Just Believe it's spring!

I've definitely got that spring feeling now and have been having a lot of fun with spring flowers. Do you remember my tulip card on Sunday? Well now I've come up with some punch crocuses! The St Lukes Charity Challenge, Make My Monday and The Paper Players are all asking for spring cards so I thought my crocuses would be just the thing! Come and see:

Wisteria Wonder, one of this years in-colours, is such a beautiful delicate purple and it's perfect for these crocuses. So how do you make them? It's simple...

 ... just punch two of the large hearts from the Heart to Heart punch and cut one of them in half with a curved cut; colour the vellum with markers - I used Wisteria Wonder with Concord Crush highlights and a touch of Old Olive at the base - and glue them together with the two-way glue pen.

With these two, I cut all the hearts in half so that I could vary the amount the crocus was open. The large image in the Just Believe stamp set is brilliant for making background foliage and I added some leaves made from strips of Vanilla and Ivory card stock with a stripe of Old Olive marker down each side.

I popped the crocuses in a 'basket' made of Early Espresso card stock embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder, and tied it up with this scrumptious wisteria wonder ruffled ribbon - isn't it gorgeous?!

The card is finished with sentiments put together with my stamp-a-majig. I added the bird from Elementary Elegance with a surprise flash of yellow. I find these little images invaluable for embellishing sentiments.

Don't you just love floral cards? Well, so do loads of people - so they sell really well! Why not send some floral cards in to the St Lukes Charity Challenge this month - you'll find the address on the website; you'll have great fun making them and they'll be sold to raise money to keep the St Lukes hospice open and caring for terminally ill patients and their families.

Supplies needed for this card:

Stamps: Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Happiest of Birthdays (hostess set), Elementary Elegance (free Sale-a-bration set)

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Early Espresso

Card stock: Vellum, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Early Espresso, scraps of Naturals Ivory and Very Vanilla

Other: Markers, Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon, Square Lattice embossing folder, Heart to Heart punch, stamp-a-majig, corner rounder

I'd be delighted to order any of these supplies for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I am committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to help and advise. Just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

Click here to see all the free Sale-a-bration sets and don't forget to let me know which ones you'd like - remember, you get one free item for EVERY £45 spent!

Crocuses always remind me of my youngest son as there was a beautiful bowl of them in the living room the day he was born. I had him at home with the help of two of the most wonderful midwives and it was lovely to retire to my own bed with him when it was all over. Nowadays whenever the crocuses start pushing up in the garden, I know it's time to be planning something exciting for his birthday!

It's Three Minute Thursday here tomorrow and I'll have a quick card to show you. Do drop in if you have a minute!

Hugs,