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Tuesday April 6, 2021

Springtime Thinking of You

It's just been a couple of days since Easter,  which means spring is officially here. For today's blog post, I want to share one of my favorite spring cards. It is quick enough to mass produce if you wish, but will look like you took hours to create. This card is appropriate for many occasions, not just Thinking of You. Finally, it's fun to color. I used Copics and a Stampin' Up marker on my panels, but you may use any coloring medium you choose.






I started with a landscape folded card base 
made with Neenah Solar White 110 lb,
two pieces of Lawn Fawn Cilantro cardstock, 
and two pieces of Neenah Solar White 80 lb.



I embossed the Cilantro cardstock with
a Stampin' Up Petal Burst embossing
folder.



I used Memento ink to stamp one of the Neenah
 panels twice with a Stampin' Up stamp from
 the Painted Poppies stamp set.




I used vibrant spring colored Copics for the flowers.
 I used a Stampin' Up Stampin' Write
marker for the stems.




I used Twisted Citron Distress Oxide to stamp
 Hero Arts Thinking of you sentiment from their
Thinking Of You stamp set.




I stamped another Painted Poppies image onto the second
Neenah panel and colored with same colors as
the front panel. I matted it with the second 
Cilantro cardstock piece. This panel will be the insert.




Sequins finished off the card. Here is the
final product. I hope you enjoy making this as much as I did!



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