Hi, crafty friends! We’re almost a month into spring already, and it’s starting to feel like it, even though we had a bit of sleet earlier in the week. I haven’t seen anything starting to bloom yet, but I’m actively on the lookout for Coltsfoot, which is the first flower to pop out to greet the sun in the spring. On today’s card, however, spring is more advanced, and the cute Bunny and Besties stamp from Purple Onion Designs are taking a stroll through a wonderfully green landscape.
I colored the image with Copics, adding a simple free hand background of a couple of hills with a few trees, a path for the bunny to walk on and some blades of grass in front. My original plan wasn’t a scene at all, I had planned to add a big Happy Easter die cut, but changed my mind and added the hills and sky instead. I think this looks better than what I had planned.
I used the largest die in the A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX 1 set from My Favorite Things to create a little bit of interest along the perimeter of my panel. I stamped the word spring from the Happy hello sentiment set using Autumn Rose ink from Papertrey Ink to match the bunny’s shirt. I also used a Glaze pen from Sakura to create some shine (and a tiny bit of texture) to the eyes.
I die cut the word HAPPY from the Birthday Script die set from Kristina Werner three times from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink (the same cardstock that I used for my card base, I love this cardstock) and stacked them. I adhered my stacked word above the stamped spring to complete my sentiment.
I decided to die cut tiny butterflies to use for embellishment. I didn’t have any cardstock in the color I wanted, so I colored scraps of X-Press It blending card with the same colors I used for the bunny’s outfit, before using the butterflies die from the Greenhouse Greetings die set from Concord & 9th (it’s a die set from the 2024 C9 summer camp). I scored my tiny butterflies down the body, adhered each of them with a tiny bit of glue and added Rosewater Jewel Drops from Tonic on the bodies of the butterflies to finish.
I used quite a few Copics for this one.
I actually didn’t start with the coloring on this one. I printed the image on a quarter sheet of X-Press It blending card, which is what I always use for Copic coloring. I put a circle mask on top of the penguin, then used the Hurra stencil from Create a smile and some inks from Concord & 9th to create my background. I used Sweet Pea, Clementine and Buttercup, creating a gradient between the three colors. Once I took the stencil off, the white of the background felt a bit stark, so I went in with the 1″ blender brushes from Pinkfresh Studio and did a soft blend of the background using the same three colors.
Once I removed the mask, it was time to color the penguin. I used Copics, went for a pretty bright palette and added a bit of black glaze pen to the eyes, then a dot with a white Sharpie on top once the black was dry. This gives the eyes a bit of shine.
I used the largest die in the Double Stitched Rectangles die set from My Favorite Things to cut my panel down slightly. It also adds a fun stitching detail to the edge. I then adhered my panel to a top fold card base I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink.
I used a sticker from Kort & Godt for my sentiment. I like my sentiments with some dimension, and to get dimension with stickers, I first use antistatic powder on the back to remove the stickyness, then add foam tape. I finished off the card very simply with some clear dew drops from Concord & 9th. There was so much color going on, I thought clear was the best option.
I used quite a few Copics for this, but that hat alone needed quite a few.
I colored the image with Copics on a piece of X-Press It blending card and nestled one of the sentiments in the little nook between the bunny and the egg. I die cut the panel using the largest die in the Stitched Rectangles STAX 1 set from My Favorite Things.
I adhered the panel directly onto a card base I created from Caribbean Sea prestige cardstock from My Favorite Things and finished off the card with a few dew drops from Concord & 9th. Simple, yet sweet, right?
Lots of pastels for this one.
I printed the image onto a piece of X-Press It blending card, adding a digital watercolor background behind the image before printing. I colored the image with Copics and opted for a warm yellow for the actual number and the book, an analogous color palette always works well.
I die cut the panel using the Postage Stamps infinity die set from Hero Arts, then stamped the sentiments from the Bursdagsbillett stamp set from by.cino (hipp hipp hurra) and the A06 stamp set from Norsk Stempelblad AS (det er din dag i dag) using Clover ink from Concord & 9th. I also used second generation stamping of a couple of the images from the CS0879 stamp set from Marianne Design in the corners of my large postage stamp. I mounted my postage panel onto a card base I created from Summer Sunrise cardstock from Papertrey Ink, then die cut and mounted the Hipp hipp hurra sentiment using the MSTN Say Anything die set from My Favorite Things, before finishing off the card with Clover and Honeycomb enamel dots from Concord & 9th, as well as a dot of a black Sakura Glaze pen to each eye for a little bit of shine and dimension.
Simple color palette for this one.
I stamped 
I colored Tofu and the sentiment with Copics, adding a black dot of Sakura Glaze pen to the eyes once the coloring was complete. This creates a tiny bit of dimension, as well as a bit of shine.
I used a Quickie glue pen to create a burst from the flame, then sprinkled on Rock Candy distress glitter. This adds a tiny bit of sparkle and some subtle texture.
To finish off, I added a 5 mm pom pom from Cousin DIY to the top of the party hat.
I used lots of Copics for this one. I wasn’t quite happy with the color of the cupcake liner or the party hat, but it is what it is. The card is still cute!
I created a tri fold card this time, with the reindeer peeking out from one of the folds. I couldn’t resist a red Rudolph nose, even if that makes my card inaccurate in its reindeer portrayal. Only female reindeer have antlers in the winter, so this is technically a female reindeer. It’s not like a red nosed reindeer is all that believable to begin with, so I guess it doesn’t really matter, it’s just a fun little tidbit.
For the blue background, I used Powder cardstock from Concord & 9th. I used the Stitched Snowflake Backdrop die from Lawn Fawn to create some interest in the background. I die cut the a sentiment from the Jolly Holiday Greetings die set from Concord & 9th using Cranberry cardstock, also from C9. I stacked three layers, stamped part of a sentiment (have a) from the Christmas Wishes stamp set from My Favorite Things and the word Christmas from the Scripty Xmas stamp set from Mama Elephant, both in Cranberry ink. I die cut the have a with the coordinating die and fussy cut around the Christmas (there’s no coordinating die for this set), and put the three parts together to form a complete sentiment.
I added a strip of Champagne cardstock from C9 to the edge where Rudolph (not really Rudolph) is peeking out, to emphasize the edge of the panel that opens. I scattered a few Champagne glitter drops from Pinkfresh Studio for a little bit of embellishment.
When you lift the flap with Rudolph (not Rudolph), you’re left with a regular side folding card. I’ve hidden magnets so Rudolph (not Rudolph) keeps the flap closed until it’s time to open the card.
This one has a super simple color combo, there’s was very little coloring to do on Rudolph (not Rudolph).
I stamped the pig, masked him, then stamped the Congrats from the 
Once I had the pig and the letters colored in with my Copics, I used the Bunch of balloons stencil from Concord & 9th to add a bunch of balloons to my background. I used Harbor, Lemongrass and Oceanside inks, all C9 colors and a light touch with my blender brushes.
I created a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″ top fold card base from Soft Stone cardstock from Papertrey Ink. This is a very soft grey and it’s great as a subtle neutral color. I created strips of varying widths from Oceanside, Lemongrass and Harbor cardstock from C9 and adhered them horizontally near the bottom of the card base, before mounting the panel with the pig in the center of the card using foam tape.
I stamped a sentiment from the 
I didn’t use a ton of colors for this one.
I colored up the cute little mouse with Copics, adding a plaid pattern to the apron using a Zig watercolor brush marker (No. 98 Pale Dawn Gray), before fussy cutting the image leaving a white border. I used the Gift Pocket Tag die set from Mama Elephant to die cut from patterned paper from the Christmas Nostalgia collection from Maja Design to create my tag. I mounted the smaller piece with foam squares and did the same with the cute little mouse.
I stamped a sentiment from the 
I die cut the tag a second time from white cardstock and did quite a bit of stamping on it. I used second generation stamping of an old sheet music stamp from Magnolia using Powder ink from Concord & 9th – I wanted it to be very soft. The sheet music is actually for Silent Night, making it extra Christmas-y – not that you can really tell. I used first and second generation stamping of a branch from a Mathia Design stamp set using Eucalyptus ink from Concord & 9th to add a little something to the corners. I stamped a postmark stamp from Ladybug & Friends, as well as a to/from stamp from Norsk Stempelblad AS using Amarena Cherry ink from My Favorite Things. I don’t think Ladybug & Friends is in business anymore. Neither is Norsk Stempelblad, but I love their stamps and can’t bring myself to stop using them.
I didn’t use too many colors on this one.
I colored the image and die cut it using one of the circle dies in the Stitched Circle STAX die set from My Favorite Things. I also die cut circles from grey cardstock and patterned paper from the Denim & Friends collection from Maja Design using the Nesting Circles die set from Lifestyle Crafts. The shape of the card is created with the Nesting Frames #8 die set from Lifestyle Crafts.
I popped some pieces up using foam tape, die cut the letters for the name using an alphabet die set from Scrapmagasinet and adhered the letters to a banner I die cut with an old die from Spellbinders. I used an old die from Marianne Design for the spriggy things on the left, and used some old Blueberry Sky buttons from Papertrey Ink to embellish.
Very limited color palette for this one.
I started by coloring the images with Copics. They each come with a frame, but I wanted this postage stamp look, so I cut my images on the inside of the frames.
I wanted some interest in the background, and the Sparkling Snow embossing folder from Simon Hurley/Spellbinders is amazing! It creates proper six pointed snowflakes and gives such a cool texture, I want to use it on everything. I used it with a panel of Blue Breeze cardstock from My Favorite Things. It’s one of my favorite light blue colors, I may need to hoard it since MFT went out of business. I trimmed my panel down, matted it with a panel of Cranberry cardstock from Concord & 9th and adhered both to a top fold white card base I covered with an A2 panel of X-Press It blending card, just so that my whites would match.
I adhered each of my colored images onto Cranberry cardstock for a nice framed look, then adhered my matted images to postage stamps I die cut with the Postage Collage die from Waffle Flower.
I mounted each of my postage stamps using foam squares, adding the first two straight before making sure the last two were wonky. I like that both the images and their placement tell a story about what happened in that photo booth, everything going perfectly at the start, followed by slight chaos. To finish off the card, I added black glaze to the eyes for some shine and a tiny bit of dimension, as well as snowdrift sprinkles from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards.
Not a whole heap of colors used for these.
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