I smooshed the background panel with a mix of Worn Lipstick distress ink and Delicate Gold ink. I used gold foil card stock to die-cut the sweet pot of hearts, Plant Our Love from Penny Black. To finish, I added a white sentiment banner at the bottom, heat embossed in gold with Smile from the Stampendous Spring Sentiment set. The panel is popped up to add some dimension.
This was a quick and easy card to make, although it took me a while to figure out what die to use with the background. :)
Here's a close-up ...
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Stamps: Spring Sentiments (Stampendous)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.); Gold Foil card stock (Tonic)Ink: Worn Lipstick distress Ink; Versamark
Accessories: water mister, Plant our Love die (Penny Black), gold embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool
Challenges:
Beautiful card for the challenge. That pink is so pretty as a landing for your gold heart blooms.
ReplyDeleteWhat a really pretty design Loll and love the soft pink and gold for the background and the gold die cut pot and heart branches go beautifully..gorgeous! x
ReplyDeleteSure to cause a smile, Loll! Worked for me...
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So sweet with those tiny hearts! Love the combination of pink and gold for the smooshed background.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Loll! I Love this darling CAS card. I think the tiny pot is adorable and your background looks wonderful too. Thanks for choosing Color Hues to play along with, we really appreciate it! Take care!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Loll, I do love pink too. Enjoy your day Robyn
ReplyDeleteLove the background Loll, goes beautifully with the gold diecuts, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful pink smooshed background for your gold shiny die cut hearts and pot image, Lolly. Love your sweet gold sentiment too. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteThe gold smooshed with the pink looks fantastic, Loll, and that little pot of gold hearts is adorable.
ReplyDeleteWhat a spectacular background and love the gold pot of hearts with this. The background and die cut work together beautifully. It may be simple but it's the idea that is often so hard. This is a gorgeous card, Loll!
ReplyDeleteYour smooshed background is just lovely, and the gold pot of hearts is delightful! Such a fun CAS card; thanks for joining us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteThat pot of hearts is just the sweetest thing, and looks so pretty against your smooshed background Loll! The effect of the gold ink along with the pink in the background is spectacular! Thanks so much for sharing your sweet card with us at Color Hues!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous background for these elegant golden hearts, Lolly! Beautiful card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteYour pot of pretty little hearts made me smile! Darling card, Loll!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to find this sweet card in the Color Hues gallery Loll ! It really made me smile!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Color Hues!
You know how much I love a good background and this pink one is a perfect backdrop for that stunning gold pot of hearts. Oh Loll this is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun heart plant! Love the die and your pretty smooshing, of course
ReplyDeleteA wonderful background to set the gorgeous pot of flowers against Loll. It certainly made me smile to see it
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Maxine
Beautiful card, love the pink and gold.
ReplyDeleteLove your smooshed background to your fab gold foliage and pot and thanks for linking up to Color Hues too! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful smooshed background and what a fun pot of hearts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling card, Lolly! I love the pink and gold background behind the glam pot of gold flowers! Love, Dolly
ReplyDeleteOh I do love that background Loll!!! Pink and gold are really pretty together. You found the perfect die to use on this gorgeous background too, such a cute little pot and the heart plant is so sweet. Love it! It sure makes me smile! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteYour gold hearts look FABULOUS against that beautiful background Loll...CAS perfection my friend!! So glad you joined us at Color Hues!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeletePerfect CAS, I love this beautiful card with its amazing background. The golden bouquet looks so elegant!
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BożenA
Happy New Year Loll!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautifully CAS and I love the colours you've used for the background (I must confess I'm a bit of a pink girl myself!)
Gorgeous little die cut too xx
I love this one, you chose the perfect die for that brilliant soft background xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely heart plant card you made, using the challenge colors, Loll! The soft pink smooshed background is perfect for the sweet pot of hearts. The shine of the gold foil and heat-embossing is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteHideko xx
Ohhh, that background is so pretty! I love the gold in it. You chose the perfect die to go with your pink. This card speaks sweetness all over it!
ReplyDeleteLove your soft pink background for your bucket of flowery hearts. Great card xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty and adorable! Fab background… I’m always in awe of your smooshing.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty in these colors Loll, love the sweet hearts on the stems! Xx
ReplyDeleteSo sweet, pink and gold are such a lovely combination
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