Easter Peek-A-Boo Book Card

Good morning friends.  I'm back again, with more Easter cards. 

I know.... two days in a row!  Right? 

 

I enjoyed making these book cards so much!  I purchased the Have A Spine die from The Greetery before Christmas and made a few Christmas cards using it, but I just had to make more Easter cards. 

 

I cut an oval out of the center of the book cover and framed it with the lovely medallion from a set called Frames & Tags: Zoe, from Creative Expressions. The lily is from Papertrey Ink.  You can see the vellum layer through the oval, which I'll get to in a short minute.

 

I heat embossed the spine of the book using the same stamp I used on the previous book cards that was recently posted.  That is a super old stamp from Crafty Secrets.  

 

Here is the vellum page, stamped with the Hymn Song stamp from The Greetery.  I love how you get a dreamy view of the next page through the vellum.

 

And here is the stamping on the back page. 

 

All together, I think it's a wonderful card to celebrate our Savior and His victory over the grave.

 

I made the same card using a different color for the spine of the book. 

 

 

And two more cards using different lilies.

 

I'll be adding one of these cards to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Easter / Church / Cross

 

Simone Says Monday Challenge ~ Beautiful Blooms 

Time Out Challenges ~ In The Clear 

 

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He Is Risen

Good morning friends~ I found some time to spend in my craft space, finishing up some Easter cards I had started weeks ago.  I made six of this same design.  That's something I never do!  I like my cards to be different.

 

It turned out to be a lot of work cutting all the pieces for this lovely book die from The Greetery called "Have A Spine" and the empty tomb from Cottage Cutz.  Not to mention inking all the rocks.  

 

I stamped the Hymn Song: Christ The Lord Is Risen, also from The Greetery, and made it as a separate page inside the book.

 

 In the end, I like how they turned out.  While bunnies are cute and often used as a symbol to celebrate Easter, I wanted to commemorate the real reason we celebrate this Holy season.  I do however, have some cute bunny things coming soon.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

A Cut Above ~ March / Anything Goes

Double D Challenges ~ Easter / Church / Cross

 

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Hello Lovely!

It's been a minute since I've spent time in my craft room.  Card making has taken a back seat to seed starting indoors.  Spring is on the way, friends!  

 

I did manage to get this simple but feminine card made.  This lovely embossing folder is called Chinoisery, from Honey Bee Stamps.  

 

I rubbed just the lightest touch of color onto the raised parts using Distress Inks and added a sentiment that also came from Honey Bee Stamps.

 

A simple stitched rectangle frame from PTI framed the image so nicely. 

 

I hope you're getting some spring weather where you are.  We got 2-3 more inches of snow last night, but I'm not letting that dampen my spring spirit!

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Word Week ~ "Embossing"

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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Spring Has Sprung.... Well, Almost!

Hooray, it's March and spring is almost here!  

 

In the spirit of spring, I made this cutie little 3D spring shadow box using printables I found on Etsy.

 

Isn't this bunny just the cutest?  The collection is from KB and Friends and you can find them on Etsy. 

 

I was able to use up some old patterned paper around the outside of the box, and more printables inside the box, from the collection.  Do you see that cute little library card peeking out from behind?

 

You can see here how deep the box is, so there's plenty of space for adding more layers.  

The box die is called Curio Box from Sizzix.  I tucked in some soft green crepe paper shred and a few little millinery flowers into the bottom of the box to give the bunny a resting spot.

  

The banner on top of the box is from the printable collection, while the flower is from Hobby Lobby.

 

We're so close to spring, yet we have snow coming almost every day this week.  But I won't let that dampen my spirits.  I'll keep enjoying spring inside until we can get outside.

I'll be adding this project to the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ~ Anything Goes without the use of the Optional Mood Board

Four Seasons Challenge ~ Spring (inspired by the top right)

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes 

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Starfish Tunnel Card

Hello friends~ In an effort to use up the mounds of printed paper I have, I made this fun ocean themed tunnel card for the Cut It Up Challenge.  Their challenge theme is "By The Sea" and this card fits perfectly for their challenge. 

 

I've had these beautiful ocean papers from Stampin' Up sitting in my pile for far too long, so I pulled out some sea shell and coral dies from various companies and went to work coloring all the little elements that would fill this tunnel card.

 

Making a tunnel card is a great way to use up printed paper.  Here's a close up where you can see all the layers, as well as the inside of the card.

 

I didn't have a chunky star fish die so I searched online for a free image and then printed the outline and fussy cut it. 

 

 

 I stamped the face using my favorite face assortment of stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps and then colored it in using copic markers.

 

 

There are so many cute faces to choose from in this set, and you can use these on so many dies, bringing things to life in a whimsical way.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Cut It Up ~ By The Sea

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Love Those Pretty Papers ~ Polka Dots (in the very back) 

 

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JOY! ~ A Retro / Vintage Style Christmas Card

Good morning friends ~ I thought I'd pop on and share a cute, retro / vintage style deer card, which goes perfectly with the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge as well as the Christmas Kickstart Challenge.

 

As many of you know, I love putting together bits and pieces of vintage style ephemera.  This collection of Simply Vintage "Holly Jolly" is jam packed full of fun pieces to play with.

 

This is an older collection from Simple Stories but you can still find some of the collection when you do an online search. I've had it for a while and still have so many wonderful dies left over for future projects.

  

Here's a bonus card using the same deer image.  He was just too cute not to use again.

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge

 

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Christmas Kickstart Challenge ~ A Christmas Sing-Along (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer)
 

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A Timeless, Shaped Birthday Card ~ CutCardStock

Good morning friends ~ I have my last card as a design team member up over at the CutCardStock blog.  

 

My term has come to an end but I couldn't be more grateful to CutCardStock for giving me this opportunity to design for them this past year.  It's truly been a pleasure working with their top quality cardstocks.

 

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Elegant and Slightly Vintage Valentine

Hello friends~  I found a bit of time to play with some new dies from The Greetery and made this sweet little card.  It has a very elegant and slightly vintage look to it.

 

I fell in love with the Coquette Hearts Embossing Folder and coordinating Filigree Hearts die from the recent release over at The Greetery.  The embossing is so crisp and dimensional on these hearts and the best thing is, you can emboss an entire panel of hearts and then cut them out all at once using the coordinating Whole Hearted Die.

 

I lightly rubbed over the embossed Kraft cardstock with DOX ink and added the Filigree Heart border, cut out of gold cardstock.  You can also just barely see that I embossed the center of the background, which is mentioned below.

 

The pretty background is a retired die set from Spellbinders called Filigree Marquis.  The beautiful flowy bow is called Regency Bow #1, and that is also from my recent visit to The Greetery.  The flower is from Concord & 9th.  
 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Word Week:  Valentine 

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 Cut It Up Challenge ~ This Makes Me Happy (vintage style, working with dies, flowers.... all these things make me happy.  ;0))

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