He Lives

| Lisa K

I completed several Easter cards this year. Most are being sent to distant relatives or older people who are not getting out, due to the virus and their health. Here is one of the ones completed.

http://www.global-design-project.com/2020/04/global-design-project-235-theme.html

Supplies used include: Banner Blessings stamp set from Maymay Made It, SU Framed Tulip embossing folder (retired), GKD/Thermoweb stitched rectangle dies, GKD Turquoise Sea cardstock, a combination of Spectrum Noir and Copic markers, and white paper from who knows where. I have many kinds of white cardstock and can’t remember which kind was pulled for this image.

This card will be entered in the Global Design Project for Easter cards.

Narwhal and a Rainbow

| Gayle Chrvala
The Sisterhood Of Crafters – Kids Cards

I have had this Picture Book Jumping Whale die from SSS on my desk for quite awhile so I figured it was time to put it to use. So our granddaughter has been talking about narwhals which may be the new unicorn to her age group so I decided to create this little ‘miss you’ card for her. My rainbow was created using a Lawn Fawn die and the colors are backwards but I after cutting the die with colored cardstock these were the leftover pieces. (and still have 4 more rainbows in random order to create) My clouds are My Favorite Things Die-namics die cut from glitter paper and I also used Corcord & 9th’s double cut alphabet dies cut from SSS rainbow paper. My go to cloud stencil created the soft background. So rainbows, narwhals, glittery fun are definitely a Brooke card. No stamps used on this card today just a lot of love.

Feather Napkin

| Gayle Chrvala
Just Us Girls Word Week #530

I wasn’t sure if I would be able to fit any challenges in this week since I just completed my Easter and Spring cards and they are heading for the mailbox tomorrow. But I did complete the challenge for the Feathers Word Week from Just Us Girls Challenge. So feathers are not really my thing but I received a beautiful card from Johanna using the corner fold card and a napkin recently and Golda also posted a card on her blog with a napkin. My Easter napkins actually had a feather on it so this is what I created and the third time was the charm ( lots of scraps for me to play with after this project). GKD cardstock and patterned paper and the sentiment is from The Northwoods by Theresa Momber. Inside of the fold, I stamped a feather from GKD’s Vintage Chic stamp set. I found a message for the inside that reads “Feathers are reminders that Angels are always near”. This card is going to a cousin who lost her husband a few months ago.

The Old Rugged Cross

| Judy Inukai

This is a variation on an Easter card I did recently. I started with a piece of Wild Dandelion CS and stamped “The Old Rugged Cross” background stamp by Divinity Designs in Warm Glow ink. Next I brushed Wild Dandelion ink using the Sunburst stencil by Gina K Designs. On a piece of white CS I stamped the cross from Easter Wishes by Sunny Studios in Warm Cocoa ink and colored it with Copics – E35 and E33. The drape was colored with BV000 and BV01. The sentiment was stamped in Wild Lilac. I fussy cut the cross. I stamped the tiny daffodils from Framescapes Window of Wishes by Theresa Momber in Warm Glow on either side of the cross and colored with Y08, Y13 and YG23. I ended up separating the flowers from the leaves, then paper pieced them together at the base of the cross. This made the other daffodils sort of fade into the background, so I stamped two more clusters of daffodils and trimmed off just the flowers. I outlined the leaves with a fine line black pen. I was quite pleased with the results. I’m entering this in the following challenges:

Mod Squad

The Card Concept

The Global Design Project

Krafty Chicks

Inkspirational Challenge

How’s It Going

| Lisa K

I spent a lot of time with the colors of the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge this week.

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-364-double.html

The colors and Wild Wasabi, Peekaboo Peach, and Tangerine Tango. I had all of the cardstock colors and ink pads, but deciding on the flowers was the difficult part. I created at least three different kinds of flowers, then decided on these anemone flowers and leaves.

I used the set Anemone Wishes by Gina K Designs along with the matching dies. These flowers were stamped in Tangerine Tango on peach cardstock, then embossed with clear embossing powder. Sometimes I stamped with Versamark ink over the Tangerine ink, but other times I did not. I used my MISTI to get clear impressions. The centers are stamped in Black Onyx ink by Gina K Designs, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I added more color with the peach and a water pen. Since this is regular cardstock, the water was very light.

The cardstock is Tangerine Tango as a base, Basic Black to bring out the black in the greeting and the centers, and Hobby Lobby White.

I enjoyed this challenge. As I said, I created many flowers, so one of these days when I need one or two, I will pull those out and use them.

Thinking of You

| Lisa K

I have been creating many flowers this week, but when I finally got crafty with this card, I chose other flowers.


http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2020/03/challenge-222-recipe-for-whimsy.html

I made my check list for this challenge. 1) flowers — I chose to use SU Bloom with Hope set. It was a hostess set, found in my Mother’s Crafting Supplies. 2.) die cut — I used the Square Rectangles dies from The Stamps of Life. 3) Ribbon — I found some red Grosgrain ribbon from my Mother’s collection. 4) patterned paper — I used Petal Passion SU DSP, also from Mom. 5) shiny — I found some gold twine in my stash. The cardstock used is SU Basic Black, SU Real Red, and Hobby Lobby Heavy Weight White. I saw this idea for this gatefold card on Sharon Armstrong’s blog. I changed it a little bit to work for my completed square, but her general cutting and scoring dimensions worked.

I enjoyed creating this card. It was a nice trip down memory lane remembering Mom and all of her supplies that are still in great condition. Now I need to think of someone special to send this card to.

Easter Buckle Fold

| Gayle Chrvala
MIUCB#36
Buckle Card Open

Playing along with a new to me challenge the Mix It Up Challenge Blog which is a monthly Anything Goes with an optional twist. This month’s twist is a Fancy Fold card. I found this buckle fold card on Lisa Curcio’s Blog. The stamps I used for my card are a combination of CC Designs Easter Funnies and SU’s Miracle of Spring and Heaven Blessed stamp sets. Patterned paper is from GKD.

Thanks for looking. Stay Safe!

Bunny Blessings

| Gayle Chrvala
ModSquadChallenge – Spring has Sprung
GKD April Monthly Mix Challenge

This the season of spring and challenge themes, too. So my card will fit both the Gina K Designs April Monthly Mix Challenge hosted by Mindy Eggen and the ModSquad Challenge Spring has Sprung challenge hosted by Judy with GKD as the challenge sponsor. Yes I know there is that SSS Oval of Flowers stencil again sponged in a yellow ink and some shine added to it by my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen. The bunnies and sentiment are from GKD stamp set Basket Blessings illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger. The dots under the bunnies is a die from Impression Obsession.

Banners and Dies

| Gayle Chrvala
DRU Challenge #142
Double D Challenge – Banners

I’m spending the day in my stamping space, working on challenges and attempting to finish Easter cards. I’m not quite sure how cohesive this card is but the more I look at it; I do believe it is growing on me. So the first challenge is the Dies R Us Challenge #142 – Anything Goes Using Any Brand of Die DRU Sells. For this challenge I pulled out my Impression Obsession Die 264-ZZ. For such a detailed die, this cuts beautifully. I layered this die 3 times and then backed it with some glitter paper. (I ran out of white which was my preferred choice so used silver) I also used a Tim Holtz Sizzix Celebrate word die that was cut out on some rainbow patterned paper from SSS.

The Double “D” Challenge is a Banner Challenge. To meet the challenge guidelines I decided on my Pretty Pink Posh Layered Party set of stencils using the Banner stencil. The banners were first rainbow sponged and the second layer of banners were created by using Nuvo Moonstone glimmer paste.

Double D Challenges Mood Board