April Showers

| Gayle Chrvala

I was inspired to make today’s card with two different challenges in mind. The Double D Challenges is an April Showers theme and Cardz for Galz is looking for an easel card.

I don’t make a lot of easel cards but was ready to give it a go. Using Gina K Designs patterned papers and Warm Spring Wishes stamp set for the umbrella image and sentiment, a Frame in Frame 3 from Taylored Expressions die, I created my easel using different patterned papers, adding the white frame, stamped, colored & fussy cut the umbrellas as well as fussy cutting an additional chick with rainboots from the patterened paper which was popped up completes my card today.

I’ll be sharing this card today with:

Double D Challenges: April Showers

Cardz 4 Galz #196 An Easel Card Challenge

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Easter Tulips

| Lisa K

I have a tulip card I made for Easter.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/03/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

I used the SU set called Blessed Easter. This was purchased nearly 10 years ago. It came as a single wood block stamp with the greeting attached to the tulip. I separated the images making two separate stamps. I often use the tulips for birthday cards during the Spring. I used Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to color the tulips. I chose Gina K Designs Artists Choice paper for the images. The argyle layer is Echo Park patterned paper. I used an SU embossing folder for the border.

Easter Cross Card

| Lisa K

I have an Easter card that will be entered in the Can You Handle the Pressure? challenge.

https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/03/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html

I used the set SU Hold onto Hope for this card. I used Gina K Edible Eggplant and Fresh Asparagus for ink and cardstock. The white paper is SU as well as the glimmer paper in the cross. I used the Garden Trellis embossing folder from SU.

I have been participating in Virtual Stamp Night with Splitcoast Stampers and this was added to the 7 Layer Challenge. The theme is On the Menu. I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.

First Easter

| Gayle Chrvala

Our grandson’s first Easter card. I’m pretty sure he won’t be attending any Easter egg hunts as he is just trying to get crawling accomplished. I was first going to enter this shaped card into the AAA Cards challenge but then didn’t think it was CAS enough for that challenge blog. Then I was going to enter it into the As You Can See It challenge with an outdoor theme until I realised that it was a timed challenge and I forgot to set my timer. So I’ll just be sharing this one with all of you.

My card was die cut using SSS Nested Eggs die and a second cut to cover the top fold portion that formed the card. Inky Antics cloud stencil and some blues left on blending brushes made my clouds, The sun is from Gina K’s Your Own Kind of Beautiful from the Sentimental Summer StampTV Kit, Stampin Up’s Heaven Blessed is the main stamped and colored image. My grass was die cut using The Cat’s Pajamas grass cut ups die and some Poppy Stamps Stitched Eggs Medley dies.

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anniversary love

| Gerry Morse

https://cardsbygerry.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for our son & d-i-l’s 31st anniversary. I’ve had this Gemini Opulent Swirls die set for a while now, but this is the first time I used it. Before making the die cuts I add double back adhesive paper to the card stock. That makes these intricate die cuts so much easier to adhere. Card base is the same color as the die cuts and the white background is textured card stock.

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bunny ears

| Gerry Morse

https://cardsbygerry.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome. Today’s cards are for our 2 oldest great-grandsons, 13 & 17. The card is a cut file from the Silhouette. Patterned papers are from Pastel Patterns Mat Stack by DCWV, black gems are from my stash. These were so easy I felt like I was cheating.

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carrot chomper

| Gerry Morse

https://cardsbygerry.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome. Today’s card is for our 5 year old great-grandson. Pp was found online, bunny is from the Silhouette. My first thought was to make the bunny a wobbler but then since his arm swivels I decided to put a carrot in his hand instead of an egg and thought it would be kind of cute for Matthew to be able to move the carrot to and from the bunny’s mouth. Bunny is popped up with mounting tape. Carrot is computer clip art that I fussy cut then used a decorative scissor to cut the tip to look like the bunny had taken a bite. Tail has brown Fun Flock from Stumpendous and of course I couldn’t resist the googly eye. “Happy” was printed on the computer. For a little interest I cropped the chick in the egg from the pp then added to the oval. “Easter” is computer clip art. Oval punches are from Stampin Up.

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Easter 2023

| Gayle Chrvala

Can You Handle The Pressure?

I do believe this will be my Easter card for this year. As of course I am behind schedule again, I’m not sure how many cards I will get completed but I’m really happy with this one. After using the Taylored Expressions Redeemer embossing folder, I then carefully lined up the Redeemer layering stencils**** and ink blended in Gina K Designs Lovely Lavender and Wild Lilac and SimonSaysStamp Seafoam and Surf inks. The final item is the Redeemer detail die which was cut from SSS matte gold cardstock. I really like how these Taylored Expressions pieces were designed to work perfectly together. I’m hoping to complete another card tomorrow using the Foil It background and stencils. I think it could also be embossed but will save that for another time. I didn’t add an outside sentiment. What do you think?

Today’s card will be shared with the Can You Handle the Pressure blog. My card includes the required embossing folder and the Easter twist.

****corrected to read layering stencils not dies.

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sweet bunny

| Gerry Morse

https://cardsbygerry.blogspot.com/

Hello and welcome.

Today’s card is for our 2-year-old great-granddaughter. Embossing folder used is Basket Weave by Sizzix. Bunny is from an online coloring page colored with Copic’s. The 2 eggs are paper pieced, nose is Black Diamond Stickles and tail has Martha Stewart Fun Flock to give it a little fuzzy look. Bunny was fussy cut and popped up with mounting tape. Sentiment banner was created on the computer and fussy cut. Bottom border is cut from a small scrap of pp I found in my stash.This will be entered in Can You Handle The Pressure?: Anything Goes Embossing with a twist of EASTER (cyhtp.blogspot.com)Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visits.