Patterns & colors, 5 x 7 easel card, Pinkfresh Studios August Challenge

 Aloha, friends,

Pinkfresh Studios has a challenge right now about utilizing patterns as well as several colors they chose. I used lots of patterns: Swiss dot, strips, arches, ombre coloring, rectangles and diagonal scoring. I used 3 of the 5 color choices. The challenge is over tonight at midnight.

I started by blending an ombre aqua to create a teal to aqua color background. I die cut this with strip dies, then die cut the strips with an arch die. Carefully, I adhered the arch cut strips into a spaced arch shape over a peach color layer. The peach color panel was previously embossed with a Swiss dot folder. I put the rectangle outline die cut leftover piece, also ombre blended, around the strips design. All of this went onto a diagonal hand-scored white panel, then onto an aqua panel, and again onto another soft peach color layer. This went onto a 5' x 7" white easel card base. 

I die cut a long leafy branch and adhered it to the right side of the strip panel. After stenciling color onto a floral bouquet with a lemon, I adhered this with foam over the branch and strip cut background. I added the "friend" sentiment on adhesive foam, and used double sided tape to add a gold heat embossed butterfly onto vellum also backed with a butterfly white die cut. I finally added aqua and peach color panels to the bottom of the easel card with another stacked sentiment "just because" to act as the stopper for the top portion of the easel card. For the final step, I added some iridescent sequins in a semi circle along the right side of the design. 

I took this one outside since it was such a pretty day.

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Card Ingredients

Products by Pinkfresh Studios

• Citrus Bloom Stamps/Dies/Stencils (small bouquet)
• Color Block Strip Dies (strips and mini rectangle frame)
• Phrase Builder Stamps/Dies "Hello" set (main sentiment)
• Curvy Foliage Die (leafy branch in background)
• Happy Blooms Frame (border for stopper sentiment)
• Dahlia Bunch (just because sentiment on bottom)
• Inks (peach colors)

Products also used

• Infinity Arch Dies by Hero Arts
• Color Cardstock by Stampin' Up
• White Cardstock by Hammermill and Neenah Classic Crest 110#
• Sizzix 49th & Market Engraved Wings Stamps & Framlit Dies (butterfly)
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder
• Ranger Fine Detailed God Embossing Powder
• Simon Says Stamp Premium Vellum
• Inks VersaFine Black and Stampin' Up Teals to Aquas
• Stampin' Up iridescent sequins

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Easel Thank You with Post-It Note Pads

MIUM Challenge at StampTV, STV14MON24
(click HERE to see the challenge)

Tricia is hostessing the challenge at StampTV this week, and I am so very glad to be able to play along. We need to pop up at least one flower, so both the daisy tops are fussy cut and popped.

This is an easel card made for my nurse care manager. She works very hard to ensure all her patients try to get care and answers and I appreciate her even with all the red tape and brick walls that somehow find their way into our healthcare system.

I made the box big enough for two pads of Post It notes so a pink one is on the bottom and blue on the top. Behind the front panel is a decorative hidden panel with a note and images for the recipient.

This is the video I watched to remind me of the measurements, then I tweaked some of the layer sizes & box---

Easel Card

Stamp Sets: Birds & Blossoms by Theresa Momber for Gina K. Designs, and Assorted Greetings, also by GKD.
Cardstock and Designer Paper by GKD, Pure Luxury and Shabby Chic Spring
Spellbinder Circle and Scalloped Circle dies
SU Modern Label punch
Fiskars Scallop edge punch
Corner Rounder punch
Inks: Memento & Copic Markers
Sakura Clear, Gold, Aqua and Orange glitter pens; Wink of Stella in clear
Teal organdy ribbon, teal pearls and amber rhinestones from Want2Scrap, adhesive pop dots, lots of Scor Tape, two "Post-It" note pads in pink and blue

Thank you for stopping by!!!