Spring Chicken

Happy Friday!  I hope everyone is well.  It's Jeanne today with a birthday card for all the "spring chickens" in your life.  This card uses the Rooster & Chick and Spring Lamb & Chick dies from the Spring collection.

I used the layout from this week's sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  I rotated the sketch and made it square.

I first cut all the pieces for the rooster, chick and sun from various colors of scrap cardstock.  I debated about whether to go bright or more realistic for the rooster.  Once I had picked out my background paper I decided on the bright colors. (Ultimately I decided not to use the sun, but I saved it for later.)

I used the second largest of the Nested Scalloped Squares and the third largest of the Stitched Squares to cut the center panels.  Then I cut a 5 inch square from solid yellow and a 4 3/4 inch square from patterned paper.  I picked these papers as I thought they had a "country" feel that went with the rooster.  I stamped my sentiment in the corner of the white square.

Next I used coordinating ribbon for the diagonal stripes.  I glued this to the yellow panel and then that to a top fold 5 inch square card.

In order to raise the square panel above the ribbon I placed foam tape on the back.  I left the corner that would go over the ribbon blank, so the square would lay flat over the ribbon.

After I placed the square and the rooster, I thought it still needed a little something.  And that something was flowers!  The flowers from the Spring Lamb & Chick coordinate perfectly with this paper!

I used the peacock blue and magenta that are in the paper for the flowers.

I love this little rooster!  I have a whole set of "punny" chicken sentiments, so I know this die will be getting a lot more use!

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Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to visit the online store where we have a new Gardening release.  There is a great value bundle and all the individual dies are on sale for a limited time!

Spring Teacup!

Good Morning Friends!

It is Pam sharing with you on the blog today!

I am so excited to give you a peek at our new Spring Release!  And not only do we have a new release it is at 25% off right now.  There is also a fantastic Early Spring Sale going on in the store too!  What more could you ask for check out the great savings!

Now on to today's project.  I love teacups and flowers so naturally this die was just calling my name!!  It is called Spring Teacup Bouquet.  I can already tell it will be so versatile with uses for so many occasions.

Design Steps:

 1.  Using the Spring Teacup Bouquet die cut out the flowers and cup in colors of your choice.  I did a little shading on the flowers and cup before the assembly

 2.  Use an A2 card base cut a piece of black 4 x 5 1/4, dotted DP 3 3/4 x 5 and then using the Nested Stitched Scallop Square die cut out a black square.  I used the second from the largest.  Run the square through a dotted embossing folder

 3.  Begin assembling the flower arrangement on the black square.  I put a foam dot under the teacup and then began my flower placement

 4.  Glue the black card stock and the DP to the front of the card and then pop up the black square slightly above center

5.  Using the Expressions Thanks cut it out of black card stock.  Glue the Thanks to the lower right of the card under the arrangement and your card is complete

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Again I just want to remind you we have some awesome sale going on in the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings

Pam