Bitten By the Bug 2 Spring Equinox

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The challenge for Bitten By the Bug 2 is Spring Equinox.  They are also teaming up this period with Double Trouble Challenge Blogspot to give even more inspiration.

It is no secret that I love box cards and made this one for my daughter-in-law.  However her birthday is in November and I decided this was too Springy and made her a different one.  I liked this one so much, that I kept it myself although it might get sent to someone in the future.

Garden Box Card

It starts with an file from svgcuts.com called Tulip Box Card found here. It is also part of a group of cuts called Springtime Box cards.  I highly recommend the whole group of cards.  While I liked the tulips, I really wanted more variety in the card, so I used a plain square and the slice feature to crop off the flowers from the first two rows of the card.  I used a climbing rose and hummingbird from the Cricut cartridge called Art Nouveau.  It has some really beautiful images.  The daffodils come from the cartridge Spring Cottage. One thing I have learned from making svgcuts box cards is that adding a base to the individual rows adds a lot of stability to the images and lets them really stand up.  To do that I take the base layer from the image I want and duplicate it.  I then position it on the inside base for the row I want it to appear and weld it to that bridge.  The climbing rose had a fairly thin stem, so I added another layer to glue to the back and help stabilize it.  For the base I used a white woodgrain cardstock from Altenew.  The fine grain it it really makes it great for these kinds of projects.  Because the pickets were folded up from the bottom, I cut the base with the wood grain down on the cutting mat.  That also allowed the woodgrain to show nicely in the back of the card.  Inking the edges of all the parts of the petals gives them real depth and then I used one of my favorite new tools.  It is a shaping mold by Heartfelt Creations.  I purchased the 3D Floral Basics and as you can see it handles different types of flowers well.  It just gives such a wonderful texture for the flowers.

Garden Box sideHere is a picture showing the details.

Everyone have a wonderful Spring and make sure to visit all of the other designers on the challenge and add your own to the challenge at Bitten By The Bug 2.  – Denise

20 thoughts on “Bitten By the Bug 2 Spring Equinox”

  2. Love the assortment of your spring flowers fenced in your adorable box card…reminds me of my dad’s gardens along the driveway and front porch garden…our first signs of spring. I’m going to have to look us the tutorial you provided. Thanks for sharing your DT project with us at Double Dare. Love it all.

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  3. wow – this is an amazing card. I love the use of a fence instead of the usual box. Your changes to the card are spectacular, I use that hummingbird image too. Great use of tools and colors.

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  5. Oh, my! What a lovely surprise for your recipient, Denise! Your creation is spectacular and the hummingbird is the perfect touch. Thank you for playing along with us at Double Trouble #52.

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  9. lovely and the addition of the hummingbird is the perfect touch! I have made one of those and loved it so I noticed it immediately. You made a beautiful basket of flowers!

    Alicia

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