Happy First Day of Spring! In honor of the occasion, I made this Wildflower Birthday First Day of Spring Card. With our azaleas and Texas Bluebonnets in full bloom, we are definitely in springtime here in Houston, although I know there is snow in some parts of the country! When we think of spring we think of flowers so a card with a bouquet of flowers seemed appropriate!
I used the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Series Paper for this card. I love all the different patterns in this collection of papers. Don’t be fooled by the word “Birthday” in the name because not everything is birthday-themed. There are cakes and balloons, but also flowers and generic patterns of paper to use for any kind of occasions. This paper should be back in stock the week of March 24th.
This card is so easy! I chose Pretty in Pink cardstock for the card base. I love this layer of designer paper with rows of scalloped gold foil accents. The gold accents in this designer paper really make it fancy!
The floral bouquet is a diecut from the included two sheets of diecut images that go with the paper. There are lots of diecuts to choose from, plus another page of tag designs that you simply cut apart, so there are lots more things in this Specialty Designer Paper than just paper. This diecut is the largest one in the package. I popped it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The diecut paper isn’t super thick so I used a LOT of Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the bouquet. Is that too many Dimensionals??! I don’t usually use that many, but I wanted to make the bouquet strong.
Sometimes when you are taking those little papers off the back of the Dimensionals, they can make your finger sore underneath your nail. To prevent that, and make getting those things off in the easiest way, I recommend using the Take Your Pick Tool! Just use the sharp point to stab each Dimensional to remove it, and the paper will come off. In fact, you can probably stab several of them in a row to make it quicker!
The greeting is one from the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. I added a Dimensional on each end of the greeting and a little Stampin’ Seal in the middle where it goes over the stems of the bouquet. There are lots of greetings you could use on a card like this one. The whole card is so easy to assemble that it will only take you a few minutes to make!
