Smeared and Smudged Day 3

Spring BY EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

To what purpose, April, do you return again?

Beauty is not enough.

You can no longer quiet me with the redness

Of little leaves opening stickily.

I know what I know.

The sun is hot on my neck as I observe

The spikes of the crocus.

The smell of the earth is good.

It is apparent that there is no death.

But what does that signify?

Not only under ground are the brains of men

Eaten by maggots.

Life in itself

Is nothing,

An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.

It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,

April

Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

April Muse Three Day Blog Hop

Black Dragon
Susan R. YOU ARE HERE
Fiona
Shell
Nan

Just a few of us this time so I am sure you will be able to call on everyone!

So here's my third tag...quite simple...

I started with a brown card base matted with some purple all distressed with 'seedless preserves'. I used this to also distress my leaves and tree...my idea was that Spring is emerging from the Autumn and Winter.

The leaves are Stampin Up's falling Leaves stamped on scraps of DP. 
The tree Is Sissix Bigz Tim Holtz Branch Tree.
I was thinking of using that fabric flower but decided it was too big...

I then added Smeared Ink's Zombie Pin Up Tease printed on lilac and coloured with Markers. Unfortunately the photos seem to have washed out the real colours.

Finally I added eyelet and ribbon, and a few flowers from my stash.

I will link this to the Smudgy Antics April Challenge
So here's my three days' tags: A crafty start to April! 

I used my Jester again from All Fools' Day to make an ATC. - just a few scraps of hand made paper from India, some washi and bling.

I will link this to Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge 152

Happy Crafting!