May Blog Hop - Yellow Challenge

This month's blog hop challenge was intimidating to me ... use yellow. I'm not a yellow fan, but I wanted to try to stretch my creative wings a little. I actually made 2 projects for this one, one using more golden yellows (those I like) and one using just a nice light yellow (which I am growing fonder of by the moment) So maybe the only yellow I'm really intimidated by is that bright bright beach ball yellow :o)
For this first card I used PTIs Lemon Tart and SU! So Saffron. I used a SAMJ to make sure I stamped both of the layers identically then sliced and reassembled as the patchwork layer. The teapot was stamped in So Saffron with a chocolate chip border.


I also learned this week that you can color on rhinestones with Copics (props to Melissa Bickford - thats where I read about it)! How cool is that! So I used the middle color (Y26) from the Lemon Tart trio to color the rhinestones before adhering them to the teapot. I also had to use my new Fancy Flourishes so added the large flourish on the right.
I also tea stained it with the Tea Dye Duo.

For my second card I wanted to do a simple card and use buttons as a floral arrangement. I used the Lemon Tart vintage buttons. The centers are tied with either hemp or a carmel gingham that I colored with my darkest brown Copic (E47).

I stamped the stems in Mellow Moss. The sentiment is from Rustic Branches, that I cut and embossed with a Nestability tag die. I also used my CB swiss dot embossing folder. I liked the tie in with the swiss dot background and ribbon

{Teapot card supplies - PTI unless noted}

Stamps:Tea For Two, Best Blossom (SU! - retired)
Ink: (All SU!) So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Paper:(SU!) Naturals Ivory, So Saffron, More Mustard, (PTI) Lemon Tart
Embellies:Rhinestones (Martha Stewart)
Tools: Tea Dye Duo, Copic -Y26

{Button Bouquet Card Supplies - All PTI unless noted}
Stamps: Neverending Joy (SU!)
Ink:SU! - Mellow Moss
Paper:White, Dark Chocolate, Lemon Tart
Embellies: Lemon Tart vintage buttons, Lemon tart satin dotted ribbon, carmel gingham ribbon (SU!) hemp
Tools:Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder, Copic (E47), Nestability tag die

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the hop.