Flowers Fair Card ~ Color Dare #701

It's time for another color challenge from our team at Color Dare. Every Friday we give you a new palette of color to get you started on a project. For this challenge you must use at least TWO of the colors shown in our graphic. There are Free colors we let you use with the challenge colors. DO NOT add any colors beyond what is in our graphic. 

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below our graphic. Most of all, have fun!

My design ended up using all 3 colors plus Black and White. I love how bright it turned out! 

Starting with the Product of the Month for April: Eyelet Blooms I created some pretty layers. The die cut layer for the flowers is actually a little peek at a new item coming in May! It's the Sweet Words & Labels Dies and I love all the different looks we'll be able to create with these dies! 

HINT: to remove all the little pieces of card stock our Take Your Pick Tool with the Brush Tip work really well! Just run it back and forth on the back and the pieces will come out of the die! No poking involved. Also, the flat tip works great for placing gems.

The flowers are stamped in our NEW HYBRID Basic Black ink. Yes....another peek at a product coming May 5th! The Hybrid pad is going to give us versatility with being able to color with markers and watercolors! Just stamp, wait a bit for it to dry then color away!

I love this technique of coloring the flowers then adding color to the background. The colors for this challenge lended itself perfectly to this technique! The blue looks like sky surrounding the flowers. By the way, this is only a very small part of the image. The stamp is full size but you don't always need to use it all.

Once colored in I die cut and popped it up on dimensionals. I love how the red shows through the eyelet die cut! 

Direct link to Color Dare #701

How will you use our challenge colors? We can't wait to find out!

Michelle Loncar

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Eclipse Card

Today I thought I'd try the Eclipse Card Fun Fold I've seen online. It really suite a pretty landscape type DSP but I look forward to trying it with any pretty pattern paper that speaks to me. 

The idea is quite simple: Trim your DSP to the size you want. Mine is 3-3/4" x 5". I also cut a piece of the dark green CS to the same size as a base for the eclipse. 

Now you cut your DSP into 1/2" strips. Keep the strips in order as you cut for when you assemble the eclipse.

Now you're ready to make the eclipse!

Starting at one end I glued the first strip to the CS. Using a scrap piece of CS 1/2" wide I used it as a place holder for the next spot and glued the 3rd piece of DSP onto the CS. Move your place holder and glue down the 5th piece of DSP and keep going this way until all the "flat" pieces are glued down. 

Now you're ready for the remains strips that are popped up with foam Dimensionals. I used the Mini Dimensionals. Working with the 2nd strip I added the Dimensionals then lined it up and put it in the place between strips 1 and 3. Take strip 4 I added the Dimensionals and placed it between strips 3 and 5. Keep going until all strips are in place. Doesn't this create a beautiful look?

Finish the card front as you wish. I kept mine simple to let the scene to the talking!

Inside the card I added a piece of the light CS and stamped a message. The added ribbon is a simple accent and ties the front and inside together.

Why not give this Fun Fold a try? It's not as hard as it may seem and you'll love sharing a card with this technique!

Michelle Loncar

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What's Up Wednesday ~ Cute As A Bug Diorama Card

Welcome to What's Up Wednesday! This week I have a fun What's Up project called a Diorama Card. I made this card as part of a Make & Take at our local Team Meeting. It's a 3D card that fold flat and is still the size of an A2 card (5-1/2" x 4-1/4"). Let's dive in.....

Card Base:

For this card we started with a CS base 7-1/2" x 4-1/4". This piece is scored along the long side at 1-1/8", 2-1/4", 5-1/4" & 6-3/8". 

You'll also need one front strip in matching CS 1" x 5-1/4"

DSP (Designer Series Paper):

• 7/8" x 5-1/8" (glue to front strip)
• 2 pieces coordinating DSP 1" x 4-1/8" (glue to opposite sides facing out)
• 2 pieces coordinating DSP 1" x 4-1/8" (glue to opposite sides facing in)

Basic White CS:

• 1 piece 2-7/8" x 4-1/8" (stamp and glue to center of base) *wait to glue if you want to write a message first.

Once you've done all the cutting and scoring glue the various pieces as shown in the photo above. Of course you can use any colors and DSP you like. This particular card has only a stamped sentiment. The rest of the decorations are die cut images from the DSP paper sheet with all the bugs. The coordinating dies fit the images on the DSP! 

When you're ready to add the band across the bottom add glue to the outside ends only and glue to the card. You want the middle space on the band to be free. Add your die cuts to the band and even tuck some behind the band for fun! For this card we used Mini Dimensionals to pop them up. 

A bow tied with Linen Thread was added with a glue Dot. Gems would make a nice addition, too. 

When you want to put it in an envelope gently flatten the card to the left or right. Now it's going to fit in the envelope!

I hope you enjoyed learning about this Fun Fold. I know I did. Give it a try and see what you think. 

Michelle Loncar

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Diamond Flap Fun Fold Card

This past weekend I was at a Team Meeting with my local group. The Team Leader was very gracious and adopted me since I didn't have any of my actual team in my area. It's a great group and I'm so thankful to be adopted! I still connect with my actual team online since they are long distance. It's really the best of both worlds! 

Anyway, at the Team Meeting one of the things we do is called Make & Takes. Several of the members volunteer to prep and teach a project. It's always fun to learn something new. 

This card is one of the Make & Takes and it was not only easy but just think of all the different looks you could create with this pattern!

Start with an A2 card base with a side fold on the short end. Fold the front to the center fold. Open and make a tick mark at 2-1/8". Cut from the fold to the tick mark on each side creating a point on the card front. 

Use DSP (3" x 4") for the left side of the front. On this card a white square of CS (3") goes on top with the square lined up with the point of the card front. Layer on top of this as you like. 

Here, the sentiment is a banner with a notch cut on the right end and popped up on a foam Dimensional. 

Some flowers, leaves were stamped and die cut for decorating. a tiny Pearl was added to the one flower center.

On the inside of the card there is an embossed panel that shows on the front, too. It adds so much great details! Another piece of DSP was added to the inside with a narrow strip of CS for fun. 

See it's not as hard as you'd think! Why not give it a try?

Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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Greenery Lane Card ~ Color Dare #700

Do you know what Friday means? Well, it does mean a lot of things, but here it means a new challenge from our Color Dare Team! This week we're giving you 4 colors and you must use at least 3 of them. There are some Free color you can add if you like. Check the graphic below for that info. DO NOT add any extra colors beyond those in the graphic.

Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join our challenge use the direct link below the graphic.

My card uses all 4 of the colors in our challenge. I love the Greenery Lane Washi Tape. the leaves can create a lush look when grouped together. You can also use them alone as an accent. Here I have done both and added a lush accent to the arched layers. I added a few die cut flowers in the dark blue so I could add that color to the palette. Night of Navy Two tone CS was used so there would be a light and dark shade to the flowers.

The white arch layer has embossed lines. I die cut the arch then used my Paper Trimmer and Scoring Blade to emboss the lines every 1/4". It adds such a nice detail don't you think? 

On this layer I also used a die cut circle for the sentiment. Both the Arched layers and the circle are popped up with Dimensionals. This gives a nice depth to the design but also makes it easy to slip the leaves under that layer. 

The flowers and rhinestones are easy to place using the Take Your Pick Tool. There are changeable tips for this tool. Using the putty tip you can pick up the flowers and place them on the dot of glue. With the stylus tip you can lift the gems off the carrier sheet and place them wherever you like on your project. This tool is a must have in my supplies!

Direct link to Color Dare #700

Now it's your turn to use the colors in our graphic to create a project. We love seeing how our color inspire you and can't wait to find out what you create! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

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