Rainy Days Dies By Sunny Studio Stamps

 Hello there Crafty Friends! 

     It's Marie back again for another Springtime card inspiration! Today I am featuring the Rainy Days Dies  . This set includes the cutest rain boots and umbrella dies perfect for creating Spring themed projects. 

 To being this card, I used a square die to cut my card base from Bristol smooth cardstock. I cut a smaller square using a bright and fun pattern paper from the Spring Fever Paper . Taking a circle die, I cut out a circle in the middle of my pattern paper. I then adhered the pattern paper to my white cardbase. I die cut another circle using the same die I used to cut the center of my pattern paper. I cut the bottom of the circle using a grass die. I inked up the grass using Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, and gave it some water splatters for texture. I then adhered it inside the center circle for a perfect fit.  For the sky portion, I lightly ink blended the inside of the circle using Salvaged Patina Distress Ink.

My next step was die cutting the umbrella and rain boots from 110 lb. Neenah Solar White Cardstock. This heavyweight paper gives each shape a sturdy base perfect for paper piecing and layering. I then used some yellow polka dot pattern paper for a classic rain boots look and a pink floral pattern for my umbrella using the same Spring Fever Paper. I gave the bottom of the rain boots some distressing using Vintage Photo distress ink to mimic being out in the mud. I also gave the umbrella a little bit of distressing on the edges. 

 I wanted to add something super cute to the inside of one of the rainboots, so I pulled a super adorable bunny image from the Chubby Bunny Stamps .  I stamped this little image onto watercolor paper and used some Faber-Castell WaterColor pencils to quickly color. Then I cut out the image using the corresponding Chubby Bunny Dies  . I had to trim down the bottom half of the bunny so it would fit inside the rain boot. I added some cute flowers to my grass using the dainty little flower dies from the Wonderful Windows Dies .  Lastly, I added a cute "Hello Spring" sentiment from the scripty words included in the Chubby Bunny Stamp set! 

I am in love with how this card turned out and how it screams Spring is here! Thank you for joining me today! I hope you all have a wonderful crafty week! and until next time, Happy Cardmaking!