A new Color Hues Challenge is live, and Stef is our wonderful hostess. She’s chosen Lilac and Mint as our inspiration.
I’m continuing with my goal to use all my unused products this year and started out with an elaborate die set. About halfway through the process, I totally changed directions, choosing a new die from Simon Says and a new 3-D embossing folder from Altenew. I love the simplicity of the Fresh Cut Floral and the Basic Plaid embossing folder added wonderful texture to the background.
The floral was die cut with “Lilac Grace” cardstock from Papertrey Ink, adding a darker hue from a 6X6 paper pack from Memory Box. The leaves were die cut from “Mint” by Paper Source. I wanted a bit more dimension so added some soft ink blending to the leaves and petals with Catherine Pooler’s “Wintergreen” ink, and Simon Says “Lilac” ink.
The arched design is a CASE of a card by Joan Bardee that was posted on the Spellbinder’s blog. I die cut the “Soft Stone” cardstock with an arch from Ellen Hutson’s Essential Arches. The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio’s Basic Banners: Celebrate. I added some clear Raindrops by Lucy’s Cards to finish it off.
I’m always happy with a Clean & Simple card and glad to have another birthday card in my stash. I hope you’ll hop over to the Color Hues Blog and check out the wonderful cards created by our Guest Designer, Bonnie, and the Design Team. Hope to see your creations in the gallery in the next couple of weeks.
I’m sending this off to the Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes and the Simply Clean and Simple Challenge–Anything Goes. And another one for NBUS! I’m hoping to fill Darnell’s gallery in the next few weeks with Never Before Used Schtuff!
Karen so lovely, I look at all the details and gasp! The embossing folder behind the arch gives so much beautiful detail and the flower is stunning on top. Always a pleasure to see what you have made.
Lovely card, such detail in the embossing. I really like those raindrops.
Love the effect of the arched opening over the embossed background, a very pretty flower too. Wonderful CAS design! Thanks for joining us at Simply CAS!
Such a wonderful CAS design once again, Karen. The texture behind the arched opening adds just enough interest but yet not too much so you can appreciate the floral. Beautiful job with the colors. Have a great day!
Just one bloom but it certainly packs a punch Karen. The soft pebble frame focuses your eye onto the star of the card. 🙂
This die cut flower works perfectly with these colors and the 3D embossed backgrounds is perfect for showing it off, Karen! A beautiful card! Thanks so much for the warm welcome.
Karen, your Fresh Cut Floral and Basic Plaid embossing folder look as though they were made for each other. Brilliant of you to recognize this perfect pairing and, in so doing, to create this gorgeous card. Love it…big time!
hugs~carol
Do classy and elegant is this card. I adore that you kept it simple and added the texture in the background. Simple beautiful! Thanks for joining in the fun at Seize the Birthday Challenge.
This is absolutely gorgeous Karen – I love everything about. The colours, the details, the layout – all terrific. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday.
I failed to say…Happy to see this beautiful card over at Seize the Birthday!
Karen, every card I see of yours I want to CASE because your eye for design is amazing! And you’re a great enabler, because now I’m adding that embossing folder to my wish list! You pulled these elements together so beautifully, I love, love, love your card!
Karen, this is classy and elegant at its best! That embossing folder is gorgeous and it sets off the detailed bloom perfectly! I love this so much!
I totally want to CASe this design!!! Why have I never thought to cut out my arches from the front panel???? (So now I’ll CASe both you and Joan. LOL!!!) And I am in love with that plaid embossing. This is just beautiful Karen.
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