Other Products: Smooth white cardstock, VersaMark, gold heat embossing powder, gold glass glitter, sun flower flock powder, Gamorous Versafine ink pad, soft matte gel, watercolor paper, flower making paper

For more tips on creating with the Burst of Spring collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/_8WJPTKIUlQ.

Instructions: Ready top fold card measures 8.5" x 6.25". To prepare card mats, first choose a pattern paper from the designer paper collection and cut piece measuring 8.25" x 6". Distress the edges of the pattern paper using same color ink. Mat it on the ready card base. Further choose another pattern paper from the same collection and cut a piece measuring 8" x 5.75". Mat it also on the card base. Cut 4 borders from white cardstock using frame a card Leafy border die and 4 base pieces from pattern paper using same die. Glue white borders on the base borders and mat them diagonally on the card. Further cut 2 borders from the white card stock using elegant pockets accents die and 2 base borders from the pattern paper. Also, cut an oval piece from pattern paper using eyelet oval die. Arrange the borders on the oval die cut. Glue it on the center of the card using dimensional tape as shown.

Cut a piece of white cardstock using Lacy Diamond die and arrange it on the center of the card using dimensional tape. Stamp a pansy frame on water color paper using black archival. Paint the image using zig markers and cut with coordinating die. Stamp some small pansy flowers using glamorous ink on flower making paper and cut with coordinating die. Paint flowers using same ink and shape them in shaping mold. Arrange flowers and dust flock powder in the center of the flowers. Glue frame on card and glue flowers on the frame as shown in the picture.

Stamp a butterfly using versamark on the pattern paper and heat emboss it with gold embossing powder. Cut butterfly using coordinating die. Apply soft matte gel on it and add gold glass glitter on it. Cut a sentiment strip from the designer paper collection and mat it on the white cardstock. Glue it on center of card using dimensional tape . Glue the butterfly on the right side of the card as shown.