TGIF – Shamrock Hello + Spring Fever Sneak Peek #1

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TGIF! It’s time for some fun! Kelly is here with an adorable project, perfect for the first Friday of MARCH! Can you believe it?

Before we get to Kelly’s adorable project, how about a sneak peek of something NEW? Next week we’ll be releasing our latest collection called Spring Fever. Here’s your first peek into a little of what’s coming to the shop on Wednesday, March 10…

I’ve been having so much fun playing with these new goodies – it feels like spring in my craft room! Can’t wait to share everything in full next week. We’ll have one more peek tomorrow!

Now let’s see what Kelly has up her sleeve for today’s TGIF…

Hello friends! It’s Kelly today with this week’s TGIF project! I’ve been having a lot of fun sprucing up the house with spring and St. Patrick’s Day touches so I thought it would be fun to create an Irish inspired card! I love when I can use products from my stash that aren’t necessarily for a specific season and re-work them to fit my needs! In this case, I was thrilled to be able to use the smallest of the Heart Leaf Posy Pocket Dies to create a shamrock!

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I die cut three posy pockets out of white cardstock and then added two different shades of green to each one and then secured them shut using foam squares. I set those aside and got to work creating the small yellow bouquets. I used the BotaniCuts Forget-Me-Nots dies and die cut everything out of white cardstock and then used yellow and green ink to add the color using blender brushes. I also added some darker yellow details using a colored pencil. Once they were all colored, I used liquid glue to assemble them together and add them to the stems. I was thrilled that one of the stems in the set worked perfectly as the stem for the shamrock as well!

I like to use mini foam squares to attach the flowers to the stems for a bit more realism and dimension.  Once the bouquets were finished, I was able to get started on assembling the card. I cut a piece of Linen cardstock and added some light blue ink with a blender brush to the center of the card working my way toward the edges. I also added some ink splatter with an ink that is a few shades darker than the background.

I stamped the “a note to say” portion of the sentiment, which is from the Opposites Attract stamp set, directly onto the panel using my mini MISTI for exact alignment. I die cut the “hello” portion three times out of white cardstock using the Opposites Attract Dies. I stamped it in black and then stacked the other two die cuts to create a chipboard weight piece. I added it directly underneath the scripted sentiment using foam squares.

I placed the stem where I wanted it and then added the three posy pockets to the panel using foam squares. From there I was able to tuck the two bouquets here and there for added detail and embellishment. I added some glitter to the flowers and the shamrock using a 2-Way glue pen. Once that was done, I added some White Nuvo Drops to the centers of the flowers and a few gold drops for a touch of St. Paddy’s gold! You could also use some of the letters from the Alphabuds collection if you wanted something more on the St. Patrick’s Day side, like “Lucky” or “Pinch Me”. I love using alphabets to customize my cards!

I had a lot of fun putting this card together! Thanks for joining me today!