Along with the argyle card that I posted yesterday, we are doing the following cards at a workshop this weekend. We're also doing the Monogram C card that I previously uploaded. (It's the first one pictured in this post.) Following each one is a brief description. We tried to go with a pretty springy theme without being overly Easter themed since it's kinda close to order stuff for Easter cards. Plus this is the first time we've got to use Looks Like Spring because we didn't preorder it and decided later that we wanted it! It's been heavily inked since then!

Ah, the ever popular, and very versatile, Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories! I also stuck in a few eggs (on the Barely Banana) from Tag Time because they match so well. My favorite part of this card is the ribbon that's attached with the little paperclip...it's a little different than a "normal" accessory...but paperclips and staples gotta be the cheapest embellishments ever! The colors used are: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Whisper White. The truck and eggs are colored in with the Stampin' Up! colored pencils and blender pens.

This is another quick and simple card that allowed us to bust out and use that slit punch that we bought but haven't given much attention to. After seeing this one, I definitely think we'll be reaching for it more often! Stamps involved are: Looks Like Spring and Everyday Flexible Phrases. Colors used are: Mellow Moss, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, and Whisper White. Embellishments are: one clear button (attached with Crystal Effects) and a tiny swatch of Moss Gingham Ribbon. I particularly like the paper piercing...kinda forces the eye to scan the card.

This 6x6 will be a demo...our hostess has several grandbabies, so I'm thinking she'll be able to use it in one of her books of her grandchildren. I used another spring color theme for this one, including: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, and Confetti White. If you have boy children (or grandchildren) and like this layout, simply change up the colors and use Bashful Blue instead of Pretty in Pink...you might change the flower stamp to something more boy-like, too! The stamps involved in this one are: Island Blossoms, It's a Date, Whimsical Alphabet Upper, and Everyday Flexible Phrases. The Flexible Phrases set is used to make the little polka dot lines. It's the points of ellipsis...just lined up really carefully.

Remember, if you like the layout of a card or scrapbook page, but the colors don't work for you...or maybe you don't have the stamp sets I used...you can easily substitute stuff you do have to create your own works of art!