I received a request for some brightly colored cards.  We need some bright and cheery things these days.  My friend was thinking like I have been - that everything should be springy.  And of course we woke this morning to SNOW!!  What happened to spring??! 
Anyway, I have had fun these last couple of weeks with Breathtaking Bouquet and Daisy Lane, so I pulled them out.  Since I had already designed some projects with them, I was able to create more cards very quickly.  I made 9 cards in about an hour.

I wanted to just stamp the daisy directly over the birch background, but it did not show up well (in my opinion).  So I punched them out.  You can do only one punch, but I prefer the fuller flower.  I did try a different color combination - Delightful Daffodil and Mango Melody.  I think its super cheery.

Since I had already experimented with Bouquet, I knew that watercoloring would show off the colors more so than embossing and sponging.  I again tried some different color combinations.  As you can see, changing the color of the focal flower changes the look.  When you mount the mat to the corresponding color cardstock, the focal flower just pops.

To give my friend a non-floral option, I tweaked a previous design I made with High Tide.  The background is sponged through a mask (or stencil, not sure what to call it really!).  I thought this scene was also colorful and cheery. 

I hope my projects bring some sunshine to you today.

Please don't forget to drop me a line or post your own creations.

What will you make today?