Signs of NeW Life

The best part of Spring for me is the signs of new life popping up everywhere. Everywhere you look, colors are brightening and the beginnings of new life are visible.

Growing Grass
Blooming Flowers
Budding Trees
Baby Animals
Nests full of eggs
Easter

New is not just happening outside the doors of your home. Spring brings a sense of awakening happening inside as well. Spring cleaning makes you want to throw open the windows and doors, let the old stale air out and bring in the new. Wardrobes are changing. Maybe you want to change make-up, nail color, hair styles as well.

What about rearranging furniture? Putting away heavy blankets, coats, sweaters.

Does the type of music you listen to change this time of year? What about entertainment? I’m just as likely to read books, but I’m more likely to do that reading outside and maybe even take a walk to the library to find my next great read.

What signs of new life are happening around you?

White card with layer of white and gold antiqued plaid paper. Area of blue ink is added to bottom left of patterned paper layer. Image of nest filled with three blue eyes is on top of ink circle. Iridescent ribbon runs across bottom of paper layer. Pastel colored embellishments are added. "Have a blessed day" stamped at bottom of card.

Card Details

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This card was inspired by the SUO Challenge 373: Inspiration Photo. The brown bowl holding the eggs is represented by the brown nest of eggs. The gold in the eggs is represented by the Nature’s Sweetness Designer Series Paper with the gold foil. The iridescent shine in the iridescent ribbon mimics the overall elegance and glimmer of the eggs with their subtle elegance and metallic shine.

This card also makes a tic, tac, toe for #tttc267. Depending on whether you consider the eggs “Easter eggs” OR “Birds or chicks” will determine which tic tac toe is made. If they are Easter eggs, then a tic tac toe is made with the top row: Easter eggs, enamel dots, and patterned paper. If you consider them birds or chicks, then a tic, tac, toe is created with the second row: pastel colors, free, birds or chicks. I consider them birds, just still forming in the eggs. So, I say my tic, tac, toe is the second option.

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This card was created for Stampin’ Up! Only Challenge 373: Inspiration Photo. How will you be inspired by this photo. Please join us for SUOC373. The challenge will be open through Sunday, April 14. Please join us at SUOC373.

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