Returning home from a walk one day last week (seriously bundled up) I saw spring bulbs just above the soil in the front yard around our birch tree. So exciting! This month a year ago — no, I’m not going to talk about the virus — we had had a trench about 8.5-feet-deep dug from the house to the street to replace the sewer. (Read the fascinating story here!) I wasn’t sure our yard would ever return to normal but, despite so much destruction, behold some of the dozens of happy, determined tulips and daffodils we planted in the fall!
So I’ve been creating some brighter, livelier designs recently, including this birthday card. As usual, I made multiples — both because I love to color and also because I’ve got lots of special days ahead!
I couldn’t bear to use anything but this wonderful paper from the retired Gingham Gala pack, and since I still have some retired Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon, I used that, too, for contrast.
The embossing on the upper Basic White panel is subtle, but that’s not the folder I used! One of my favorite 3D embossing folders is Scripty because it’s a great contrast.
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 Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00 |
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 Basic Black 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon [144129] $7.00 |
