Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Catherine, and you know what they say-April showers bring May flowers! This little cutie is all ready for rain! I created a fun spring card by combining the Bear Holder Die with the Stitched Spring Flowers Dies and Raindrops Stencil. 

I started by creating a soft rainy background with light ink blending around an A2 white panel, then added raindrops using blue ink and the Raindrops Stencil. For the ground, I die cut a grass border using the grass element from Nature Essentials Die (I extended the height using partial die cutting). I ink blended the border with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Oxides and added a few green watercolor splatters for texture. 

I die cut the adorable bear from the Bear Holder die set, umbrella from Springtime Holder Accessories, and flowers and greenery from Stitched Spring Flowers die from white cardstock and ink blended all the pieces with the following Distress Oxide:

Bear Body– Tea Dye, Antique Linen
Cheeks and Tummy– Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar
Nose, Eyes– Black Soot
Ears– Walnut Stain
Flowers– Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Wilted Violet, Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar
Leaves and Stems– Shabby Shutters, Twisted Citron
Umbrella- Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron
Handle– Hickory Smoke

The bear got a pair of bright rainbows (because priorities) – I die cut an extra bear, trimmed the legs, and ink blended the boots with Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade. 

I adhered everything onto the front panel and added “Bright Spring Wishes” from Easter Banner Greetings stamp set. I added a few raindrop gems for a realistic rainy-day touch.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Hope this card brings you a little spring inspiration!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m thrilled to be back with this bright and colorful card featuring the Lovely Ladybugs enjoying the spring season among beautiful flowers and lush greenery. I had a blast coloring those gorgeous ladybugs for the first time and pairing them with pretty peachy/coral flowers.

I started off by cutting a large Eyelet rectangle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I masked the scalloped edges off with washi tape and covered the entire panel with saltwater taffy oxide ink. Next I added a bunch of cute ladybugs to my panel using the Layered Ladybugs stencil set along with candied apple and black soot oxide inks. I splattered water on my panel and dried it with a paper towel, I mixed black soot oxide ink with water and added black splatters all over my piece of paper, and I did the same with copic opaque white ink. Next I cut a vellum panel using the second largest Stitched Torn Rectangle die, added white splatters to that panel, and then put both panels aside to dry.

I stamped the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink, cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my alcohol markers. The ladybugs are from the Lovely Ladybugs stamp set, the large leaves are from the Simple Thanks stamp set, and the flower clusters, branches and small leaves are from the Hummingbird Floral stamp set. When the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to each image using a white gel pen.

When my panels were dry, I temporarily taped the Stitched Torn Rectangle vellum panel to my Eyelet Rectangle panel using washi tape, and attached all the images to the vellum panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. I removed the washi tape, applied liquid glue at the back of my vellum panel, but only behind the images, stuck my vellum panel to the Layered Ladybugs panel, next the ladybug panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches peachy panel using 1mm foam tape, and finally the peachy panel to a matching card base using double sided tape.

I white heat embossed “Bugs & Kisses” from the Lovely Ladybugs stamp set on black cardstock, cut it using the matching die, and finally attached it in the middle of my card using foam squares.

And that’s it! Thank you so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Hello crafty friends, June back here today! Today I’m back with another card I made recently using products from the latest spring release. The Daffodil Shaker is the real star of the show here, but I also used a couple of other fun new products on my card. Let’s get started!

I knew that I wanted a full bouquet of daffodils on my card, so I decided to not use the Daffodil Shaker as a shaker so I had some more freedom with layering the flowers. I cut the flowers and their centres from different shades of yellow cardstock and did some light ink blending on them to give them a more realistic look. I also added some gel pen details to add even more to them. I cut the leaves from green cardstock and did all the same steps.

I cut a panel from white cardstock and blended a background using Salvaged Patina and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide. I used the Raindrops Stencil to create a subtle pattern on the background, as well as added some darker ink splatters. I cut an Eyelet Diamond from white cardstock to go on top of it, creating a nice backdrop for the colorful flowers.

The Banner Greetings 3 die set includes a ‘half’ banner that falls off the side of the card and I thought it would be perfect for this card layout, so I cut it from white cardstock and stamped a sentiment from Easter Banner Greetings on it using brown ink.

As a finishing touch, I cut some flowers from the older Spring Foliage die set in the same colours as the daffodils and sprinkled them around the card. Not only does it add a nice detail, but it also ties in the bright yellow with the rest of the card.

And that’s it for today! I hope this card puts you in a spring mood. As I’m writing this post, we’ve just had the most spring-like weather I could imagine here in Belgium: lots of sunshine but also LOTS of rain. It gave me the exact same vibes as this card did, so I thought it would be a good one to feature today!

I hope to see you again soon, bye!                             

Hi again, friends! Christina here, and I’m so excited to share with you this cute woodland scene featuring the Decorative Birdhouses Dies and the Stitched Birds Dies. I nestled the birdhouse in plenty of green leaves on a Pierced Leafy Vines background to create a treetop getaway for a pair of the sweetest little birds. Take a quick peek at my supplies and then we’ll get started. 

Decorative Birdhouses Dies
Stitched Birds Dies
Pierced Leafy Vines Plate
Fall Foliage Dies
Spring Mug Additions Dies – flowers and butterfly
Springtime Holder Additions Dies – “hello”

I started with a kraft cardstock panel and die-cut it with the Pierced Leafy Vines Plate. I added some shading to the edges of the panel with a darker ink color and set it aside while I worked on die-cutting the other elements of my card.

For die-cutting, I started with colored cardstock for most of the elements and added subtle shading to the birdhouse and the birds before assembling the pieces. For the leaves, I chose to use an alcohol ink marker to add some detail and shading. I used plain white cardstock with no shading to trim the birdhouse, for the bellies of the birds, for the small flowers, and for the “hello” greeting. 

With all the elements completed, I put everything together on my background panel. I used a combination of glue and foam squares to secure the die-cuts, starting with the birdhouse and then layering on the leaves and the flowers. I placed the birds flying into the scene and finished with a few decorative details: the yellow butterfly fluttering by and the red heart above the birdhouse entrance. Lastly, I attached the greeting and put everything onto a side-fold card base. 

Thank you so much for popping in to see this cute woodland scene I created using the Decorative Birdhouses and the Stitched Birds Dies. See you again soon!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here, I’m so glad to be back on the blog with this cheerful spring themed card featuring two lovely Bee Friends getting busy collecting pollen from those beautiful pink Daisies.

I started off by cutting a large Eyelet rectangle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I masked the scalloped edges off with washi tape and created a cute brick pattern using the Brick Background stencil along with kitsch flamingo oxide ink. Next I splattered water all over the panel and used a paper towel to dry it, I mixed some picked raspberry oxide ink with water and added pink splatters to my panel, and then I did the same with copic opaque white ink. I also cut a vellum panel using the second largest Stitched Torn Rectangle die, added white splatters to that panel, and then put both of my panels aside to dry.

I stamped the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink, cut them all using the matching dies, and colored everything using my alcohol markers. The flowers and leaves are from the Daisies stamp set, and the bees are from the Bee Friends stamp set. When the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to each image using a white gel pen.

Back to my panels, I temporarily taped the Stitched Torn Rectangle vellum panel to my Eyelet Rectangle panel using washi tape, and attached all the images to the vellum panel using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. Next I removed the washi tape, applied liquid glue at the back of my vellum panel, but only behind the images, stuck my vellum panel to the brick panel, next the brick panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches dark pink panel using 1mm foam tape, and finally the dark pink panel to a matching card base using double sided sticky tape.

I white heat embossed “Bright spring wishes” from the Easter Banner Greetings stamp set on light pink cardstock, cut it into a wavy banner using a Banner Greetings 3 die, and then attached that banner to my card using foam squares. Finally I applied white blizzard nuvo drops to the bees wings for a touch of shine. And that’s it!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and see you next time!

Hello Crafty Friends! Catherine here, and I’m sharing a cheerful, floral scallop box card that’s perfect for spring! I used the Potted Daffodils and Spring Blooms stamp and die sets to create this sweet design. 

To begin, I die cut the shadow box card base from white cardstock. The set includes scalloped background, front, and side panels so you decorate it just the way you want. For the background, I blended Salvaged Patina and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide inks using the Layered Cloud Stencils to create a soft sky effect. Then I die cut the scalloped front and side panels from turquiose cardstock. 

Once everything was cut, I assembled the shadow box together and added a few stitched clouds from Stitched Clouds Dies for extra dimension. 

I stamped and die cut the pretty florals from the Potted Daffodils and Spring Blooms stamp and die sets with the coordinating dies. I colored the images with Copic markers listed below. I borrowed the adorable bunny from the Easter Tags stamp set for added cuteness!

Copic Markers: 

• Yellows- Y11, Y04, YR23, YR24, Y21
• Pinks- RV11, RV10, RV000
• Greens- YG03, YG01, YG0000
• Clouds- BG70, BG000
• Bunny- BG000, BG70, R20, RV11, RV000

To finish the card, I added a “Hello My Friend” sentiment from the Potted Daffodils set stamped in black ink and added touch of glitter to the flower centers for some sparkle!

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you enjoyed this card! 

Hi friends! It’s Christina, fluttering in to share a shaker card featuring the beautiful Butterfly Shaker Dies and some pretty Spring Florals. My color palette was inspired by the colors of the Serene Shaker Beads that I used to fill my shaker, and the sentiment I chose makes this card design perfect for any occasion. Take a peek at my supplies and then we’ll get started on this striking design!

Butterfly Shaker Dies
Notched Rectangle Dies
Banner Greetings 1 dies
Spring Floral Dies
Floral Wreath Builder Dies
Hummingbird Floral Stamp Set – sentiment
Serene Shaker Beads

Let’s start with the background panel. I trimmed a piece of blue gingham patterned paper slightly smaller than 4.25 x 5.5 and layered it onto a blue A2 cardstock panel. Before moving on, I added a blue Notched Rectangle to the center of the panel.

Next, I created the Butterfly Shaker element. I used lavender cardstock and die-cut the backer piece once and the butterfly frame piece seven times. To create the walls of the shaker, I stacked and secured the frame pieces with glue, sandwiching a piece of die-cut acetate between the top two layers to be the window. Then I filled the shaker with Serene Shaker Beads and secured the backer piece onto the stacked frames. To finish the shaker, I die-cut the butterfly body piece from white cardstock and attached it to the front of the shaker.

With the shaker element done, I moved on to die-cutting the florals for my design. I started with colored cardstock, choosing mint and clover green for the leaves and pale yellow for the larger flowers. I chose white cardstock for the small flowers and the centers of the yellow flowers. Before assembling them, I added a darker yellow ink to the centers of the yellow flowers for some dimension. 

Now it’s time to put it all together. First I attached the Butterfly Shaker to the background panel and then created a frame of pretty florals around the butterfly, following along the Notched Rectangle. Then I tucked a wavy banner with a white heat-embossed sentiment under the butterfly and slightly behind some of the flowers. The last step was to attach everything to a card base. 

Thank you so much for checking out this shaker card featuring the beautiful Butterfly Shaker Dies! See you again soon!