{"id":3595,"date":"2018-04-14T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepitsimplestampers.com\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2018-04-13T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T17:46:17","slug":"stampers-dozen-blog-hop-think-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepitsimplestampers.com\/?p=3595","title":{"rendered":"Stamper\u2019s Dozen Blog Hop – Think Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to this month’s episode of the Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop! You are currently visiting Joanne Cantrell. This is one hop that I look forward to each month because the projects are always over-the-top wonderful! I am sure this month will be as well.<\/p>\n

Our theme this month is THINK SPRING!\u00a0 I am sure there are some of you that have been snow-bound all winter and ready for a little warmth.\u00a0 Or, maybe your are currently enjoying the heat of summer and need a little coolness that spring usually offers.\u00a0 Right now, I am sitting through yet another rainy day. \u00a0It’s days like today that I have to remind myself that it is SPRING and we need the rain to bring us all the beautiful flowers!<\/p>\n

So, with that in mind, I thought SPRING and thought of my favorite flowers growing up.\u00a0 Who doesn’t love the smell of Lilacs?\u00a0 I remember we had a huge lilac tree when we lived in Maine.\u00a0 It would burst forth with the most lovely purple flowers!<\/p>\n

So with a little inspiration from Karen Ilsley and Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek, I created this beautiful card for a friend named Spring!\u00a0 (Yes, truly I have a friend whose name is Spring – technically it’s her middle name, but it’s what we all call her!)<\/p>\n

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A quick peek at the inside!\u00a0 And, notice, no naked envelopes!<\/p>\n

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I used the Beautiful Bouquet Bundle (145297) to create the flowers. While I cut a couple blossoms out of the Rich Razzleberry cardstock, most of them were cut from Sweet Sugarplum.\u00a0 I sure am going to miss that color!\u00a0 I used a sponge and some Rich Razzleberry ink to give depth to most of the blossoms. I have a complete supply list at the bottom of this post!<\/p>\n

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I didn’t really think there was a need to pop out all those little holes.\u00a0 I think it helps add texture!<\/p>\n

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The background is a faux basket weaving technique that starts with a piece of Crumb Card cardstock that is embossed with the Brick Wall folder.\u00a0 I little sponging and aqua-painting as well as a trip to the Hardwood background stamp and Voila!\u00a0 You have a really cool background!<\/p>\n

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A little Linen Thread for the tag and you have a perfect card for any girl on your list!<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s it\u2026 Thanks for stopping by\u2026 now hop along through the list.<\/p>\n

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