{"id":2962,"date":"2015-08-17T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2015-08-17T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T04:47:31","slug":"challenge-citrus-with-a-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonsaysstampblog.com\/mondaychallenge\/?p=2962","title":{"rendered":"Challenge: Citrus with a Twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twisted Citron<\/a> has me thinking about all things citrus, neon, and fresh! This week from oranges to bright fresh color we want to see how you\u2019ll use citrus\u2026 with your own twist.<\/p>\n

Anna-Karin’s<\/a> art journal page turned into something different than planned.<\/p>\n

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I started out thinking about lemons and ended up doing a page about finding shelter underneath pretty flowers, on a soft bird’s nest. Twisted Citron<\/a> Distress colour is a new favourite colour of mine and I used it generously here. The flowers come from Tim Holtz Flower Garden set<\/a> and the sentiments are from a Simon Says Stamp set<\/a>, which also includes a lemon.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nicole <\/a> went floral with her project this week.<\/p>\n

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Who doesn\u2019t love the new Twisted Citron <\/a> with it\u2019s vibrant green? I love using it as a background with the mesh stencil.\u00a0Why not crackle the Mini Apothecary Bottle<\/a> and add some stain?\u00a0This inspired a lovely card with a bouquet of flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cheiron<\/a> loves Twisted Citrus with Picked Raspberry.<\/p>\n

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I love the color combo of green and pink so Twisted Citrus and Picked Raspberry were the perfect summer color match for me. I added some Twisted Citrus Distress Paint<\/a> to kraft paper thru the Tim Holtz Tiles layering stencil<\/a> to create a background. I “watercolored” the flowers using Distress Stains<\/a> and a small brush.<\/em><\/p>\n

Michelle<\/a> is loves seeing her citrus.<\/p>\n

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Slices of Lemon and Lime were fun to make with my Silhouette Cameo<\/a>. The new Fuse<\/a> tool is a blast to play with and sealed in the fresh fun to make a transparent postcard.<\/em><\/p>\n

Floating beach umbrellas reminded Suzz<\/a> of citrus slices this week.<\/p>\n

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I kept seeing fabulous pictures of sliced citrus on line in the most beautiful colors. It reminded me of the very cool Hero Arts Umbrella Fancy Die. <\/a> I had the best time looking through my sprays and mists for colors to use for my citrus and ended up with the Heidi Swapp Color Shine – Salmon<\/a>, Ranger Distress Stain Spray – Twisted Citron,<\/a> Dylusions Lemon Zest Spray<\/a> and Dylusions Pure Sunshine Spray<\/a> After that it was refreshing fun creating floating beach umbrellas in citrus color for my journal page.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe Andrea<\/a> has a twisted mind, but the thing she thought of first with citrus was a grater.<\/p>\n

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My mom is a brilliant cook and even does fancy things like add lemon zest to things. I can see her in my mind’s eye using all sorts of graters as the scent of citrus filled the air. I decided to pay homage to her by turning a vintage grater into a magnetic memo holder using Tim Holtz’s Found Relatives<\/a> cards, French Industrial<\/a> paper, and Elementary Flash Cards<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Barbara<\/a> really likes the bright colors and this is definitely the best season to take advantage of their potential.<\/p>\n

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For my tag I have chosen to use the most yummy distress sprays<\/a>, combined with the background crackle effect<\/a>, with white embossing powder to contrast. Also my flowers<\/a> are totally vibrant and in my little lawn the new amazing Twisted Citron<\/a> has the lead role. Enjoy the summer!<\/em><\/p>\n

Citrus colors remind Meihsia<\/a> of drinking a glass of cold lemonade or a cup of grapefruit smoothie in the hot summer.<\/p>\n

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My favorite summer drinks are a reflection of summer itself: bright, fun and refreshing. To create the bright citrus color scheme on this art journal page, I applied different shades of Izink ink<\/a> on the background. The cup image was stamped with Tim Holtz Stamp<\/a> and Memento Black Ink<\/a>. Instead of iced coffee, it’s grapefruit smoothie in the cup.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sandra<\/a> made a tag with a twist of citron.<\/p>\n

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How great are the new 2015 Distress colors<\/a>? I’m not only played with the Twisted Citron<\/a>, I also had to go with Hickery Smoke<\/a> and Mermaid Lagoon<\/a>! It’s amazing how these colors mix so well together. I’m loving this bright addition. It brings some freshness to the palette. To add some interest to my tag, I mixed a little Twisted Citron<\/a> in with the Crackle Paint<\/a> and applied a medium layer with the Bricks<\/a> stencil.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ashli<\/a> was inspired to create a sweet little card this week…<\/p>\n

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I love having cards at the ready and this week I decided to craft up a card that could be sent for a thank you, or perhaps when someone just needs a little sweetness sent their way. With my trusty Pitt Pen<\/a>, I created a striped paper to back my Watercolored<\/a> orange with. Some little Doodlebug Sprinkles<\/a> finish things off perfectly.<\/em><\/p>\n

Emma<\/a> had some inky fun making this card with a pop of citrus!<\/p>\n

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When I first saw Tim Holtz’s Twisted Citron<\/a>, it was love at first sight and made me think of summer and mojitos and this challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to create a card showcasing this gorgeous colour! I added zesty coloured handmade paper blooms to a background of Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain<\/a> and completed the card with mini sprocket gears<\/a> and a Small Talk sticker<\/a> as a finishing touch.<\/em><\/p>\n

Summer days in the garden are on Maura\u2019s<\/a> mind.<\/p>\n

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I can see that gardening is still in my thoughts this week. I spent many a day in the gardens helping my dad when I was a little girl. I wanted to play with citrus colors in my art journal, and I love the Dylusions paints, fresh lime<\/a>, lemon zest <\/a>, and squeezed orange<\/a>, they are such lush and lovely colors. They played very nicely with the Distress twisted citron products <\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I (May<\/a>) went for the classic trio of citrus hues.<\/p>\n

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Twisted Citron <\/a>leads the way into my bright tag. Why with the new Tim Holtz stencil<\/a> and a few goodies I found myself surprised to see that orange, yellow, and green could be a combo I enjoy quite a bit! I’m thinking about darkening things up a bit for some autumn projects but in the meantime I’m really enjoying the bold summer citrus hues.<\/p>\n

For more inspiration click on our design team’s blog links so you can see more photos (and full supply lists) for their projects. Leave them a little comment love while you’re there so they know how they’ve inspired you too, if you’re so inclined.<\/p>\n

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As always, Simon Says Stamp<\/a> is giving away a $50 gift voucher that will go to a random entry chosen by random generator. To qualify all you need to do is create a new project that ties in (in any way!) with our theme and post it, along with a link back to this challenge, and add a link here. This challenge will end at 11:59pm on Sunday August 23rd Eastern time. We will also be choosing some of our entries to put in the spotlight – a special honor where we talk about why we loved that entry in particular and award a special badge too! For the full rules, read the “challenge rules” posted in the side-bar here on our blog.<\/p>\n

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