Hello friends! I'm popping in today to share a card made using lots of leftover pieces from my most recent projects. I ended up making four cards and two tags, but I am only going to share the 4 cards over the next week or so. My wedding card stash is dismal, so all of the cards were made for weddings. I never would have thought to make a lemon-themed wedding card, but now I'm really excited to put together a lemon-themed gift basket as a gift when I use this card! ha ha!
I had a few background panels already made using the Fall Harvest Hot Foil Plate. I have found that this particular plate doesn't really scream autumn, so I have been using it year-round for all kinds of cards! That being said, and I know I have mentioned it before, but I would love a generic leafy/floral frame. I did use a corner rounder punch to round the corners.
When I made my lemon blossom card for the release, I had one lemon left over and I doubted I could pull off a card with only ONE lemon, but I feel like it works and looks balanced. I die cut the pieces using the Into the Blooms: Lemon Blossom Die from white cardstock and then used dye inks and blender brushes to color the pieces. I had the anchor panel that was die cut using the Love to Layer: Scalloped Oval Die all ready to go, so I arranged the lemons, blossoms, and leaves until I was satisfied with the arrangement.
The sentiment is die cut using the This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate Die from white cardstock and then did an ombre look with the stamping using the This is Big Sentiments: Celebrate Stamp Set. I heat embossed the companion portion of the sentiment using gold powder to tie in the foiled background. I added a trio of sparkling clear sequins and then added the entire background panel to a top-folding A2 card base using foam squares. I generally don't shy away from bulk when creating wedding cards because I never mail them, but rather attach them to the gift or add a gift card for hand-delivery. I gave the card a good spritz of shimmer spray and then added a sentiment to the inside. Each time my daughter uses one of my handmade cards, she gets distraught if there isn't an inside sentiment. If I include one, it means she doesn't have to think of as many things to write on the inside! ha ha!
As I mentioned earlier, I have three other cards to share and I hope you like yellow, because the majority have yellow on them! ha ha! When you're using up what you have, things like that just happen! Thanks for fluttering by!
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