Spring is Here!

Hi everyone.  Here is my Design Team card for the latest Addicted to CAS challenge.  Each challenge has a code word (selected by the design team) to inspire your creations.

It's Harriet's turn (Ally Cat Cards) to be in charge of this challenge and she chose "Spring".  :)

The sponsor for this challenge is

I'm so happy to make a bright and cheerful card during all this miserable, rainy weather.  Looking forward to when the sun is shining and I can get out in the garden and play in the dirt! :)

Stamps:  Flower Fusion #6 (leaves) - Melissa J; Spring is Here (Penny Black)
Paper:  White; Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Mambo Melon polka-dot DPs (SU!)
Ink:  Garden Green (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Five Point Flowers die (C.C. Designs),  Lemondrop twine (the Twinery), stylus kit and mat, Stamp-a-ma-jig, glue dots, and dimensionals

This is a super simple card.  I die-cut two sizes of the flowers from each of the three polka-dot DPs and then used my stylus and mat to give the flowers some shape before gluing the centers in place.  I stamped the stems and leaves, using my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up (LOVE these plaid leaves!).  Then I glued the flower heads onto each stem.  The sentiment is a stamp I bought ages ago (but hadn't inked yet).  And a little twine with a knot to finish things off.


Here's a close-up of the main image:

I hope I have inspired you to join us for this fun challenge.  Check out the other fabulous creations by the Design Team members at ATCAS!

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Since I had all my papers out ... and the die-cut comes with three sizes of flowers (which I had cut a set of each), I decided to use the leftover large flowers and make another card.  So basically same papers, same die-cut and same sentiment.  Just changed up the layout and added some buttons!  Hope you like this version ...

I added some faux stitching around the edges of the four punched squares, which are popped up off the card front.  The flowers are also popped up on the squares, so there's lots of dimension.  Added twine to the centers of the buttons and used a glue dot to secure them in place.


Here's a close-up:

This card inspired me to create my own Card Candy which is featured in an earlier post (Mar. 21).  If you are interested in adding your name to a draw for a set of these cute flowers, please remember to leave me a comment on my Mar. 21st post before Mar. 29th.  Anyone that leaves a comment will be entered for a draw to win two packages of Loll's Card Candy - one with nine of these cute polka-dot, button centered flowers and one with nine polka-dot centered daisies.