WLS March#1 - Hello Spring

Good Morning everyone

Today is the start of a new challenge over at We Love Stamping

The theme this month is HELLO SPRING

but you can always go with the anything goes theme as long as you use stamping

A6 white linen cardblank.  I took a piece of white linen card and stamped the crocus stamp twice with 'monarch' versaclair ink which was a Christmas present.  The colour reminds me of the purple crocus you get but i decided to colour the actual crocus yellow with my inktense pencils and cut them out....I have both colours of crocus flowering together each year.

In my paper stash i found a piece of paper with co-ordinating colours so die cut into 2 small cross stitch rectangles, matted onto purple and added top and bottom of the cardfront.

I die cut the base image into a cross stitch rectangle and decoupaged the cut out crocus onto the base image which i had put a light wash of blue around the image.  I matted the panel onto purple and then added the card front.

'Think spring' die cut from a snippet of gold satin card and a few pale green gems added to finish.  I used green gems as a contrast to the yellow and purple and pick up on the stems and leaves which are green.

You can see the gold satin better at this angle - nightmare to get a decent photo of it .  My crocus have been enjoying the spring sunshine we've had this week.

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamps 'spring is in the air'

Sue wilson die 'think spring'

Derwent inktense pencils

MFT Xstitch rectangle dies

Bobunny paper (very old)

CraftUk white linen card

Purple paper

Gem gems

Versafine clair ink 'monarch'

Do hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and see what the rest of the DT have created with our spring theme

This months prizes are these 2 beautiful penny black stamp sets.

Thank you all for stopping by, I hope you all have a lovely week. Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/2025/02/bring-me-flowers.html

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https://carlinskaartenparadijs.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-80-maart.html

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https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-crafts-galore-encore.html

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https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/aspettando-la-primavera-waiting-for.html

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https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-95.html

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/spring-season-march-2025.html

 

Crocus for mum

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the card Ive made for my mum for Mother's day

Approx size 7x7" I first die cut my cardbase using these fab inverted corner dies and then cut a smaller layer from cardstock coloured with brusho's, from this brusho piece i die cut the memory box circle burst from the middle, i added rose gold mirror card behind this aperture and attached the panel to the base card.  I then die cut 2 frames using the same shape dies and white cardstock, one i adhered flat to the base card and one i added with 2mm foam tape.......I ended up with the smaller inner frame which i added flat as after die cutting my frame I felt the aperture was too big.

I then stamped lots of the Chocolate baroque crocus stamps and watercoloured with distress inks, added some detail with posca pens and then cut them out.  I then got building up the arrangement with glue gel, tucking them behind the frame.  I then added a big bee that i had left over from previous project but it was the ideal touch as mum & I were watching the bees on her crocus the other day. 

Computer printed sentiment die cut into a circle to finish.

Just a close up, this lovely rose gold mirror card is from Crafters companion and the memory box circle burst die is still one of my most used and ive had it about 10yrs now. 

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamps 'spring is in the air' & 'honey bee'

Memory box dies 'circle burst'

Circle & Inverted square dies

Brusho's - turquoise,lime

Distress inks - wild honey, vintage photo, evergreen bough, seedless preserve, shaded lilac

Posca pens - white, lemon, lilac

 Thank you all for popping by once again.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the week and then weekend.  Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-101-for-girls.html

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http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge-spring-blooms.html

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https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/beautiful-blossoms-floral-challenge-3.html

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/03/39-spring-and-or-easter.html

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http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/sweet-stampin-spring.html

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Spring birthday

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing the cards i made for my sister in laws birthday this week.  Her favourite colour in yellow/orange so i started off with a spring crocus

4.5x6" White gold pearl card base.  I embossed the base card with a swirly embossing folder.  I then die cut 3 cross stitched rectangles, on one of them i stamped the chocolate baroque crocus stamp,  i stamped the crocus again onto more of the pearl cardstock.  I added a watercolour background with distress inks tumbled glass & cracked pistachio, i them stencilled swirls onto all 3 panels using the same inks.  I watercoloured the extra crocus in shades of yellowy orange and cut it out and attached to the base image with glue gel.

I attached the extra 2 rectangles to the card front top left and bottom right with foam tape and then mounted the crocus panel in the middle with more foam tape.  I die cut the sentiment from scraps of burnt orange satin cardstock and added some orange gems to finish.  

 

Here you can really see the burnt orange satin card, its a shame the pearl of the cardstock doesn't show up.

I had some left over pieces so made a little happy mail card to brighten a friends day, made the same way just a lovely sentiment from magazine

and onto the 2nd card i made for my sis-in-law 

DL white base card.  I first made a background which you can see below.  Using these lovely DL dies i was given for Christmas i die cut the biggest one from my yellow background and a smaller one from white linen cardstock.  From the yellow one i cut the middle out (gutted it) as i usually do as this then gave me enough to die cut my leaves from.

I arranged the leaves onto the base and glued into place and then stamped the sentiment.  I then attached to the base card with foam tape.

and this is the background i made.   I first used brushos - lemon & gambage with cosmic shimmer pixie powders in 'mango' &  'scarlet mist' Once completely dry I then stencilled over the top with a mix of distress inks & oxide inks so it has alot of different finishes and lovely shimmer when the light catches it which makes it more interesting on the eye once die cut than just a flat inked panel.   

Items Used:

Chocolate Baroque stamp 'spring is in the air'

Simply cards & papercraft mag 240 sentiment freebie (step into spring)

Birthday sentiment stamp

Cross stitched rectangle die

DL nesting dies

concorde & ninth layering leaves die set (the leaf)

A4 swirly embossing folder

Stencils

Brushos

Pixie powders

Thank you all for stopping by, i hope its a good week for you.  Emmax

Id love to enter the following with my first crocus card

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/inkspirational-challenge-284-designers.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge.html  - using blooms

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http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2023/03/188-spring-colors.html

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http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-72.html - spring card

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https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/03/march-challenge.html - spring theme