I really liked the color combination that was chosen for this month. I had been wanting to use the Sulfur Cosmos Layering Die Set for some time and thought this would be a perfect opportunity. I also used the Nesting Slim Lables Die Set for the background. I used Moonstone from the Milky Way Glitter Cardstock Set for the sentiment, and the “hugs” comes from the Timeless Sentiments Die Set.
For the background and leaves I used Lindy’s Gang Magical Powders and painted them in a gradient on watercolor paper. The background colors are Alpine Ice Rose, Rambin’ Rose Pink, Martian Magenta and Polka Purple. For the leaves I used Bells of Ireland Green, Alien Goo Green and Sea Mint Green.
The top flower colors are Altenew’s Sandy Blush Fresh Die Ink for the interior of the petals and Concord & 9th Dragonfruit on the tips of the petals. On the bottom flower I used Concord & 9th Grapefruit (interior) and Honeysuckle (exterior tips), both flower centers are colored with Hero Arts Butter Bar and the speckles are Lindy’s Magical Powder Pumpkin Seed Parfait.
The second card I made for the challenge uses the same elements as the first in a different layout with the sentiments coming from the Versatile Greetings Die Set, and the ampersand is from the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for January 2023, Sentimental Ampersand Die Set.
In this case I chose to cover up the speckles with ss2 Olivine crystals for some extra sparkle, which is SO hard to capture in a photo! The Glitter Cardstock on this card is core’dinations Opulent Opal which I originally purchased at Joann’s.
