Spring is still in full swing (although here it has been feeling more like summer, lately), so I’ll continue to show you some of my spring-themed cards. This one was created with Kristin Cronin-Barrow’s “Hippity Hop” Easter scrapbook kit (see “Monday Highlight: Hippity Hop” for more details). The kit comes with such beautifully patterned papers in great springy colors, that they are perfect for card-making. The paper piecing pattern for the butterfly I downloaded from scrapbooks.etc. This card is yet another example of how – with very little effort – you can create a pretty project that will be an enjoyable experience even for those not used to paper crafting!

I have another thank you card for you today – one that I created last summer. For this one, I used Lliella Designs’ “Panda Zen” – an Asian-themed digiscrap kit. And the sentiment I “stamped” before printing, using Heather Roselli’s “Stampy Goodness Alpha” stamps. Creating this card was very easy, since it has a very simple design: for the background I simply used the striped paper that comes with the kit, and on top I added the two layers for the sentiment. Lastly, I arranged the two flowers at the bottom, bent them a little for a better 3d feel, and there is another simple card again.

We are going purple with the hybrid hub today: I have another thank-you card that I want to show you. For this card, I used Shawna Clingerman’s “Strong Enough” digital kit, and worked with several layers. On the main background mat, I “stamped” the word “thankful” (using an alpha from Darcy Baldwin’s “My Stamp Pad”). After designing everything in photoshop, I printed each layer separately, and assembled the card. Note that the three squares each come in two layers, the dark purple background layers, and the patterned top layers. And since I can’t just easily buy fabric flowers here, I printed them, too, cut them, and stuck them on top of everything. There goes another really easy to make card.