Happy Dance – Enjoying the Rain

Welcome back!  Already Wednesday…

For today, I am playing with several challenges that have a similar theme – those April Showers.  Better get it done as there is only one more day left in the month.

Starting with: Retro Rubber (#270) – Singing in the Rain; Inkspirational (#366) Word – Rain; If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#215) – Rainy Days; Ellibelle’s I Spy (#36) – Spring Showers; and Pick 3 (#2604) choosing Rain, Pastels and Feminine.

Bringing my ideas together, I chose to CASE Cindy Coutts for Stampin’ Up! Only (#400).

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Basic Gray cardstock.
• Accent Mat: (3¾” x 5”) Basic White cardstock
• Background Panel: (3⅝” x 4⅞”) Balmy Blue / Basic Gray Rain patterned piece of paper from the retired Rain or Shine Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.
• Cross Strip: (3⅝” x 1⅜”) Vellum Specialty Paper.
  • The sentiment, time for a happy dance, from the retired Flowing Flowers stamp set (circa 2022) was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with Black Embossing Powder.
• Decoration – Umbrellas: Umbrella patterned paper from the same Paper pack.
  • Several different pastel-toned Umbrellas were fussy-cut with Paper Snips.

All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble Cindy’s layout.  Two Umbrellas were popped up with Dimensionals.

We are in a drought situation locally and while I prefer sunshine, some rain would be most welcome.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda!

Need a card? Ask me and I can create one for you.  Want the supplies to create your own, let me know and I can help you with that too!

Like this card? Want to make one similar?
I would LOVE to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States, you can order your paper crafting supplies from my on-line store.  It is so easy. THANK YOU!

If you choose to shop with me today, please remember that every purchase of $20.00 or more will yield 10% in Rewards that can be used on your next purchase.  The Mini Annual Catalog is here, and new items have been added to the On-Line Store. Lots of great products.  Check out the Last Chance List for retiring products and deals.  There are some wonderful choices.