A Little Spring Among the Cold

As I'm writing this post I am at home today because school was canceled due to ice.  I always love an unexpected day off from work (as long as everyone is healthy & safe of course!).  I got up this morning and was getting ready to go to the office when I got the text.  I promptly told my husband school was canceled so he wouldn't wonder why I was retreating back under the warm covers. 😊

But now that I am up and around I decided that with all the dreary and cold days of late I needed some color and a hint of Spring to come!  So it's not too early to share a card with bright flowers right?

First off, that background...one of my favorites!! And in black and white it makes everything pop!  It's the Angled Squares Background stamp from Catherine Pooler.  I have used this with lots of different colors and even in multiple colors on one card and it never disappoints! It is so versatile!  For the focal part of my card, I die cut the tag with the Tags, Etc dies from Midnight cardstock and then embossed the sentiment in white from the Rose Garden stamp set.  I added stripes of colored cardstock choosing colors that would coordinate with the flowers.  I popped the entire tag up with dimensional tape.

I stamped lots of those gorgeous flowers from the Rose Garden stamp set in all kinds of colors to add around the tag.  I popped a few of them up with dimensional tape & adhered the others directly to the tag.  I also added a little shimmer in some of the centers with a glitter pen. The ink color combos I used are:

Orange: Tiki Torch & Tutti Frutti

Pink: Be Mine & Party Dress

Purple: Flirty Fuchsia & Grape Crush

Yellow: Shea Butter & Sauna

Blue: Fiesta Blue & Something Borrowed

Center of flowers: Icing on the Cake & Over Coffee; Limoncello

Leaves: Garden Party, Lime Rickey & Eucalyptus

(For a list of ink colors for layering be sure to check out my Catherine Pooler ink layering guide from this post.)

Thank you for joining me and helping me bring some Spring to this cold, wintry day here in Kansas!  Have a wonderful day!

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Blended Love You

I almost didn't share this card because it is such an out-of-the-box card for me that I am not sure how I feel about it.  But I decided to go ahead and stretch myself and share it anyway.  

I created the background by first blending my background with All that Jazz, Party Dress & Flirty Fuchsia ink using foam blender tools.  Then I put the Rose Stencil from Catherine Pooler on top of the background and spritzed it with water.  Once it dried I also spritzed some shimmer spray on top to give it shine.  

I stamped the hearts from the Say it with Love stamp set and embossed the sentiment from the same set on Midnight cardstock.  I really like the place where all three of those colors mixed together and the gorgeous color it created!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Hope it is a wonderful day!

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Say it with Love Stamp Set Shop at: CP	Rose Stencil Shop at: CP	Distress Sprayer Shop at: SC	Party Dress Ink Shop at: CP
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Love You More than Words + Freebie with Purchase

Hello everyone!! I apologize it's been so quite on my blog for a few weeks. I haven't been feeling very well and I'm afraid I let my blog slide a bit. But I'm back today with a Valentines/love themed card today.  I pulled out some Lil' Inker Designs supplies to put this card together.  For the background I used some of the brush stroke sentiments from the Love is Love stamp set and repeatedly stamped them on my white cardstock.  This was a very quick process.   

I die cut the aqua heart with the heart die in the Love & Honey Hearts die set.  I then cut a piece of vellum and placed that on top of the heart and partilally over the stamped background.  I die cut the pink sentiment heart with the super pretty Love You More than Words Script Heart die.  I then took a glitter pen and traced over the letters to add some shimmer.

FREEBIE with Purchase & Sale

Now through February 14th, 2019 you'll receive a FREE Love You Much Border Die with any order of $25 or more!  No code is needed and the item will automatically be added to your cart once it reaches $25!

And while you're there be sure to check out the sale page!  There are lots of great items for a steal (discount will show up when you add item to your cart)!  Some of the items I used on today's card are included in the sale! :)

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Love is Love Stamps Shop at: LID	Love You More Than Words Script Heart Die Shop at: LID	Love & Honey Hearts Dies Shop at: LID	Love You Much Border Die Shop at: LID
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Round Grid Block 2.75" Shop at: CP	Acrylic Grid 6 Block Bundle Shop at: CP	Big Shot Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SC	Fiskars 12" Trimmer Shop at: SC
Titanium Blades Shop at: SC	ATG Gun Shop at: SC	ATG Refill Shop at: SC	Tombo Mono Glue Shop at: SC