Spring In The Air

 Monday marked the first official day spring where I live. It was sunny for the first time in a long time but the rest of the week is snow and rain in the forecast. We usually get quite a bit of rain in the spring which my dog isn't a fan of. He has never liked getting wet but the thing that makes me giggle is that he will jump over a puddle or find a way to walk around it before he ever walks through it. He has always done this and every time it makes me giggle - it's the cutest little jump and it gets me every time.

We often get caught in random showers and down pours on our walks and that seems to be what has happened to Teddy and his family! At least they remembered to grab a cute umbrella so they can enjoy the rain shower and play in the puddles! Meet "Teddy's Family" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps - maybe they should meet my dog and show him how to enjoy the puddles <smile>

 I stamped Teddy and his family on alcohol marker friendly paper, coloured them with Copic markers and cut them out with a square pleated lace die. Lawn Fawn patterned paper was a great match for the stamp and the spring feel I wanted for my card. I kept the layout and layers quite simple on this one to keep the focus on this adorable stamp. The sentiment was stamped using my Misti, cut and added to matching card stock. Some ribbon, a bow and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Details

Stamps - Teddy's Family (TDG045) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Spring Is In The Air (FDG036)

Patterned Paper - Flower Market - Lawn Fawn

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, ribbon, enamel dots, pleated lace square die - Gina Marie Designs

Copic Markers

Bears - E43 E44 E47 E49 R00 R11 R21 R22

Dress - Y11 Y15 Y35 Y17

Umbrella - E30 E31 E43 YG01 YG03 YG17 G28

Water - B24 B28 B37

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Spring In The Air

I don't know about anyone else but I am ready for spring! As I type this, we are yet again cleaning up from some unexpected winter weather - snow, cold, and blowing snow that reduced visibility so bad they had to close the roads. Earlier in the week we had a couple days of above zero temperatures, blues skies and gorgeous sun. 

Yes, I am ready for spring....maybe not the mud .... but I am ready for sun and blue skies and that is what inspired my card. The new "Spring Pond" stamp from the This & That new release at High Hopes Rubber Stamps was the perfect backdrop for my spring scene that also includes the previously released "Waddles" and her adorable little ones. It is a beauty of a day for a spring walk.....I wonder if they will pop in for a swim too......

I stamped both stamps on alcohol marker friendly paper and coloured them with Copic markers. I hand fussy cut both stamps leaving a thin white edge around the ducks and set them aside. The Waddles stamp has a cattail and butterfly on it as well but I just wanted to use the ducks for this card.  

I found some patterned paper from Craft Consortium that I thought worked well with the scene I wanted to create. I cut the patterned paper pieces to size and then used some of the pieces I cut off to cut out some grass with a die and added them into my scene. I added Waddles using foam pop dots to add some dimension.

I stamped and cut my sentiment to size and added some stitched puffy clouds, twine and enamel dots to finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Spring Pond (TLF034), Waddles (TT138) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Spring is In The Air (FDG036) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Grunge Light Tones - Craft Consortium

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, foam pop dots, grass and cloud dies - Your Next Stamp, enamel dots, twine

 Copic Markers:

Water - B02 B04 B06

Ground - E34 E35 E29

Plants - YG25 G24 G28

Cattails - E23 E25 E27 YG61 YG63 YG67

Lilies - E01 E93

Ducks - W1 W2 W3 Y11 Y15 Y17 Y00 Y11 Y15

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