DRU - It Almost Feels Like Spring

 Hello crafty friends,

Mary back with my first March post.  After a very snowy and cold February, I'm so glad for the feel of Spring we have been enjoying the last several days.  I think my card below gives off a flesh Spring feel with the help of the following Poppy dies:  Adriana Square Frame and Whittle Birds.

This card looks so intricate, but it so easy to make.  I created a slim card measuring 8" x 3.80" and covered the card front using two die cut Adriana Square Frames, which I first covered with double sided tape before die cutting them.  The Adriana Square Frame measures 4" x 4" so only a tiny bit of overhang required trimming off on the sides.  Next, I die cut the Whittle Birds from pattern paper.  Some of the Whittle Birds I placed down with foam tape for dimension and some flat.  I kept the windows blank of sentiments until I decide what to use the card for, but I kind of envision the word "just" die cut in the top window and "because" in the bottom window.   

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1 Die 3 Cards

Hello crafty friends,

I took a little break during February, but I'm back with a new monthly feature... 1 die 3 cards.  Since, Spring and Easter will soon be here, I picked the cute Poppystamp Peek A Boo Bunny die and created these three cards.

Card 1...  I die cut six of the bunnies from mixed media paper, which is my go-to paper for any watercoloring or ink blending.  I took the die cut's backgrounds out and ink blended them each a different shaded.  I put the backgrounds back and colored the inside of the ears the same colors as the backgrounds.  I attached all the squares on foam and added Nuvo drops. 

Card 2... I die cut six of the bunnies from mixed media paper and glued them straight onto a yellow and white Easter theme pattern paper.  I used a light pink brush marker to add a touch of pink to the bunnies ears and noses.

Card 3... This card was probably the easiest and quickest, but i kind of messed it up by trying to added more color to it after it was done.  I inked blended a card background with twisted citron, splashed some water and later some Spectrum Noir Sparkle Green Ink.  I trimmed off everything except the bunny from the Peek A Boo Bunny die cut and stuck him into a row of leaves with one little paw sticking out.  He's so cute!  Sadly, my leaves look awful!  I'm going to try and save them by diluting the dark green Spectrum Noir Sparkle Ink with water.  If it doesn't work, I'll just replace those leaves w/new ones or add more on top.

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Scrapy Land - Challenge 122

Welcome crafty friends,

Challenge #122 starts today, so join us for a chance to win.

I used the Poppy Stamps Feathertree Frame die as my main element on my card.  I backed the die with velum (colored blue with a Copic marker) and a graphic cloud pattern paper.   The color within the tree's branches come from Nuvo drops... yes, I used Nuvo drops inside the wells from a few of the branches.

The Feathertree frame die is not currently available, but I think two of  the IO's Christmas Tree Cutouts dies would look great with Nuvo drops inside the little circles/triangles. 


Thanks for stopping bye.... I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  One winner... selected randomly will receive a $15 gift code to Scrapy Land.  Top three and honorable mentions will be selected by the Designers.  Until next time... take care.