Welcome back to another Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. If you are joining us for the first time, then let me give you a brief overview of what to expect. Each month the Artisan Design Team receives a box of product from the Stampin' Up! home office to create with. We can add in some things as long as it is current Stampin' Up! product, but the primary focus needs to be on something from that month's box. We usually receive a MDS digital download as well. This month our blog hop button was created by fellow Artisan DT member, Cindy Schuster, using the new Blossom's Abound download. It is also what I used to design my new blog header. Anyway, be sure to check out everyone's projects.
With all of the cold weather we have experienced this winter, it finally looks like Spring has finally arrived here in Nashville. I've been seeing hints of yellow and white popping out everywhere so I used that as my inspiration for this week's project. I really enjoy card making, but I really haven't been doing much of it lately. Our April box of goodies has a wide range of product, so be prepared to see just about every style you can imagine. As for me, I tend to be a little more "classic" in my style, but I do like to add some trendy touches like messy stitching and some banners to give my cards a more updated look.
Can you believe that this started out as a one-layer card? That only lasted about a minute. LOL! I do love layers!!! The DSP is from the Eastern Elegance collection. I love how it gives the card the look of lattice that is just perfect for this time of year. The die cut panel was made with the Labels Collection Framelits. I cut a piece of Whisper White card stock and did all of the stamping on it and then placed it in the opening. Then I cut two frames to go around the opening and layered them on top of one another to give it a little extra depth.
The stamp I used is called Easter Blessings. The words are part of the design, but I cut them apart so that I could stamp them separately. I immediately fell in love with this stamp when I saw the Spring catalog, so I am excited to finally get to use it. I stamped it in Basic Gray ink and colored it with Stampin' Write markers in Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz. I started with a light application of color and then used the same marker to give some shading. I also stamped and colored some additional flowers and then layered them on top so that the flowers are actually lifted off the panel. For the background I sponged on some Coastal Cabana ink for the sky and then went around the edges with some Early Espresso ink. For some finishing touches I added a butterfly that was die cut with a Beautiful Wings Embosslit die and scattered on some Basic Pearls.
I hope you have enjoyed today's project. Now be sure to hop on over to see what Erica Cerwin and the rest of the design team have created.