Swing into Spring

 Hello friends!  Hope this finds you well.  

Today, I have a couple of cards to share for Easter.  I had this die from Spellbinders since last Spring, by the time I ordered it and it arrive from the USA,  Easter came and went. So... I pulled the die set out this year and made a few cards with it to fill my Easter card order.

These are basically the same, just changed the embossing folders and the glitter paper for the sentiments.

Not a lot of explaining on these as they are all die cuts.

Thank you for your visit today. It's been a very hectic 3 weeks at work.  Covering for my co-workers, one was off the 2nd week of March and then the other was off last week and this week.  I'll be so glad to see Friday night roll around! Not that I mind covering, but it seems my work gets pushed back, so next week will be catch up for me!

Have a wonderful day.

Pauline

Hello Spring! ( a little late)

Good morning!  I was going through my card pictures I took back in the Spring, and realized I had not posted a few of them.  

The two that I am sharing today, I made for my friends card order for Easter.  Yes sorry a little late at sharing these.

Both are using the same die cuts from Honey Bee - Lovely Layers - Tulips.  I was hesitant in buying this die as when I saw samples I knew how large this was, but I caved and bought, but love how this floral takes center stage!

I started by using some Canson 140 lb watercolour paper.  I just spritzed using Distress Oxide and Distress inks, along with spritzing water to blend a bit more.  (Sorry never wrote the colours down when creating this). One dried I cut out all the floral parts and then adhered together. I also cut the center of the tulip using some gold mirror c/s.

For my background on the first card I used SSS Detail Bohemian Cover plate, then flicked some green ink onto it.  This was cut out using MFT scalloped rectangle.  Sentiment is from SSS - sentiment strips, which I just trimmed to fit.  Added some gold pearls to finish off.

The second card, I used Honey Bee Spring Leaves A2 pierced cover plate for my back ground then cut it out using a stitched rectangle. I also used a SSS sentiment strips for this and added some pearls to finish off.

Well that is it for me for today.  I hope you have a fantastic day! Stay Cool!

Pauline

Blessings of Spring

Hello friends! Today I have a lovely spring card to share.  I finished up my card order a few weeks ago and this is one of the ones I sent in the package.

I"m using washi tape from Pinkfresh Studio, I already had these die cut, so it was just a matter of coming up with a layout.  Wanted something simple as I wanted the flowers to take center stage.

 

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, it fits perfectly in the center.  I added some enamel dots to finish this off.  This was a quick card, I need to make more for my stash.

Thanks for stopping by, have yourself a wonderful day!

Pauline

Hippity-Hoppity

Hello!  I'm back today to share another  Easter cards I made last weekend.  I didn't want to post this until I knew my Son Mark and DIL Anna received it, and they did on Thursday.

 I used products  from The Greetery - Bunny Hop stamp, stencil & die set, Square Dance die. Inks are from Altenew.

I started by stenciling the bunny wreath  - once done I used the matching die to cut it out. I then used white cardstock and  the Square Dance die to cut out the layer behind the wreath. Next I cut a circle  from the square dance piece.  This allowed me to have an opening in the white die cut so I could stamp my sentiment.  

Sentiment was stamped using Versafineclair nocturne  ink  - I used my Misti just incase I needed to stamp again, as the blue c/s is from Bazzill, so it has some texture on it.

Once everything was together, I added some sequins to finish it off.

Well that's it for me for today.  I wish everyone a very Happy Easter!

Thanks for stopping by, have yourself a wonderful day!

Pauline

Happy Spring

 Hope this finds you well!  Here we are the last day of March already!  I"ve been scrambling in trying to get my Easter cards done and out in the mail, as I didn't realize last week that  Easter is this weekend! Yikes!

This is one of 3 I did on the weekend.  Using stamps and dies from The Greetery, - Bunny Hop stamp, stencil &  die, Spring word die, SSS square dance stencil, and Altenew dye inks

Starting with the bunny stencils and Altenew inks I sponged the bunnies, flowers and carrots.  The greenery is one stamp the fits perfectly around the bunnies.  I used my Misti for the greenery so I could make sure I got good coverage.  Small stamps in the set for the accent on the ears were used in a slightly darker in, then I used my prismacolour pencils to add some detail to the flowers and carrots. I then cut the image out with the matching die.

For the background I used SSS square dance stencil and added inks from what I currently had on my brushes when I sponged the bunnies. A bit of yellow and purple.

Spring - was cut out 3x and adhered together for some dimension.  Sponged some ink heavier on the bottom of the word and light on top for some interest.  Stamped Happy onto a piece of white c/s then cut out with a flag banner die from The Greetery as well.

To finish I added a little enamel purple heart above the happy and some white glitter rhinestones. I sent this off to my sister, I just hope she gets it in time.

Thanks for stopping by.  I will have the other 2 Easter cards in my next post.

Take care everyone, till next time.....

Pauline

Sending Springtime smiles

Hello!  I'm back today to share another springtime card using products from PinkFresh Studio.

This is the same stencil set that I used in my last post - the  Daisy Wreath Stencil  and matching die, along with Diagonal Stitched Circles dies and Simply Diamonds die.  I also used a background stamp - Floral Diamond.

I started by embossing the floral diamond background stamp onto some white c/s using white embossing powder. I then sponged the entire background using PF inks - Grassy Knoll and Fresh Pear, not too heavily.

My florals were done with PF inks as well, I used inks from the green set - Over the Hills as well as inks from Rise and Shine set.  

Using white c/s I cut out the diamond background using the Simply Diamond die, as well as one of circles from Diagonal Stitched circle die.  I figured out where I wanted the sentiment by arranging the floral pieces, then embossed the sentiment in gold - sentiment is from PTI.

I then layered everything together, added some glitter to the flowers using SSS unicorn glitter and my quickie glue pen.  Added some pearls and rhinestones to finish this off.

Love the fresh springtime feeling to this card. 

Thanks for stopping by today, always appreciate your visit. Stay healthy, keep well, till next time.....

Pauline

Spring Wishes

Here we are in the middle of March already, which means spring weather will be upon us shortly.  We had a few nice days last week, around in the upper 50's, but yesterday, it was bitterly cold.  Chance of rain/snow mix for today, but next week looks to be around 50 for Monday and Tuesday. Bring on the spring!

With that said, I have a lovely floral card to share today.  All products are from PinkFresh Studio. I used the Daisy Wreath Stencil  and matching die, as well as the A2 Diamond Plaid stencil and Stitches die (which only cuts the stitching lines).

To start I placed my white cardstock onto my Wendy Vecchi make art station, and then added the stencils as required.  This is a 4 step process.  They are so easy to use, and so easy to line up.  Grid marks on embedded right into the stencils for an A2 size, so as long as you have your cardstock within the 4 corner marks, everything lines up.  I used distress oxide inks for this card.  Once inked, I used the matching die to cut it out. I cut a piece of vellum to go behind the image so I could emboss my sentiment.  Sentiment is from PTI Spring Hills which I embossed in gold.

I cut the white piece behind the flowers using the Stitches die, and then trimmed it down.

Stenciling with the diamond plaid was done on the layer behind again with distress oxide ink.

To finish off I added  Tim Holtz rock candy glitter to the center of the flowers, and then 3 coloured pearls.

I have a few more cards in the works using some new products from PinkFresh Studio.

Thanks for stopping bye, keep well and and a happy day!

Pauline

Spring wishes

Well hopefully Spring is just around the corner.  This weekend was a bit warmer, sunny which is always good to see.  I took a peek at this weeks forecast and looks like sunny skies with a trace of rain with temps between 45-50F (7-10C) and then falls to 32F (0C) on the weekend, but still no snow.

I had a chance to play around on Saturday, with some dies from The Greetery.  I finished another Easter Card, using the Botanicuts Lily and Bontanicuts Palm dies.

No stamping at all except for the sentiment, (PTI - Spring Hills)  all other pieces were die cuts.  For the Botanicuts Lily's, I cut it from 100lb white c/s, then applied distress oxide inks to colour them.  I used scattered straw, spun sugar, worn lipstick.  I then took a copic marker R21 and added some dots to the petals. for the leaves I sponged, twisted citron, peeled paint and a bit of mowed lawn.

For the palm leaves and sponged distress oxide inks - peeled paint, crushed olive, pine needles, faded jeans, and peacock feathers onto a piece of 100lb white c/s, then I spritzed with a bit of water and then I die cut the palms.

For the background I sponged some spun sugar and worn lipstick and a bit of scattered straw, then splattered some worn lipstick.  I used the Halfsies Diamond Die  to add some interest to the bottom part of the card.

Of course I needed to add some bling, so added a bit of sparkle using my Nuvo glimmer pen on the Lily's, then added some pearls and rhinestones.

I appreciate your visit.  Have a wonderful day!

Pauline