Welcome to the Pals’ March Blog Hop. We’re so glad you’re here because ”Spring has Sprung” – at least on our blog hop if not outside! Our Design Team created beautiful projects to inspire you. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

After a very long, cold and wet winter here on the East Coast, I am craving Spring.  It’s still not quite here yet but there are definitely signs that it’s on its way.  So while I wait a little longer to plant some flowers, I can still “grow” and enjoy the paper variety.

In keeping with my resolve to use all my stamp sets and not just those that are the latest and greatest, I reached for the Falling Flowers stamp set and coordinating May Flower framelits for today’s card.  This set has been around for a few catalogs so its days may be numbered as a current set but I know I’ll still be using it well after.  I love the variety of flowers in this set and the endless color combinations you can create.

Here are the details…

• I started with an A2 card base in Sahara Sand card stock with a top fold.
• The next layer is a pattern from the Neutrals 6 x6 Designer Series Paper.  These color collections come in so handy. Even if they’re the only DSP you have, you’ll still have all you need to create beautifully color coordinated projects.
• The Whisper White panel is cut with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits.

• Above you can see how I created a window using a square die from the Layering Square Framelits.  My initial idea was to give the illusion of the flowers falling from the window but I think I got a little carried away with the flowers and now they look like they’re climbing up the window! I glued the window panel directly to the patterned paper.

• After stamping and cutting out the flowers, I colored them using Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers.
• Besides the coloring (which is totally relaxing to me) these fun flowers, the most fun was arranging them.  I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on some.
• The sentiment is from the Varied Vases stamp set.
• After completing this panel, I used some Fun Foam to pop it up on the card base.  I like using Fun Foam because you can cut it to the exact size you need and there’s no sagging or gaps.  I also buy it in a few neutral colors and try to use the closest color to match the card stock.  I used tan for this card and it’s hardly noticeable from the sides.

• I completed the inside with another sentiment from Varied Vases stamp set and the large flourish from the Falling Flowers stamp set.

While I had this stamp set and framelits out, I created another card using a different technique that I will post soon.  I’m always happy when I can find new ways to use these old friends!  I hope this has given you a little inspiration to give new life to some of those less used sets sitting on your shelf.

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “Families First” projects. Don’t miss the fun!

Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
3. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
4. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
5. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
6. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
7. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
8. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
9. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
10. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
11. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
12. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
13. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
14. Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
15. Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
16. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
17. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
18. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
19. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
20. Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
21. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
22. Roseanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
23. Leah O’Brien at Stamping by the Bay
24. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
25. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
26. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
27. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping

Thanks very much for stopping and hopping today!

Take care,

Rosanne

 

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