Hello crafty friends, it’s June! Today I’m sharing a card I had so much fun creating! It features a lot of new products from the spring release, but the highlight really are the Stitched Spring Flowers for me. 

I wanted to create a folk art inspired background with the new Eyelet Diamonds as the center. I cut a ton of flowers and leafs from the Stitched Spring Flowers from white cardstock so I could color them with ink later. No plans for my colors yet, I wanted to get the shape of my pattern down first before trying to balance out the colors.

Once I was happy with the layout, I varied between light and darker soft pink flowers and also colored my leafs and flower centers. I had some leftover flowers that I put to good use as well, but more on that later!

I cut a panel from tan cardstock and used the Watercolor Oval Mask to darken the edges of my card. It’s not very visible, but it creates a subtle oval shape to use as a base for my symmetrical floral design. I also splattered darker brown ink to give it kind of an earthy texture.

I cut a Watering Can Shaker from light grey cardstock and filled it with Bunny Hop Shaker Beads. Both shaker bead mixes in this release are so my style, it was hard to decide! And here’s where those leftover flowers come in! I added them on the watering can to give it a fun little detail.

For my sentiment, I picked one from the Easter Banner Greetings stamp set. I love how there’s a couple of sentiments that are generally spring themed and not just for Easter! I embossed it on the pierced banner from Banner Greetings 3, cut from pink cardstock. This new set includes 2 of my favorite new additions to the banner dies: the pierced and ‘half’ one that goes on the side of your card. I’ve been using these banners so much that it’s fun to see all these details getting changed from set to set, and this is probably my favorite set so far!

And that’s my card, I hope you enjoyed reading about it as much as I enjoyed making it! Hope to see you again next time, bye!

Hello, friends! It’s Melissa here with you today and I’ve got Spring on my mind. I’ve created a fresh, pastel card for you that is all things Springtime.

I began with the darling, new Layered Watering Can Florals stencils and created my background. These stencils are a dream…it’s so much fun mixing and matching colors!  I then layered on a vellum layer cut using the Notched Rectangles dies. I love the softness vellum adds.

An Eyelet Diamond die cut came next in order to provide a base for my die cut Daffodil Shaker. I paper-pieced my daffodil together and brought in bright pops of yellow to coordinate with my background.

I finished my card with a sentiment from the new Easter Banner Greetings stamp set, stamped on a Banner Greetings 3 die cut.  I added in some fresh florals from the new Stitched Spring Flowers dies and a butterfly from the Springtime Holder Additions dies.  

It’s been such a treat to create for you today. Happy Springtime crafting!  Thanks for visiting!

Melissa

Hello Friends! It’s Dana here today and I am stopping by with a shaker card that will have you dreaming about spring featuring the brand new release.

I started my card by using the Watering Can Shaker die set to create my watering can. I ran the dies through my die-cutting machine five times to create my frames. I then stacked the die cuts together to create the necessary depth for my shaker. I added a piece of acetate and filled my shaker with the Bunny Hop shaker beads before closing the shaker up. 

Next, I used the Mini Checker stencil to create my card panel. I ink blended the stencil with a soft peach ink and attached it to an A2 card base. I then used the Stitched Spring Flowers die set to create a variety of florals and foliage to fill my watering can. I attached my shaker and florals to the card panel with a combination of liquid glue and foam adhesive. I also added a bow to the watering can that I die cut with the Beautiful Bows die set for a little added detail. Lastly, I used the Easter Banner Greetings stamp set and Banner Greetings 3 dies for my sentiment. 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope I inspired you to create a shaker card of your own.

Enjoy your day, Dana

Hi friends! Christina here to share this pretty Easter card featuring a fun inlay technique using the new Decorative Easter Egg die set. You can use the Decorative Easter Egg in so many ways, even creating a shaker, but I love the inlay technique, and it’s so easy. The hardest part is choosing the cardstock colors! Take a peek at the supplies I used, and then we’ll get started!

Decorative Easter Egg Dies
Banner Greetings 3 Dies
Easter Banner Greetings Stamp Set
Argyle Pierced Plate
Scallop Frames Dies

My first step was to choose my cardstock colors. I decided on a traditional pastel color palette to complement the spring and Easter icons that make up the Decorative Easter Egg. Then I die-cut the Decorative Egg and the backer piece from white cardstock and glued these together to be the base. Next I die-cut the Decorative Egg once from each of the cardstock colors I choose and began inlaying the icon pieces onto the white base. For some decorative details, I decided to trim the carrots and add green tops, give the larger flowers round centers, and add small round tails to the bunnies. You can skip this step, but I like the addition of these small embellishments. 

With the Decorative Easter Egg complete, I got to work on the background. First, I die-cut the Argyle Pierced Plate from Tidepool cardstock and added a white scallop frame. This provided me with the perfect framed space for the egg. The last step was to add a banner sentiment that I heat-embossed with white embossing powder on a new Banner Greetings 3 die.

Thank you for checking out this Easter card featuring an inlay technique using the new Decorative Easter Egg die set from the newest spring collection. See you again soon!