Hello Spring...Maybe?

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Hello, friends! Here in the South, we’re welcoming spring’s arrival, but we never quite know if winter is truly gone until mid-April. So, for now, we’ll soak up the warmer temps and enjoy the fresh beginnings of a new season!

My card today celebrates winter’s passing and spring’s arrival—a little breath of fresh air in paper form. I hope you’re starting to see signs of spring wherever you are!

Crafting with My Favorite Tools

For this design, I turned to my trusty MISTI tools to bring it to life! 

🖤 Large Original MISTI—for perfectly crisp stamping on my image layer

❤️ Mini MISTI—ideal for precise sentiment placement (plus, it fits perfectly on my makeshift dresser desk while renovations are still pending!)

Some other tools I reach for every single time I stamp:

✔️ Alignment Grids – for foolproof placement

✔️ Original Sticky Mat & Mini MISTI Sticky Mat – keeps everything secure

✔️ Cut-Align Ruler – zero-centering 

✔️ Precision Glue Press – because clean adhesive application is a must!

These tools make stamping seamless and enjoyable, even in my temporary setup! 

The adorable stamp set is Happy Spring by SweetMissDaisy.

Thanks so much for stopping by—I’d love to hear if spring is appearing in your neck of the woods! 

 

A Little Bit of Spring

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Hello, and happy Spring!  As is usual for this time of year, the temps are bouncing from one extreme to the other. However, regardless of the temps, everything is greening up nicely in our area. Speaking of Spring, the April Limited Edition Kit from IO is a beautiful celebration of Spring.  The MISTI tool makes stamping artwork like this a breeze as it needs to be stamped several times for a rich image.  I chose this small solid tag die for the sentiment. Since the die is solid it had to be cut before stamping the sentiment. Next, I placed the tag on a Sticky Mat in the MISTI.  The Sticky Mat held the die cut in place for perfect alignment when stamping.  

You can find more of my projects at I Would Rather Be Stamping.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

         

       

Sweet Layered Tulips

Hi crafty friends and welcome back.  Sandi here with a new Sweet Layered Tulips video share for you.
Today's project is two step stamping.  The Misti Stamping Tool is perfect for this technique as it makes lining up the stamps a breeze.

I'm using the  NEW  Layered Tulips stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.  There is a base solid image stamp for the leaves and the tulips and a second overlay stamp for each, which stamps just the shadow highlights.

All you need to create these beautiful art pieces are four ink pads and a piece of card stock, the stamps and the Misti do all the heavy lifting

So grab your supplies and stamp along with me, The cards are super quick and easy and take less than 10 minutes each to create.

NOTE, in the video I start with the purple tulips first, and then the pinks.

Purple Card:  White card stock  3-1/4 x 6, 

Mounted onto a 7 x 10, score at 5, card base.

Light and dark Turquoise ink for leaves

Wilted Violet Distress Oxides for the tulips

Pink Card:  White card stock 4-1/4 x 5-1/2  - cut down to 3-1/2 x 4-3/4 after stamping

Pink card base:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 score and fold at 4-1/4

Here is the short video walking you through the technique

Want to know what supplies I used in the video?  The list is below for you, affiliate links used where possible and thank you for watching.

Supply list for the Sweet Layered Tulips Cards