Tracey is our hostess for the mid-May Color Hues Challenge, and she chose a color combo just perfect for my new Spellbinder’s pansy dies.
Spellbinder’s Pansy Seed Co. was April’s Small Die of the Month selection. I’m not a long-term member of the Spellbinder Clubs, but occasionally I join in order to get a die I want. That was true in March (that die is being saved for a granddaughter’s birthday in the fall,) so I was already a member and loved the pansies.
Spellbinder’s Pansy Seed Co. was April’s Small Die of the Month selection. I’m not a long-term member of the Spellbinder Clubs, but occasionally I join in order to get a die I want. That was true in March (that die is being saved for a granddaughter’s birthday in the fall) so I was already a member and loved the pansies.
I die cut all the pieces for the pansies and leaves from Bristol cardstock and ink blended them with finger daubers. Once they were assembled, I went looking for a container and came upon The Greetery’s Seagrass Basket. It was die cut from Papertrey Ink’s Weathervane and Dark Chocolate cardstocks. I added tiny little metal brads to attach the handle after weaving the pieces of the basket together.
Altenew’s Organic Linen 3-D Embossing Folder was lying on my table. It, too, is a new product and hadn’t even been put away, so I ran a piece of Simon Says Slate cardstock through it and attached it to a card base of the same color. After adding the basket to the card front, I arranged the pansies and leaves. The sentiment, from Pinkfresh Studio’s Beyond Happy, is gold embossed to pick up on the gold paper I used for the center of the pansies. I die cut two extras and layered them to give the sentiment a bit of dimension.
This is such a fun color combo, I hope you’ll join us in the gallery. It’s open until May 29th at 9:00 am so you have lots of time! If you’re looking for inspiration, check out the wonderful cards by the Design Team,
I’m sending this one to three challenges: The Four Seasons Challenge: Spring–pansies are one flower that can withstand our fluctuating temperatures, A Cut Above (Anything Goes for die cuts) and NBUS since the Pansy Seed Co. is new to me.
