Welcome to another new challenge from The Paper Players! Last week was a fun week with a delightfully spring-y color combination, the week before that was Spring Theme and this week it’s….(drum roll please)…
Yup!! Definitely a trend going on here…seems like everyone is looking forward to spring!! And I am no exception, though I may be just a tad less enthusiastic than my friends in the east. As I write this post it is 88 degrees with a projected high tomorrow of 91 degrees. I had to break down and turn the air on!! I’m a bit afraid that this heat so early in the season is a harbinger of a long, very HOT summer to come! So…enough of that gloom and doom…spring is here and I can’t wait to see your clean and simple floral creations!!
I had the most fun picking this color combination out! I chose my envelope liner paper and then built from there. The colors are Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, and Summer Sunrise from Papertrey Inks…L-O-V-E!! I think that Simply Chartreuse might be my favorite color ever!!
The stamp and die set is called Flowers & Flourishes by Clearly Besotted Stamps. Because I don’t have enough flowers already, lol. I had the most fun arranging these. Do you see how I carried the stem of the flourish down onto the card base? And then, to balance it out, I let my pink die cut blooms burst over the edge of the top layer on the left hand side.
I played with my enamel dots for a long time, trying out colors and positions on my card, but I think I finally found a winning combination! And of course, I have applied liberal amounts of Wink of Stella to my flowers!!
Won’t you pop on over to see what the design team has cooked up for you today? I hope you will be inspired to play along with us…I can’t wait to see what you create!!
Products Used:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream and Simply Chartreuse by Papertrey Ink
Pattern Paper: Lost and Found: Breeze by My Mind’s Eye
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse, and Summer Sunrise by Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Flowers & Flourishes by Clearly Besotted Stamps
Dies: Flowers & Flourishes by Clearly Besotted Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!
Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia
Embellishments: Blue Jean, Cupcake and Tangerine Sprinkles by Doodlebug Designs and Wink of Stella
Very pretty, Shannon! I love the pretty colors that definitely say Spring. You’re of the Queen of CAS cards! I hope your weather moderates soon! Yikes! I can’t imagine reaching 90’s in March!
I love your cards! Inspiration abounds!
Thank you Barb!! I hope you stop back soon!
Beautiful card! So bright and cheerful yet so CAS. I haven’t tried any PTI inks yet but I do love the colors, so that may have to change soon 🙂
Beautiful flowers! I love the colors and design!
What a fabulous CAS card Shannon – I love the bold combination of colours and those enamel dots! Send some of that warm weather to me – this week in the UK it is cold, cold, cold so I will happily take it off your hands!!!
Stunning, Shannon! I adore the colors. I’m with you regarding the enamel dots. I can fiddle with them forever trying to get them in just the right place!
We have already turned the a/c on here as well. The humidity here has been exceptionally high for this time of the year, too. I never complain though, because we could have snow on the ground. Now let’s talk about your card!! Wowza! Love the cheery colors and all of that fabulous white space. Your card just makes me smile! I love it! 🙂
FABulous card, Shannon! I adore your color choices and am in love with these flowers. Every detail is perfect and I love how you carried the stamping and dies over the edge. Adds so much interest! Lovely card!
Shannon, this is beautiful! I LOL when I saw you picked your envelope liner first. I have done that before! These colors are just fantastic! Love the stamp set, too! This card makes me smile! XX
I love this. The flower cluster is gorgeous. Cx