Welcome Spring!

It may not really feel like it yet here in Michigan, but spring is finally here!  To celebrate, I played with my acrylic paints again.

The Details:

• The card base is pale yellow stock on which I randomly swiped three colors of paint (tomato, plum, and yellow ochre) in long strokes using a make-up sponge.
• On top of the swipes, I stamped a crackled paint design in cream paint.
• To that, I added some speckling in spice and ochre using an old paint brush.
• And finally, a little Vintage Photo Distress Ink aged the edges just a tad.
• A printed K&Co diecut was the inspiration piece for the background colors and is the perfect spring-y centerpiece for this card.
• A strip of scalloped yellow gingham patterned paper breaks up the painted background just enough.
• Of course I didn't have any ribbon to match my creation, so I once again dyed my own using acrylic paint and a little Distress Ink.

• A fluffy white flower and tomato button are a nice soft touch.
• And finally, the greeting was handwritten onto punched photo labels with a Wild Honey Distress Marker.  I used the leftover paint on the make-up sponge to lightly accent the edges.

Another Easter card finished!

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Papertrey Ink ‘Lemon Tart’; Stampin’ Up! ‘Naturals Ivory’
Patterned Paper:	My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline ‘Fiddlesticks’ 6x6
Stamps:	SU! ‘Crackle’
Inks:	Acrylic paint Delta Ceramcoat ‘Tomato Spice’, ‘Dusty Plum’, Americana ‘Yellow Ochre’, ‘Light Buttermilk’; Distress Ink ‘Vintage Photo’, ‘Milled Lavendar’; Distress Marker ‘Wild Honey’
Embellishments:	K&Co. diecut ‘SW Spring Blossom Seed’; Darice flower; Close to My Heart button; PTI rustic button twine; Hug Snug seam binding ‘Ivory’
Tools:	Heat tool; mister; make-up sponge; foam ink blender; 3M foam tape; scallop edge scissors; glue dots; EK Success punch ‘Photo Labels’; toothbrush