Easter Joy!

Easter is on its way!

And, of course, A Day for Daisies has a wonderful new release to help celebrate Easter and spring!  Tammy has outdone herself with these sweet images!!  I am in love with all of them!

We also have a challenge on the A Day for Daisies Blog: #93 --  All About Easter!

I have the joy of using "Easter Friend":

What a patient little bunny to let this little girl share her bonnet!

There is more to see on the blogs of my fellow design team members:

Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila

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I would like to remind you  about the CLUB for A Day for Daisies images. It is a great deal!

Please join us in our "All About Easter" Challenge, too!

Enjoy your Friday, and thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog!

Card Details:

• Digital Image: "Easter Friend" by A Day for Daisies; (sentiment was computer generated)
• Paper: pale purples from Bazzill; white cardstock; dp from DCWV;
• Coloring Medium: Copic and Shinhan markers;
• Accessories: foam tape, Spellbinders dies, Liquid Pearls,  Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch;

Ready for Easter?

Lent has begun, so it is time for me to prepare for Easter!  This means EASTER CARDS!!

I was inspired to use Green and Purple by Sharon’s Stamp Simply Challenge (ssnotime126).  I don’t use purple much, so this was an interesting challenge—not necessarily difficult.  I did have to rethink things though.

Materials:

• Stamps: Holiday Sentiments: all about Easter and DoodleFactory Into the Woods all from Starving Artistamps;
• Paper: DP from Memory Box-Sprout; cardstock from Prism now Bazzill;
• Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Dusty Concord;
• Other Items: ribbon, border punch (EK Success); Perfect Pearls in a mister misted on the white cardstock;

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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HE IS RISEN!

Happy Easter!

One of my favorite parts of Easter is going to church, and upon hearing “He is Risen!” to reply “He is Risen, indeed!”

Yeah, the liturgy is old fashioned and to some, corny, but it sincerely brings joy into my heart. 

Now, onto the card:

The cross is made from the five flowers of the DoodleFactory Easter Collection.  Yes, once again , I love the flexibility of UNmounted stamps!! I placed all five flowers on one block and stamped at once.  The flowers were colored with Copic markers.

The layout for this card comes from Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #63.

Materials Used:

• Stamps: Easter Flowers by the DoodleFactory; Sentiment: All about Easter from Starving Artistamps;
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
• Paper: Prism: Iced Orange and Iced Pink';
• Accessories: Prima flower, circle and scallop circle punch; Copic markers; May Arts Ribbon; Cuttlebug embossing folder;

I tried to keep the embellishments to a minimum  to keep the main image as the focus.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Easter!!

Wacky Wednesday--A color challenge

The Wacky Wednesday Challenge hostess this week is the WONDERFUL Linda Duke. Don’t miss her bio on the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog: HERE!

She has chosen the colors of Pink and Lavender for this weeks challenge. So appropriate with spring in the air (okay, no my air—but I am sure it is in SOMEBODY’S air) and Easter is this Sunday. As always with Wacky Wednesday—Check out the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog for details, guidelines for the challenge and PRIZE information. There are also links to the rest of the Rubbernecker Design Team there, too.

This card is a sneak peak at one of several new sets that will be released TOMORROW in the first ever Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog Stroll!!! We are so excited about the new releases—you won’t want to miss them!

Materials:

• Stamps: Easter Blessings and Easter Inchies (to be released 3-9-09) both from Rubbernecker;
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaMark;
• Paper: Iced Azalea, Frosted Amethyst, and Intense Amethyst: Prism; Ultra Smooth White; vellum;
• Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder; Stickles; May Arts Ribbon (Coming soon to Rubbernecker—by the yard); Copic markers, foam tape; circle punch

I hope you can go see the rest of the DT’s creations AND check out the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog!

AND come back tomorrow for the BLOG STROLL—new releases, prizes, and eye candy!!

Wacky Wednesday #4--For the Kids

Today, for the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Wacky Wednesday. Broni has challenged us to make cards for kids.  Please check out the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog for more information and Broni's sweet example.

I made this card with my youngest daughter in mind--hence the PINK!  The "Petite Cottontail's Carrot" stamp is colored with Prismacolor pencils and his tail is fluffed with some Liquid Applique.  I masked him and stamped the "grass set" all around him, filled in with a couple of watercolor brush strokes.

We would love for you to play along in the challenge with us this week! Just upload your Easter card to your blog or favorite online gallery and link it to today's post.  You'll have a chance to win a 25% off coupon for your next purchase!**

Check out what the talented design team members have created today:

• Bev Gerard (Tex)
• Candy Williams
• Joan Ervin
• Kittie Caracciolo
• Linda Duke
• Shelly Kuck
• Sherry Cheever
• Tami Mayberry

**In order to qualify for one of the three certificates for 25% off your entire order at Rubbernecker, you must post a link on THIS post to your creation here on  by Monday, March 30.  Winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 31.  Have fun creating!

Wacky Wednesday--Easter Blessings

Our host for this week's Wacky Wednesday is Kittie Caracciolo!!!  Woo Hoo!!  You can learn a little more about her HERE!!

The theme of Wacky Wednesday #2 is...Fancy Folds!!  So anything but a regular spine fold on your card.

I went with a tri-fold card.

You can see the inside flap here:

I think this would be perfect to write a longer letter on the inside of the card.

Materials:

Stamps: Tulip and Easter Blessings by  Rubbernecker Stamp Company;

Ink: Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, and Shabby Shutters Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Shell Pink Adirondack Dye Ink;

Paper: Pink and Green-Bazzill; White Georgia Pacific;

Accessories: Nestabilities; Dew Droppy Thingies; Watercolor brush, Sponge, Martha Stewart Border punch, Corner Rounder punch; Pin.

Now check out the rest of the design team's creations:

• Bev  - Savor the Journey
• Broni - Splashes of Watercolor
• Candy - Candys Land
• Joan - Stamping with a Passion!
• Kittie -  Kittie Kraft
• Linda -  Linda’s Works of Heart
• Shelly -  Stamp with Shelly
• Tami - A Walk on the Mild Side
• Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!

And don't forget to link YOUR creation back to the Rubbernecker Stamp Company Blog!!  The Magical Mr. Linky is waiting for you on this post.

 

He is Risen!

I sincerely hope to get some Easter cards out this year. With it coming so early--we will not be celebrating with any family.





I was very excited when I saw the set Easter Elegance from Verve Visual!! It is just what I wanted for an Easter set!



The layout is from a sketch from Sweet Miss Daisy. It was perfect for the papers I set out last night after I cleaned my desk. The designer papers are from K & Co. The main image is on Pearlized Cream paper I got from Verve.



I stamped the image and the sentiment with Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk ink by Clearsnap. (it is one of my favorites). Then I simply used my colored pencils to highlight the cross, and inked the edges of the main image with Close to Cocoa Classic ink.



It was such an easy sketch for this set--the card came together cleanly and easily!



Now--the next challenge is to get this puppy in the mail (I really stink at that!!)