Lemon Zest & a Whole Lot of Lovely

I’m home from my amazing journey to Thailand!  What a once-in-a-lifetime experience!  I’ll be sharing stories and pictures this week, but I have a fun card to share first.  I paired sentiments from the Lemon Zest stamp set with the oranges in the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper.  What fun!  Here’s my card:

Lemon Zest, Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up!, Brian KingTips, Tricks and Reminders

  • Simple Panels.  I love to create cards with simple panels that showcase either beautiful designs or gorgeous colors.  Sometimes a panel of solid color can give a perfect matting to a card.  For this card, which features a fun sentiment from Lemon Zest and a small orange from the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper, I let a large piece of orange-filled paper provide a great background.  I cut the front panel tall and thin to let the oranges show through as best I could.  What fun!
  • Whole Lot of Lovely.  I love the patterns in the new Whole Lot of Lovey Designer Series Paper. As I was first flipping through the pages of this gorgeous paper, I wondered how I could use this page of oranges – it’s been in the back of my mind since I first saw the paper.  This citrus-themed sentiment from Lemon Zest pairs perfectly with the oranges in this paper, don’t you think?  I snipped one of the smaller oranges from the paper for an accent on the front panel of the card.  Here’s a look at the pages in this paper:Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up!
  • Three Colors I Love.  Each of the three colors featured in this card (pulled right from the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper) are former My Current Favorite Color designees.  There was a time when I couldn’t use enough Pool Party, and I think I incorporated Tangerine Tango into every project for a three-month stretch a while back.  You know how that goes, right?  🙂  If you like this combination of blue, orange and green, please save this:Stampin' Up! Color Inspiration: Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizzazz

Stamp Sets:  Lemon Zest  Papers:  Whole Lot of Lovely, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White  Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Tangerine Tango  Accessories:  Stampin’ Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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14 Comments

  1. Glad you had a great time. Stampin’ Up! knows how to spoil!
    Love the color combination of Soft Sky and Pear Pizzazz and use it a lot. Now, I’ll try adding the Tangerine Tango. Nice.

  2. I love that paper….and Yep that sentiment and image are perfect with it! Pretty card! Welcome home!

  3. Jennifer Spiller

    Love this so very much!!!!

  4. So pretty ! Love this paper ! As I said earlier on another blog ….that is why I LOVE PAPER SHARES ! You get some of all dsp offerings and I am loving SU `s dsp sets this time !!
    Just look at the colors ! Cute card !
    Welcome home Brian !! What a trip !

  5. Welcome back!

  6. Welcome back Brian, looking forward to seeing your photos. Beautiful card!

  7. Wow! Really gorgeous with that rich paper and single orange above the sentiment.

  8. As always your card is so pretty! Welcome home!

  9. Beautiful Color Combination!

  10. Just a fabulous card Brian. The color combo is perfect and the saying says it all! So glad you are home safely. Can’t wait to hear about your adventures.

  11. Great card, love this sentiment!

  12. Glad you are home safely. I was in Thailand in March and LOVED it!
    I love this card. It is simple but makes a big impact and I want to CASE it as soon as my Lemon Zest arrives. I am writing up my cutting instructions so I’ll be ready and just wanted to check one of my measurements. I am guessing the Whisper White panel is about 2 x 3 -3/4 . Does that seem right? Thanks for the continuing inspiration.

  13. I love everything about this card from the dsp to the sentiment it’s perfection.

  14. Spectacular card design! I have had that paper sitting on my desk for weeks trying to figure out a card front. Your design is just the inspiration I needed!

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