DCM - Spring is in the air!

Morning all!

It's my turn to set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog this week, and of course it had to be spring-themed! :D

Stamp, stencil and die combo: Pinkfresh Studio - Farm Fresh
Sentiment stamp: Hello Bluebird - Spring Banner Script
Dies: Pinkfresh Studio - Pretty Frames 2 (r)

This project was the perfect opportunity to pair the Farm Fresh stamp, stencil and die combo from Pinkfresh Studio with some older supplies.

I started out by creating a peachy watercolour wash with Saltwater Taffy and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks on water colour card.

While that was drying, I ran the Pretty Frames 2 die from Pinkfresh Studio four times through my die cutting machine with Marshmallow Cardshoppe to create a stack of frames for this card and future projects.

I doubled up each frame to create a pop of dimension and left them to try under a large acrylic block so they'd stay nice and flat.

Then I white-embossed the flower outline stamp on white cardstock and used the stencils to add colour.

Once die cut, I went back with Antique Linen Distress Ink and created a subtle wash around the outside of the embossed lines so that the white outline would stand out a bit better.

I then cut the jars from Pale Rose cardstock and blended some Saltwater Taffy ink around the edges of the textured jar.

I stamped the jar sentiment on a piece of left over watercolour cardstock that has the pink watercolour wash on it, adding a twine bow as a finishing touch.

Then I took a few of the white frames and arranged them on my watercolour cardbase.

I stamped the Hello Spring sentiment from Hello Bluebird inside the frame and then used the other jar die cut to help me arrange the flowers on the card before adding the sentiment jar over the top.

Finally, I added the pink flower and some sparkly sequins.

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

Happy crafting!

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Hello Bluebird - Spring Banner Script stamps Shop at: MISC	Pinkfresh Studio - Farm Fresh stamps Shop at: SBC	Pinkfresh Studio - Farm Fresh dies Shop at: SBC	Pinkfresh Studio - Pretty Frames 2 dies (r) Shop at: MISC
Pinkfresh Studio - Farm Fresh stencils Shop at: SBC	Distress ink pad - Antique Linen Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Distress ink pad - Saltwater Taffy Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Lawn Fawn - Butter ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Carrot ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	Lawn Fawn - Noble Fir ink pad Shop at: SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Cheeky ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Leafy ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Lilac ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Tropic Teal ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)	Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SHC (UK)	Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC
Bazzill Cardshoppe - Pale Rose Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC	Jackdaw Express - AM534 - Premium White Watercolour Card 300gsm Shop at: AZ (UK)	Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK)
Bearly Art - Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC	Waffle Flower - 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)
Ranger - Mini Mister Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Waffle Flower - Shader Brush Size 1 - Double-Ended (Pack of 5) Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK)	Royal Langnickel - Zen watercolour round wash brush set Shop at: AZ (UK)
Crafter's Companion - Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ (UK)
Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC

Comments

[Linda Edwards]

This sings Spring! to me. Even though you're not a "peachy" person, this card is scrumptious!