by Elina Stromberg

Here in Finland, the winters are usually quite long, and when you now look out from the window you still see piles of snow even if it is already March! On a grey late winter day when spring and summer seem to be still quite far away, you can turn your mind already into spring mood: For that, you only need a few stamps, your favorite bright ink colors and some colorful pieces of scrap paper. When you spend a short moment stamping, cutting, and layering your colorful hand-made elements on a beautiful flower card I’m sure you will soon feel your mood rising. Happy and pleased with your creation you quickly feel that actually spring is just around the corner!

Skill: Beginner/Intermediate
Time: 1.5 hours

Directions

Step 1

Mist a piece of watercolor paper with Fireworks Shimmery Craft Spray in Dandelion. Let dry. Place a stencil on the colored paper. Use VersaFine Clair in Summertime and a Sponge Dauber to stencil random patterns on the paper. Do not cover the entire area but leave areas unpatterned.

Step 2

Shape a chipboard grid by cutting out some parts with scissors. Color the plain chipboard with a Fabrico Pen in Real Black.

Step 3

Stamp patterns on the yellow stenciled paper, using the same orange ink. Glue the colored chipboard grid on the paper.

Step 4

Stamp flowers and leaves on pieces of colored cardstock. Stamp each flower twice; first on orange paper and then on yellow. Cut out. Layer each flower center on a base flower. Attach using 3-D foam stickers.

Step 5

Glue flowers and leaves on the card front. Write greeting word with foam letter stickers. Mat on dark brown cardstock and attach to card base.

Supplies

Imagine

• Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray – Dandelion
• VersaFine Clair Inkpad – Summertime, Pinecone, Green Oasis
• Fabrico Marker – Real Black
• Sponge Dauber

Other

• Chipboard grid
• Dutch Doobadoo – Stencil ‘Burlap’
• Stampin’Up – Stamps ‘Falling Flowers’
• Wycinanka – ‘Lorem Ipsum’
• 3-D foam stickers
• American Crafts – Foam letter stickers
• Microbeads
• Glue
• Scissors
• Watercolor paper
• Cardstock in dark brown, yellow, orange, green
• White card base