A bold Slim Diagonal Collage creates an ink-blended background for the detailed Dreamy Freesia. Coordinate the background with matching colors from the 6×6 Collections, then add a simple greeting and custom-colored jewels. Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a summer-into-fall slimline design.
A strip of ink-blended cardstock from the stash was used here. It’s sprayed with a light layer of Imagine’s Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz and air-dried while I worked on the rest of the card.
Cut white cardstock to 8-½” x 7-⅝”. Score it lengthwise at ¾” and 4-¼”. The ¾” section forms a tab to attach the back of the card. Diecut Slim Diagonal Collage about 1-¾” to the right of the ¾” scoreline. Cut it lengthwise for best results.
Cut another piece of cardstock to 3-½” x 8-½”. Attach it to the ¾” tab.
Attach a strip of the ink-blended cardstock behind the Slim Diagonal Collage. Fold the cardstock to the inside on the 4-¼” scoreline and tape the edges.
Cut Hello Cursive Script Circle from the turquoise 6×6 sheet in the Fresh Aqua Collection. Leave the diecut in the die and remove the offcuts with a piercing tool. Cut a circle of white cardstock with the 2″ Circle Basics die. It’s smaller than the script circle so the background is visible. Dot the greeting with tiny amounts of glue then press the greeting onto the white circle. Push it out of the die with the piercing tool.
Cut Dreamy Freesia with the green 6×6 from the Lush Green Collection. Cut the flower and 2 buds from the dark yellow 6×6 from the Sunny Orange Collection.
Attach the diecuts to a white slimline card (3-½” x 8-½”).
Color Clear Jewels with an emerald green Sharpie or Copic Marker. Color a medium-sized Fairy Drops Jewel with a yellow marker.
Attach the diecuts to the card – use foamtape for the flower and buds. The layers, foamtape and yellow jewel create a card requiring additional postage.
If you love the bold, crisp look of stripes too – join September’s Stripes Challenge for a chance to win great Memory Box products. View the Challenge details here. Stripes aren’t just straight vertical or horizontal designs – they can be wavy, diagonal, jumbled, arched or angled – we have great striped designs in our collage collection.
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This is such a calming and pretty card. Great design and colour choices.
Your designs are always so beautiful, Jean. I particularly like the watercolor touch behind the diagonal grid. Hello to you, too!
I am looking forward to looking at a lot of cards since I haven’t visited this blog for a while! Happy Fall!
Thanks Johanna! Our 6×6 Collections (108 colors!) has something to match every background.
Thanks Jacky – great to hear from you! Lots of slimlines in the past few weeks…and more on the way for fall and winter holidays!