Spring Into Card Making IG Hop - Week 2

Hello friends; I'm posting really late tonight but better late than never lol!  It's Week 2 of our Spring Into Cardmaking IG Hop, which has been organised by my lovely friend Kelly, and this time we are all about spring.  Each week we will be sharing a themed card focusing on the joys of spring.  If our hop inspires you please use the hashtag #2024springintocardmakinghop to join in the fun. 

This week we have a beautiful mood board to inspire you.  Perhaps the colours call to you or the design or even the images themselves, whatever it is we hope you will create something and join us. I was initially drawn to the colours and the boxes so that was my focus.  Here is my card:

A closer look at the cute images:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by creating my background panel using a new postage die and matching stencil.  I lightly stencilled each box in the colours indicated by the mood board (although the smaller boxes look beige in my photos but it is really peachy in real life) and then set it aside.  I stamped the cute images onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured them with Promarkers, adding some highlights with a white gel pen.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  The sentiments were stamped directly onto the stencilled panel with black ink.  I added foam squares behind all the images and added them to the background.  I decided to add another layer behind my background panel so die cut a slightly larger stitched panel again from white for extra interest.  I adhered the two panels with liquid glue.  Even though I already had some dimension with the foam squares I decided to add the panels to the card base with foam tape.  No embellishments this time as it was already quite busy.  For the inside I cut a stitched panel and a coordinating plain panel, both from white and adhered them with double sided tape.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and two of the sweet images at the bottom with light grey ink.  I ink blended some of the yellow ink that was remaining on my brush around the edges to add some soft colour.  I think this card is so happy and cheerful and I need to make more.  I'm sure my family will love them for Easter this year.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Allsorts challenge - feathers and/or fur

Creative Moments challenge - flora & fauna

Creative Friday challenge - Easter

Daisy Chain challenge - animals

Dream Valley challenge - dies and/or punches

Just Us Girls challenge - birds of a feather (collaboration with Time Out challenge)

Make My Monday challenge - spring

Papercraft challenges - Easter

Scrapping4Fun challenge - Easter/spring

Simply Create Too challenge - bunnies and blooms

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Easter/spring

Stamping Sensations challenge - spring

Stencil Fun challenge - use a stencil option Easter/spring

Sweet Stampin' challenge - Easter

The Cutie Pie challenge - Easter/Mother's Day

The Four Seasons challenge - spring

Time Out challenge - birds of a feather (collaboration with JUGS challenge)

Try It On Tuesday challenge - use a stencil

Woah!  Lots of Easter/spring challenges around at the moment.   

I would love it if you would pop over to Instagram and see the amazing work by all the other crafters taking part in the hop.  Please use the hashtag #2024springintocardmakinghop to find us and also so that we can find your creation if you are inspired to take part.  

I'll be back again with you tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so please pop by and check it out.  As always I appreciate the comments you leave and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

Card ingredients:

Gina K Designs - spring friends stamp & die*

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 14 die set

Gina K Designs - postage grid stencil

Gina K Designs - lovely lace stamp (for inside greeting)*

Gina K Designs - ink pads - peach bellini, bubblegum pink, applemint, ocean mist, wild dandelion, soft stone

Jane's Doodles - from us (for bottom sentiment) - sadly Jane's store is now closed

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card (for panels and card base)

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

* these products were from the last kit, which is now sold out.  They will be available individually when the next kit is released.