Spring!

Happy Monday Everyone. Today I get to show you a couple of soon to be released images that are perfect for spring and Easter cards. I don't know about you, but I am ready for Spring! I love winter, snow and snowflakes, but I'm ready for some sunshine, flowers and fresh air!

My first card features the new Silhouette Leaf Branch (868G). I created the background by sponging Tumbled Glass and Broken China Oxide inks onto water color CS. After the panel dried the new image was stamped in various Distress Oxide inks along the bottom half of the panel. Once die cut the panel was attached to a teal card base. The spring greetings sentiment was die cut three times, glued together and then attached to the card. I really like the bright fun colors on this.

This card features the new Puff Circle (869D) and the older Goodbye Winter greeting. I stamped the puff circles in the same distress inks as the first card. I kind of wanted them to look like snowflakes falling behind the greeting. The greeting was stamped with Archival black ink, die cut and then I stamped the puff circle one more time in the upper corner. Once everything was put together I added some milky white rhinestones to the flower centers.

 Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Love Bug Hugs

Happy Monday.  Hope you had a great weekend! I have a couple of cards to share with you today that feature the new Ladybug Toadstool and the Love Bug Hug greeting. 

This first card uses the open calendar image which I stamped onto white CS, hand wrote the dates and computer generated the Month and year. The tiny ladybug was stamped on the 14th day, colored with copics and then I cut the calendar out and attached it to the red banner that was stamped with the easy dot background in Versafine Black Onyx ink. The greeting was stamped with Memento Lady bug red ink, die cut and attached with foam adhesive for some dimension. The new lady bug Toadstool was stamped, colored, fussy cut and glued into place. I smudged some black ink at the top of the card, so the black gingham ribbon was added to cover that up!

The red panel was stamped with the checkerboard background image using Ladybug red Memento ink, as was the greeting. The ladybug toadstool was stamped, colored with Copics, die cut and layered onto some red CS. The white layer was die cut with an edge die and embossed with a strip of small hearts. I added the red plaid washi tape to the white panel before putting it all together. The bow was created using a Martha Stewart punch that I've had for years. I punched out several bows, glued them together for dimension and added a red rhinestone to the center. 

Thanks for stopping by!

shelia