April Blossom

It's been a week of blue skies and warm balmy sunshine this week. In my sheltered garden the temperature reached 24c and it really did feel like a summer day yesterday. April blossom has burst open everywhere..................

 My magnolia is in flower

and look at the tree I have been watching around the corner...it is now in full bloom

Blossom in my front garden 

and in my tiny back garden.

A neighbour's glorious Camellia 

and even on my table....spring bouquets bought by my darling children for my recent birthday

My card today finally shares what I made with the second card base I made for my February Tim project.  If you would like to see my process you can see it on this post here. I used the collage design on the left and kept the "wish" design for a special birthday card.

I made some spring flowers using a Cheery Lynn die and a Tattered Lace flower die which I was recently given by a crafter who was giving up crafting.

I used my Distress inks to colour the flowers both by blending and spritzing the inks. I added flower brads to the centres,

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Die cut divas in the garden
Noor! UK anything goes
Papertake weekly anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays anything goes
Simon says stamp Mondays A is for... April, the inspiration for my card
Simon says stamp Wednesday April showers and/or Spring flowers
Cheery Lynn handmade flowers
Frilly and Funkie  spring time die cuts
Artistic Inspirations anything goes with a twist of flowers

This glorious spring weather is supposed to cool down a little at the weekend but here in the South it should stay dry. I do hope that even if where you live has not been warm and sunny my photos may have made you feel like spring is here. Billy certainly does, he loved rolling around on the patio...bless. We have even got out the table ready for dinner outside.

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x