WLS April #1 - Wakey Wakey spring is here

Happy Easter to you all.

Welcome to April and our theme over at We Love Stamping this month is 

SPRING

Or you can always go with the anything goes option as long as you use stamping

Ive gone a bit outside the box this time and not used a spring designed stamp or my usual spring florals and instead had the idea to use this bear stamp who is waking up and drinking his coffee after coming out of hibernation.  I was also on a mission to use some very old paper pads which had spring colours in them.

Sorry for the bit blurry photos, my camera just kept focusing on the bear as the focal point and not the whole card....after nearly 50 attempts I had to accept defeat and the camera won😒

Approx size 6x6"  I used 300gsm A4 cream linen card, I folded in half and cut to 6" tall, on the right hand side of the front panel I die cut the tulip edge die - just to add interest and also use the die again! 

I took one of the papers from the 6x6 pad to line the inside which peeks through the tulip, i kept it a plain paper so can be written on.  I then cut another paper to fit the front, using the tulip die to get the right curve on the right hand side and also cut a smaller panel of cream card and embossed with a leaf embossing folder - I matted these and adhered to the card front.

I stamped the bear onto more of the cream card used for the base and one of the patterned papers, i coloured the bear with alcohol markers, cut out his pj's and pieced onto the base image.  I die cut this into an oval and matted onto another oval and added to the card front.

Computer printed sentiment 'wakey wakey' & 'spring is here' as the bear comes out of hibernation.

Showing it stood up and the lovely tulip edge 

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I made a few versions so made a little dent in some papers!

A more pink version.  Im quite pleased as managed to use really busy patterned papers that get left in paper pads and by having them as the matt layer behind my embossed panel its not too overwhelming

A more blue and green version, again behind the embossed panel I used a paper which is lovely but the pattern made my eyes go funny....these are double sided papers so I actually die cut the oval heart out of the middle of the patterned paper mat layer as i knew it would be hidden behind the embossed panel - thus making those luxury papers go further

Items Used:

aall&create stamp set #253 'Morning'

Technique Tuesday Tulip edge die

Sizzix leaf embossing folder (very old)

crafters companion 3d lace embossing folder

Paper pads - all very old and some loose left over pages

Ivory linen 300gsm card

Alcohol markers

white gel pen

We have lovely prizes from Lavinia for the lucky winner this month so hop over to We Love Stamping to join in and in with a chance of winning

I hope you all have a wonderful month of April.  Big hugs Emmaxx

Id love to enter card #1 into the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-846.html

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https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-634-easterspring.html

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https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2026/04/double-d-humor-challenge-2026.html - I think my card is humous and tongue in cheek😁

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https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2026/04/568-april-2-embossing-delight-rachelle.html

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https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-15-challenge.html - used paper for the background & bears PJ's and scissors to cut out the bear

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https://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/sweet-stampin-spring-or-easter-creations.html

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Tulips

Good Morning Everyone

Today im sharing another Easter card, using lovely tulips.  I was given this crafty individuals tulip stamp which ive teamed up with the tulip on the edge die.

Card size approx 6x6".  I first stamped the tulips and simply watercoloured with distress inks, adding some yellow wink of stella to the flower heads to give them a lovely sparkle.  From white card i die cut the tulip on the edge and lightly added some colour to it to pick up on the stamped tuilps.  I splashed some inky dots over the background and stamped my greeting.  

I mounted my tulips onto gold pearlescent paper which i also used for my insert, it has a beautiful shimmer.  

A close up on my tulips, you can just about make out the sparkle on the flower heads. 

Items Used:

Crafty individuals tulip stamp

Sentiment stamp

Technique tuesday tulip border die

Distress inks, lemonade, fired brick, shabby shutters, peel paint, tumbled glass

Yellow wink of stella pen

Payper box gold pearl paper

CraftUk ltd white cardstock

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you are keeping safe.  Crafting can be a good distraction to the world at times.  Hugs Emmax

Id love to enter the following:

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2020/03/beauty-of-nature.html

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http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2020/03/253-spring.html

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https://sweetstamperschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/42-easter-or-spring.html

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Tulips

Good Morning everyone.

Today im sharing a couple of cards using a Tulip on the edge die.  The first one i made for a friend who was born in The Netherlands to let her know im thinking of her, so it had to be Tulips. 

I wanted to try and use more than one tulip so came up with this.  Approx 6x6 card.  I first folded a card base from gold pearlised card and cut the tulip from the front right edge.  I also cut the tulip from 3 pieces of white card, i inked them up with oxide inks.  I then added the first one lining up with the tulip cut from the gold basecard.  I then glued the other 2 on top so i had 3 in a row.  

I cut the tulips twice more from gold card and kept the 'waste' pieces that fell out, these i inserted back into the 2 'white' tulips.  To the left of the cardfront i added a strip of colour using the same oxide inks i used for the tulips and then covered the join with a thin strip of gold pearl card.

I stamped the greeting, trimmed to size and lightly inked around it with grey ink so it stands out, i added this with a bit of dimension over the tulips. I added touches of glitter glue to the tulips just to add a little sparkle. 

This second photo shows the card open and how you can peek through the Tulip on the edge 

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And a little card using just the one on the edge tulip.  I folded a gold pearlised cardbase approx 6x6" and die cut the tulip on the front right edge. I then die cut a tulip again from white card to fit the front of the card and added this over the top of the gold tulip.  I had inked my tulip with oxide inks again and i added splashes of these inks to the front white panel.  I added a strip of inked card and gold pearl to the left edge.  

Lastly i stamped these fantastic hare stamps from lavinia that i got at Christmas and a sentiment stamp.

Just showing the card stood open.

This one just uses a different hare and sentiment.

Items used:

Technique Tuesdays on the edge tulip die

Lavinia Stamps - hares

Sentiment stamps

Distress Oxide inks - candied apple, spiced marmalade, lemonade, cracked pistachio & lucky clover.

Gold pearl card - payper box

Thank you all for stopping by and all your amazing comments on my last upload. I hope you all enjoy the coming bank holiday weekend.  Emmax