Hello everyone to the first official Friday and Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge of SPRING!!! Oh my goodness, every tree and bud and growing thing has just come to life this past week in Central Illinois, including the weeds! Yikes! It's time to get out and do some yardwork - ASAP!!!! But first things first -- STAMPING!
Of course, in honor of the spring equinox, I just had to do a spring card for this week! I used the Awash with Flowers and Thank You Kindly stamp sets. The colors are Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White (with lots of Brights Ink colors in the stamping). I used the Big Shot with the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Labels Framelets Dies. The ribbon is the fabulous new Daffodil Delight 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon (available April 1st as a preview of good things to come!).
The layout is pretty straight forward, but just in case, here are some measurements:
- Layer One -- Elegant Eggplant Cardstock cut at 5.5 x 8.5", scored and folded to make the Card Base.
- Layer Two -- Daffodil Delight cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25" and embossed.
- Layer Three -- Elegant Eggplant Cardstock cut at 3 x 3.25"
- Layer Four -- Whisper White cardstock cut at 2 7/8 x 3 1/8" -- stamp and embellish as desired.
Be sure and check out the other projects made by the Stamping 411 Operators! You'll be glad you did. Thanks so much for stopping by today and I do hope you'll come back soon for more ideas and inspiration!
Gretchen!!!! This is beautiful! You've given me a new favorite color combo in Daffodil Delight and Elegant Eggplant!!!! Thank you for all of your wonderful projects!!!
Posted by: RuthieB | March 24, 2012 at 09:11 AM
You have made a dreary day bright; your card was sunshine today. TFS, Kathleen Enes,CA
Posted by: Kathleen Enes | March 24, 2012 at 11:56 AM
This is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing your talent!
Posted by: JoAnn | March 24, 2012 at 08:49 PM
Oh Gretchen! I could do some tip-toeing through the tulips! I so love the colors. What a very cheery card! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Cheryl McAskill | March 25, 2012 at 10:44 AM
so very beautiful! I love the yellow with the eggplant! So pretty!
Posted by: Selene | March 27, 2012 at 08:29 AM
Wow! Wow! Wow! This is a heart-stopper, Gretchen. I love the colors ~ so perfect with the embossed frame and Awash set. TFS
Posted by: Cathy Warhank | March 28, 2012 at 08:43 AM
You must be a mind reader Gretchen. I just had a customer ask me to work somthing up with this set and here you are with this fabulous card.....no sense in re-inventing the wheel. This is perfect!!!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Lee | March 28, 2012 at 02:50 PM
What a welcome to spring! I love your bright, cheery colors. I also like how you used the stamp set to offset the images. Well done!
Posted by: Mitzi Luttrull | March 31, 2012 at 09:43 AM