Sweet Citrus (for CCMC767)

Hi there, I’m back with a sketch challenge for Thursday’s Create With Connie & Mary. Today I’ve pulled out the Sweet Citrus Bundle and tried to re-create the beautiful Cara Cara Oranges that we grow in our back yard!

First the sketch ~

In keeping with the sketch, I made a square card measuring 5″x 5″. This one was fun!

Here’s my card ~

Cropping Measurements ~

• Poppy Parade Cardstock base, 10″x 5″, folded at 5″
• Basic White layer, 4-1/4″x 4-1/4″
• Poppy Parade and Pumpkin Pie strips, 1/2″x 4″
• Sentiment label from All That Dies with Basic White, 2-1/2″x 1-1/2″, layered over Poppy Parade, 2-5/8″x 1-5/8″
• Basic White scraps for stamping oranges and leaves

Put it together ~

• I started out by making my own background paper by randomly stamping the trio flower stamp from Sweet Citrus using Pumpkin Pie with the centers in Poppy Parade.
• Next I glued down the two 1/2″ strips.
• Then I stamped the sentiment from Sweet Citrus with Poppy Parade ink onto Basic White Cardstock and cropped it out with a die from All That Dies. I layered that over a slightly larger piece of Poppy Parade and put Dimensionals on the back.
• To create the citrus, I stamped the “meat” of the oranges with Poppy Parade, the rinds with Pumpkin Pie and the leaves with Garden Green. I cut and embossed the oranges with the Sweet Citrus Hybrid Dies & Embossing Folder. I glued those in place, then cropped the leaves out, tucked and glued them into place.
• The three Iridescent Rhinestones add a little bling.

Unless you are familiar with Cara Caras, you probably wonder why I chose Poppy Parade for the inside of the oranges! These delicious oranges have a dark orange-red meat, so the color is nearly spot on! Take a look ~

Aren’t they pretty? And super sweet! The citrus is one of our favorite things about living in California! Now be sure to click HERE and pop over to Create With Connie & Mary to see what the rest of the team created from this sketch.

Sending you a big squeeze ~

Product List

Sweet Citrus Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160641] $23.00	Sweet Citrus Hybrid Embossing Folder [160644] $33.00	Poppy Parade 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119793] $8.75	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [105117] $10.00
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [147086] $9.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [147089] $9.00
All That Dies [159078] $28.00	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $7.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50