Hoppin' into Easter

I have another Easter card to share today that makes use of some pretty punched borders a blogging friend sent to me a long time ago. I don't know who makes them, but they're perfect for Easter with the bunnies and word "hop." I added some tall and regular grass done with SNSS dies, and added a Lil Inker stitched bunny die, along with a SB die cut sentiment panel. The background was embossed with a CB swiss dots ef.

I'm sharing this one over at the DRS Designs challenge #215 - which is to include a "hop, skip, or jump." I think I nailed it :)

Have a fantastic weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Carol

First Easter Cards of 2016

 It's time to get started on Easter cards because that day is just around the corner. I used a beautiful embossed piece of aqua Bazzill textured cardstock shared with me by a good friend (thanks M.A.) One side is the darker aqua, while the flip side is a lighter shade. I cut the tag with a Lawn Fawn Tag You're It die, and placed a Lil Inker stitched Bunny and bow die cut in the center, adding grass done with a SNSS grass die. The bunny's eye is a dot of liquid pearls in light blue. The lower border is a SNSS lacey eyelet border die which I cut in white and matching cardstock, and interchanged the negative flowers for a pop of coordinating color. I added a snippet of sheer ribbon and matching twine to the top of the tag, and heat-embossed the SU! sentiment on a snippet of black cardstock. I liked the way this turned out, so I decided to reverse the colors and make a 2nd card. I tilted the tag slightly to see which one I liked better, and I believe this one is more pleasing to my eyes.

I'm entering this into the DRS Designs #214 challenge which is a color inspiration based on this photo:

You don't have to use all the colors, but obviously I was inspired by the light and dark aqua colors on my cards.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!

Carol

Encouragement

Today's card makes use of a borrowed die (thanks Mary Anne) from SB called Fairy Cierra. The beautiful sentiment is a stamp I won from DRS Designs rubber stamps. I cut the fairy from some Blushing Bride cardstock, and cut a second one from heat-embossed gold cardstock, and interchanged the wing pieces to add some interest. The sentiment was also embossed with gold ep on a white card base. Click the picture to enlarge and you'll see some diamond stickles being sprinkled from the fairy's 2 wands.

I'm sharing this one over at the DRS Thursday challenge #213 which is "hot & cold." I'd say my colors are in the warm category.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great Friday!

Carol

Sparkle & Shine

I wish I had better lighting to capture the sparkle and shine on this card, but unfortunately it's barely visible. There are diamond stickles on the "hills" and the red stars were embossed with red tinsel glitter. I also cut the star from gold mirror cardstock, while I embossed all 3 trees with gold, as well as the sentiment. If you click the photo to enlarge it, you may be able to see the details.

I'm sharing this over at the DRS Designs challenge #211 which is "sparkle and shine." I played along with their challenge for the first time last week and won! Woohoo - I love beginner's luck!! :)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Saturday!

Carol

stamps/dies - SU! Peaceful Pines, Lawn Fawn stitched hillsides, sentiment by SNSS, MB star of wonder

cardstock - gumball green, GP white, mirror gold

other - diamond stickles, gold ep, red tinsel ep

Another Valentine

There's a color challenge over at DRS Designs Rubber Stamps Challenge #210 that inspired me to make yet another coin envelope Valentine.

I used a Lawn Fawn stamp set for the valentine, and some fun designer paper by Crate Paper to make the envelope. I used some blushing bride cardstock for the card base and punched heart, and added another Valentine to my stash.

Thanks for stopping by on this Monday, and I hope your week is off to a great start! Stay warm if it's cold where you are!

Carol