Springtime Is Time for Anniversary Cards

I needed a few this coming week so I found an inspiration on Pinterest using materials and tools I had on hand in my stash.

This idea was from Simon Says and highlighted their hello die cut.

These are the cards I made:

I used some Papertrey Ink white cardstock, some light blue cardstock from my scraps 

(not sure which color or source) and some Strathmore Vellum and

Recollections Precious Metals silver cardstock for the basic building blocks.

I also added another layer and texture with the Paper Artist Butterfly Frame embossing folder.

From blue and silver and vellum, I cut some leaves from Turning a New Leaf , 

a Papertrey Ink die cut set.

And from the silver metallic cardstock I cut double layers of the sentiments

from Di-Namics Celebratory Greetings set.

For adhesives I chose the following: Scotch foam mounting tape for the embossed layer, 

Creative Memories ink pen for the fine work attaching the leaves and the sentiments.

I tried the Scotch vellum tape for the first time.  Not easy to use on the stems!!!

A mini Glue Dot held the metallic wire bow on the card.

Some glittery embellishments completed the cards:  Liquid Pearls, Glitter Glue in clear, 

some rhinestones and Smooch shiny spray from Stampin' Up.

Also, a few tools like scissors, corner rounder and a sharp pick came in handy.

It feels good to have enough materials and tools now to make a decent

facsimile of a wonderful design with my own flair--and stash.