Crumb Cake Father’s Day Card
Welcome to Week 18 of the Art With Heart Colour Creations Blog Hop. This week we’re showcasing Crumb Cake, one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours and the perfect colour for a Father’s Day card.
With Father’s Day this Sunday, I’ve created a Crumb Cake and white slimline card, combining lots of pattern, texture and dimension while keeping the colour palette elegantly simple and monochrome.
The starting point for my card was the oversized HAPPY sentiment. Rather than cutting all five letters from the same Designer Series Paper, I went through my DSP collection to find five different patterns featuring Crumb Cake. I love how different each one looks, yet they all work together because of the limited colour palette.
From left to right, I used:
H – Everyday Essentials Mix & Match 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
A – Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper
P – Nature Walk 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
P – Everyday Essentials Mix & Match 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper
Y – Delicate Dreams 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Before die cutting the letters, I adhered the DSP to Adhesive Foam Sheets. This was an easy way to give the large letters plenty of dimension and really lift them away from the embossed background. This photo shows the lovely dimension. the foam gives to the words.
And that background adds even more texture! The Basic White layer has been embossed with the Softly Woven Embossing Folder. I especially love the contrast between its woven texture and all the different prints in the HAPPY letters.
The smaller FATHER’S DAY sentiment was die cut from Crumb Cake card stock using the Mini Alphabet Dies. I kept this part of the sentiment quite simple so it didn’t compete with those fabulous oversized letters from the Party Alphabet Dies.
I do love slimline cards. The extra length was perfect for the large letters in this design, however it also meant I needed to make an envelope to fit.
I used a sheet of Wood Grain Wonders 12″ x 12″ (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper to create a coordinating envelope. The subtle Crumb Cake woodgrain couldn’t have been more perfect for this Father’s Day card.
I think this project is a great example of how a limited colour palette doesn’t have to mean a simple design. Mixing patterns, embossed texture and different levels of dimension gives a monochromatic project so much interest.
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Next week we are showcasing Crushed Curry.
I hope you can join us then.