Spring has Sprung!

Over at The Friday Mashup this week's challenge is to create a project with a Spring theme. With the weather finally warming up here in Southern Alberta I am ready to jump on board! Here's the card I created:

For me a sure sign of spring is when tulips bloom. My inspiration for this card was a picture taken of tulips from my mom's garden a few Springs ago. Aren't they pretty?! I can't wait to see green grass again!

Supplies Used:

Ink: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Black Stazon

Paper: Quatrefancy Specialty DSP, Brights DSP, Whisper White, Real Red

Stamps: Blessed Easter

Punch: Banner (from Sale-a-Bration) to make the tops on the fence

Other: Stampin' Trimmer, sponge, Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

I had to make the card a bit bigger than usual to accommodate all the tulips - it measures 4-1/2" x 6-1/4". I hope you like it!

My First Online Challenge!

This week's challenge over at The Friday Mashup says to use the colors Daffodil Delight, Perfect Plum, and Wild Wasabi. It also challenges you to use an Aquapainter or Blender Pen. As soon as I saw the challenge, I knew I wanted to pull out my "Blessed Easter" tulip stamp out of the Spring Catalogue and I used my blender pen to color in the tulips. Be sure to use your Jet Black Stazon ink pad before coloring in the image to avoid "bleeding" of the black outline. I didn't have a Wild Wasabi ink pad so I compromised by using my Wild Wasabi marker and scribbling some color on the inside of one of stamp cases and using the blender pen to pick up the ink that way. 

It didn't turn out the way I planned when I first started making the card but I do like the final result!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Blessed Easter

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Other Supplies: Scallop Trim Border Punch,Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Linen Thread, scissors, Big Shot

All Supplies available through my Canadian Stampin Up! Store

Thanks for stopping by!