I'm trying to use my older purchased items instead of buying new. Today's card makes use of older dies, snippets of cardstock and designer paper and an embossing folder.
I started with the Joanna Sheen Daffodil die I've had for quite a few years. I cut it from snippets of green, yellow and orange, fussy cutting portions and interchanging them to look like the color of daffodils. The tag was cut with a Lawn Fawn die, and I added a heat-embossed gold circle to the top, adding a little twine bow. I stenciled the tag with a Data Dots stencil and some Pumice Stone distress ink before placing the flowers on top. The green strip of designer paper is by SU! and the yellow panel is from a paper pad by Teresa Collins (very old). I embossed the card base with a Cuttlebug pinking stitch EF and added a pre-printed sentiment from SSS, backing it with a snippet of black card. I'm pleased with how this turned out and it will be going in the mail in a week or so.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
The Flower Challenge #66 - use scraps
Dies R Us Challenge #189 -A/G using dies sold in their store
(Lawn Fawn)
Seize the Birthday #234 - Green & White or A/G
the Allsorts Challenge Blog week #668 - Feminine
The Little Red Wagon #636 - Emboss everything
That's going to do it for me today, but thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you're in the midst of having a great week!
Carol
19 comments:
So sweet.
Hi Carol, the Daffodils look amazing on the lovely snippets of patterned papers! Love the delicate stencilling on the tag and the unusual embossed frame!! The bow looks so cute!
Sending hugs and wishes for lovely Spring days ahead!
Beautiful Spring card love the die-cut daffodils and embossed frame
Carol x
Very striking card, I like those daffodils!
A very love spring card! Such pretty daffodils! Wonderful embossed frame and great design! Now if only we can get the spring weather to stay for more than one day!:-)
Beautiful card, love that gorgeous colour and pretty design...
A pretty floral creation, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts Feminine theme this week.
B x
Oh I love daffodils, they're so happy and your card is delightful. It's very cheery and that's nice, I like how you've used the tag... as you know I don't get on with tags so I'm tipping my hat to you. Hmm that zigzag frame embossing folder is very very more-ish lol x
You know I love daffodils and this card is so Spring like, I love it.
Faith x
Fabulous spring card!
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
Such a happy spring card. I love how you framed and featured the cute daffodils. Thanks for sharing with us Dies R Us Challenge Blog.
Kathy
DRU DT
Always good to use some of the old stash! Fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.
Absolutely gorgeous Spring card Carol! I love the clean lines on this one along with the tons of texture and those pretty little daffodils of course!! Happy inspiration today my friend!
Very pretty spring card! Right now the weather seems like it shoudl be April...with all the rain we are getting right now.
I'm also try8ing to use up my old stuff. But I have to be honest and tell you that I'm still buying some NEW now and then. (that usually gives me the jump start in inspiration that I need!)
Beautiful card, Carol! Love your daffodil dies on the tag and pretty papers! All those nice days we had were so welcomed! Now we are back in the dreary rainy days. I guess we need rain to welcome the beautiful flowers of spring!
Pretty spring card, I love the soft stencilling behind those cheery daffodils. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize The Birthday 🥳
This is really pretty ...... Lis
Fabulous layout! Love the fun springtime focal flower too [with the subtle stenciling] - Thanks for joining in at HLS Stencil Challenge
Immensely lovely card. You have done a superb job of capturing the upbeat, vibrant spirit of spring in papercrafting form.
Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life
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