Sunday, March 20, 2011

Spring sunshine ...

  
Yesterday was such a beautiful day ... the sky bright with sunshine ... bulbs peaking up from the ground fighting their way through the few remaining piles of snow.  I can't wait to get out into the garden once again ... looking out the window and thinking of all that needs to be done to get ready for my summer blooms.  I stop by the forsythia to look for signs of bright yellow breaking through the buds.  I pick through the winter matting and see little leaves of green deep in the center of my daylilies.  It can't come soon enough ... so when I saw this color challenge at ColourQ and the delightful projects posted by the Design Team, my heart skipped a beat!  Paired up with the fun loving sketch from The Waltzing Mouse ... here is what I have to share with you today ....



I began with scraps from my piles of yellows and greens.  Such a cheery combination put me in the best of moods.  Some white trim from Shirley (thank you!) and stitching added the first layer of texture.  The seam binding is hand dyed with  Old Olive Classic Ink (adding varying amounts of water will result in different shades of green).


With a happy print from Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper ... I cut out my banner pieces.  It's an absolutely beautiful collection of printed papers and perfect for this project.  A rub-on message and a length of Linen Thread created a bit of whimsy ... so cute and fun to make.  The bright yellow flower with a sweet green button (Regal Button Collection) and soft velvet leaves provided the finishing touch.






Enjoy the rest of your day ... I hope the sun is shining where you are!  Thanks for stopping by ....


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19 comments:

  1. Joanne this card is so fresh and Spring-like! Love the colors - so pretty! Unfortunately, we are experiencing thunderstorms here today - no Spring insight! :(

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous. Love these wonderful colors.

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  3. Joanne, your card is beautiful! I love how it just pops off the page. I came back to check and see if there were any more entries and yours was here. Thanks so much for joining us at the colourQ this week!

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  4. I love this Joanne. What a wonderful tribute to spring. Your banner is such a wonderful compliment to these beautiful colors. Awesome job.

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  5. Such a bright and fresh spring card - it's fab!

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  6. Joanne, Love the card, but then I aways love all your cards. So creative!

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  7. I always enjoy your creations! Just lovely, springy fresh! Thanks for playing with the CQC colors!

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  8. Awesome card! Makes me want spring to come even faster! Thanks for playing at the colourQ!

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  9. This card is saying spring and it's a handmade beauty. I love this Joanne; a real jaw-dropping and fabulous card! Love the banner. Good to see that you recovered and are busy creating again :)
    We had a sunny weekend here and spring finally arrived. Fresh tulips on my table and my bulbs are in bloom :)

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  10. Oh my goodness! It's spring everywhere! What a gorgeous, gorgeous card!!! So glad you could play with us at WMSC! :)

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  11. What beautiful colors and sweet banner! We're finally seeing the crocus pop up now too! thanks for playing with the WMS sketch this week!

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  12. What a wonderful card. It just says spring all over it.. It has such a happy feel to it.. Hope you had a wonderful weekend..

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  13. This is a beauty Joanne ... I too can't wait for warmer weather and my garden to come back to life ... lets hope it's soon ...

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  14. I love the card, looks like a winner!

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  15. This is really pretty, Joanne!! Love your little hand-cut banner and the fresh colors you've chosen!! Both of your most recent CR84FN cards turned out beautiful! Thank you so much for coming to visit and comment on mine!!

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  16. Talk about spring in beautiful paper form. Your card is so lovely. I adore the banners and the colors...divine!

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  17. Awesome card!! What a great job mixing these colors with all those fun papers!

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  18. Love the colors and sentiment stamped on the banner! fab card! thanks for joining us this week at the WMSC!

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  19. LOVE the colors!!! So fun and fresh. Awesome card!

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