Kaleidoscope birthday cards

Hi all - TGIF!! I've been meaning to play with along with the current Group of Seven Cardmakers technique - Kaleidoscope. All seven shared wonderful cards on their technique post & it looked like such fun! Loll's beautiful reminder card got me motivated to try the technique this morning. And after seeing Marcia's lovely card for Color Hues #93, I decided to use the Orange/Yellow combo.

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Dove A2 card

My Mind's Eye patterned; scraps of yellow

Stamps - My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Basics (retired)

Dies - Taylored Expressions Easy Strips 1/4 & Easy Strips 1/8

Poppystamps Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set

Other - Hero Arts Lemon Drop & Creamscicle inks; 

Memento Tangelo ink; enamel dots

An MME paper pad (The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine) with orange & yellow patterns was sitting on the table from a Diva post coming up next week. I pulled out an orange floral print which had some soft yellow in the background. I brushed yellow ink on some of the flowers and orange on others for some interest. Die cut the 6x6 piece using two TE strip dies, then cut the balance in half. Here's a view of the paper on the Vagabond:

I arranged the strips towards the bottom as Loll did on her card but I left no spaces. Stamped the MFT sentiment in orange. Next I cut some daisies from a Poppystamps set & arranged on the card. Added some enamel dots to the flower centers - done!

Since I had so many strips left, I made another card - this time orienting my strips vertically & leaving some space between them:

Additional supplies: Paper Studio pastel orange A2 card;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Park Lane gem

That's it for today, friends! It's a gloomy day here so perfect for staying inside to craft. 

Thanks for visiting!