me, but then the dark leaves are gorgeous and also the pop of pink flowers! So I love them all, what makes them is the intense colors. Congrats to PPP for a great release!
I love your style . I just made one with daisies and .
I love the tropical vibes of this release! These cards are great!!
Wow! Gorgeous cards. Lots of work – but so pretty. My favorite is the Aloha card because I love the colors you chose for that one.
Such a wonderful cards.. they look amazing and vibrant..
Wow. I love the dark backgrounds on your cards. They really make the stamped images stand out. Beautiful!
Striking cards. Amazing masking. x
Oh my goodness, your cards are so gorgeous!!
Beautiful, fun cards. I love the colors. My favorite is the gorgeous pink hibiscus flowers — that’s my favorite from this wonderful release.
Wow!!! These are really Gorgeous!!!
Enjoyed the video and watching your masking techniques. I can’t pick a favorite as all are fantastic.
Gorgeous coloring! I Love those bright green tropical leaves!
Zowee! You have a creative talent of mixing and matching colors and they all go well with PPP’s new stamps. Thanks for teaching me some tips/techniques in your video.
Wondeful cards. Love your coloring choices.
Your cards are so gorgeous as always
Great designs and I like the tropical colors.
The dark shades used in the cards give a unique look to them. Feel like giving this a shot. Thanks for sharing.
Love the dark shades you used and how they resulted in something so dramatic!
I love all 3 cards and can’t pick a favorite, but the depth you achieved on the tropical leaves and night sky is stunning.
Fabulous coloring and designs! Love your beautiful cards! The birds are so cute!