Thank you

Today’s card is using the current colours at Color Hues – yellow and blue. Certain neutrals are allowed:

I chose to use a Pinkfresh Studio stencil and die set called ‘Wildflower Elegance‘. There is no stamp with this set, so once you have ink blended the image and cut it out – there are no white areas.

I chose a selection of blue and yellow inks from Pinkfresh Studio, and used two tones of grey for the stems and leaves, and a light brown for the centre of the flowers. The die also adds some details to the flowers and leaves.

I also die cut two more layers to add stability to the floral arrangement.

Now for the background – this was a light blue piece of Concord & 9th card stock, onto which I glued a Pinkfresh Studio die cut to act like a trellis, called ‘Scalloped Grid cover plate‘.

The sentiment is a stand-alone die, cutting the shadow layer out of the light blue card, and using a darker blue for the words themselves. The words were layered three times -a little fiddly – but I do like the look this gives.

The sentiment was placed, and I snipped the bottom of the florals off so they would lie better behind the sentiment.

I did have to die cut the shadow layer three more times so it would sit evenly when glued down – just snipping off the top of the letters T & H as that area would be sitting on the base of the floral stems.

Looking now at the photos, I maybe should have gone with a darker yellow for the second layer on the florals – something else to remember in the future.

The final touch was to add three blue gems – also from Pinkfresh Studio.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Color Hues – blue and yellow

Ellibelle’s Garden Party – anything in or from the garden

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Ellibelle’s Corner I Spy – I Spy Spring Flowers or April Showers


10 thoughts on “Thank you”

  1. Ellibelle's avatar

    Such gorgeous colors and beautiful design. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at “I spy with my little eye” challenge! So great to see you at my Garden Party too!

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  4. scrapperatheart's avatar

    The trellis background really makes your flowers pop. I love that script outlined sentiment too. Thanks for taking the time to join us at Color Hues.

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  7. stefperry2's avatar

    Such pretty flowers Lynda, and they certainly make a bright and cheerful way to say thank you! Love the die you used for the trellis – one of my favorite ways to ground flowers and it looks lovely on your card. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Color Hues!

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  8. lavenderhousecreations's avatar

    What a wonderful card Lynda. There is so much depth here and its a great take on the colour challenge. I do agree that using a slightly darker yellow in a couple of places is something to consider if you do another one like this.

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