I have always loved a good pun, & when I saw this card on Pinterest, I thought, I've got to make one myself. I used the "Color Layering Orchid in a Pot" stamps & coordinating dies from Hero Arts (discontinued) for my flower. Because of the relatively large sizes of the various elements, I made my card about 4-1/4x7-1/4"
I found some reference photos for orchids online, & one that had yellow & magenta petals with white centers intrigued me. I began by die cutting the main orchid image, so I could get the flowers & stems placed correctly. I stamped the first flower layer in Hero Arts Lemon Yellow. I used Hero Arts Raspberry Jam for the magenta, & heat embossed the centers with Ranger White Super Fine Detail powder. I stamped the stems with Lawn Fawn's Doe ink; & used Hero Arts Lime Green, Lawn Fawn Freshly Cut Grass, & Hero Arts Pine inks for the leaves. I stamped the dirt with Memento Espresso Truffle ink, & finally the pot with Lawn Fawn Moonstone. I then die cut the pot, leaves, & dirt with the coordinating dies. I used a small strip of lightweight cardstock as a backing piece to glue the pot, dirt, & leaves together, to make them easier to handle & position.
I die cut the letters for "Y'Orchid" with Lawn Fawn's "Quinn's Capital ABCs," pulling in the apostrophe from "Quinn's 123s." Then I stamped them with the coordinating stamps & Raspberry Jam ink. I stamped the first part of the greeting using Papertrey Ink's "Polka Dot Parade" alphabet stamps (discontinued). Initially, I was going to use those for the "Happy Mother's Day" at the bottom as well, but they were too large, so I opted for Lawn Fawn's "Claire's ABCs" instead.
After I stamped the top & bottom portions of the greeting, I glued down the die cut & stamped letters. Finally, I glued on the orchid, letting the very top overlap the "Y'Orchid" word slightly. My mom really got a kick out of this!
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create's May Challenge: "Anything Goes" (not playing the twist)
This is a fun sentiment, a great card. Thanks for joining Aud Sentiments challenge. Elaine
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DeleteOh, my goodness, too fun!! That sentiment cracks me up! Beautiful orchids with a very unique color scheme! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Heather! :)
DeleteGreat sentiment, lol. Thanks for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sandy DT
Thank you, Sandy! :)
DeleteLovely card, Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Judy! :)
DeleteSuper cute! I, too, love puns and this is a good one! Thanks for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create!
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Chana Malkah,
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Thank you, Chana! :)
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