Happy Sunday, friends! Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, the lovely Jaydee is hosting our Theme Challenge. This is such a fun challenge with so many possibilities to celebrate the spring season! Spring is definitely in the air here in Texas, although it’s supposed to be 86 degrees today with another cold front coming through tonight. We’ll see temps dipping into the 30’s again this week. Texas weather is so crazy this time of year. You can get all four seasons in one week! Hopefully this next cold front will be the last and we will start to see everything starting to bloom in the yard really soon. *I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post. Color Combo: Petal Pink Soft Sea Foam Gray Granite Pool Party I just love the Easter Friends stamp set in the January - June Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog! I’ve been wanting to ink it up for a while now and this theme challenge was the perfect time. That sweet little bunny is too cute! I created a little background scene using the grass image from the stamp set and added some Pool Party ink with a Blending Brush to create the “sky”. This stamp set does not have coordinating dies, but the image was pretty easy to cut out. :) Once I decided on my color combo, I just wasn’t finding any patterned paper that I liked for this card. Then, I remembered the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder which was perfect to add pattern and texture all at once. With all of those little flowers in the background, I thought it would be fun for the little bunny to have a flower of her own. I die cut a trio of tiny flowers from the Pierced Blooms Dies and used the two extra inside the card. Card Measurements & Details: Thick Basic White Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4” Petal Pink Cardstock: 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, emboss with Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: 1-3/4” x 3-7/8”, stamp sentiment in Momento ink Basic White Cardstock: scrap to die cut the 2-1/4” x 3-1/2” rectangle from the Stitched Rectangles Dies. Stamp the grass in Soft Sea Foam ink and add some Pool Party ink to the background using a Blending Bush. Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp the bunny image in Momento ink, color with Stampin’ Blends and accent with Wink of Stella for added sparkle Petal Pink Cardstock: scrap to die cut three of the smallest flowers in the Pierced Blooms Dies (one on front of card, two inside card) Champagne Rhinestones and Whisper White Crinkled Seam binding Basic White Cardstock (inside card): 4” x 5-1/4”, stamp sentiment in Momento ink, add flowers Soft Sea Foam Cardstock (inside card): 3-7/8” x 1/4” Finally, here is look inside the card. I added another layer of Basic White Cardstock with a coordinating stamped sentiment and the two extra die cut flowers from the Pierced Blooms Dies. For the centers of the flowers, I used a retired punch to get those itty bitty circles and used Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper (item #156844) to add a pop of sparkle. Then I added a small scrap of Soft Sea Foam Cardstock some more color to the inside of the card. I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our ”Spring is in the Air” Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 11th, 2022. Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: Jaydee Leanne Pugliese Claire Broadwater Joanne James Laurie Schmidt Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) Ann Schach Cindy Beach Jennie Maier Christy Stanford Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. The current Host Code is: ETSD432J Also, If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me. Thanks for stopping by. Have a HAPPY day! Big hugs, Anne Marie Product List Easter Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [157737] Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] Pierced Blooms Dies [154312] Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154886] Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] Blending Brushes [153611] Stampin' Seal [152813] Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] Mini Glue Dots [103683] Paper Trimmer [152392] Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
