With another turn of the calendar my hopes for summer increase dramatically! I'm the hostess for the new Color Hues Challenge and I chose:
Clearly I'm hoping for lots of sunshine and bright blue skies--and my happy card reflects my optimism.
Although I've posted some cards using the Spellbinders Fresh Picked Buttercups, it was actually purchased with this color combination in mind. I die cut a bundle of the buttercups from yellow cardstock and used some Distress Ink to add some dimension to the centers. Brown is always an accepted neutral for the Color Hues Challenge so I chose that for the centers of the buttercups. For a background I chose the Reverse Confetti Center Circle Cover Pattern. I love the stitched details and the circle was a great place to arrange the blooms.
I added dimensional tape behind the cover plate, and some dimensional dots beneath some of the buttercups. I used the same cardstock and Distress Ink to create an ombre look for the die cut sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio's Scripted Greetings. The sub-sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Scripted stamp set. A few gold pearls from Pinkfresh finished it off.
I hope you'll find time to join us in the gallery at Color Hues which will be open until June 14th. Be sure to stop by the blog for inspiration from my very talented friends on the Design Team!
