HOPEFUL DAFFODILS

Middle of April. Day before Easter. Spring is almost a month old. Still snow on the ground here and there. The high for tomorrow, Easter Sunday, 44 degrees. 

WHERE ARE THE DAFFODILS?

Well, I guess I'll just have to create my own:

Digging through retired stamp sets the other day, looking for something specific, I came across this bright and fresh looking daffodil image. It is from the set You're Inspiring.

Wishing to bring at least the feel of spring into my life, I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and went to town coloring it in with my Stampin' Blends. I used Light and Dark Granny Apple Green, Dark DAFFODIL Delight, Dark Pale Papaya and Light Pumpkin Pie.

After I finished with my coloring, I die cut the image with one of the Stitched Rectangles dies. I also die cut a scalloped frame from Granny Apple Green cardstock using one of the Scalloped Contours dies. I cut that frame a little bigger than it needed to be for the size of the daffodil piece. I popped the daffodils up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The finishing touches were little circle clusters from the stamp set in Daffodil Delight. And then I added a few yellow pearls I'd had left from a past Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Sitting near my computer I feel that spring is SOMEwhere, even if it's not exactly HERE. Maybe before it's summer?

Wishing you a safe and blessed Easter.

Spring-y

Smiles.