Welcome Spring

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me today from the Card A Day Blog.  This weeks theme is all about Spring cards.  What says spring more than the tulips coming up and butterflies. I am ready to see the snow gone and some green buds popping up!

 

 

 

For my card I'm using some of my March Counterfeit kit. I started with the tulip stamp by measuring my stamp and cutting my piece of cardstock down to size.  I then stamped the image and trimmed it down a little bit more. I punched a lighter shade of green from the Summer Dreams stack and added it to the bottom with a piece of ribbon on top. My stamped image is up on pop up dots to add a little bit more dimension. 

The butterfly was punched and in my baggie of pre-punched items to add to cards and layouts, so I have no idea where the paper is from.  I embossed the butterflies with the polka dots folder to add some more dimension and added a couple of rhinestones to the center.

Thanks for stopping by.

Counterfeit Kit Challenge - March
4 - 12x12 layout
1 - 8.5 x 11 layout
1 - Card

Entered into:
Unity Stamps: Friends with Flair

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Pattern Paper: 4" x 5 1/4"
Embossed paper: 3 34" x 3 1/4"
Stamped Image: 3 1/4" x 2 3/4", then trimmed down
Inside pattern piece: 5 1/4" x 4"
Inside white: 3 3/4" x 5"

Recipe:
DCWV - Summer Dreams Paper Stack and white card stock
Stamp: Unity Stamps - Kit of the Month November 2013 {Strength & Dignity}
Ink: Stampin' Up - Poppy Parade
Punch: Martha Stewart - Double Arches
Die: Stampin' Up - Beautiful Butterflies
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Polka Dots and Textile
Rhinestones: My Mind's Eye - fine and dandy "true blue bling"
Misc.: Adhesive, Cuttlebug, Pop up dots, and scissors.

Happy Spring

Thanks for joining me from the Card A Day Blog, today we are celebrating Spring.  I'm ready for spring but it is still winter here and still snowing.  I have a quick card to share with you today; it's quick because I used the Cricut to do most of the work.

I cut the girl watering flowers from the A Child's Year Cartridge out of black card stock, the scallop circle is from the Lacy Labels cartridge and the light peach circle is from George and the Basic Shapes cartridge.

Out of the light peach cardstock I stamped the butterfly and punched it out and punched the border strip. I added the ribbon to cover up my edges then topped it off with a bow, a black button with a double bow and my punched butterfly.

Using the same butterfly stamp I stamped them onto the white mat on the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow Vicki Schram is the Designer for the Card A Day Blog.  Don't forget to enter you card in the challenge this month.

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 5 1/2" x 8 1/4", scored at 4 1/4"
Gray Mat: 3 3/4" x 5"
Pattern Paper: 3 1/2" x 4"
Light Peach: 1 1/5" x 4", then punched

Inside:
Gray: 4" x 5 1/4"
White: 3 3/4" x 5"

Recipe:
Paper: Cardstock - Recollections; Pattern Paper - Unknown from my scrap pile
Stamp: Close to my Heart - Sentiments
Ink: Stazon - Jet Black
Ribbon: Celebrat It 5/8"; White embroidery floss
Punch: 1" Circle Punch; Martha Stewart - Floral Lace Edge border punch
Cricut Cartridges: A Child's Year, George and the Basic shapes, Lacy Labels,
Misc: Glue dots, adhesive

Jarfull of Spring Flowers

Today I'm the designer for the Card A Day Blog and the theme is Spring.  I use to pick the flowers that grew along side the road on the way home, and of course I would put them in a canning jar.  So I thought that this would be the perfect card for today's theme.

I stamped the jar with gray ink then sponged the blue and vintage photo ink.  I then added a few stems in Wild Wabsabi.  I used a post it note to cover the top of the car so that the stem look like are in the inside of the jar.

I used the punches to make the flowers and added a couple of beads on the inside for the centers.  I use the mini branch punch and white flock to make it look like baby's breath.  Not quite sure that it looks like baby's breath but it adds an interest texture to the flowers.  I then used the wing from from the bird punch for the large leaf and filled in with the Martha Stewart branch punch in a couple of different greens.

To finish off the card I punched the Ribbon Lace Border in Vellum and added a couple of the branches to the bottom of the jar. 

I finished off the inside of the card with another punched Ribbon Lace border and a flower in the corner. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, be sure come back tomorrow to see what Chris Durnan has for your inspiration./

Paper Sizes:

Green base: 11 1/2 x 4 1/4 scored at 5 1/2

Red card front: 4 x 5 1/4

White Inside: 4 x 5 1/4

Recipe:

Paper: Cardstock Scraps - red, green, white, pink and vellum.

Stamps: Close To My Heart - From Me To You - flower stem; Stampin' Up - Punch Potpourri; Unity Stamps - December 2011 Kit of the Month - {...filled with love} - canning jar

Ink: Colorbox Inks: orchid, rosebud, chiffon white, gray, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Inkadinkadoo - Navy Blue; Stampin' Up - Wild Wabasi

Punches: Martha Stewart - Branch Punch; Stampin' Up - Two Step Bird punch, Ribbon Lace Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Unknown mini branch punch

Dies: Sizzix 3 dies flower layers set #3
Misc: Adhesive, glossy accents, Fun Flock, Me & My Big Ideas beads.

Happy Spring

This is the card I made for my Swap Group. We were to make either an Easter or a Spring card. I had picked up the Inkadinkado stamp set Butterflies & Birds and had not used it yet.

I stamped the birds in Pear Pizzazz and the feather and swirl in Brocade blue then punched them out. I have them mounted on foam dots onto green paper cut at 1 3/4"x 5 1/2". The blue is cut at 2"x5 1/2".

On the inside I stamped the "Happy Spring" in brocade blue. I actually designed this card in Design Studio but have not had the time to cut it yet. I used the leaf, bird and flower from the Home Accents in my design for the three small images on the card front.

Thanks for stopping by.

Click here for the cut file. I have not cut this one yet so let me know how it goes.

Recipe:

Paper: DCWV cardstock: white and blue; Pattern paper - green unknown

Stamps: Inkadinkado - Butterflies & Birds; Autumn Leaves - Spring Swirl

Ink: Stampin' Up - Pear Pizzazz, Brocade Blue

Punch: Stampin' Up - Square 1 1/4"

Cricut Cartridges: George and Home Accents

Misc: adhesive and pop up dots