This is my sample for CC686. I am your hostess this week and I have chose melon mambo, lemon-lime twist and black for my color trio. Dessert Option this week is a Mother's Day card for all of us last minute stampers. Hand raised here-guilty (LOL)!!!
My card this week started with the Viva la Verve sketch for May. I thought it was a good one to showcase my orchid for Mom. The orchid die is part of the Mother's Day release from CottageCutz.
I am a big fan of orchids and have 3 plants. One of them is in bloom right now. To get a bit of color variation on the orchid bloom, I cut the sepal (3 leaves in background) in melon mambo and the petals and lip in white and sponged with melon mambo ink. The tiny center is called a column and that is cut in melon mambo cardstock. Love the detail on the CottageCutz dies.
The background heart paper is from BoBunny "head over Heels" collection. I like the distressed look of the paper. The black striped paper is from the Stampin'-Up "color me irresistible" collection. The flag banner I cut in melon mambo then used a heart embossing folder and sponged the hearts with white chalk ink.
I finished off my card with my sentiment and then added some lemon-lime sequins and melon mambo candy dots.
I hope you can play along with us this week. If your Mother's Day cards are finished, you can use the colors to create another type card.
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Mon, May 07, 2018 @ 7:39 PM
Wow, Mary, this is gorgeous, and I love the Verve sketch for your card. It's perfect! What a stunning way to use the colors, and I love the pop of Lemon Lime Twist for the orchid! I LOVE it! Hugs! xoxo
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13920
Mon, May 07, 2018 @ 10:31 PM
What a wonderful Mother's Day card, Mary! The orchid die cut is so realistic, and so beautiful in these colors. Thanks for pointing out that sketch to me; I think it's very pretty and would be fun to work with. Love the sequins and the enamel dots. Great finishing touches to a pretty card!
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Registered: September 7, 2007 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 43141
Tue, May 08, 2018 @ 3:38 AM
What an adorable dainty orchid!!! I love the dramatic circle backdrop too! Beautiful!! Thanks again for helping me last night....and all the gazillion other nights too!!
Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31437
Tue, May 08, 2018 @ 11:49 AM
Such a lovely card and a great job with the sketch! I like to make Mother's Day cards with orchids, too, because I like to use the saying "Glad I'm Y'orchid". Hehe!