Spring and Easter

Spring Teapot

Hi there!

I was so surprised to see a daffodil appear in my garden this week – it seemed so early.. although my narcissi have been up for a while! And then I saw a LOT of daffodils in my neighbours’ gardens – spring is springing and I’m ready for it!

The palette for this week’s Color Throwdown challenge is peach, yellow and green – perfect for a daffodil card! I pulled out the fabulous Spellbinders/Simon Hurley Daffodil Frame die set and got cutting! I’ve loved this set since it came out so I was delighted to pick it up in their Christmas sale. As the die set has separate flower and leaf layers, I knew I would be able to cut the main image from the frame and use it in different formats – which is just what I’ve done here!

I paired it with Memory Box’s Grandma’s Teapot and coloured all the images with distress ink.

I arranged the die cuts on a base that I’d embossed with a Spellbinders’ folder and I added a few die cut flowers to teapot as well as a Memory Box sentiment to complete my card.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

A new Easter embossing folder

Hi there!

I’m always on the look out for new Easter embossing folders and have been a bit bemused that they are few and far between.

But this week, while searching for something completely different online, I came across the most beautiful folder by Spellbinders! It’s their February 3D embossing folder of the month so I immediately signed up! I couldn’t believe it when it landed on my door mat this morning!

So I just had to use it on my entry for this week’s challenge at Freshly Made Sketches – the sketch just said ‘Easter Egg’ to me!

I paired the folder with some other Spellbinders die and a Simon Says Stamp sentiment.

LucieG.

Sending you some happy

Happy Monday everyone!

It’s the first of three public holidays in the UK this month and I took advantage of the extra time at my craft table to play along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I’m so delighted that one of my go-to craft stores here in the UK has just started stocking Paper Rose Studio products! I snapped up some goodies straightaway! For this card I used the beautiful Poppy Field Circle die set, which I adhered to a piece of Craft Consortium patterned paper.

Following the sketch, I added a Spellbinders bow die cut and a sentiment by Concord & 9th.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Daisy Springtime Wishes

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Color Throwdown which has another springtime combo of celery green, yellow and aqua.

I used used Shabby Shutters distress oxide ink to create the celery background panel and then The Greetery’s Daisy Chain die. I coloured the daisies with coloured pencils and added a sentiment by Memory Box.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.

Springtime Pail

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today I’m playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge. What a fabulous sketch to play with this week!

I bought the Taylored Expressions Antique Pails die set over Easter and I thought the large pail would work perfectly with the sketch. I paired it with the Honeysuckle Plant by paper Rose Studio and the Stamp Market’s Ready to Bloom floral die.

The sentiment is by Memory Box.

Thanks for stopping by!

LucieG.