Roll on Spring!

Well, I'm glad February is over and done with. What a dreary and dismal month it turned out to be. It is still very cold, very wet and very windy up here in the north, but there are signs of spring at last. The snowdrops are glorious, our daffodils are not far off flowering, we even have a few primroses out and the local birds have been seen gathering nesting materials. I just wish it would hurry up and get a bit warmer.

Talking of spring flowers brings me to our new challenge at Stamping Sensations, where our March theme is

* * * * * SPRING FLORALS * * * * *

We want to see lots of lovely floral creations to brighten up these dull days! To comply with our challenge rules and be in with a chance of winning, please ensure that flowers are the main subject of your project (a few tiny ones in a corner won't be eligible, flowers must be the focal image), and that they are hand stamped (or hand coloured digis).

We have a fab new sponsor this month - Thirsty Brush, who have a gorgeous range of  hand drawn stamps, along with an extensive range of accessories to complete your designs. I have used a stamp from their "Modern Floral" stamp set for my card, along with the matching die.

I coloured the image with Arteza coloured pencils, diecut it and adhered it with foam pads to a tag die from Stamps By Me. I matted the tag on to two layers of coloured card which I cut out by hand. The sentiment is also from Stamps By Me (diecut with a magazine freebie die), the butterfly die is by Cheery Lynn, and the background paper is from The Works.

My teamies have some blooming gorgeous inspiration for you over on the Challenge Blog! We hope you enjoy our March Challenge, and we are really looking forward to seeing your floral creations.