When you think outside the blue box, you might come up with a Countryside Corners Multicolor Card like this one! If you are familiar with the new Countryside Inn Suite Collection, the Countryside Corners Bundle, or the Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper, you know the main colors are blue and white. There are four different colors of blue in this paper! As much as we like blue, sometimes it takes a shift in thinking to realize, “Oh, I could use some other colors besides blue to make cards with this set!”
With summer on the way, I thought I would look at some Stampin’ Up! color suggestions, and I chose to use Poppy Parade, Lemon Lolly, and Lemon Lime Twist, plus Basic White. Nice bright colors instead of blue….not that there is anything wrong with blue!
The card base is Basic White with a layer of Poppy Parade. Even though I have had the Countryside Corners Stamp Set all this time, I hadn’t used it yet! Actually, it is not a stamp set, it is one stamp! You might think that each design would be a separate ring in the stamp design, but it isn’t, which is a little perplexing at first. You can ink the stamp all in one color or you can use Stampin’ Write Markers to color each ring or border with a different color.
What you can do for these layers is stamp the whole stamp on different pieces of cardstock and then you can die cut each color in whatever way you like. For this card, I stamped the whole stamp with Lemon Lime Twist ink on Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. I also stamped with Lemon Lolly ink on a piece of Lemon Lolly cardstock. I used two dies to cut out just that single design of the Lemon Lolly cardstock, which is then adhered onto the Lemon Lime Twist large, whole stamped piece. I tried out a couple of things for the center but decided on stamping Poppy Parade ink on Basic White and die-cutting that centerpiece. Then I chose a greeting from the Sentimental Park Stamp Set and stamped it in the center in Poppy Parade ink. That center piece is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For a finishing touch, I added a Lemon Lime Twist ribbon, found in the Ribbon Duo Combo Pack. I tied a small bow and attached it with a Mini Glue Dot. I think maybe some bling in the form of gems, rhinestones, or sequins might be fun on this card, but I was undecided! Sometimes you have to know when to stop when you are creating something!
If you have this Countryside Corners Bundle (stamp set and dies), try out some different color combinations and see what you can create!