Colour Block Fern

Hi everyone.  My plan this year as to use up some of the reams of patterned paper I have purchased over the past several years ... some of which is just sitting there collecting dust.  So far I've managed to make a few cards this year with patterned paper, but really need to step it up ... at least I managed to use three pieces today - yay! :)

This card is a CASE (copy and share everything) of one that I've had pinned for over a year.  Check out this beauty by Doni High - love it!!  The changes I made was to add a third background panel and change the colors.  This is also for three challenges ... first, the CAS #265 challenge at Splitcoaststampers (you must be a member to join in - membership is FREE!).  The challenge is to use Color Blocking.  I interpreted it a little different, using the designer paper as my color blocks ... oh, and the added challenge was to include a die-cut or punch - this is one of my favorite Cheery Lynn dies that I own.  I love the design of this paper (it's all from the same set) ... earthy, vintage and masculine - perfect match for the fern die-cut.  I'm also entering this into the CAS on Sunday challenge #29 - One Layer Wonder.  It's not often I make one-layer cards ... something else that I need to work on.  And I'm also adding this to the Less Is More Challenge #164 - Three (there are three background panels).

This was a quick and easy card.  I sponged around all three pieces with dark brown ink to tie them together, and then popped up the middle and top panel.  I glued the fern in place.

Stamps:  Bitty Birthday (SU!)
Paper:  White (Neenah); Generations (Simple Stories); Early Espresso (SU!)
Ink:  Early Espresso (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Fern die (Cheery Lynn), sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Challenges:
CAS #265 - color blocking
CAS on Sunday #29 - OLW
Less Is More #164 - Three