May - According to the Calendar

Date - May 1st
Temperature - 32 degrees (that's Fahrenheit people)
Weather - Heavy, Wet, Driving Snow
Forecast -  Besides the 4-8" of snow?  That Spring will never be here and we'll just jump directly to Summer (aka the hated month)

Nothing says May Day like white-out conditions.

But today we start a fresh month of challenges.  These will be centered around Apron Strings kits.  Using your stash.  Call it Spring cleaning if you'd like.  Mix a little old and a little new.  My plan is to find color combos from Apron Strings' Color Theory board and match them to kits.  If you're not a kit-getter (you should be).  Or maybe you don't have the particular kit(s) I reference, you can use the color inspirations to draw from your stash - chances are that a kit in your collection has the colors. ;)  If you'd like, you can swing by the website and grab a few TV Dinners to work with.

It being May Day and all, but knowing nobody is gonna brave the driving snow to leave a fresh cone of flowers on doors in my neighborhood this year, today's inspiration will have to suffice.  I love the warm, garden-fresh colors.  But then there's those tulips - mine are currently snow-covered - but they are one of my favorite flowers; second only to daisies.

We'll make the first one easy by using the kits from April.  Below we have examples from Maria Swiatkowski using the Smaller kit - the Doodlebug Flower Box (almost a perfect match) and from Kristin Perez using the Bigger kit - the American Crafts Lucky Charm (also pretty close).  A NOTE:  This is about the "spirit" of the challenge, not a "letter of the law" type of challenge.  So it's okay if your kit, or your use of it includes teal instead of green, or has no yellow, or are pastel versions of the colors.   I say this because I know, sometimes we can get all tied up in the details and use them as excuses to not create.

Now, go get your April kit - it should be readily available - and craft something up today.  I want your work (layouts or cards) here.  I want participation - you can do it.  You can share your work.  I'll dig out a prize to temp you and let you know what it is tomorrow.

Consider your door-bell rung.

Happy Wednesday,