Think Spring!

It's hard to believe that those of us in the Northeast are in for another nasty, wintery weekend!  I am so ready for spring this year.  How about you?  Well, I can't hurry it up, but I can give you a breath of spring in a card.

What do you think?  I was inspired by a beautiful new stamp set from Stampin' Up!, Butterfly Basics, which includes a matching set of thinlits dies.  I honestly don't know what I would do without my Big Shot, my tool of choice for die cutting and embossing.  Here is the supply list for all of the Stampin' Up! products.  

• Stamps:  Butterfly Basics, I Love Lace Background
• Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Soft Suede, Hello Honey
• Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe
• Accessories:  Big Shot, Fast Fuse adhesive

I hope this leaves you with a little bit of crafting inspiration.  Think spring!

Double Card Challenge: Stash and Sketch

Hi there, Carla here with a card project. With a couple of friends' birthdays coming up, I wanted to make a card or two. While deciding what to do, I ended up taking on not one challenge, but two! 

First, our friend Tara over at Spot of Tea Designs posted a card-making use-your-stash challenge. I previously blogged here and here about how I like to make cards from my paper scraps, so I was all in for that.

Then, while surfing for inspiration, I found this card sketch site: Seize the Sketch.  Their most recent sketch was just what I needed to break out of my card-making rut. Here's the sketch:

I went through my stash of scraps for some coordinating colors. I decided pink would be a good color for one particular friend, and so with the sketch as my guide, I ended up making this card:

This card was so fun to create that I decided to make a few duplicates to have on hand the next time I need a girly birthday card!

Supplies:

Striped paper: 7 Gypsies

Dotted paper: Martha Stewart Crafts

Embossed pink cardstock

Cream cardstock

Heart and flower stickers: K&Company

Pink gemstones: Martha Stewart Crafts

Sentiment stamp: Inkadinkado

Embossing pad: Versamark

Embossing powder: Stampin' Up!