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Garden Themed Scrappy Cards

Kate of Tall Tales of Chiconia invites us to share our scrappy creations once a month for a meme she calls scrap-happy. I’m sharing three cards this month.

Imagine my delight when planning a baby shower card, reluctant to trot out the twentieth-century culture trope of pink or blue, to see this delightful, digital invitation.

A baby shower invitation featuring an orange character with a smiling face, surrounded by colorful flowers and leaves, with the text 'a little CUTIE is on the way!'

Cuties are small mandarin fruit, and the oft-used descriptor of adorable babies and, stating the obvious here, they’re orange.

A few years ago, I bought a paper pack with 6 x 6 inch sheets of fruit-themed paper. I have a few odds and ends left, plenty to make this card,

Colorful patterned paper strips featuring illustrations of various fruits, including lemons, oranges, and kiwis, arranged on a grid background.
A colorful 'Congratulations' greeting card featuring vibrant fruit illustrations, including oranges, lemons, and strawberries, set against a geometric patterned background.

and I found the perfect gift bag to go with it. It’s fun when things come together like that.

A gift bag decorated with colorful oranges and green leaves, featuring the text 'hello little cutie' on the front.

The other two cards used up the last of my beloved beehive paper and three rub-on bee transfers.

A decorative card featuring an illustration of apples and bees with the text 'you brighten my day'.
A birthday card with a circular design featuring honeycomb and a bee, set against a background of green foliage.

The following bloggers participate in this monthly challenge. Thank you, Kate, for inspiring us.

Kate, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Tracy, Jan, 
Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Dawn, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera, 
Ann, Dawn 2, Carol, Preeti,
Viv, Karrin,  Alissa, Tierney,
Hannah and Maggie

32 thoughts on “Garden Themed Scrappy Cards”

  6. I learned two things from this – that cuties are small citrus fruit and that the word often refers to babies! I had heard cutie pie before but not cutie on its own. And the cards are great!

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  13. How perfect to coordinate with the cutie bag. Do you emboss (not sure if that’s the right term in paperarts… impress? indent?) around the edge of your cards? How is that done?

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