Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I am showing you a little card I made for my “card” friends last week. A real quickie made of some Hero hearts. (Hearts just work for everything!)

Supplies:

• Sparkle Clear: Happy Greetings
• Screen Shadow
• Basic Heart
• Three Stitched Hearts
• Lime, White Notecards
• Memories Black Ink
• Green Inks

And then my dear friend Molly one-upped me…check out this adorable interactive postcard she sent me…bent in half it makes a tiny card! Sounds like a future blog idea!!!

Card by Molly Jennings

It looks like tulips were the clear winner in yesterday’s comments, so I had to go out to TJ’s today and get some!

And speaking of winners, here are the 3 random winners that will be receiving flower stamps from my “Spring Cleaning” Giveaway! Please email us at the address in the blog sidebar with your mailing addresses.

• #37 -Rebecca: “Such fun cards! I love the smell of the hyacinths and the pinks and purples of phlox in the spring! I can’t wait!”
• #101 - Ingrid: “Tulips are my favorite spring flower, so I LOVE today’s card examples and can’t wait to try them myself.”
• #229 - Amy: “My favorite spring flower is the Iris. I love the purples & yellows in them.”

How about a technique this Tuesday?  I thought I would show you how to make any stamp larger.  I LOVED this bunny, but he was too small for my needs. So, I stamped him in black on white, enlarged him on a photocopier (on card stock) and cut him out! Voila!

Supplies:

• Clear Design: Happy Day Animals
• Sparkle Clear: Happy Greetings
• Dots
• Memories Black Ink
• Memories Green Ink
• Spring Mix, White Notecards
• Pink Accent Pearls
• Other: ribbon, border punch (Fiskars)

Here is that same bunny in his normal size…

Supplies:

• Happy Easter Flowers
• Clear Design: Happy Day Animals
• Clear Design: Sending Happy Thoughts
• Memories Black Ink
• Lime, White Notecards
• Spring Card Buttons
• Other: colored pencils or watercolors, ribbon, rickrack, sewing machine

AND, I was inspired by Shari last week to make an egg shaped card.

Supplies:

• Wallpaper Flowers
• Memories Lavender Ink
• Spring Mix Notecards
• Sparkle Gems Blossoms
• Sparkle Gems Small Blossoms
• Spring Art Flowers
• Other: ribbon, border punch (Fiskars)

Here’s one more egg card using our clear scallop borders facing each other for a different edge! So easy to line up! Plus my favorite alphabet stamps out a giant “Happy Easter”!

Supplies:

• Clear Design: Curly Alphabet
• Screen Shadow
• Clear Design: Scallop Borders
• Special Edition: Artistic Windows
• Memories Black Ink
• Rose Petals Chalk Ink Queue
• Primary Elements Chalk Ink Queue
• Wisteria, Pink, White Notecards
• Sparkle Gems Blossoms
• Gemstones
• Other: border punch (Fiskars), gingham ribbon, Marvy oval punch

Wishing you much luck and many blessings on this St. Patrick’s Day!! Don’t forget to start on your Spring or Easter contest cards! The challenge details are on yesterday’s post HERE.

Filed under: spring

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