Happy Easter

He is not here: for he is risen as he said.  Matthew 28:6

I made this Easter card with SSS church die cuts my friend, Cat, sent to me last year. Luckily, I knew where I'd put them. The Spellbinders die was ink blended with DO squeezed lemonade, spiced marmalade & abandoned coral. 

I stamped the card front with a Poppystamps branch using Memento Desert Sand. It's subtle, but makes a huge difference in person.  The church is brushed with shimmer & the sentiment is from W&W.

A recent PTI challenge asked for a Spring card using an embellishment found on Melissa's inspiration card.  It was fun to make something a little different for me.  

I previously dry embossed PTI Pretty Frame Cover Plate onto a Fine Linen panel.  I trimmed it down a bit so the Classic Kraft card front would show.  The edges were embossed with my seldom used Stampendous Aged Taupe & Aged Ivory Embossing Enamels.  Thanks to Melissa for the inspiration to use it!  I added hemp & a bit of lace, also inspired by Melissa.  I looked through my notebook of old PTI monthly color combos to decide on my Into the Blooms II bouquet colors which are Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Simply Chartreuse  & Ripe Avocado.  My friend, Vikki, gave me the old PTI buttons die & I used a tiny one cut from Classic Kraft.  The other flower centers are matte pinkish sequins.  I stamped the sentiment from Prominent Petals in Versafine Clair Pinecone.

I'm way behind on blogging cards, so I'll finish this post with my latest card made for the Gina K Monthly Mix April challenge to make or add a tag, ModSquad's final challenge & The Flower Challenge to add a heart.  

I love using Gina K Wreath Builder templates.  For this card I used the 4 inch template, images from GK A Happy Hello & Holiday Tapestry and PTI inks Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss & Harvest Gold.  The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Clair Acorn.  I die cut the freebie Sizzix tag from the center of the wreath & added additional layers before attaching it back in place.  I used clear sequins for the flower centers & added a tiny GK heart embellishment colored brown & covered with Shimmer Pico Embellisher.  

I made the brown mat with the Acorn ink pad direct to paper & used Berry Sorbet cardstock for the card front.  This morning I found the little white crochet thread bow on my table & not on my card!  Too late for my IG post, but I retook pictures for my blog.  Such a little thing that makes a huge difference.

A couple nights ago I dropped a jewell.  Luckily, I didn't immediately see where it was, so got on my hands & knees to feel for it under my chair & table.  Next to a table leg I picked up some hair, etc. to throw away.  There was a tiny squishy thing--wondered what it was.  Luckily, I looked closer & realized it was the 3 dot stamp from Uniko's Rustic Wreath set that I lost January 2020!  I don't know how many times I swept the rug with my hand looking for that little stamp!  

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  If your blog address is in your profile or comment, I will visit you.

Peace and Friendship

It's wonderful to see so much support for the people of Ukraine expressed in cards.  If only our cards had the ability to bring peace.  Unfortunately, tyrants aren't easily swayed from their goals.  This is the 2nd blue & yellow card I've made & it's going to my first college roommate who has cousins in Western Ukraine.  Can only imagine how worried she is for their safety.  

I attached the blue & yellow to a white panel & then used SSS Vine Canopy embossing folder.  It's beautiful in any color!  The EH Hexagon Frame was a leftover I had already covered in glaze.  I added gold watercolor to the ends of the SSS Etched Laurel Leaves.  

The PB die cut word was stacked 2 high & covered with a shimmer pen.  Finished off with gold sequins.  I'm entering Color Hues, ModSquad & SSS Wednesday.

Here's the card I sent in February for the CCC.  Hadn't made a shaped card in awhile, so that was fun.  I used 3 ovals in the Elizabeth Craft die set & attached the 1/2 wreath die cut that was included in a previous CCC card I received from Hilary.  

I added the color with Altenew wc markers & a little water.  The very old HA sentiment was silver embossed, so the mat was die cut from silver metallic paper.

You might be able to see the silver splatters in the close up & the sweet little blue gem stickers a friend sent me long ago.  I'm entering DRU, Inkspirational, SSS Wednesday & WAW.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I've recently been inspired by some new to me designers.  One of my favorites is Martina.  I highly recommend checking out her work!  My entry for the PTI challenge to make a card with embossing powder was totally inspired by Martina.  I used Versafine Clair Nocturne to stamp PTI images from Watercolor Wonder, Background Basics: Geometric & Turning a New Leaf.  I also added black splatters.  Here's what it looked like when I finished.  

I embossed a white scrap with JudiKins Chameleon ep I've had for many years.  Then I die cut the little bloom from PTI Into the Blooms II 7 times.  The white die cut leaves are from PTI Garden Gild.  

The sentiment from PTI Prominent Petals was embossed with a clear matte ep I got years ago before my LSS closed.  The brand isn't listed on the bottle.  Finished off with Shimmer Pico Embellisher dots & added some cardstock layers for a bit of dimension.  

I'm calling this a mini slimline as it's 3 1/4 x 6 1/4.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday & WAW.

Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  If your blog address is in your profile or comment, I will visit you.