After going through my paper scraps I picked out several different shades of yellow and using a new Spellbinders die set called Be Leave Me, I proceeded to die cut the elements. I paper pieced the flowers to fit the challenge as well as adding the largest element to a black piece. I wanted some contrast between the flowers, leaves and background so I chose a cream yellow for the leaf outline and added it to a yellow green paint swatch. Using a glitter paper pad from Scrapbook.com I found a yellow green that works for the background and I dry embossed it using a brocade folder. I also cut a flourish from the same glitter pad and then added some gold gems for the center of the flowers. As I’m not sure yet of how I will use the card I’ve left off a sentiment and, in fact, may just add something inside rather than on the front.
Thanks for sharing some time with me today.
Lavender House Creations 
Very pretty. I like the die cuts. I agree – it doesn’t need a sentiment. A message on the inside would be perfect.
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Thanks Judy. I’m glad you had a fun day on the weekend.
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Awesome die cuts and design. The sparkly embossed layer is lovely. I like it without a sentiment.
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Thanks, that sparkly layer was not easy to cut. I find glitter papers don’t cut well even on a paper cutter.
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Pretty, pretty, pretty!!! Love the die cuts, design and sparkly embossed background. That sort of covers it all, doesn’t it?
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Thanks Gerry. I embossed the sparkly piece just to see how it would look and decided it was quite nice when done.
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Such a pretty card! Love all the shades of color and that sparkly background! Thanks for joining us at Color Hues.
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Thanks – I enjoy playing and trying to use the colours creatively.
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The black and yellows look great together. This is a very pretty card and certainly doesn’t need a sentiment on the front.
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