Showing posts with label Easter card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter card. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Easter Message


Easter is four and a half weeks away, so it's time to start thinking about Easter cards. I don't usually send cards for Easter, but this year I think I will. The images in the stamp set Easter Message are so simple, yet powerful, and are easy to color if you choose, or just leave as is.


I used the Sunburst Thinlits die as a mask, centering it on the cardstock and sponging So Saffron lightly in the gaps. The cross was stamped in Basic Black and colored with blender pens and Soft Suede. The rope is Crumb Cake and the drape is Perfect Plum.

I thought the message needed a fancy label, so I used the retired Apothecary Accents Framelits, popped up on dimensionals.

The message inside says "May peace be your gift this Easter", and is from the Suite Sentiments stamp set.

Here are the measurements:
 Image: Whisper White 3-3/4" x 5"
 Mat: Daffodil Delight 3-7/8" x 5-1/8"
 Card base: Perfect Plum 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" score & folded at 4-1/4"

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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Easter Message


So....Snowmageddon was a no-show this weekend. I'm beginning to trust the weatherman about as much as I trust a used car salesman. Not that I'm complaining about the lack of snow, mind you! It just would have been fun to have one good snow that was enough for the dog to romp in, and maybe build a snowman. Seriously! If it's going to be this cold, we should at least have something to show for it, right?


Well, cold weather or not, Spring is coming, and with it comes Easter. This was one of the cards we made in our stamp club last week. I love the sweet smell of Easter Lilies, but don't dare bring any plant of any kind in the house. Our cat would immediately take it upon himself to sample it, and lilies are poisonous to cats. He's a good mouser and my snuggle-buddy, so he's going to have to stick to the nibbles of kale that I give him sometimes.

Smiley from Millan.Net

Here's the "How To"
 Image: Shimmery White 4" x 4-1/2"
 Mat: So Saffron 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"
 Greeting: Vellum 3/4" x 6"
 DSP: 1-3/4" x 4-1/2" and 2-1/4" x 5" (Pool Party & So Saffron from Subtles DSP Stack)
 Mats: Pool Party 2" x 4-3/4" & So Saffron 2-1/2" x 5-1/4"
 Card base: Shimmery White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored & folded at 4-1/4"
  1. Rub Embossing Buddy over vellum, stamp greeting in VersaMark ink, and sprinkle with white embossing powder. Tap off excess and heat with Heat Tool until melted and shiny.
  2. Stamp Easter lily in black, centering it on Shimmery White image piece. Make sure it's dry, then sponge Daffodil Delight lightly around, avoiding blossoms. Color stems with a blender pen and Garden Green ink. Die cut with largest Stitched Shapes circle.
  3. Die cut So Saffron mat with largest Layering Circles scalloped circle. Adhere lily image to mat.
  4. Adhere DSPs to their corresponding mats. Adhere So Saffrom DSP/mat to card base, leaving 1/8" margin at bottom and sides.
  5. Wrap vellum greeting around bottom of Pool Party DSP/mat and adhere ends to back. Adhere Pool Party on top of So Saffron, having top edge about 1/4" above top of So Saffron.
  6. Add two dimensionals behind the top of lily image, and a strip of adhesive near the bottom. Remove liners from dimensionals, slip bottom edge of lily image behind vellum and press in place.
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Easter is Eggstra Spectacular!

Note: I had blog posts scheduled, and they obviously didn't post when they were supposed to - sorry! Back to doing it manually until I figure out what happened.


I love Easter. I love the hope of renewal/rebirth, the food (ham and deviled eggs, anyone?), the brightly colored eggs (which I miss since my kids are grown), Easter baskets full of candy (also missed since kids are gone), and that the days are getting longer and flowers are busting out all over! What's not to love?!

So, in the spirit of Spring and Easter baskets full of goodies, I came up with this card. Making the basket was super easy with the Ovals Collection Framelits and Venetian Romance DSP. The largest and second-largest (non-scalloped) ovals were used here. After cutting the DSP with the largest oval, it was cut a bit under halfway to create a smaller half for the basket and larger half for the handle. The handle was cut using the next-smaller oval. Using the Magnetic Platform made it so easy to keep the Framelit in place!

The Fringe Scissors made short work of the grass, and the Extra Wide Oval Punch worked perfectly to cut the colored eggs.  See the gold foil-wrapped 'chocolate' eggs? That was done in a jiffy with a Gold Foil Sheet and the Small Oval Punch!

Mmmm, chocolate eggs. Which is your favorite Easter candy? Do you go for the jelly beans first, or malted milk eggs? Do you dive into the chocolate bunny, or grab the Peeps before anything else?

STAMPS: Eggstra Spectacular, Delightful Dozen
CARDSTOCK: Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Gold Foil Sheets, Venetian Romance DSP, Watercolor Wonder DSP
INK: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Ovals Collection Framelits, Petite Petals Punch, Small Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Wild Wasabi Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Pearls Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals