more color mondays – crumb cake, granny apple green and parakeet party

more color mondays – crumb cake, granny apple green and parakeet party

This Floating Triple Diamond Accordian card is clearly a WOW card and today’s More Color Mondays color challenge is perfect as a goodbye to the fabulous Sweet Citrus bundle!  This bundle with the Sweet Citrus stamp set, coordinating dies and hybrid embossing folder are retiring and will be gone with the start of the upcoming Annual Catalog on May 1st.

Measurements:

BASE:  Crumb Cake (2) 4″ x 8″
scored at 2″ , 4″ and 6″

Granny Apple Green (4) 1 7/8″ x 3 3/4″, (3) 2 7/8″ squares
Parakeet Party (4) 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″, 2 3/4″ squares
Basic White (3) 2 5/8 squares

 

 

 This card was inspired by Lisa C. an outstanding and kind demonstrator who is a talented and giving teacher.

 

Score at 2″, 4″, and 6″ on both 4″ x 8″ pieces of cardstock.
Measure the 2″ on the small side and mark on each end.
Rotate the end of each 4″ x 8″ piece and place the mark in the middle of the small edge of the papers in the cutting track with the other end of the paper at the 2″ score line in the other end of the track – cut the diagonal line from the mark to the 2″ score. Turn and cut the other side from the 2″ mark to the other side of the 2″ score line.
Using the bone folder bend the diamond ends inward.
Place the two ends together in the middle and secure the two pieces of card stock together with post it notes.
Secure the 3 Crumb Cake 2 7/8″ diamonds to the triangular points.
Adhere the Granny Apple Green 2 3/4″ diamond onto each of the Granny Apple Green square.
Emboss the 1 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ Parakeet Party cardstock pieces into the Sweet Citrus embossing folder. Adhere the embossed pieces to the Granny Apple Green mattes.
Fold the first diamond over revealing the first two scored panels. Adhere the matted panel to the first scored panel.
Adhere the second panel to the second scored panel.
Fold over the middle diamond and adhere the matted panel to the third scored panel.
Fold over the last diamond and adhere the last matted panel to the last scored portion of the card.
Stamp the fruit images in Parakeet Party. Stamp the rind images in Granny Apple Green.
Place in the embossing folder and run through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss. Adhere to the Parakeet Party mattes.
Adhere the stamped matted images onto the Granny Apple Green diamonds on the card.
Stamp the Have a Zesty Birthday in Granny Apple Green ink. Cut the words apart and double mount them individually on Parakeet Party and Granny Apple Green. Mount them on the diamonds.
Add Parakeet Party In Color Pearls to each diamond for bling.
I added two 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8″ Basic White panels on the middle two panels of the back of the card.
This card stands on it’s own and is a special
one to display! Try this special card for a WOW birthday card! Now go and create some art work of your very own – one stamp at a time!

Happy Stampin’
Natalie

smoky slate, flirty flamingo, sweet sorbet – more color monday color challenge

smoky slate, flirty flamingo, sweet sorbet – more color monday color challenge

Color challenges are always fun for me – stretching your creativity to fit a pre-defined challenge, whether it be color or a card sketch pushes your mind to come up with new ideas, new combinations! I love that challenge! I hope you are playing along and challenging yourself too! If you made a card with these colors feel free to post your artwork on today’s Facebook post in the comment section! Who knows you might inspire someone with your art!

Today I decided to post multiple ideas with this color theme instead of one card with more specific details on how to make it!

The first card features the new Sweet Citrus bundle and this is one of our hybrid embossing folders that can also die cut images at the same time as it embosses them!

I stamped the three citrus in ruby grapefruit colors – first with Flirty Flamingo and then brushed the edges with a blending brush and Sweet Sorbet ink. I embossed and die cut the images in the hybrid folder. I also embossed a 4″ x 5 1/4″ Smoky Slate layer in the embossing folder. I stamoed the zesty birthday sentiment in Sweet Sorbet on Sweet Sorbet cardstock and die cut with the large banner from the Stylish Shapes die set. Assembled the card and used th Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends to color faceted dots to match the card. I placed the layer on a Flirty Flamingo base card and wrapped the Smoky Slate layer with Glittered white Organdy ribbon.
I stamped the large daisy outline stamp in Smoky Slate on a Basic white 4″ x 5 1/4″ layer Blended the corner with Sweet Sorbet ink. I blended the base flower in Sweet Sorbet and the detailed die in Flirty Flamingo ink, and pooped that layer onto the base flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals cut thin. I stamped the flower center in Smoky Slate before adhering the detailed die onto the base. I stamped the leaves randomly in Smoky Slate, adhere the flower to the card center and added Iridescent Pastel Gems to finish the card!
Here is a close up shot of the Wink of Stella glitter pen the pictures do not do the sparkle justice – trust me on that! This is the GREATEST WAY to add mess free sparkle to any project!!!
Her is the final color challenge project! Hope you try a new color combination – go out of your comfort zone and try something new!