Celebrating Easter

Happy Easter to each of you who visit my blog! I'll be celebrating the Risen Lord on Sunday. No blogging this weekend. I hope your weekend is wonderful, whatever you may be doing.

I kept my Easter cards simple this year. I wanted to be able to create a lot of them without spending a lot of time. The coloring of the cross from Crosses of Hope was the most time-consuming, but I enjoyed it. I used my Stampin' Write Markers in Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi. I added a pearl for a bit of richness. I mounted the cross (using Stampin' Dimensionals) onto the Wisteria Wonder shape from Apothecary Accents Framelits. So the shape wasn't so plain, I used my Perfect Plum Stampin' Write Marker to add six dots on the rounded corners. The rest of the shape took has Perfect Plum sentiment "Easter Blessings" stamped onto it a little off-center. Underneath lies a beautiful Tea Lace Doily. My card base is Very Vanilla, contrasting the Whisper White Doily.

Happy Easter!

 

Quick and Easy Easter

If you are looking for a last-minute Easter greeting idea, this card is quick and easy! I hope you enjoy it and will leave your comments below. You could use any card stock color for an accent, and even use any die cut shape you like.

I used the stamp set Crosses of Hope. I shadow-stamped by using two different shades of purple to stamp my cross image. I used Wisteria Wonder underneath Concord Crush. Then I added some sparkle to the cross in celebration of *new* life by using the Basic Rhinestones that come in a line, cutting them to the length needed for this cross shape.

You can see how I added dimension to my card by popping up the Framed Tulip border and the cross image that is stamped onto a Framelits Label die cut and then matted with a larger Label size in Concord Crush.

I hope you have a blessed day on Easter!

Easter Cross Card:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Concord Crush

Stamps: Crosses of Hope

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush

Big Shot: Framelits Labels, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

Easter

Here is one of the Easter cards I will be sending this year and the card my March Workshop group made last week. It is fun to put together with lots of texture, but doesn't take too much time.

Close up of the textures and dimensions. I hope you like my colors and the way I used the Crosses of Hope stamp set. Please leave your comments, I thank you for each one! If you have any questions, please email me directly. Thanks to all of you who participated in the Sale-A-Bration!

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Easter Crosses of Hope Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist

Stamps: Crosses of Hope

Ink: Black StazOn, Basic Gray

Big Shot: Lines and Framed Tulips Embossing Folders

Etc: Stampin' Write Markers in Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral

Adhesives: Snail, Sticky Strip and Stampin' Dimensionals

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