This Mediterranean Blooms Hello Card came about from just getting out a package of designer paper and looking over all the patterns. This is a good way to start when you want to make a card but have no particular design in mind. When a certain paper strikes you, start with that and see where it takes you!
For this card, I liked the large “tile” design of the designer paper, and I thought maybe it would pair well with the smallest blue and white design. The card base is Night of Navy. The designer paper is the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. I love this paper with the look of hand-painted tiles, greenery, and citrus. I used two different patterns on this card plus some Balmy Blue cardstock to help the large tile design stand out a little from the background paper.
The designer series paper used for the background layer on the card base (the small design) is cut at 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. If you want a wider margin of the Night of Navy around the edge of the card, just do the normal size of 4″ x 5 1/4″. The large tile design is cut at 5 3/8″ x 2 3/4″. Now to get the floral tile in the center of this panel, I had to use a ruler and figure out where to cut the paper on the sides to center that design. So you may have to “waste” a little designer paper to do this, but save the scraps! You can always use them another way! The Balmy Blue cardstock is just strips to adhere along the sides of the large tile design. Mine were cut at 5 3/8″ x 1/2″ but they can be wider if that is what you already have. Just adhere them to the back of the panel so that there is just a thin amount showing. The Liquid Glue works best for this because you have that “wiggle” time to get those strips adhered straight and even.
The greeting is stamped in Night of Navy ink on a Basic White scrap of cardstock and diecut with a small rectangular die in the Country Side Corners Dies. The greeting is in the Simply Said Stamp Set. I wanted a bolder greeting to stand out better than the ones in the Citrus Blooms Stamp Set that goes with the paper.
For the little blue bow, I used white Baker’s Twine in the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack. But I colored it with the Light Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blend Marker. Just lay the twine on a scrap piece of paper, like computer paper, and gently rub the marker along the twine. Turn it and make sure the twine is colored all the way around. I adhered the bow to the greeting with a Mini Glue Dot. I also added two Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots in Balmy Blue.
I made another card using the smaller size tile design in the background behind the oranges!
When I started, I didn’t know what I was going to make, but I’m really pleased with how this card turned out! Use your package of designer paper for inspiration when you are stuck!
