Hello friends! I’m so very happy to see April come as well as the warmer weather it has brought our way! I’ve actually been taking sometime outside to see some blooms with daffodils, tulips and other buds popping out everywhere! We are expected to get some rain tomorrow, but that is exactly what April is all about…and then the May flowers to follow!
This is exactly what it’s all about for this month’s challenge over at Sparkles Monthly too! We hope you can share your “April Showers-May Flowers” projects with us this month! Here’s what I’ve chosen to make:
I always love a good Spring rain with a little bit of sunshine peeking through that causes rainbows! I never get a good photo of one, so I just enjoy it while it lasts!
I’ve used a fairly new product from Taylored Expressions with my card today called “Create-in-quads ROYGBV” which creates 4 different card panels at one layered stencil session. (I now have 3 other panels to make cards with too.) I used the “Create-in-quads ROYGBV vase die” to cut it out and then another one in black cardstock for a slightly off shadow effect behind it.
For the background card panel, I had a DCWV rain drops stencil (that I’ve had for a long time) and blended some blue ink over it. I’ve also cut a piece of blue/teal colored glitter paper for a thin border behind it to attach over an A2 white top folding card base. I then took another piece of blue cardstock strip to make a “landing/grounding” for the vase to sit on. Before popping up the ROYGBV vase, I took a marker to create a blue shadow underneath where the vase would be positioned. I was going for a “rain puddle” look. Popped it up with foam tape and added a white enamel dot in the center of one of the flowers. I also took a glitter pen to cover over the raindrops and “rain puddle” under the ROYGBV vase.
The sentiment came from the Taylored Expressions Mini Strips-Rainbow stamp that I’ve white heat embossed over black cardstock and cut it out with the Mini Strips-Asymmetrical die and chose the ones that I wanted to use for this card to attach over top of the vase. (I also have extra sentiments to use on other projects.)
Hope you’ve enjoyed my card today! I also hope that you will take some time to stop in and join in the challenge with us this month! I have several projects finished that I’d like to share, but I find it so hard to come and sit at a computer when the sunshine and happy weather is calling my name! Maybe when it rains tomorrow, I will post more things!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!
Challenges:
- Just Us Girls – Word Week: RAIN
- A Place to Start – One or More Flowers
- Crafts Galore Encore – #122 Anything Goes
- Try it On Tuesday – Rainbow Colors
- Addicted to Stamps & More – #465 Die Cut and/or Stencil
- Crafting Happiness – #170 Rainy Weather
I really like the coordinated colors of the flowers and rainbow on this card, with just the right amount of sparkle around the edges of the main panel. This is a beautiful reminder of spring bringing renewal in the pretty flowers that grow and the rainbows that fill our skies after the storms are gone. Happy spring to you my friend, I’m glad you’re enjoying the beauty of what the month of April brings us. Have a great week ahead!
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Beautiful card with the May flowers. It gives me a happy feeling as at the moment it is code yellow here (storm, rain, and hail). After 2 beautiful, sunny days….
xxx Margreet
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Very cute! Love the colors too!
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Oh, I love this! I’ve always been a fan of rainbows! Your die cut looks like chipboard… what a great idea to back it with the black cardstock! TE sure has some fun products!
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how fun to have you play in our challenge over at jugs! This is an adorable card. Thanks for playing.
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This card just says “fun and happy” to me. Pretty hues of color and those images are darling! So glad you joined us this week at Just Us Girls!
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Love the spring bouquet popping up from the rainbow! This is a cute card. Thanks for sharing it with us at Just Us Girls!
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Well we should have plenty of May flowers as we have had plenty of rain,more rain and even more rain!!! We have had a couple of rainbows though lol.Love your beautiful card with the colourful rainbow and flowers with the raindrops background-love it.
Carol x
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How beautiful, like your rainbow and raindrops. It was interesting seeing a quad stencil card, these are new to me, like that dimension!
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Such a pretty card Vicki, love the flowers and rainbows and to be honest, I love the rain, although day after day after day could be a bit much, but all in all, I’ll walk in it, sit and look at it out the window and really enjoy it, gorgeous card,,..
Luv CHRISSYxx
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I love your adorable rainbow vase and flowers! The soft sprinkles of rain on the background look perfect and love the touches of shimmer, too. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
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That quote about looking for rainbows is perfect for a rainbow colored challenge Vicki. And we know April is known for rain, and this year that more than true. Luckily we have some sunshine and spring today so no rainbows. Grin. Your card is gorgeous, and I am glad you could squeeze it in for our challenge at TIOT before it ended. Thank you. I hope you’re having sunshine and blue skies today too. hugs-Erika
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Wow, what a stunning card! Loving the pastel coloured rainbow and the beautiful design of flowers and raindrops – amazing 😊. Thanks so much for joining us at Try it on Tuesday! Happy and creative wishes ❤️. Hugs, Jo x
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Wow totally awesome – love the stenciling work. TE has such a great line. This card would put a smile on anyones face.
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Wionderful creation! I love background and dies! Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge April “ATG”. Ileanaxx
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what a pretty and perky card. The colors are just perfect and the shadow effect grounds it all so well. As usual awesome card! Smiles my friend, Kathy
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Your card is absolutely delightful and captures the essence of a refreshing spring rain perfectly! The use of the Create-in-quads ROYGBV stencil and vase die creates a stunning focal point, and the attention to detail with the raindrops and sentiment adds such a charming touch. It’s clear you put a lot of thought and creativity into this card, and it turned out beautifully!
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Pretty card. Aren’t TE’s Create-in-Quads amazing (and an arm workout at the same time!). I love the way you added shading and dimension to your focal image.
Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
sue n.
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This is so pretty and colorful! Love every little detail, dear friend!
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This is super cute and cheery! Thanks so much for sharing it at A Place to Start!
Hugz,
Chana Malkah, Owner
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