Bright Orange Lace Flower Card

Nothing quite says spring like a pop of fresh, radiant color. Send a spring greeting to a loved one when you make the Bright Orange Lace Flower Card. This gorgeous spring card uses complementary colors to really make the floral image pop off the page. Handmade card ideas like these are perfect to celebrate the warmer weather because now is when colorful flowers are beginning to grow! Inspire a loved one and give them a touch of spring excitement with this sweet orange card.

Materials:

• WorldWin ColorMates (Deep Orange Dream)
• ColorMates Textured Denim (Aqua Denim)
• Spellbinders Decorative Fancy Tags 2 Folder
• Tsukineko VersaMagic ink (Persimmon)
• Memory Box Die - Meridian Border
• Unity Stamp Co. Bloom and Simplify Stamp Set
• VersaFine Ink
• Patterned Paper (Webster's Pages)
• Versamark ink
• Heat Gun
• Green Embossing Powder
• Faber-Castell Gelatos
• White Cardstock
• Memento ink
• Copic Markers
• Scissors
• Glitter
• Orange Crystals (Zva Creative CRW-03CB-146)
• May Arts Ribbon 444-58-28

Instructions:

1.  Cut a 5 x7" card base from WorldWin ColorMates (Deep Orange Dream).

2. Emboss a 4.75" x 6.75" piece of ColorMates Textured Denim (Aqua Denim), using the Spellbinders Decorative Fancy Tags 2 folder.

3.  Rub Tsukineko VersaMagic ink (Persimmon) over the raised areas.

4.  Cut two borders from the orange cardstock using Memory Box die (Meridian Border).

5.  Stamp the word text from Unity Stamp Co.( Bloom and Simplify stamp set), using VersaFine ink onto panel of patterned paper (Webster's Pages).

6.  Stamp slightly over the text with the flower from the same set, using VersaMark ink.

7.  Heat emboss with a green powder.

8.  Use Faber-Castell Gelatos to color in the leaves and stem.

9.  Stamp a second flower image on white cardstock , using Memento ink.

10.  Color flower with Copic markers and cut out.  Apply to card.

11.  Add glitter to the flower center and finish with orange crystals (Zva Creative CRW-03CB-146)

12.  Assemble card as shown.  Finish with a bow (May Arts Ribbon 444-58-28)