Dia daoibh!
Well would you look at that. The sun has shown up for two whole days in a row. I checked twice out the window just to be sure it was not a trick. Even the birds are in great form, singing like they have just had three cups of strong Irish tea and a biscuit.
After soaking up a bit of that rare golden sunshine it felt like the perfect excuse to sit down at the craft desk and make a card.
I used the Spellbinders Umbrella Bloom die set which is just adorable. There is something cheerful about flowers popping out of an umbrella that makes it feel like a little pocket of spring on a card. I kept the design nice and simple so the die cuts could do all the talking. For embellishments I only added a touch of Glossy Accents and a few flatback pearls. Sometimes a card just wants to be simple and elegant and who am I to argue with a piece of cardstock having notions. The sentiment comes from the A Selection of Sentiments stamp set by Tonic Studios and I stamped it using Versafine ink. Versafine never disappoints. It behaves like the reliable friend who shows up on time with biscuits.
And that is today’s little bit of crafty sunshine. Between the bit of sun and the umbrella blooms on the card I feel like spring has officially clocked in for duty. Now if the weather could kindly keep up the good behaviour we might all start acting suspiciously cheerful.