More is More on this Happy Spring Card by Anne Thompson

I didn't have a final plan in mind when I made this card. I knew I wanted it to have flowers and chickens and a basket of eggs, so I made a lot of each. And this is the end result:

materials used

LAYERED CHICKS 94726
WOVEN BASKET OF EGGS 94732
HAPPY SPRING DEBUT SCRIPT 94779
CLARA BLOOMS 94688
A2 RECTANGLE FRAMES DIE SET 94672
inks and fingertip daubers: Ranger Rusty Hinge and Peacock Feathers; Hero Arts Raspberry Jam, Butter Bar, Fresh Peach,: and VersaFine Clair Green Oasis
SUNRISE SOLID CORE CARD STOCK PACK SP1013
LAGOON SOLID CORE CARD STOCK PACK SP1010
water color paper in two different weights
white note card
glue pen, Glue Dots, tape runner, foam dimensional dots

I started by die cutting, inking, and assembling the images--chickens from both yellow and orange card stock; the basket and eggs and the two parts of the Happy Spring sentiment from water color paper; and the flowers and leaves from a lighter weight water color paper.

Once I had everything cut out, colored, and assembled, then I had to decide how to put it all together. I chose a piece of light blue card stock from the Lagoon Collection, used a large rectangle die from the A2 Rectangle Frames Die set to cut it and added that to the front of a white note card. I placed the basket of eggs in the lower right corner, using a foam dimensional dot. I then put foam dots on the back of the Happy Spring sentiment and placed that in the middle of the card. I added a Fairy Jewel to dot the "i". Next I adhered the flowers flat to the note card, tucking them under the sentiment a bit in places. Lastly I chose the three yellow chicks and popped them into empty spots. Here's a close-up of the finished card:

I'll send this card out sometime this month when spring actually arrives. It felt very spring-like today. Rain is forecast for almost every day this week which should wash away what little snow we have left. Maybe the woodchuck was right and we will have an early spring!

Happy Crafting!