Happy Easter Tulips!

Hey there crafty pals! How is your first week of Spring going? And, can you believe it's Easter weekend already too? Oh man! Happy GOOD Friday! It is good indeed. The birds are chirping, the grass is green and it's time to celebrate the resurrection. I love Easter and all that it means as a Christian. Can't wait to go to church tonight and hear the message. Easter is my favorite holiday. I wish your family blessings, peace and love during this season! 

This past couple of weeks have been pretty busy around my house - many fun things going on. Lots of visiting with friends and general nonsense. Also, tons of stamping. I am doing my regular features on the Simon Says Stamp blog and also making Instagram only content for them (yay!). I have had lovely invitations to guest design for some of my favorite  stamp companies. I am a very lucky girl. VERY lucky. I am enjoying my new work from home creative life so much. I am still trying to find a 'normal' routine. I have been staying up really late and then having a hard time getting up in the mornings. After 30 years of having to be somewhere at 8am it's kind of mind boggling to make my own schedule. My confession is that sometimes I drive to the drive through Starbucks in my pajamas! (Don't tell anyone). Buddy is really happy to have his momma home all day and his new thing is to sit RIGHT on top of my desk. I have to push him out of the way to stamp! Love that guy. Next week I get to visit with the lovely Libby who is traveling out to CA (Yippeeee) and I am attending a Calligraphy workshop too! 

Today I am sharing a card made with the wonderful new stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Tulip Time! OH MY WORD. SOOOOO pretty! The tulips are three step stamping and the leaves are two step stamping. Makes for the most beautiful stamped images. I have some tips I'll share below.... 

 

 

For my two and three step stamping I like to use THESE INKS. I find that they dry quickly and give a very nice impression. I colored the larger tulip bunch with three shades of pink. For the yellow ones (the smaller ones) I used only two shades of yellow. 

 

 

 

My first couple of attempts to get the tulips placed perfectly to match with the dies didn't go that great. So here is what I found works for me. I stamped the leaves (both colors) and then die cut out the shape. After I had my die cut piece I stamped the tulips! Does anyone else have a good way to do this? I found that when I tried stamping everything first it just didn't line up. 

 

 

I used just a tiny strip of green polka dot paper for some color interest. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a Simon Says Stamp Stitched rectangle die. I added some pretty pearls at the end of the process. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a photo I took of my studio desk a week or so ago! Our daffodils and Narcissus in the front yard were going crazy, so I brought a bunch inside to cheer me while I'm working!

 

  

And here is my sweet studio helper! Doing what he does best! LOL. Mr. Buddy is going to have his 9th birthday in a couple weeks. Can't believe we've had him that long - what a total blessing he has been to us! 

 

Thank you for coming by to check out my card today!

Have a great weekend! XOXO

Comments

[Renee]

Gorgeous card and a big hug to Mr. Buddy!

[Neha Sanwalka]

Love the colours & the card :)

[Princess Judy]

Gorgeous tulips! Hello to Mr. Buddy.

[Susi]

Every time I make my way into my craft room, I end up with 3 "crafty friends" that join me - one feline friend, Jack, who has a bed on my craft desk, and 2 large dogs, who make it difficult to move around. But I wouldn't have it any other way!
I'm smitten with that lovely stamp set, so it's no surprise I love your card too!

[Veronica Fairbrother]

Hi Wanda, beautiful tulips. Love your card. I use a MISTI for stamping and die cutting. I stamp my images on a piece of cardstock then I die cut the images out. I leave the stamps on the MISTI. I save the negative panel for another step. I die cut several blank images. I retrieve the negative panel and place it back into the MISTI. Next I place the blank die cuts into the corresponding negative spaces. I ink up the stamps and stamp the blank die cuts. Now I have perfectly stamped die cuts to color. Works every time!! I don't remember where I saw this on YouTube. There are several versions of this method.

[Chris]

I just LOVE this card! It is SOOOOO pretty! Great job! Happy Easter!

[Jamie]

Simply lovely!! Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful card as well as your pretty daffodils and Mr. Buddy, he's super cute!! Blessings to you and yours :)

[Denise Bryant]

Gorgeous card! This stamp set is on my wish list, so I'm anxious to hear about suggestions for getting it lined up! I wasn't planning to get the dies to go with it, but just the stamp set!

[Julie]

Happy Easter to you, too. I knew when you made the bold leap you'd be busy! Beautiful tulip card--as you know, tulips are my favorite spring bulb. I love the bright colors you've chosen.
Will you feature your instagram cards on your own blog as well? I'd love to see them.

[Linda]

Love this give it a try:
Heartfelt Creations site go to tutorials & videos
The fool proof way to line up your stamps and dies by Emma Lou.

Oh Wanda sorry your card is just lovely.
God bless

[Geneva null]

These look so real....the color vibrant..love how they stand our.
Love your work. Very beautiful

[Michele K. Henderson]

I LOVE these beautiful Easter tulips! Great color and beautiful inking technique!
Take care!
Michele

[Celeste Goff]

What a gorgeous card Wanda! Spring has sprung!

[Holly Saveur]

HAPPY Good Friday and Easter Wanda, Mark and Buddy!
Would love to see you in the PJ's getting a coffee...i often stay a long time on my PJ's too...so we could meet and have a PJ party!
(but want a tea......no coffee)
Such a super gorgeous and sweet card..LOVE it!
I still need to try the stamps..so can't give any tips...sad that they don't work easily...maybe with the Misti it is easier and to do partial stamping???
Much love,
Holly.