As soon as I saw Julie’s pick for the current Color Hues Challenge,
I knew I had exactly the right stamp, stencil and die set. A year ago February, I participated in Pinkfresh Studio’s Create & Connect event. As usual, I never finished all the cards but I hadn’t forgotten the Citrus Twist set which I never used during the course. This card is a CASE of Anett Gelencsér’s Make and Take for that class.
Her card used a partial die cut technique, but I opted to just cut a diagonal slice from the card front which I was able to use on the inside for the sentiment. I then attached the die cut slices to the front of the card. Anett used the same coverplate, Stitched Octagons, but she used it on the front of the card, and I opted for the inside.
The stamp was embossed in gold as is the sentiment from Honey Bee’s Be Still stamps. I added some of the additional flowers and leaves included in the set that are die cut separately with the same die for the citrus slices. This card turned out to be difficult to photograph and the gold embossing will have to be imagined by the viewer (probably due primarily to the gray days that extend in western New York through March–and sometimes into April.)
I attached the diagonal piece from the card front to the inside of the card so I’d have a good place for the sentiment.
This sentiment and die are also from Be Still by Honey Bee.
This color combo is a great antidote to gloomy days. Regardless of where you live, I hope you’ll find yellow and green to be inspirational colors and join us in the gallery at Color Hues! You’ll find lots of inspiration from the Design Team and our very special Guest Designer, Michele!
I’m sending this card to the AAA Colorful Challenge, where the colorboard is yellows and green. Once again, this card is off to NBUS as well as a relatively new challenge Neglected Stuff since I’ve had the stamps and dies for over a year, and have finally found the perfect use for them!
WOW this is such an awesome design! Great job Karen! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Neglected Stuff challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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oooh! I didn’t realize from the initial blog post that you did a “fancy fold”. I love this so much! And the inside too. Such a pretty card Karen!
I love how the inside shows on the outside with these gorgeous lemon and lime slices, Karen! Wonderful sentiments for a fantastic birthday card!
I tried to comment yesterday but your blog was playing silly bs but it’s all working properly now thank goodness! Love the subtle gold around the citrus slices and although it is tricky to capture on camera it was worth it! The embossed background was subtle in your CH team post but I can see that quite clearly now, always love a bit of texture. Thanks for making my colours shine. 🙂
Limes & Lemons never looked so tasty. I like the embossed stitched criss cross &using inside to enhance the greeting is a brilliant idea.
Karen this is a fabulous card and i love the way you micked the partial die cutting–Perfect! Both of us were on the same literal page with our interpretation of the colours! Love this so much!
Great card, so fresh looking and I really like the diagonal cut border with the embossed / die cut panel behind. Thanks for playing along with AAA Colourful. X
Your card is a work of citrus-y beauty, Karen! That design is a great way to show off the fruit on the edge also get a peek at the inside! So, so pretty!
Your fancy fold, lime-and-lemon slices and colours card is an eye-catching, fresh, fabulous delight! So very pretty and creative!
hugs~carol
What a fun card using the colours! I love it! Thanks for playing along with us at AAA Colourful!
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