Hello there!
I’m sharing a card today that I shared on the Simon Says Stamp Blog and YouTube Channel a few days ago. I think it’s safe to say a lot of people LOVE citrus-themed cards. The Lemon Zest die is a fun die from the Dream Big release and pairs well with the You Shine set, so I’ve combined them for my project.
I began by stamping and embossing the You Shine images around a white panel to create a frame. I stamped the images with embossing ink and embossed the panel with gold embossing powder. To add color to these embossed images, I used the emboss-resist method. I isolated the images by creating stencils using the coordinating dies for each of the images I stamped. I have a video and hope you’ll watch to see this done!
Using one stencil at a time, I applied ink using small and round detail blending brushes. When I was done, I used residual yellow ink from my brush and filled in the white space around the edges. Once my background was done, I trimmed ¼” off all the sides to get crisp clean edges and to get a nice mat for my card base.
Next, I die-cut the pieces from the Lemon Zest dies and ink-blended them using the same inks I used for my background.
Ink colors used: Fairway, Cheeky, Sunbeam, Cappuccino
Cardstock used: Banana, Cotton Candy, Green Apple, Neenah Desert Storm
I attached my die-cut lemon over my lemon frame/background using 3D Foam Square from Simon Says Stamp. These are new and come in two different heights and colors and are so handy! To finish, I attached a few sequins from the Sunflower Fields Mix.
I hope you enjoyed this card! Thanks so much for spending some time with me today!
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