On the third day

Hello, crafting friends!

 

I am here to wish you a very happy Easter Sunday, the happiest day of the year for Christians all over the world!

 

I made a few of these one-layer, masked, inked and stamped design this year - come and see:

The most difficult thing about this card was working out which order to do everything! This is the way:

1. Stamp the lilies from Clearly Besotted's Perfect Lilies on a sticky note and cut it out to create a mask.

2. Stamp the lilies off the edge of a thick card base using pale blue ink. 

3. Cover the lilies on the card base with the mask and add low tack tape around the edges of the card front.

4. Sponge pale blue ink over the card front.

5. Stamp the main sentiment from The Greetery's Amen & Alleluia in black ink.

6. Remove the tape and mask and colour the lilies.

7. Add the 'He is Risen' part of the sentiment.

 

Here's a close up of the lilies, coloured with Arteza watercolour brush pens, an SU marker, coloured pencils and a white acrylic paint pen. Get me, going all multimedia!

CHALLENGES

I'm linking this card up with Allsorts where Sarah's optional theme is Keep it Simple; also Word Art Wednesday where Anything Goes;  Triple B Challenge wants to see Birds, Blooms and Butterflies and I'm joining in with my bloom; Beautiful Blossoms Challenge also wants to see flowers as the focal point of our cards.

AND IN OTHER NEWS

I know the question burning on your lips: Did the golden girls get any eggs today? Well no, but they DID get the next best thing - some cheese hidden in egg boxes! They have to get them open to access their treats and they have very different ways of doing this.

 

Eva's way is slowly and methodically getting the lid open - she knows the cheese is going nowhere and likes the anticipation.

 

Lulu is more of a 'rip the box to shreds' kind of girl. She wants the cheese and she wants it NOW! But then it's all over so quickly, she can't quite remember it... is there any more?!

 

And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to sample some posh little eggs that my OH bought from a high class chocolaterie on his travels. He knows the way to my heart!

Sending hugs,

New beginnings

Hello, crafting friends!

 

Can you believe another Thursday has whizzed around with another great Tic Tac Toe Challenge board to inspire you?! Here's this week's beauty devised by Betty:

 

An exciting little package landed on my doormat the other morning and inside was a stamp set that I couldn't wait to try! (I'm sure you have no idea what I could possibly mean... lol!) So I chose the middle row: Floral/Foliage/Free/Pastel Colors to create an Easter card.

 

 

I adore crocuses and so I really couldn't resist this one - Spring Botanicals Crocus. Here, I used the power of masks to stamp a pair of them with an array of leaves, making sure I stamped everything at different angles for a touch of realism.

 

I coloured the flowers and leaves with coloured pencils in yellow, green and mauve, leaving plenty of white in the flower petals to give them the delicate look characteristic of crocuses. The sentiment is from The Greetery's Amen & Alleluia and I stamped the 'He is risen' part on a scrap of card, snipped it out and popped it up on a dimensional strip.

 

Okay, so now it's your turn! Do hop over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog to check out the gorgeous inspiration the team has made for you. Choose a row, coloumn or diagonal and use the prompts to create a card; at the bottom of the challenge blog post you'll find the Linky Tool and can use that to upload your creation. We can't wait to see what you make!

CHALLENGES

Double D Challenges is celebrating Easter so I'm joining in there.

AND IN OTHER NEWS

My youngest son was born at home and I had pots of crocuses all over the house at the time, so they really remind me of him. Isn't it ridiculous to remember your tiny newborn and then realise that little dot has turned into a man! It truly is a miracle isn't it!

Sending hugs,