Hello Spring

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Inspired by the beautiful Spring weather we've been having recently in my neck of the woods, I created a card using the adorable Duck Trio dies, the Squovals dies to make a frame and one of the stencils from the Mosaic Petals Stencil set to add interest on the background.

I trimmed Distress Watercolor card to 4" x 5.1/4", inked around the edges with Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink using a mini round blending tool, spritzed with water and dried.

I die-cut a frame from Distress Watercolor and a inset panel from Paper Rose Bees and Butterflies patterned paper included in the April 2025 Card Kit using the Squovals set of dies.

I die-cut the Duck Trio from Distress Watercolor card, coloured the feet and beaks with Wild Honey and Ripe Persimmon Distress Oxide inks using Simon Says Detail Round Blending Brushes and assembled.

I fixed the frame to the panel using Distress Collage Medium, added the Duck Trio popped up on Simon Says Thin Foam Squares to add dimension and fixed the eyes in place die-cut from Simon Says Black cardstock. I fussy cut flowers and butterflies from the same patterned paper and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium.

I die-cut Simon Says Hello die from Distress Watercolor card 4 times, layered to create dimension, inked the edges with Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink and fixed in place.

I applied Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink through the flower centres stencil from the Mosaic Petals set of stencils using a Tiny Blending Tool to add a little more interest on the background.

I added Simon Says Pastel Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.

I stamped the sentiment from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Spring Shadows on to a strip of Distress Watercolor card, inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink, added Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink around the edges and fixed in place with Simon Says Thin Foam Squares. To finish I matted the panel on to a top folding A2 white card blank.