Orange Flower in Green Foliage

When I saw Beverly's card (here) using the current sketch at CAS Sketches and Colours I fell in love with it! I couldn't help but CASE her card and the only reason I that kept me from using some thread is that I didn't want to downright copy her...

As you can see I was in a tropical kind of mood...

Stamps: leaf for background is an unknown, unmounted stamp
Dies: My Favorite Things (flowers, scalloped rectangle)

I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking for a way to add a sentiment and picking out one that would fit. In the end I decided to leave it like that. Not every card needs a sentiment IMHO...


Challenges:

CAS Colors and Sketches #269 - Sketch






Just Us Girls Challenge #438 - Photo Inspiration






Thanks for stopping by! Hope your week will be a fabulous one...

Be well and keep in touch!

Two Leafy Birthday Cards

The photo collage at the current Ellen Hutson Pin-Sight Challenge inspired me. Look at it:






The colors are so pretty but I probably wouldn't have thought of using them on my own! To match them as closely as possible I actually used paint chips (is that what they are called? I am drawing a blank...) Cut some leaves and and while playing around found two layouts that I liked. So I cut more leaves and made two cards. The first one uses the sketch from CAS Colors and Sketches #166.





Introducing card no. 1...

And a different view so that you can better see the gold foil cardstock...

Stamp: Winnie & Walter (sentiment), My Favorite Things (background)
Dies: Essential by Ellen (leaf), birthday unknown 
Other: gold mirror cardstock (Marco's)


Coming up... card no. 2...

Materials used the same except the background stamp is by Impression Obsession and the tiny "Happy" is by Hero Arts.
For some reason I felt like mounting the panel at an angle.

What do you think?

I am so glad you came over for a visit! Hope your week is going to be fabulous!

Hugs,