I have lived in two states where citrus grows abundantly in all of the sunshine, and I love the flavors and aromas of oranges, lemons and limes. I like to make cards with them too! When I saw the Inkspirational Challenges #343 Moodboard I thought of a card to make by taking the pretty orange and green colors.
Products I used:
Simon Says Stamp - Citrus Slice Background die, Circle die, Holographic sequins
Waffle Flower - Overlapping Hello Additions stamp and die sets
Altenew - Obsidian black ink pad
Distress ink pads
Stampin' Up! - embossing folder
Bearly Arts glue
Scrapbooking.com - Tear Tape
Acetate
After watching this video by Allison Frazier I was really inspired to try my hand at some sort of "other" use of the Citrus die like she had done. She had so many ideas! I love acetate on the front of cards, so that's what I made.
First I cut a white panel with the citrus die. I used it as a stencil on another white panel, then cut another citrus one. I used one small circle die and cut each citrus slice from the second citrus panel. (Are you confused yet?)
I put the stenciled panel on my desk, then the acetate, then put the corresponding slices over each stenciled citrus slice where they belonged. I glued the slices to the acetate with Bearly Arts glue and let them dry overnight.
The next day I attached the acetate to the stenciled panel at the top with tear tape.
Last, I added my stamped and die cut sentiment to an ink blended, dry embossed strip I found in my stash, and added a few sequins. I attached this strip to the card front and was done!
It was fun and I resumed normal breathing when it was complete and my idea worked.
***Speaking of citrus fruits, here is a DE-licious recipe from Giada De Laurentis for Toasted Pound Cake with Citrus Cream. The three fruits that inspired my card are in the citrus cream. The recipe is easy too! You'll only be sorry if you don't try it.***
Thanks for visiting!
Carol
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