Pilin' on the Green

This week at the Pile It On Challenge our theme is Green. Whether you're dreaming of spring, saying good-bye to summer, or feeling a bit Irish, make sure you add plenty of green to your project. We're sponsored by Meljen's Designs, so I used her whimsical Shamrock Bouquet.

The lattice banner was made by folding the pre-glittered cardstock in half & cutting it with a die by QuicKutz. I poked the decorative holes out of one side only, and added some scrap ribbon & yarn. The bottom piece is the negative from the lattice die-cut, with a touch of lime green Liquid Pearls.

I made the sentiment with Snidely (you may remember this sentiment from my Friday the 13th Valentine) and printed it in a dark green on a light green paper. I printed the Shamrock Bouquet onto a bright green paper and colored it with Copic markerss. I used foam tape to pop up a section of the image. I cut each piece with a Spellbinders/Nestabilities die and used that same die as a stencil for the matching matte. The mattes are cut with the same paper as its top piece, but inked with key lime VersaMagic chalk ink and edged with a green Copic. The tops are also popped up with foam tape.

The backing piece is a Core'Dinations cardstock that I sanded a bit to reveal the lighter-green core. It was difficult to leave so much open space, but I felt that the design was stronger without more embellishment. The card base is a green cardstock, so I added a white message section inside.

Mojo Monday #387

Inspiration/Challenges:
Artistic Inspirations: Anything Goes with a Twist of Green
Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas: Green
Creative Card Crew #82: Green
Creative Moments #63: Anything Goes/Spring Green
Cuttlebug Mania: Monochromatic Green + Dies
Going Grey With Scrap-Creations: Let's see some Green
Mojo Monday: Sketch #387 (2nd entry)
QKR Stampede: Green
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: "Just a hint of Clover"

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