Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Citrus Birthday Card

Hi everyone.  Today is my friend's (Anita in France) birthday.  I hope that she has received this card in time. :)  Happy Birthday Anita!!

I dug through my stash of partly started cards.  I have several of them, including this beauty that I made during last May's retreat.  My friend Bonnie brought some Nuvo Mousse to share with the group and I just couldn't resist playing with this gorgeous Citrus Green colour.  I spread it with a spatula through a flower stencil and sprinkled with chunky glitter while it was still soft.  I wish you could see the sparkle --- it's awesome.

I had a few areas where the mousse went under the stencil, so I fussy-cut it out and glued it onto a fresh card base ... problem solved. :)  I added a simple black sentiment banner with white heat embossing.

Close-up ...

Thanks for coming by for a visit!







Stamps:  Simply Sentiments (Lawn Fawn)
Paper:  White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  Bloom stencil (Mayco); Citrus Green Mousse (Nuvo), palette knife, Diamond Dust glitter (Twinklets); white embossing powder, heat tool


28 comments:

Julie B said...

Well rescued, I wouldn't have been able to tell if you hadn't said anything!
Love the lime green colour too. :)

Mac Mable said...

What a stunner of a card and I love the vibrancy of the lime green. A fabulous stencil, great to add the chunky glitter and a fabulous save. Loving this one Loll and I bet Anita will too x.

Viv said...

Fabulous card Loll!

Liz said...

Wonderful card, Loll! xx

Brenda said...

Oh I do love the color of this mousse and I love this card Loll! I'm sure Anita will love it too. Gosh, I didn't even notice that you cut it out and glued onto a card base. It looks great and the black sentiment strip just pops with the lime green color. Gorgeous! Hugs, Brenda

Linda said...

WOW! This looks amazing .... the colour is gorgeous!! And like Julie said, well rescued ..... if you hadn't said anything I would never have guessed! xx

I Card Everyone said...

A marvelous card, for a fabulous friend, Loll!! Wow, this is some spectacular mousse, my friend!!
=]

Maria said...

Wow! How gorgeous! Lovely color with the fab mousse! I’m sure Anita loves it!

Pat said...

That's a reallty zingy colour Loll and the added chunky glitter has really given it sparkle and shine, and until you said had not even noticed that you had cut it out and added it to another card. The white embossed black sentiment strip stands out and gives great contrast on the finished card. x

Leslie Miller said...

This looks amazing, Loll! I'm a fan of this citrus green color. Good save by cutting it out. I would love to have something this pretty in my card parts drawer!

Christine Alexander said...

Love that citrus green Loll, love the card and great save fussy cutting around the edges :)

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous Citrus Green Mousse stenciled flower with your black sentiment, Loll. Love the color and texture of your fussy cut flower. TFS my friend. Hugs..Nancy

Susan said...

That Citrus Green colour is so vibrant! Great idea to fussy cut and give it more dimension!

Darnell said...

This is gorgeous, Lolly! I'm sure the schparkle is amazing and I'm sure Anita loved it and this special dedicated birthday post just for her!! Hugs, Dolly

kiwimeskreations said...

this is magnificent Loll - love that colour, and the sparkle shows just enough in the second photo to get an idea of just how gorgeous it must be IRL
Blessings
Maxine

Brenda in IN said...

Wow, what a great color that mousse is. I'm glad you were able to save it because it makes a wonderful card for Anita.

Carol L said...

This is so elegant and simply fabulous! I'm sure Anita loved this one!

Marcia Hill said...

Oh Loll...this is absolutely GORGEOUS!! I love that color and just the simple black banner/sentiment totally finishes the card off beautifully!! I'm sure Anita was smiling ear to ear when she opened this beauty!! :0)

Trina P. said...

So striking and vibrant. I’m a fan of lime green, but would never have been able to pull it off as a stand alone colour on a card as beautiful as this. I’m sure Anita loved it!

Anita in France said...

Thank you so much, once again, Loll ... for this truly gorgeous card and your sweet wishes! As I have this IRL, I can certainly attest to the stunning sparkle. Actually, the sun is shining on it on the mantlepiece as I type ... and it's positively magical! Merci mille fois! Hugs, Anita :)

Bonnie said...

This flower is amazing, Loll! I'm glad to see that mousse put to such good use!

aussie aNNie said...

Vibrant and stunning, love your makes and the tip in the link below as well..

Thanks for you lovely comment on my laminated card.xx

Ros Crawford said...

OMG this certainly has the WOW factor... I love it! Great fussy cutting too!

TK said...

Beautiful green, and shimmer too! Anita will be thrilled, I'm sure!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Wow, this is gorgeous, Loll! I see the beautiful shine in the picture but I'm sure it's shinier and more sparkly in real life. I love the black sentiment popping against this beautiful Citrus Green bloom!
Hideko xx

Robyn Oliver said...

A gorgeous stunner Loll, yummy Nuvo paste colour too

Debbie said...

Gorgeous card, Loll. That floral stencil has such presence and your citrus colored Nuvo mousse adds a beautiful, unexpected quality to this CAS beauty. LOVE it!

BożenA said...

A beautiful card that brought a lot of sunshine to your friend, Loll. Thank you for the advice on what to do when not everything goes according to plan. Such advice is priceless.
Hugs,
BożenA