Bloomin' Marvelous Easter Blessings - Technostamper #255

Aren't you tired of winter?  Spring is supposed to arrive on Wednesday (that's tomorrow) but you'd never know it by looking outside.  Last night Mother Nature played an awful trick on us dumping about 5 to 10 cm of snow on the ground. There's a saying - a green Christmas; a white Easter.  Will that be true this year? Our Christmas was certainly green as it didn't start to snow until Boxing Day.

However, Easter is about a week or so away and I find myself if need of one more Easter card to send to family members.

 I used the sketch challenge with Technostamper here to make the card.  Again, I'm using a SAB stamp set as well.

As you can see, I turned the sketch on its side and moved the embellishment so as not to conflict with the flowers.

First I took an image from "Everything Eleanor", inked it with Gumball Green, stamped off twice and then stamped on Whisper White card stock.  The sentiment, from "Easter Blessings" was stamped onto this image using Black Stazon. I tried to center it as much as possible, but still don't have total control with the stamp-a-ma-jig yet.

This image panel was matted with first Gumball green cardstock, and then Marina Mist.

At this point, 4 flowers from the "Bloomin' Marvelous" stamp set were stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock - 2 in Summer Starfruit, 2 in Primrose Petals, and 2 in Marina Mist.  These I cut out - a most tedious process, but the result is worth it.  They were adhered to alternate corners of the image panel using tombo glue, and rhinestones placed in their centers.

I then prepared the rest of the card.  The base is Marina Mist, layered with Whisper White, and then a blue/green floral DSP from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack.  It looked the most Easterly (is that a word?), and coordinated with the cardstock and flowers the best.

A piece of Summer Starfruit stitched ribbon was attached at the left hand side of the card, and then the image panel was adhered using dimensionals. Two designer buttons were placed on the left lower part of the image panel, and a bow to the top.

Here's a summary of the supplies used:

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB), Easter Blessings
Inks: Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Black Stazon
Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Festival of Prints DSP pack, Gumball Green
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/8" Summer Starfruit stitched ribbon, Marina Mist designer buttons, rhinestones, dimensionals, glue dots, tombo glue.

Bunny in an Egg - Mojo Monday 283

I haven't done the sketch challenge with Mojo Monday for a while, but this week I liked the layout for an Easter card that I was thinking of. Plus there's a contest on the blog as well - a Verve stamp - one for every 50 entrants.  Do I feel lucky today?
Here is my card:

 

Stamp:  Everybunny, Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB)

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Summer Starfruit, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink

Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP, Pretty in Pink DSP, Tea for Two DSP, Old Olive

Accessories:  2 1\2" circle punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" Oval punch, Mat pack & Paper piercer, Bird Builder punch, Aqua painter, rhinestones

Oh Happy Day - Just Add Ink

What a beautiful sunny day today and for the first time in a number of days the temperature is above 0 degrees C.  Spring is fast approaching and I can't wait!!  This weekend the clocks go forward 1 hour - this means it will be lighter longer in the evening, but darker longer in the mornings.
It's been a long dreary winter with little sunshine, so today's golden nugget is much appreciated.
The card for the sketch challenge with Just Add Ink here reflects my wish for spring and had 2 panels of bright cheerful flowers.  This card could be for any occasion - birthday, anniversary, etc.

Two Whisper White panels were stamped randomly with brightly colored flowers using one of the SAB stamp sets "Blooming' Marvelous".  The panels were mounted onto Old Olive cardstock and since that made the panels almost disppear into the DSP, they were mounted again onto Whisper White.  The 2 butterflies completed my spring garden. The panels were attached to the card base using dimensionals.

Stamp: Blooming' Marvelous

Inks: Primrose Petals, Marina Mist, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green, Black Stazon

Papers: Old Olive, Whisper White, Old Olive Polka Dot DSP, Summer Starfruit, Marina Mist

Accessories: Modern Word Label punch, Small butterfly punch, rhinestones, dimensionals. 1/4" white stitched ribbon.

Easter Blessings

Easter is not far away, and it will soon be time to mail cards off to my family and friends.  This is one of the few cards I have made so far.

Stamp: Easter Blessings, Bloomin Marvelous (SAB)
Inks: Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon
Papers: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP, Lucky Limeade
Accessories:Delicate Design Folder, Bird Builder punch, rhinestones, 1/2" Certain Celery seam binding (retired), small butterfly punch, Oval framelits, Scallop Oval nestabilities, Mat pack & Paper piercer, dimensionals

Bloomin' Marvelous Birthday - Friday Mashup #93 & Fab Friday #10

For this card I thought I would combine 2 challenges in one - The Friday Mashup here and Fab Friday here
It's Holly's birthday week on the Friday Mashup, and she likes lots of brads on her card.  I used the colors from the color challenge at Fab Friday to make Holly's birthday card.

 

 The base card is Pink Pirouette, layered with Crumb Cake cardstock embossed with the Honeycomb folder.  Three brads were inserted in the upper right portion.

The image panel was made by randomly stamping images from the SAB stamp set Bloomin' Marvelous in Cherry cobbler, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla cardstock.  Brads were inserted into the middle of 2 of the flowers, and tiny pearls in the eyes of the hummingbird.  This panel was matted with Pink Pirouette card stock.

The sentiment was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla card stock and die cut using the Apothecary accent framelit.  Then, using the mat pack and paper piercer, this die cut was pierced all the way around.  Brads were inserted in both ends, and a row of pearls along the bottom of the words.  It was attached to the card using dimensionals.

The butterfly was made by stamping the small butterfly with pool party and punched with the tiny butterfly punch - then layered onto a butterfly punched with the larger butterfly punch.  Some pearls were placed on the body and the wings flipped up. It was attached to the lower right portion of the card using glue dots.

Stamp: Bloomin' Marvelous (SAB)

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Papers: Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pool Party

Accessories: Honeycomb folder, 1/8" silver brads, Mat pack & Paper piercer, Apothecary Accents framelits, Butterfly punch, Small butterfly punch, Pearls, dimensionals, glue dots