In my last video, I showed you how to color one of the beautiful stamped images from the Citrus Blooms stamp set with Stampin’ Blends markers. If you missed it, you can watch the video here.

For this video, I have made use of the coordinating Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper (DSP) as the focal point of each card. There are dies that will crop the oranges from the DSP, but if you’d like lemons on the card front, you will have to fussy cut them. I left each of these cards blank inside so that I could write my own message, as lately, I seem to need more of these types of cards.  Of course, you have the option of stamping a sentiment of your choice. Check out the video here.

Here’s the cardstock you will need for the card with the lemons:

• Card Base: Daffodil Delight – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″.
• First Layer: Basic White –  5 1/4″ x 4″, embossed with the Exposed Brick EF.
• Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″, cropped with the two large Citrus Blooms dies.
• Lemons: Fussy Cut one single bunch and one double bunch of lemons from the DSP. Glue the single lemon to the card front and use dimensionals to attach the double bunch of lemons.
• Extra Small Leaves: Scraps of Distressed Gold paper
• Greeting: Scrap of Basic White, stamped with Memento ink and cropped with the Unbounded Love die, attach with dimensionals.
• Inside Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″  4″. If desired, stamp a couple of small flowers onto the lower right corner using Lemon Lolly ink. I also used the light shade of a Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends marker to color the flower centers.

This card uses the dies to crop the oranges and also three small flowers from the DSP to decorate the front of the card. The large leafy die makes a pretty background for the oranges too!

• Card Base: Lemon Lolly – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″.
• First Layer: Lemon Lolly – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, embossed with the Fern 3D EF.
• For the Background Matt:  Crop a piece of Basic White cardstock with the large label die. Crop a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Garden Green cardstock with the large label die and the large floral frame die and glue to the white label piece. Glue this to the card front.
• Oranges: Crop the triple bunch of oranges from the DSP using the coordinating die and three flowers from the same paper using the two larger and one smaller dies. The oranges are attached to the front with dimensionals. The two larger flowers are glued to the upper left corner and the smaller flower is attached with a dimensional slightly over the other two flowers. Touch the flowers with Wink of Stella to add a little glimmer.
• Greeting: If desired, stamp the greeting onto a 3/8″ strip of Basic White cardstock, trim as desired and attach to the card front with dimensionals.

• Inside: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
• Decorative Strips:  Garden Green – 5/8″ x 4″, Lemon Lolly – 1/2″ x 4″

Again, for this card, you will use the coordinating die to crop the single orange from the DSP.

• Card Base: Peach Pie – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″.
• First Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, emboss with the Fern 3D EF.
• Second Layer: Crop the DSP using the large label die and glue to the card front.
•  Greenery Layer: Crop a scrap of garden Green cardstock with the large greenery die and glue to the card front. I also cropped the large greenery frame and then cut a few pieces off of it to add as more background for the focal point of the card.
• Orange: Crop the single orange from the DSP and use dimensionals to attach to the card front.
• Greeting: Stamp the greeting with Memento ink onto a scrap of Basic White cardstock and crop with the die from the Unbounded Love die set, attach to the card front with dimensionals.
• Touch the flowers with Wink of Stella to add a little glimmer.
• If desired, place a small yellow Opal Pound gem onto the greeting.

• Inside Layer: Basic White –  5 3/8″  4 1/8″
• Decorative Strips: Peach Pie –  5/8″ x 4 1/8″, Matching DSP – 1/2″ x 4 1/8

If desired, stamp a couple of small flowers onto the lower left corner of the envelopes using Lemon Lolly ink and color the flower centers with the light shade of a Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends marker.

I hope you enjoy these cards and will give them a try. If you’d like to purchase any of the products, I have the supply list below. Shop with me here to receive a free gift from me as well!

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