This week at CAS Colours & Sketches it’s an ultra simple sketch – I encourage you to pop over and check out the inspiration and entries and to have a go yourself. It was hard to do because there was so many options with it but now I find I’ve made a couple more cards using it. I really love Chrissie’s card with the square having texture and between the sketch and her version of it, I was inspired to make this card.
I knew that I wanted to use the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies so it seemed appropriate to use the Vine Street embossing folder so that I had leaves to go with the flower. Vine Street is sadly retired, but I’m sure that you have something that will work. I cut out the square using one of the squares collection framelits and then I carefully placed it in the embossing folder so that it was lined up as I wanted it. The lining up would be easier if I’d embossed a full piece of paper and then cut it out, but I didn’t want to squash the embossing whilst cutting out the square. I first stamped the celebrate in melon mambo (yes, again, but the enamel dots only come in a few colours!) and then fixed the embossed square onto the very vanilla base with fast fuse. Next, using the Botanical Builder Framelits dies, I cut out two flowers, one in very vanilla and one in melon mambo. They are attached together with glue dots just in the middle of the flower. I used SNAIL all over the back of the melon mambo flower to keep it in place on the card so that the melon mambo really shows through.
The three small It’s My Party enamel dots were the perfect centre for the flower. I lined the envelope with the retired backgrounds DSP in melon mambo using the envelope liners framelits.
The challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches runs through Wednesday at 6pm east coast time and 11pm UK time. However since Jane is the hostess this month and she’s located in the UK, I’m guessing that in the US we have until 7pm having just sprung forward. The UK won’t do that until the end of the month. Best not to leave entering to the last minute though, just in case!
See you tomorrow,
Liz
This is such a lovely card. I love that Vine Street embossing folder too and use it fairly often. Thanks for sharing your take on the design.
Thanks Ann. I debated blogging about a retired embossing folder, but I figured that all crafters have a pile of embossing folders that could be substituted if necessary. I’m glad that you have it and like it too. Liz x
New favorite ♥
Thank you for that Rebecca. Considering the number of my cards that you’ve seen, that’s high praise. 🙂 Liz x
Too bad the framelits and dots are on backorder!
It really is Karen, but I think we can see why! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Liz x