Peachy Hugs

 Lately, I've found myself slightly obsessed with the color peach. I love that it's a soft mix of pink and orange, where it's softer than orange but warmer than pink. And since I've been in love with this color, I managed to grab several supplies that feature it over the past few months. So, I decided to make good use of them and create a cute love card.

When I think cute, I usually reach for Lawn Fawn - and this card is no exception. I stamped the two adorable hedgehogs from Hedgehugs onto some white cardstock and then cut them out with the matching dies. I colored them in with my Prismacolor pencils and set them aside to work on the rest of the card.

For my card base, I used a piece of medium gray cardstock, cut and folded into a standard A2 card (4¼ by 5½"). 

For the center panel, I die-cut a piece of watercolor cardstock with Mama Elephant's Femme Frames. Normally, I use the smooth side of the cardstock, but I decided to change it up a bit and use the textured side this time. I used my Koi watercolors to do a quick background wash, using a peachy color. Once it was completely dry, I used a splatter stamp to create a bit of extra texture.

Since I had my Bigshot out, I did a bit more die-cutting. I cut a scalloped patterned paper panel out of Femme Frames, using Lawn Fawn's Hello Sunshine (which is a paper line that's now retired). I cut a stitched circle with a heart in the middle out of peach cardstock, using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Party Banners and Lawn Fawn's Hearts dies. I also cut a piece of Let's Polka gray paper into a slightly larger circle with some stitched circle dies.

Then I adhered everything together! I used a combination of regular adhesive and foam tape, popping up certain elements like the watercolor panel, hedgehogs and the peach heart circle. Just before adhering the front panel to the card base, I tied a piece of peach satin ribbon around the left side.

Lastly, I decided to add a few sequins from Let's Polka mix. It was hard to capture in the picture, but they're shiny and catch the light beautifully.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn - Hedgehugs stamp and coordinating dies

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Party Banners dies

Lawn Fawn - Hello Sunshine petite paper 6x6 (retired)

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka Petite paper 6x6

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka sequin mix

Impression Obsession - Splatter I stamp

Hero Arts - Soft Cantaloupe inkpad

Mama Elephant -  Femme Frames dies

Sakura - Koi Watercolor sketch box 24 colors

My Favorite Things Hybrid Inkpad in Black Licorice

My Favorite Things - Stitched Circle STAX dies

My Favorite Things - Peach Bellini prestige cardstock

Neenah Solar White in #110lbs

Tim Holtz Distress watercolor cardstock

Peach satin ribbon 3/8"

Tombow Craft Dot Adhesive Runner (pink)

3M Double-Sided Foam Tape