Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - From Little Seeds

  

Hello and welcome,

It's Stamping 2nd Sunday latest blog hop for April and for this month the design team will be showcasing the theme 'From Little Seeds' in our projects for either Spring or Autumn. Make sure you click on the list of participants which will be at the end of this blog.

As I don't really have any stamp sets with Autumn leaves in them, so i decided to use the Sweet Citrus Bundle and new Stampin' Up! products from the Annual Catalogue for 2023 to 2024. The Sweet Citrus Bundle is currently in the Mini Catalogue Jan - April 2023 and will be carrying over into the new catalogue. 

For my two projects I went with lemons and limes which are currently in abundance at the moment in Melbourne. They are so versatile when it comes to cooking or for adding to your drinks.

Here's the list of the new Stampin' Up! products which will be available to customers as of 2nd May 2023

Lemon Lolly Cardstock 161729, Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad 161666, Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock 144250, Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad 147145 and Nested Essentials Dies 161597 they are amazing! Lemon Lolly is a new color which is part of the Subtles Collection and we welcome back Lemon Lime Twist which is part of the Brights Collection.

Lemon Birthday Card

I just love the bright happy colours used for this card and I was so excited to try out Lemon Lolly with Daffodil Delight and Tahitian Tide for my colour palette. I think they go well together.

I embossed Lemon Lolly cardstock with the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder and added Daffodil Delight ink with the Blending Brush. First I stamped the lemon rinds in Lemon Lolly ink and added Daffodil Delight ink with the Sponge Dauber and stamped onto Basic White cardstock. I did the same technique with the lemon segments. Then die-cut the images out.

The flower images from the Sweet Citrus Stamp Set are gorgeous as in a stamped background or adding sweet flowers as embellishments in watercolor. I used two of the Nested Essentials Dies to form a layered look and give the card some dimension. I used the Good Feelings Stamp Set for the sentiment and layered over the lemons and surrounding watercolor flowers.

To finish off the card I added Tahitian Tide Baker's Twine layered with more lemons, flowers and leaves. The sentiment was fussy cut out and placed over the lemons.

Lime Thank You Card

Well, what can I say! Lemon Lime Twist is back and it's perfect for the lime Thank You card. To create the lime ombre background, I used Lemon Lime Twist cardstock started blending in with Garden Green, Parakeet Party and finished off with Lemon Lime Twist. Then I stamped the flower images using Parakeet Party ink. 

It's the same technique for the limes as above for the lemons. Starting with Parakeet Party for the rinds, adding a little of Garden Green and stamp onto Basic White cardstock. Then for the lime segments stamp in Lemon Lime Twist, add Parakeet Party and Garden Green ink.

I used the same technique for the sentiment, stamp the image in Lemon Lime Twist and add the other greens with the sponge Dauber. I used another new image from the Nested Essentials Dies and die-cut out in Basic White cardstock. Stamped the flowers in Lemon Lime Twist onto the cardstock.

To finish off the card I added the limes, watercolor flowers and Parakeet Party Baker's Twine.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, I would so love to hear your thoughts on my projects by leaving a comment below.

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Happy Stamping

Vicki Boucher

To see all of the amazing projects by the Stamping Sunday Design Team please click on their names below.