Hello Sunshine w/ Newton's Nook Designs!!

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Hello Crafty Friends!! 

I'm up on the NND Blog today sharing this BRIGHT and CHEERFUL Card!! It's been SO COLD here in Nebraska, making me DREAM of being somewhere WARM with BEAUTIUFL and RIPE Lemons being ready for Harvesting and Cooking with them!! It's HARD for us here in Nebraska to imagine anything being Harvested in the Winter but Meyer Lemons are!!

DID YOU KNOW!!?? American-grown lemons are available all year, since lemon trees bloom all year and can have flowers, ripe and unripe fruit all at the same time. The Meyer lemon, is the one lemon that's at its peak in the winter, with a season that runs from November until about April!! Lemons ripen anywhere between four and 12 months after flowering. Flowers most commonly appear in spring, the fruit develops over Summer, and then slowly turns from Green to Yellow in Fall or Winter!! I LOVED researching about Lemons before I made this card as I wanted to create something that was Time Correct!! 
Here's what I've created for today!!  
I started by Stamping and Embossing the Images from the Lemon Twist Stamp Set and Monarchs Stamp Set with Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! Then I Colored the Images with Copic Markers!! 
Yellow: Y00, Y11, Y13 & YR23    Green: YG00, YG63 & G19

White: N0 & N3     Coral: R00 & 22
Orange: YR00, YR18 & YR68     Turquoise: BG13 & BG49


I Die Cut the Images Out using the coordinating Lemon Twist Die Set and Monarchs Die Set!! I wanted to add some Sparkles to the Lemons so I used a Paint Brush and applied some of the Therm O Web Rina K. Designs Neon Glitz Glitter Gel in Hello Yellow!! SWOON!! In real Life this adds so much texture and sparkle to the Lemons!! REALLY adds to the BRIGHT and CHEERFUL Feel I was going for!! I finished off the Images by adding some White Gel Pen Details!! 

Next I Die Cut the Card Panel from some Distress Watercolor Cardstock and then I Inked the Background with some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink!! I added some Splatters of Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink and then let it Dry completely!! I added some Water Splatters and some Midas Touch Glitter Pen Splatters for a touch a Sparkle!! Then I added some of the Midas Touch Glitter Pen over the Lemons too for even more Sparkle!! It adds the RIGHT touch of Gold and is STUNNING in real life!! Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE GLITTER!! 😍

I placed the Images where I wanted them on my Card Panel and then Stamped and Embossed the "Hello Sunshine" Sentiment using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! I Adhered the Images using some Foam Tape for some Dimension to some of the Images!! then I added some Trinity Stamps Fairy Rocks Rhinestones!! I Die Cut some of the Spring Time Patterned Paper using the Frame & Flags Die Set!! Then I adhered the Scalloped Panel onto the Card Base using some Foam Tape!! I just ADORE this Card and ALL of the Sparkle!! The BRIGHT and CHEERFUL Design make me feel even more EXCITED for Spring ahead!! 

So there you have it, a BRIGHT and CHEERFUL Card PERFECT for sending a CHEERFUL HELLO!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope I've INSPIRED you!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  💗