Spring Blog Blitz Begins!
by Jeanne Jachna

Flowers, Jeanne Jachna


Oh what a great day for a visit!  We've got some new dies to share and that means we're having a blog blitz!  During the blog blitz we'll be showing projects made with the newest release and giving you a chance to win on every single post!  Today I'm sharing the new Dandelion Stem!

I started this card by making a colorful background of borders cut with the new Pretty Stitches die set.  The set has three borders with different stitching, and different shaped eyelet cuts.  I started by creating a panel of bright yellow paper and then adhered the stitched borders from the bottom of the panel to the top.  I  cut each border 1 1/2" wide.  I spaced the borders measuring 1/4" from the top of the cut hole in the border to the bottom  edge of the die that is layered above it. 

Dandelions always get me thinking of when I was a child… we'd pick them when the heads were dry and full of fluffy seeds, blow on them and make a wish.

I cut two of the Dandelion Stems so that I could snip some of the little seeds from one of them and make them look like they are floating in the air! 
2Do dandelions make you think of wishes too?  I'm wishing that you are the lucky winner of this pretty die! 
 
Want to enter to win the Dandelion Stem?  

Let me fill you in on all the details ok?

The blog blitz runs from March 6- March 17, 2017. We'll be giving away a prize on every post during this time.  To enter to win you need to leave a comment on EACH of the posts that you wish to enter.   To enter ALL the posts during the blog blitz you need to leave a comment on EACH ONE.   One person will be chosen at random from each of the posts during the blog blitz. Only one prize per person per blog blitz. We use random number generator to select winners from comments. You have until midnight US EST March 21 to leave a comment on each and every post that you want to enter. Winners will announced on this blog on March 25. Good Luck!

 

 

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102 Comments

  2. These borders are as delicate as the dandelion!! Love your color choices too.

  3. What a bright, colourful card…we’ll all be blowing and wishing to win the Dandelion Stem!

  4. DELIGHTFUL card!
    LOVE the dandilion stem, ADORE your stitched layers background too – WOW – I’m blowing and making a wish as I type 🙂

  7. Oh, Jeanne, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your card!! You are so clever!! Your card just screams spring!!

  8. This card is so bright and cheerful! Dandelions are a mother’s first bouquet from her child and yes, I remember making a wish or two or more and watching my wishes float away in the breeze. Beautifully done!

  9. Morning Jeanne, Wow !! this dandelion stem die looks like a ‘firecracker’ it is beautiful, the colours you have used in this petticoat-style background are so pretty, and the ‘wish’ die-cut is so apt. We used to do the same things as children, when they were white and fluffy we used to keep blowing the ‘clocks’and make a wish, oh this has taken me back in time. Really lovely.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

  11. Gorgeous card, so full of colour with the
    stitched borders! LOVE the dandelion,
    it’s so clean and airy!!

  13. What a very pretty card full of lively colors! And the dandelion is so cute!

  15. Your colourful borders background is gorgeous and I love that delicate dandelion stem. Need one of those cool rulers as well. Hugz

  16. The white dandelion is perfect for off-setting the beautiful color choices in your cut border background. Nicely done!

  18. HI Jeanne – my goodness this is such a lovely colorful background and of course the die cut is super as well – thanks for the new blog blitz challenge – looking forward to viewing what everyone creates! Have a blessed week and TFS your lovely art work! Blessings

  27. Love the beautiful colors you used to create the background for your new dandilion stem. Great job.

  29. Your card turned out so beautiful! Love the die and the scalloped edges are lovely.

  31. Pretty background in those vibrant colors, and I just love the beautiful Dandelion Stem!

  35. I absolutely LOVE this card and this idea, Jeanne! I love the gradient bright colors and all the detail in those stitched edges! Gorgeous!

  36. The perfect die for a silhouette card. Love your bright, vibrant background Jeanne. Thanks for the chance to win. X

  37. I always look forward to the new releases and seeing what the design team creates. Love how you layered the card. Such bright pops of colors.

  38. Fabulous color choice and design. So easily adaptable to any sentiment. Great card.

  39. Gorgeous bright card – perfect background for the fabulous dandelion die! I used to wish on them too and am wishing I would win this die too! xxx

  43. love the stitched background borders. excellent way to use up some scraps too.

  45. This card is amazing!! I adore the colors used and the totally FUN borders. This card just makes me so happy!!

  46. The colors burst for me on this wonderful design. Love it! Poppy stamps has so many wonderful dies!

  50. Dandelions were my first bouquet brought to me by my late son. I cherish them and keep them pressed. I love this die!

  51. this is a very different card. The colors of the borders used were great; expecially the different stitches. Reminded me of quilt borders.

  53. Jeanne, I was thinking that very thing from my childhood when I saw the Dandelion die. Your colorful border background is perfect with the white die-cuts and little pieces of dandelions.

  57. This is such a happy card! I love the stitched layers and the dandelion.I like the the falling seed heads, also.

  60. Hi Jeanne! What a fabulous first card for your blitz!
    This knocks my socks across the room. I love the cascading colors. (I know you must say what company makes these fabulous colors, but I can never find a reference to it, and I WANT them too.)
    Those stitch border dies are fabulous and you really let them shine. The white dandelion with its blown seeds is fantastic, and the white really pops on your background. The “wish” completes a perfect composition.
    So glad I stopped by today, because life has kept me from participating fully in anything on the net. (Sometimes I’ve gone three days without even turning on my computer. It has its plus and minuses.) You don’t need to enter me in the contest, because I just wanted you to know how much I LOVE this card!
    Hope all is well in your hotel,
    Marcie

  61. Oh my goodness!!! These brightful colors make me happy!!! Love this card!!!

  62. What a beautiful Spring card so bright and cheerful and although dandelions are usually thought of as weeds when they have gone to seed I think there’s just something a little magical about them. I saw a giant dandelion wall sticker on amazon just got to work out where is my home I can use it. Love your card and love the new dies too thanks for sharing.

  64. Love this dreamy dandelion die with your gorgeous backgrounds in the vivid colors!!
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  67. Very pretty card-carrying love the design and colors! I do think of wishes when I see those dandelion seed heads!

  71. Wow Jeanne…what awesome cards. I love the gradient look of the colors and the borders…so pretty! That dandelion is so cool. Thanks so much for sharing with us! So nicely done!

  73. I love the way you assembled the colors, making the white dandelion really stand out. I love the way the word, “wish”‘shows prominently’, too! Really nice job!

  76. I love the blog blitz and seeing all the new products and the great ways the designers use them. This is a bright, happy card. I love all the colors and the rainbow look using all the different stitches.

  78. The card is so pretty and cheery!!! I just love this new dandelion stem die!!! It is so perfect and would work out great on a lot of my cards and so that I can use it as a learning aid for my grandchildren and the bees that we raise!!

  81. Gorgeous card. Love the beautiful bright colours. I like your drifting dandelion fluff.

  83. Wow, what a fun card with the dandelion stem against all those layered border dies. So bright and creative.

  84. This is such a unique design with the layered dies and dandelion, and something I’ll have to remember to use. Love the delicate dandelion silhouette !

  87. Another creative use of dies that I would not think of (or be able to achieve- way too exacting for me). Love the delicate flower.

  90. Your very colourful background using the new die set is lovely and the delicate dandelion die so pretty. Gorgeous
    Betty Mcalister

  91. Love the layers of color you laid down using those stitched border dies. And I love that there are three different stitched border dies in this set. The dandelion and wish die cuts are the perfect touches to it.

  92. Great card! Love the new dandelion stem die and those sweet stitched border dies. They made such a sweet background for the beautiful dandelion. Thanks for sharing!

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