Quick Quotes March Welcome to Spring Challenge

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb...

Good morning! Alicia here today with the new monthly challenge: March Winds.  I am sure you have all heard the above proverb.  March weather can be so unpredictable, so really any weather related project will work with the theme.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, here are some more March weather related sayings:

A dry March and a wet May?Fill barns and bays with corn and hay.

As it rains in March so it rains in June.

March winds and April showers? Bring forth May flowers.

I have designed a few different weather related cards to inspire you.

To make this card I simply used Feather Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink over a raindrop stencil.  Then I layered seven different ovals in rainbow sequence and cut the stack in half.  I die cut some clouds and stamped the sentiment.  Generously edging every element with Quick Quotes PowderPuff Chalking inks.

Quick Quotes Products used:

Feather Gray PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Coal Miner PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 104 paper

Barn Board PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 108 paper

Orange Slice PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 107 paper

Desert Sun PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 105 paper

Green Leaf PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 106 paper

Aqua PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Anchors Aweigh 107 paper

Navy PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Celebrate paper (purple) 

Purple Passion PowderPuff Chalking Ink

other ingredients:
My Favorite Things Raindrops stencil
Close to my Heart Rain or Shine stamp set
Spellbinders cloud and oval dies
Distress markers:  wilted violet and candied apple
white card stock

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://www.craftindesertdivasblog.com/2016/02/craftin-desert-divas-lots-of-layers.html until 3/11x

http://www.aaacards.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/game-59-embossing.html until 3/12x

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/challenge-88.html until 3/14x

http://www.unicornchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/challenge-7-clean-and-simple.html until 3/28x

http://www.ablognamedhero.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/hello-march-and-avery-elle-birthday-love.html until 3/28x

For the second card I created the background using a template and masks.  I used a template to cut the "hill" on scrap white card stock, I used one side of the the cut to mask off the sky, chalked up the grass then I used the opposite cut to mask off the hill and chalk up the sky.  I die cut the clouds and sunshine and edged them generously.  Once adhered in the position I desired, I cut off the excess. The Whistlin Dixie 102 paper made simply gorgeous sun and clouds!  The other blue paper clouds are from the new Chiffon collection.

Quick Quotes products used:

Light Moss PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Seabrook PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Desert Sun PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Chiffon 101 paper

Chiffon 102 paper

Whistlin Dixie 102 paper

other ingredients:

Spellbinders Sunny Days dies

Kiwi Lane template Sentiments 1A

Stampin Up Modern label punch

White card stock

I would like to enter card #2 in the following challenges:

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2016/03/challenge-314-use-three-different-papers.html until 3/10x

For my final card I really wanted the swirls and flourishes in the Whistlin Dixie 102 paper to represents the wind.  I stamped my sun right on the edge using the new Desert Sun PowderPuff Chalking Ink.  Details of the "silver linings":

Quick Quotes products used:

Seabrook PowderPuff Chalking Ink 

Coal Miner PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Desert Sun PowderPuff Chalking Ink

Whistlin Dixie 102 paper

Chiffon 101 paper

other ingredients:

Close to my heart Rain or Shine and matching cloud Cricut cuts

Ranger Silver detail embossing powder

unmarked sentiment stamp

Stampin Up sequins

misc ribbon

Sizzix die 

white shimmer card stock

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2016/03/310-sentiment-as-focal-point.html until 3/14x

Is it Spring yet???  I hope I have given some inspiration for this month's challenge. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 Alicia