Mar 07 2009
Think Spring, Cottontail! Think Spring!
Can you believe it! This is our “Spring Forward” weekend, here in much of the United States! At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday ‘morning’ in the USA, we will lose 1 hour, and shift our time forward 1 hour. I’m doubtful that the rest of the globe goes through this annual change twice per year, but for me … I’m gleeful! This change is the BEST! We do ‘lose’ an hour of sleep on Saturday night essentially, but what we ‘gain’ is a lot more hours of ‘daylight’! Oh how I enjoy the extra daylight & instant Vitamin D! My entire psyche seems to be improved during this next 6 months of the year. Welcome, welcome! Thanks for tolerating my little Daylight Savings Dance … I am always oh-so-eager to welcome Spring, even though I live in a fairly ‘moderate’ climate area of the U.S.A. Our tiny leaves are just now popping here, and fruit trees are gradually allowing little blossoms to show their faces! Welcome!! I should take a photo of my Asian Pear blossoms soon. Today, there were about 10 blossoms bursting open!
And Yes! I do have a new card to share! In fact, my card is welcoming Spring as well! Here’s a cottontail bunny showing off his favorite carrot find, saying “Think Spring!” Both the bunny and the sentiment were stamped on Cryogen White shimmery cardstock. I’ve added some Stickles Orange Peel to highlight the carrot and the sentiment. For the floral ‘border’ around the bunny image, I repeatedly stamped the top of a tulip stamp on 2 sides and the top, while finishing the scene with a grassy stamp from one of the Kittie Kits from Rubbernecker Stamps.
See the 3rd layer up from the bottom? It was originally a lavendar piece of cardstock, which was pressure embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, then sprayed with a mixture of Perfect Pearls mixed in water! Simply mix in 1/8 tsp. Perfect Pearls, with a mini-mister 3/4 filled with water, and shake! Now mist the prettiest shimmer ever, wherever you need it!
I’ve cut out a 2nd carrot to create a 3-D feeling. Lots of foam tape is used to lift the various layers for added dimension. My DD recently reminded me that I do use a ‘lot’ of layers. Okay … I’ll admit it. I honestly love my DD’s paper-crafting/stamping style, but she rarely employs ‘layers’. Thus, one would never know by looking at our projects that we’re related. *wink*
Thanks so much for stopping by this weekend! I appreciate your visits & comments! Truth is, I’ll spend a lot of my hours working on a faux paint finish in a bathroom this weekend. Still creative, but barely related to paper-crafting! hahaha Here’s wishing a sweet weekend creative mojo to each of you!
Project Recipe: STAMPS >> Cottontail’s Carrot , Petite Think Spring Text, Tulips , and Kittie Kit Cause a Scene Out Door Master (all from Rubbernecker Stamps)
PAPERS >> Cryogen White (shimmer), Basic Grey – Oh Baby Girl, Prism Cardstocks = Classic Purple, Intense Amethyst, Spring Willow Light, Twilight Light,
INKS >> Adirondack Lettuce and Sunset Orange, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.
ACCESSORIES >> May Arts Ribbon, Perfect Pearls White, Ranger Mini Mister, Stickles Lime Ice and Orange Peel, Spellbinders Labels One die, Cuttlebug folder, Pink Stardust Pen, foam tape.
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~ Oh my! You’re still here? Well, you might want to check out the rest of our Rubbernecker DT blogs for more ideas & eye candy! If you’re in the mood to blog-hop, here you go!
* Broni Holcolmbe
* Bev Gerard – – Thank you for stopping by today!
* Candy Williams
* Joan Ervin
* Juliana Swanson
* Kittie Caracciolo
* Linda Duke
* Shelly Kuck
* Tami Mayberry
7 responses so far
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Fantastic Spring card, Bev! Love all the layers!!
Oh my gosh, your DD sounds just like me! You can see I am nothing like my momma when it comes to creating cards. I’m the clean and simple gal, and momma is the foo-foo gal. LOL How funny that you two remind me of my own mother and myself. LOL
CUTE bunny card too! Are you TRYING to make my wish list grow??? 🙂
You are TOO cute! I love your bunny surrounded by tulips and all that beautiful shimmer!! And the way you staged your photo is awesome!
too cute love all the layers and colors
Hugs
Norine
I’m happy to hear your are enjoying the early signs of spring in your ‘neck of the woods’, and agree with loving the extra hour of daylight! Woo hoo!!
Your bunny is adorable, and I love the bright colors and sparkle!! So cute, Bev!!
I count 9 layers… 10 if you count the carrot and sentiment as separate layers! That must be a record!