DCM - The Early Bird

Good morning!

This week over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, Miri has set the challenge. :)

It's all about the early bird who catches the worm (especially with the clocks changing this weekend in the UK). So you can feature anything to do with this saying, including some early spring sunshine... which is what I went with. (Apologies for the poor photos, I forgot just how hard it is to photograph slimline cards - especially in said early spring sunshine):

Stamps: The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments, The Greetery - Springtime
Dies: The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments, The Greetery - Springtime, Lawn Fawn - Spring Showers, The Greetery - Crimped Slimline
Stencil: Simon Says Stamp - Clouds For Days
Other: Distress Oxide inks

I started out by cutting the large Crimped Slimline panel and using a mix of blue Distress Oxides to create the subtle sky and cloudy background with the Clouds for Days stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

I used the existing grey ink on my blending brush to colour in one of the rain clouds.

I then stamped out the various elements from the new Springtime set from The Greetery using my Concord & 9th ink cubes and Altenew grey shades. I added some pencil details to the flowers and umbrella for extra interest.

Once all the elements were cut out, I assembled everything on the crimped panel, then I added some raindrop details and stamped the sentiment on the Christmas Time banner that coordinates with the Springtime sentiments.

Finally, for a change I created a card base from coloured cardstock - a nice spring sage green and my card was finished.

Make sure you check out the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments stamps Shop at: MISC | SHC	The Greetery - Springtime stamps Shop at: MISC | SHC	The Greetery - Christmas Time Sentiments dies Shop at: MISC | SHC	The Greetery - Springtime dies Shop at: MISC | SHC
Lawn Fawn - Spring Showers dies Shop at: SBC | SHC	The Greetery - Crimped Slimline dies Shop at: MISC | SHC	Simon Says Stamp - Clouds For Days stencil Shop at: SSS	Altenew - Evening Gray dye ink Shop at: MISC
Altenew - Limestone dye ink Shop at: MISC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Speckled Egg Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Butter ink pad Shop at: SBC | SHC
Pinkfresh Studio - Sweet Mustard ink pad Shop at: MISC | SBC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Altenew - Warm Gray ink cube set Shop at: MISC | SHC	Concord & 9th - Ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS	Brutfuner 120 Colouring Pencils Set Shop at: AZ	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC
MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Sponge daubers Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC
Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Miri]

Your slimline card is beautiful! I love the spring scene you created and the pastell spring colours.
(and your stone art is beautiful as well and such a nice gesture)

[Angelnorth]

So soft and pretty Nat, I love the sage green card base to anchor it all!