Orange is the word!

Posted on 24th July 2021 by Jane Taylor
Filed under Card Making Ideas

Today it's all about the colour orange, but this is a brilliant technique that works in any colour and uses up all those leftover scraps too!

Here's what you'll need from Papermill Direct:

• Orange Polka Dot Card
• Neon Orange Glitter Card
• Intensive Orange Card
• Mandarin Orange Card
• Woodstock Arancio Card
• Cocktail Dacquiri Card
• Plain Black Card

You will also need:

• heart and circle dies
• word strips - I used Time For Tea Designs Brighter Days Sentiment Cards
• scrap paper
• wet glue

The Square Card:

1. Cut a selection of card strips that are 0.5cm, 1cm & 1.5cm wide.

2. Starting in the centre of a 12cm square of scrap paper adhere the strips using wet glue. Butt them up tightly to each other.

3. Trim the strips into a 11.5 cm square and then cut across both of the diagonals.

4. Re-arrange the triangles of strips to form a pattern and adhere to a 12cm square of black card.

5. Matt the black card to a 13cm square base card cut from mandarin orange card.

6. Add die cut circles and a greeting to the centre.

The Slimline Card:

This card is made in a similar way. For the slimline version I didn't keep to a symmetrical pattern when adhering the strips. I placed the triangles into two squares before adhering to the black card.

The measurements are:

• black card - 9.25cm x 18.25cm
• mandarin orange base card - 10cm x 19.5cm

I used a black strip - 9.25cm x 2.5cm to hold the heart and greeting.

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