Spring cards

Hi Peeps, Still nothing like spring in my neck of the woods but we are wishing! I made a couple springy cards. The first one uses the Freshly Made Sketch 179 and some Paper Smooches stamps called A Magical Spring.

My Mojo has been hiding lately and making me not want to post cards. I make them but don't post half of them. I guess I'll have to get over that! I still enjoy making cards. (So much pressure I put on myself!)

Following the sketch I made a focal panel with some Lil Inkers stitched rectangle dies, a MS grass punch, the bunny and bird stamped on patterned paper and a little sun from a retired TSG stamp set. A wood veneer element and enamel dots finish it off. The Paper is Amercian Crafts, can't remember the name!

Crazy4 Challenges 279 -Think Spring
Sweet Stampin -Easter
Brown Sugar Challenge-139 -Easter
Simon says Stamp Wed. Challenge -Anything goes

This one is Deconstructed Sketch 193 and Lawn Fawn stamps. I used the same paper pad as above. I made a shaker and kept it simple. This time I used Fun Foam as the base layer between the card base and patterned paper. This way looks so much better from the side than when using strips of foam tapes.

 I highly recommend doing a shaker this way. You just die cut a circle in the foam the same as the top paper. The hedgies are colored with Copics. I used Doodlebug sequins from a challenge prize and a piece of bakers twine.

Tootles!