Hello, Honey Bee friends! Today I'm sharing this sweet card that features the new Lovely Layers: Citrus! I love just about everything lemon flavored and also the color yellow, so I paired the yellow with two more of my favorite colors: blue and green!!
First I cut out lemons from the Lovely Layers: Citrus dies from some bright lemony yellow cardstock. I chose a pretty green for the leaves and stems and brown cardstock for the branch. The flowers are from white cardstock.
I cut two of the Lovely Layers: Citrus branches, just mainly for more dimension, from brown cardstock and glued the two layers together.
Next I used blending brushes to add coordinating green and yellow inks to add some shading to the lemons and leaves. I used the leftover ink of the yellow brush to color the flower centers. Then I used Bee Creative glue to adhere the lemons, leaves, and flowers to the Lovely Layers: Citrus branch.
For the background, I used one of my favorite stencils, the Vintage Flourish stencil! I noticed that this stencil is in the retiring section (sad face, haha) and is at a reduced price! I used a beautiful and vibrant blue to color through the stencil with a blending brush onto white cardstock.
I trimmed the stenciled panel to 4-¼" x 5-½" and glued it to an A2 card base. To adhere the Lovely Layers: Citrus lemon branch to my card I used various foam adhesives including Bee Creative Foam tape, Bee Creative Honeycomb Foam, and foam squares. I used different adhesives because it just depended on where I was putting the adhesive and what size I needed. Do you use different adhesives too?
Next I stamped two of the sentiments from the Sweetest Bunch stamp set with black pigment ink. Then I cut out both sentiments with the coordinating Sweetest Bunch Honey Cuts. I added most flower and leaf die cuts (Lovely Layers: Citrus) to tuck under the left edge of one sentiment. Both sentiments are popped up with foam squares.
I love the Amalfi Coast vibes I achieved with the beautiful blue Vintage Flourish stenciled background and the Citrus lemons!
I hope you've enjoyed my bright and summer card using the beautiful Lovely Layers: Citrus set! I really appreciate you stopping by! See you back here next week with more inspiration from the Perfect Picnic release!