When life gives you lemons

I've really been getting my craft on over the weekend.  I've had the chance to make another card, combining two challenges.  I was inspired to do something completely different with this card.  Firstly, I wanted to use a clear stamp set from Kaisercraft called Nan's Favourites that I have never ever used before, despite it being one of the first stamp sets I ever purchased.  I also have seen some examples of eye-catching cards showing  no-lines colouring, and I wanted to give that a try too.  So I put them together and here's what I got...!

I started off by repeat stamping three rows of the leaf border image from Lawn Fawn And a Partridge in Versacolor Atlantic pigment ink on Neenah Solar White.  I added the sentiment from Technique Tuesday Tree-mendous in Versafine black and set aside to dry completely.  No smudges for me please!!

For the lemons, I inked up my stamp with Distress ink Squeezed Lemon and then stamped on a piece of masking paper and stamped again on a small piece of cardstock for a lighter image.  I cut out the mask that I already stamped and placed it over the lemon on cardstock.  I used a leaf image from Paper Smooches Reflections clear stamps, which I inked with Hero Arts Green Hills shadow ink and again, stamped off to the side and used the second generation stamp for my outline.  I then coloured with Copic markers, fussy cut around the image and adhered to the card base using foam dots.

For my first attempt at no lines colouring, I kept it small and simple, but I was pretty happy with the result.  It is a technique that I think looks really effective, and I will definitely try it again.

I would like to submit this card for two challenges; CAS(E) this Sketch! and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, where the theme is Homegrown Summer.

That's all for now, but no doubt I won't be able to stay away for long.
Thanks for checking out my creation.