A Crafty Little RAK and a Spring Bouquet

Today..

I've got a little dose of Spring for you...

and a crafty little RAK..

one that will bring a speck of Spring to you as well!

Lately, I've been creating lots of monochromatic cards...

and lots of "almost" monochromatic cards.

I love the monochromatic look...

but I also love color..

So I got out this great little die set

and made a short stack of this sweet and colorful card.

And to satisfy my craving for color...

I created the stack in an assortment of background colors.

This little Impression Obsession Bouquet Die Set

has lots of pieces...

everything that you see here...

the stems..

an assortment of flowers...

and even the little ribbon piece that is placed at the bottom of the bouquet.

The die pieces...

all cut beautifully..

even the tiniest pieces cut nicely on the very hefty card stock that I use

One pass through he Big Shot...

and done!

The shimmery Ovals were cut with a Deckled Edge Spellbinders die

(LCI has THE BEST shimmery metallic card stock!)

All of the Bouquet die cut pieces are cut with LCI metallic card stock as well...

so they all have a nice little shimmer

Purple and yellow together always remind me of Spring....

and Easter...

You can see a little bit of the shimmer on the oval, in this photo

and also on the yellow, pink and orange flowers...

and especially on the yellow bouquet ribbon piece

(not so much on the purple..but it's there...I promise!)

 I didn't include sentiments on this little stack of cards......YET

I'll customize them with a sentiment for whichever occasion is needed...

in the future 

I have to say....

I was falling more in love with this sweet little die set

 as I made each card in this stack...

It was a fun set to create cards with

(there's that shimmer again!)

Green and purple...

always a nice combo...

and the Swiss Dots embossing on the background card stock pieces 

add some nice texture to each card...

(gotta have some texture!)

So now...

I have done my little share of injecting some Spring into my life here in the chilly Northeast

(Where the heck is Spring?)

Let's hope that Mother Nature takes my cue and catches up!

It's mid April!

C'mon Spring!

It's time for you to make your grand appearance here on Long Island!

and finally...

Remember when I posted here about doing a little crafty RAK every so often?

well...

it's time for a little RAK...

I cut an extra set of this die...

and a shimmery oval to share with a crafty friend...

so...

if you like this sweet little Spring bouquet...

and would like to create a card of your own...

leave a comment below...

I'll choose a RAK winner this weekend...

and will send the bits and pieces to you 

so that you can add your own card and background paper...

to create a Spring Bouquet card of your own 

(*RAKs are opened to US mailing addresses only....sorry international friends...)

Card loving friends...this sweet little Spring Bouquet is now available in limited quantities at The Bellissima Card Shop......HERE

Card making friends.....a brief supply list of key supplies for this card are posted below

Have a great Friday, my friends!

and thanks for visiting!

Michelle.

Supply List:

Dies: Impression Obsession BOUQUET DIE SET #400-S and Spellbinders Deckled Edge Ovals

Card stock: PTI, assorted prints and LCI Metallic Card Stock