Citrus birthday

Well outside my comfort zone with lots of die cuts today. I also did a bit of fussy cutting as I don't have dies for the bottle stamps -- it's such an easy outline to cut out I didn't feel they were necessary for me as I'm quite happy with a pair of scissors.

I'm combining challenges again, this is my second card for the Retro Rubber Taste of Summer challenge (feature fruit) and Die Cut Divas has an "anything goes" challenge this month. I don't usually do AG challenges but as this is die cut heavy and that's not my natural habitat I'm making an exception! 

I just don’t have the “clustering” sensibility that a crafter like my online buddy Natty has so it takes forever when I attempt it.

The bottle is stamped with just two inks even though there are three layers — the detail layer I stamped with DOX Evergreen Bough and then the next layer is Mint Julep stamped three times for darker coverage and the final layer is the same ink stamped just once. The elements are raised to various levels with card scraps so that things tuck neatly behind each other and they’re all arranged on a background I smooshed and splattered with Tumbled Glass ink. A few clear and iridescent sequins give it some finishing sparkle. 

Stamps:
Lemon Blossom and Bottled Up (both 2019, The Greetery)

Paper: Bristol board

Ink:
Tim Holtz Distress Oxide by Ranger (Evergreen Bough)
Hero Arts Shadow Ink mid tone (Mint Julep)
Jenni Bowlin ink by Ranger (Lemon Drops)
Adirondack by Ranger (Sunshine Yellow) 
Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass)
Brilliance by Tsukineko (Pearlescent Chocolate)
Memento Luxe by Tsukineko (Bahama Blue)
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black)

Other:
Lemon Blossom Dies (The Greetery)
Sequins

Thanks for stopping by, links to details of the challenges I played are here: