As the heat and humidity keep going up here in New Jersey I am trying to hang onto Spring a little longer.

I needed a few more Birthday cards this week to send out (#bringsmilestoseniors) so I decided to capture the beauty in the blossoming trees this Spring. Seasonal Branches was perfect for that.

I struggled at first trying to figure out how to convey what was in my head. Ever have that issue? I have this image of something and when I go to create it it doesn’t work out the way I thought it would.

It took me a while to decide how to do it. I ended up stamping then cutting up the flowers and leaves. Once I did that I was able to place them exactly where I wanted on the branches. More natural looking than keeping them together. You can see in the picture below of the stamp and die set bundle how they are grouped together. They were rarely easy to cut apart and not lose any pieces.