Tropical Birthday Card

When I saw the SUOC #392 Sketch Challenge, I knew it would be perfect for my attempt at using the Simply Beautiful dies to make a tropical card.  Here's what I made, using the Beach Boardwalk suite as my color inspiration:

Here's the sketch:

I started with a 4" x 5 1/4" White Willow panel and began blending Lemon Lolly ink near the bottom.

Next, I added some Peach Pie (since I don't have Timid Tiger).

Above and blending into the Lemon Lolly area, I added Pool Party and then blended the top with Petunia Pop.

The last thing that I did (but it didn't photograph well) was to flick water onto this panel with a water painter to splatter the blending.

I used Granny Apple Green and Pool Party Two-Tone cardstock, plus Petunia Pop and Lemon Lolly cardstock.  The sentiment, stamped with Secret Sea, is from the LAST CHANCE Beautiful Butterflies stamp set.

I would love to know what you think of my take on this sketch and/or the color comb!  Does it give you tropical vibes?  Thanks for stopping by!