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Tropical Oasis Memories & More: Pineapple Symbol of Hospitality

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As I was going through the Memories & More cards from the Tropical Oasis Suite this morning I was struck with inspiration for this card!  It seem to cry out to me, "this would be perfect for a pineapple". Pineapples are a symbol of Hospitality in Hawaii.  I thought this card would be perfect for someone going to Hawaii or for a thank you, or just to say "Aloha". Click here for the products used I saw a pineapple on Pinterest by Cheri Stojkovich, that had used a different technique for coloring the pineapple so this is my attempt.  Our pineapples look way different!  Haha!  She used pigment crystals.  I still have some of the crystals we sold in the past to I thought I would give it a whirl. I cut two small rectangles of Watercolor paper, one for each of the " In the Tropics " pineapple dies from the Suite. In The Tropics Dies I spritzed both of them with water and then sprinkled them with the pigment crystals , one with yellow and t...