As many of you knowI love the monthly word designs from The Cricket Collection. Since I started with May last year and ended with August, I have a lot of catching up to do. Last month I stitched March, so April was the next month on my list. However, I was having a hard time visualizing grey fabric with taupe floss lettering when April is usually such a colorful time of year with the flowers finally starting to bloom. So I changed the background to Honeysuckle Pink Jobelan (it has been discontinued, but Lite Raspberry Jobelan is a good match), and used Tea Rose Sampler thread for the lettering. I custom framed in a rose color frame that matched the lettering beautifully.
Now - this is how I think of April!
