Morning!
Welcome to the next prompt in the 2020 Card Challenge.
March heralds the sights of spring which includes lots of green lushness, so hopefully this month’s prompt will give you a few (possibly random!) ideas. 😀
Here are a few ideas (Spring themed and otherwise) to get you started:
- Embrace the green tones – whether a monochromatic celebration of the colour green or green as your pop of colour.
- Spring flowers – daffodils, meadow florals and grass, palm fronds, etc. The cow parsley floral print in the photo reminds me of those silhouette stamps over a blended twilight sky.
- Books/notebooks/office supplies – a row of book spines has definitely been featured in many paper collections before (Crate Paper for one!), you could use the spines as inspiration or perhaps use a bookplate style label to frame your sentiment, or incorporate a wordy background/lined paper.
- Handmade – embrace the theme of crafting on your card, there have been sets by Hero Arts and others that are designed for projects that you can give to fellow crafters, perhaps this is the perfect time to put them to use.
- Dresses and handbags – whether a party frock made from paper piecing and a little fabric for the skirt or vintage style ephemera like dress forms, the elements in the image could be interpreted in various ways.
- Beads/garlands – you could use real beads and wire, stitch beads or buttons onto your project, or use decorative trims.
- Retro prints and patterns – Orla Kiely stems, line prints, DIY doodle prints.
- Resist techniques – there’s a print in the photo that reminds me that a patterned background stamp could make a great print when heat embossed in white/clear and a wash of colour (maybe green?) is applied over it.
- Monsters, dinosaurs, and crocodiles – who knows, you may have an upcoming occasion that could feature one of these. 😉
- Lake scene/fish – they’re in the image, no reason you can’t feature them on a card!
- Numbers galore – whether a special milestone date/age or just a fun background.
I’m sure you’ll come up with something I’ve not thought of.
Happy crafting!
P.S. Remember to tag your projects #2020handmadecardchallenge on Instagram if sharing there.
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