Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for their Just a Note Release Blog Hop! You can check out all of the fun, new products HERE!
Both of my projects feature the Citrus Slice Background die. There are so many things you can do with this die to create unique looks. Here I used solid colored cardstock and made rainbow slices for a kaleidoscope of color.
I also used the CZ Just a Note word die for both cards with vellum and matte gold cardstock.
For this card I blended Pawsitively Saturated inks behind the open die cut slices and popped up the panel for a fun, shadow. I embellished both cards with clear sequins.
Here is a video showing how I made the first card.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!
Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday the 2nd of August.
HOP ORDER:
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Nichol Spohr
Cathy Zielske
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen
Suzy Plantamura
Barbara Tarayao
Keisha Charles
Mindy Eggen
Heather Ruwe
Miriam Prantner
Emma Williams
Alberto Gava
122 Comments
Michelle Cole
July 28, 2023 at 7:15 amOmg I love the blue! It did make those colors pop!!
books_and_scraps
July 28, 2023 at 7:35 amcool cards!
Viveca V
July 28, 2023 at 8:02 amFun and colorful cards a la Laura!
Amy Cooley
July 28, 2023 at 8:04 amLove these cards Laura! So fun and cheery!
Orit Viderman
July 28, 2023 at 8:08 amFun and happy card design.
Cyndi Morris
July 28, 2023 at 8:50 amLove the navy and love the dimension (yes Laura, the dimension DOES make a difference!). You have a way of making a product I initially didn’t think I needed become a “must have.” Such a fun colorful card — love it!
Lori Spitzer
July 28, 2023 at 8:56 amHi, Laura –
WOWZERS!!! I love this! I will be adding this to my cart TO – DAY! I like the addition of the navy layer but right before you perfectly aligned it….when it was a smidge offset… is when I think the WOW factor was highest, if I’m honest. I thank you for the “chaps your khakis.” I had that in the LauraFadora pool for today, so I just won $10… JK!! I think the word you may have been searching for was “uniform.” You came up with “consistent” – which was perfectly valid – but you seemed dissatisfied. Uniform? Just an idea.
Love this so much!!!! TFS!! And I adore the second card as well. I think that when I consider the time element required for each card, I probably like the second card better. In both cases, the stacking up / dimension is what really sells it for me.
Lori S in PA
Samantha Pfrimmer
July 28, 2023 at 9:24 amThese cards are so fun! Love your rainbow!
Miesje
July 28, 2023 at 9:32 amDang! That is so cute – love them both.
Melissa SunshineHoneyBee
July 28, 2023 at 9:34 amWonderful geometric shape background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Robin K.
July 28, 2023 at 9:44 amI love the way your creative mind works! Great cards!
Gayle I.
July 28, 2023 at 9:45 amGorgeous cards and colors!
barbara lassiter
July 28, 2023 at 10:09 amLove the navy background the best but if time were an issue, the ink blended background is lovely too!
S. M.
July 28, 2023 at 10:13 amGreat cards! Though I can appreciate the time and effort you put into the navy card, I prefer the softer colours in the white card. Thanks for sharing.
Resa Nichols
July 28, 2023 at 10:18 amWow! You are quite the card maker. So creative
Sandy F
July 28, 2023 at 10:25 amLaura – I admire your patience putting together all those little slices of color. Amazing. And beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Sandy
Nancee Purdum
July 28, 2023 at 10:36 amWhat cute cards! Thanks for sharing!
Lauryne Cunningham
July 28, 2023 at 10:38 amCute cards! Yes, the navy really made the colors pop!
Jane T
July 28, 2023 at 10:44 amSo cute and colorful!
Janet D.
July 28, 2023 at 10:47 amWow, love this!
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Linda Crowley
July 28, 2023 at 10:52 amVery cool card! You’re the rainbow goddess.
Karen Carlson
July 28, 2023 at 10:59 amLove your cards, and yes, I also saw little pizzas!
Sandy
July 28, 2023 at 11:04 amSo fun and colorful. I definitely see this die in my future. Thanks for sharing.
Mary Kay Ross
July 28, 2023 at 11:09 amWOW!!! That’s the best thing I can say because these cards are amazing and have the WOW Factor.
Linda
July 28, 2023 at 11:11 amLove the white with the pastel rainbow cutouts!
Cheyenne Harris
July 28, 2023 at 11:12 amI love how you added the vellum to the “Just a Note” sentiment. I love vellum but struggle with how to use it so I can add adhesive without it showing through.
Terry Deason
July 28, 2023 at 11:16 amGorgeous cards. The blue is my favorite. The colors really pop against the blue.
Terrie D. (StarSpry)
July 28, 2023 at 11:22 amI just love both of your cards! Especially the dark blue one 🙂
Merrill P
July 28, 2023 at 11:24 amLike that white card. all those colours make for a very appealing card.
Diane Willey
July 28, 2023 at 11:26 amRainbow colors and geometric! What else do you need
Andrea Robert
July 28, 2023 at 11:55 amWOW, I never would have thought to use the citrus slice that way! Thanks for a great video.
Jade
July 28, 2023 at 11:59 amReally amazing!!! I love your cards! The colors are incredible! I am in bliss. Thank you.
Susan sonnier
July 28, 2023 at 12:34 pmLove the rainbow!
Nandini Karmarkar
July 28, 2023 at 12:52 pmWow! Cool cards!
Monica Schalk
July 28, 2023 at 1:02 pmLaura, beautiful cards!!! I loved the rainbow die cut card with the white, but, wow…that blue background is AMAZING!!! I don’t know if I’d have the patience to pop in all those pieces, but it’s definitely worth it!! Also love the inked Citrus Slice card also.
Cathy B
July 28, 2023 at 1:02 pmYou were really thinking outside of the box today, Laura. There was NO white border, like you do with a lot of your clever and beautiful cards. Of course, you could always trim the half circles off (and eliminate the problems with the tiny pieces), and then add it on a white border! Just saying.
Sheri Kempke
July 28, 2023 at 1:05 pmYou are the queen of rainbows and fiddly bits! The card is gorgeous, the navy overlay just makes the card –so brilliant! Thanks for the inspiration!
Jennifer Fountain
July 28, 2023 at 1:13 pmLove that you used this die coverplate for something other than it’s original intention. Thanks for the inspiration of making us feel like we can get more out of our products. That blue card is stunning!
Lisa M. Federspiel
July 28, 2023 at 1:17 pmSTUNNING! As always! Thanks Laura!!!
Connie Hostak
July 28, 2023 at 1:30 pmThanks for these “outside the box” ideas for a cool die! Beautiful cards!
DEBORAH STELTER
July 28, 2023 at 1:44 pmlove the colors very nice
Meghan Kennihan
July 28, 2023 at 1:48 pmI LOVE the rainbow wheels! Darling idea and designs!
Leora Henkin
July 28, 2023 at 2:48 pmLove these cards. I am in trouble ($$$$) now!
Nancy Patterson
July 28, 2023 at 3:09 pmHow clever to use as kaleidoscope!
Marianne Boulejiouch
July 28, 2023 at 3:13 pmWow1 Love the geometric shape background. Beautiful cards.
Kay Furnish
July 28, 2023 at 3:35 pmLaura, it made all the difference! Gotta love dimension. That said, I have to admit that the white one with the pastel colors is my favorite after all. Great job on both cards, though!
donna mikasa
July 28, 2023 at 3:40 pmNothing like a citrusy rainbow! Using the navy panel was genius–the colors do pop!
Stacey Kowbel
July 28, 2023 at 4:05 pmSuch fun cards with that die! I read citrus and get one-minded, so great seeing different ways to use it 🙂
Gloria
July 28, 2023 at 4:15 pmwonderful cards. I love your style and your videos are so easy to follow and fun!!! Thank you.
Bunny Hoyle
July 28, 2023 at 4:16 pmI see pizzas and color wheels in this too.
Bonnie Way Pleune
July 28, 2023 at 4:18 pmI love the geometric pattern and bright colors.
Kathy j in Ellicott City
July 28, 2023 at 4:34 pmGreat cards!
Vivian Chiu
July 28, 2023 at 4:53 pmThank you so much for sharing another colorful cards, Laura. The white background is a “oh, pretty” reaction, but when you laid the navy on top, I went “OH WOW!!!” Stunning!💕
Barbara-Jean K
July 28, 2023 at 5:11 pmLove how you used this die cut! You really are the color specialist!
Debbie FRANK
July 28, 2023 at 6:05 pmSuper cute idea! love it!
Ellen C.
July 28, 2023 at 6:41 pmYour colorful citrus backgrounds are pretty plus they remind me of collecting wedges in Trivial Pursuit !
roxanne tellini
July 28, 2023 at 7:04 pmWhat a fun way to play with color. It could go with the pencils and paintbrushes as a color wheel.
Diana Hults
July 28, 2023 at 7:08 pmI love both ways — with the navy and without. Lots of patience!
Lynn Chan
July 28, 2023 at 7:48 pmHaha heard about the rainbow idea during the launch video and now I see it! 🙂 how awesome!! 😀
Karen Baughman
July 28, 2023 at 8:21 pmI love your videos and card inspiration. I would have been stuck using these for citrus. I love how you used them.
Ann H
July 28, 2023 at 8:56 pmGreat idea and super cute cards!
Debbie S. SCHENZ
July 28, 2023 at 9:06 pmLove your citrus card, the colors you choose! You make beautiful cards.
Deborah Hellman
July 28, 2023 at 9:26 pmGreat cards and colors.
Gab
July 28, 2023 at 9:29 pmVery cool cards
Ann-Marie Ostermeier
July 28, 2023 at 10:27 pmGorgeous card! The navy card stock really does make it pop! This card turned out so good and I love that you think outside the box!
Trudy Lanoux
July 28, 2023 at 10:30 pmThese cards are beautiful! Thanks for always sharing your wonderful ideas with us. 🙂
Mary Holshouser
July 28, 2023 at 10:35 pmLove the kaleidoscope look to
the circles. Fun cards.
thanks for sharing.
Tabitha Riley
July 28, 2023 at 10:44 pmLove this card ♥️
Tona
July 28, 2023 at 11:19 pmThese are fun cards!
Denise Bryant
July 29, 2023 at 1:52 amLove the way you used this die! Awesome cards!
Ellen Robinson
July 29, 2023 at 6:20 amThose rainbow colors really pop with that navy blue foreground/background.
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Kathleen Darroch
July 29, 2023 at 7:20 amHit it out the park here – Love the color wheel over the citrsu slice – so stinking cute
Jackie
July 29, 2023 at 8:13 amStunning! Your are right. The navy blue brought the colors to a new dimension. I love ❤️ it.
Doenene Lockwood
July 29, 2023 at 8:34 amNot just for citrus, you always inspire me to rethink and stretch my use of current stash. So versatile and lovely. Here for the color explosion! 🌈
Phyllis Freese
July 29, 2023 at 8:44 amI didn’t think it could get any better than the white background, but the navy really made all those colors pop. All the dimension was great, too.
Teresa Rogers
July 29, 2023 at 8:52 amLove love love these! I was so glad to see you did the small squares for all the colors. I was thinking you cut that out of full a2 size like 20 times and all I could think was what did she do with all those pieces!
Donna L Walls
July 29, 2023 at 9:37 amGreat cover die and lovely cards Laura!
Kelley Clarke
July 29, 2023 at 9:45 amLove the way you turned this die into mini color wheels !
Tammy Lynne Davis
July 29, 2023 at 10:03 amGorgeous cards! I always love your rainbows!
Eva Nelson
July 29, 2023 at 10:39 amBright, fun ideas for this die. I don’t have the patience for the paper piecing, but a blended background will be fun to try.
Mary Stansfield
July 29, 2023 at 11:05 amThe possibilities using this die are endless!
Sonia W
July 29, 2023 at 12:50 pmLovely cards !!
Dee Earnshaw
July 29, 2023 at 12:51 pmOMG such fun colorful cards – love them
Jennifer Elliot
July 29, 2023 at 1:15 pmGreat card. I love Simon’s inks too.
Alexandra Young
July 29, 2023 at 1:25 pmSuch lovely cards!!
Anne Sturgeon
July 29, 2023 at 2:19 pmCitrus Slice is so fun! I love it in all the colors. Great way to make a rainbow too…
Donna R
July 29, 2023 at 2:53 pmAlways love your cards and the happy colors!
Savannagh Kacey
July 29, 2023 at 6:15 pmSo creative, so beautiful, so cheery, so…..Laura!
Kim S
July 29, 2023 at 6:40 pmYou just can’t let the rainbow go. Love your cards.
Donna R
July 29, 2023 at 7:03 pmLoving this release and the ideas to create that you have shared!
Kimberly Tomaszewski
July 29, 2023 at 7:38 pmHow FUN! I never would’ve thought about using that stamp like that.
Patti Nienberg
July 29, 2023 at 8:03 pmLove your cards!! Your rainbow colors talked me right into this die! And your videos are always so fun!
Tammy
July 29, 2023 at 8:36 pmWOW! Citrus isn’t always citrusy looking. Love you showing the versatility 🤩😍🙌🏼
Marisela Delgado
July 29, 2023 at 8:42 pmSo pretty
Kathryn Gagne
July 29, 2023 at 10:28 pmI really like how you broke from the normal citrus colors for your card. Sometimes I forget I can do that lol.
Jeanne Rice
July 29, 2023 at 11:38 pmBeautiful and colorful.
Linda Price
July 30, 2023 at 8:53 amYour videos are so fun and lighthearted. I agree with your daughter-this is a labor of love. I think it’s beautiful, and I like that you used the die in a different way. I also agree that the blue really sets off the “pie pieces”. Thanks for the ideas.
Mirella ROGAN
July 30, 2023 at 9:42 amThese look absolutely fantastic, Laura! Love the navy one especially – well worth the effort!
Shelley Lund
July 30, 2023 at 9:50 amI think that card is totally worth all of the effort – gorgeous!
Tijana Zivkovic
July 30, 2023 at 10:15 amSuch a fun design!
Tammy Millette
July 30, 2023 at 12:16 pmYou are so much fun. Love your style and all of your cards!💕
Joyace
July 30, 2023 at 1:13 pmGreat cards. I really like that cover die. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us.
Shawna j eddy kissell
July 30, 2023 at 1:54 pmOmg what a labor of love! The navy makes it pop . I love it when you break into song, it makes me so happy
Beth Merrill
July 30, 2023 at 7:29 pmWhat a fun opportunity to play with color wedges!
Beth Skorupski
July 30, 2023 at 8:15 pmRainbows are always fun!!! Great ideas as always.
Bonnie Lynn Schroeder Ratzloff
July 30, 2023 at 10:20 pmI love the citrus die! I see so many ways of using it. Thanks for the inspiration today.
Dorothy A
July 31, 2023 at 12:32 amWhat an awesomely fun way to use “orange slices”! Love the colors and design, you clever woman!
Karthikha Uday
July 31, 2023 at 11:30 amSuper cool and creative cards!! Love the geometry 🙂
Sara Emily Barker
July 31, 2023 at 2:01 pmSo much love went into your cards; both are amazing! Thank you for your inspiration; I would have never chosen this die, but you have sold me!
Pai C Meng
July 31, 2023 at 9:21 pmi keep seeing trival pursuit game pieces in those wheels. LOL!
Maggie Henry
July 31, 2023 at 11:06 pmSo pretty, can’t decide which version I prefer.
Maureen Reiss
July 31, 2023 at 11:49 pmWow! I loved it with the white, but then Bam! The blue really does make the colors POP! love your cards Laura!
Patricia Coleman
August 1, 2023 at 7:10 pmAwesome cards from this release!!
Amy Solovay
August 1, 2023 at 8:30 pmThese are gorgeous and so creative!
Lara Read
August 2, 2023 at 9:44 amGreat idea! always love your creations!
MandaLJ
August 3, 2023 at 2:54 amAmazing cards! I love the one with the navy and rainbow slices!
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