Lemon Lolly is such a soft and gentle shade of yellow, however I must admit I really struggled with my colour combination for Week 29 of our AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop.
I ended up creating a card that looks a little like spring and yet uses a sentiment that works beautifully all year round.
For this Lemon Lolly project I used:
- Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (sentiment)
- Good Times Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (wreath and flowers)
- Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder
- Large Gold Hoop from the Modern Christmas Suite
The colour combination is Lemon Lolly (card base and ink blending), Darling Duckling (flower centres), Granny Apple Green (wreath), Basic White (embossed layer) and Gold Foil accents.
I embossed a Basic White layer with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder and used a blending brush to add shading with Lemon Lolly ink. The ink blended much darker than I expected, however it really highlights the gorgeous texture of the embossed layer behind the wreath.
To bring structure to the wreath, I used the large gold hoop from the Modern Christmas Suite and attached it with glue dots. I then layered the wreath elements with dimensionals so the whole arrangement feels full and lifted.
The sentiment “From Our House to Yours” is from the Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack. Even though the greeting could be used for a festive card, it works just as well for a general friendship or “thinking of you” card.
Take a look at some more Lemon Lolly inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply copy any of the Insta handles below into a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop at any point.
Next in our Hop is Kate @craftwithkate. Be sure to check out her gorgeous project/s.
The full list of this week’s InstaHop is listed below:
Kate @craftwithkate
Andrea @andreaksargent
Kirsty @crafty.littlemiss
Helen @apaperparadise
Sharon @sharondaverncreates
Rachel @handstamped_by_rachel
Cathy @whatcathymade – you are here!
We’ll be back next Wednesday when we are showcasing Lost Lagoon. I hope you can join us then.
Looking for some Christmas card inspiration?
Our Heart of Christmas blog hop goes live at 8pm (EAST) every Monday night with Christmas card inspiration and next Monday is our final hop for the year. This hop is a traditional blog hop (not an Insta Hop) so you can see all of the team’s creations by reading my blog and clicking through to the next person .
I hope you can join us then!
