Sassy Spring Sampler

I designed this spring sampler for a team meeting.  We all had a blast making them!  The colors were based around the "cloud" DSP in the Flowering Fields DSP.  The sampler fits in a 12 x 12" frame.  

Colors Used: Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, So Saffron, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Black, White, Pool Party

12 x 12" Evening Evergreen background

10 x 10" Calypso Coral Layer

All squares/rectangles began with a base of Soft Succulent, the squares are 3 x 3" and the rectangles are 3 x 6 1/4"

Tulip Square: Soft Succulent 3 x 3" base; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" 2nd layer; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" basic white, sponged lightly with pool party; from the Flowering Tulips stamp set: tulip leaves/stems are 2nd generation Evening Evergreen; tulips were stamped on basic white scrap paper in petal pink and coral combos and fussy cut; one tulip is glued flat and the other 2 are popped up with dimensionals.

Deer Rectangle: Soft succulent 3 x 6 1/4" base; Evening Evergreen forest and deer cut with the Grove dies, there is a piece of Petal Pink cloud paper behind the deer/forest. No specific measurements on the forest, but I'd guess 2 3/4" x 5 1/2".

Kite Delight Rectangle:  3 x 6 1/4" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 6" Petal Pink; 2 1/2 x 5 3/4" cloud paper.  Kite tails were stamped directly on the DSP and colored with blends markers; Kites were stamped on Basic White, colored with blends and fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals.  

Ladybug Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Petal Pink embossed with the Gingham Embossing Folder;  leaves are soft succulent and punched with the Ladybug Punch (wings), Basic White Medium Daisy Punch and 1/2" circle punch (retired) made the flower; Black ladybug made with the punch; calypso coral wings and black dots punched out with a regular hand held hole punch.  

Floral Trio Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Petal Pink, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Soft Succulent square; Sentimental Swirls stamped in Evening Evergreen; Flowers made from Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Petal Pink using the Flowers & Leaves Punch.  Centers are Opal Rounds colored with blends markers.

Daffodil Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Evening Evergreen; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Petal Pink embossed with the Brick 3D embossing folder and sponged with Calypso Coral; Daffodils were stamped in Black Memento and colored with blends.  Jewels in flower centers.

Strawberry Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Calypso Coral; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Basic White; Sweet Strawberry stamp set; stamp leaves/blooms in Evening Evergreen; color flower centers So Saffron; on Basic White, stamp the strawberries inside with Calypso Coral; Use the outline stamp and Poppy Parade to stamp the outside; punch with the Strawberry punch; use Soft Succulent to punch strawberry tops and glue them on the berries.  The strawberries are popped up with dimensionals.

There are random jewels on the squares/rectangles, these came from the Waves of Inspiration jewels; Champagne Rhinestones, Opals and Iridescent Jewels.  

Here's a different color background!  

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Candace Birch