The Paper Players #435: Laurie's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hello! Today's card is linking up to the current challenge over at The Paper Players:

I ended up with the diagonal (although that's not what I planned!) LOL! The card includes bunnies from Mama Elephant's Bunny Hop  (EASTER), embossed sentiment from Rosie's Roadshow (EMBOSSING), and a strip of DSP from My Favorite Things (PATTERNED PAPER).

I did some simple coloring of the bunnies with Prismacolor pencils, die cut them, and layered over a white card base. I used MFT's cloud stencil and Distress Ink to create a springy sky and finished it off with a strip of the black/white DSP. I love these cute guys and gals! 

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a great week. We had April showers this morning and the weeds plants are really growing now!

The Paper Players #434: Joanne's Sketch Challenge

Hi there! Today I'm playing along over at The Paper Players with Joanne's sketch challenge.  I love her sketches because they usually have layers and it's a great chance to use up some of the pretty DP that needs to be used!

Here's an Easter card that started with Echo Park's Easter Blessings DP and then I added SOL's Chocolate Bunny stamps and dies.  I die cut the chocolate bunny 4 times and glued them together to give it some dimension. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I was going to "bite" off an ear but I adhered her to the card before I remembered 😄 

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a good week!  

The Peeps Are Coming!

Happy Monday!  I was surprised with a package of Peeps yesterday morning from a friend.  Sadly, they are a weakness I have around Easter (plus Canterbury eggs, of course)!  Not only were they delicious but inspiring!  

I'm not sure if it was the sugar high, but I felt a little mojo and made another Easter card...LOL!

With my Misti and the fun SSS 'My Kind of Peep' stamp set, I put together this one layer card using Catherine Pooler Tiara ink.  I'll be linking this card up to the Live Love Card Community Challenge for March and hopefully can squeak in to the Shopping Our Stash #346 Easter Challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by ~ have a great week!

The Paper Players #386: A Sketch Challenge from Claire

Welcome back, Paper Players!  It's the last challenge for March and it's a wonderful sketch from our creative hostess, Claire.

Sketches are always a great way to get your mojo going, and this one is no different.  I used it for one of my Easter cards:

I started with a white card base and layered embossed pink cardstock using Lifestyle Crafts basket weave embossing folder.  I added a super glittery pink strip of American Crafts glitter paper.  The bunny and basket are from Cheery Lynn Designs called Spring Basket 1.  I stuffed that adorable basket with small die cut eggs out of various pastel scraps and nestled the bunny right in the middle.  I also added some sprigs of "grass" and pretty pink bows with pearls.  The sentiment was part of an Echo Park Easter epherma pack from a discount bin.

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Elizabeth 
• Jan

And just a few rules:

1. Create a new paper project.
2. Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
3. Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
5. HAVE FUN!

We hope you'll play along this week ~ Thanks for stopping by!

  

Pre-Spring Cleaning!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I thought I'd do some pre-spring cleaning of the craft desk this morning before the parade.  I also challenged myself to only use what I found on my desk to play along with a few challenges before putting things away!  

The first card is for Freshly Made Sketches:

On a Kraft card base, I layered the Distress Watercolor piece that had been embossed with a Prima Wave Stencil, watercolored with Distress Oxides, and die cut with a Wonky Rectangle (MFT).  The Adirondack chair die cut was from Stampin' Up's Seasonal Framelits in my die cuts "to be used sometime" stash.

The second card was for the current Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge:

I went with the Middle Row, Across - Watercolor, any Type of Accents, & Monogrammed.  I layered the Concord & 9th 'H' monogram stamp & die cut onto a Neenah Solar White card base that had been splattered with Distress Ink watercolor in Squeezed Lemonade. Die cut florals and enamel dots were added as accents.  H is for...Happy Easter!

The last card today was for the CASology challenge:

I saw my first bumble bee of the season yesterday, so I had to go with it!  The bumble bee is from Stampin' Up's Dragonfly dreams and I added the sentiment with my old label maker.  This will be another lunchbox note for my DGS! 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend...with or without green beer!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!!   

CASology #289: Fit

Hello!  A quick card for the CASology Challenge:

When I thought of FIT for the cue, my mind went to clothes.  And if you're an Easter Bunny, I guess it goes to tails??

This stamp set (Taylored Expressions "If Bunnies Could Talk") made me laugh out loud in the craft store this weekend, so of course, I had to get it!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week!

The Paper Players #383: A Theme Challenge from Jaydee

Welcome back, Paper Players!  It's March and Spring is coming!  Our talented Jaydee has the perfect theme to get you in the mood too!

At first I thought about just flowers but then my mind quickly went to Easter too - another fun holiday I love making cards for!

The cute bunny peeking out of the flower basket is a digi from Dee Dee's Digis that I found on my computer but don't ever remember using it.  I colored it first with Tombow Markers and then added shading with Prismacolor Pencils.  My poor eyes have a little bit of trouble with teeny tiny areas to color, so pencils with sharp points help me out there.  The card base was embossed with a Cuttlebug plaid embossing folder and the DSP was in my scrap bin.  The sentiment on the front is from The Stamps of Life.  ✓Check - one Easter card done!

For some wonderful springtime inspiration, check out the DT's blogs:

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire

• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Elizabeth 
• Jan

And just a few rules:

1. Create a new paper project.
2. Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
3. Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
5. HAVE FUN!

Thanks for visiting today ~ Have a wonderful week!

Bunny Cakes

Hi again! When I put my card together (yep, another Easter card :) I was thinking about these frosted Easter Bunny cakes that my Mom would make every year and I kept up the tradition while my son was growing up.  I, however, never made a chocolate frosted bunny cake - what!?! - so here was my chance.  I'll link this up to CASology's latest challenge:

My very first attempt at no-line coloring probably took soooo much longer than it should have :)  I stamped the bunny cupcake from SavvyStamps with Antique Linen Distress Ink and the sentiment from A Muse Artstamps in VersaFine Sepia.  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils.  I used a Christmas sentiment on the inside:  "Have a sweet holiday." 

Thanks so much for stopping  by!

Easter Bunny Peeps

Heavy rain means crafting time for me!  Here's a card I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

The Paper Players #338 - Easter Bunny

Shopping Our Stash #297 - Tie One On (use ribbon, twine, etc.)

Who doesn't love peeps and hugs?

I randomly stamped the peeps (SSS) in pastel Gina K. inks for the background.  I then stamped their little faces and generously applied Spectrum Noir Shimmer for their sugary bodies.  The sentiment is from the same SSS stamp set (retired).  Finally, I added a piece of ribbon from my stash, then mounted it on a Spearmint card base (MFT).  Another Easter card done!

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope it's drier where you are!

Somebunny Special

Good morning! I have a card that I hope fits two challenges over at CASology and Freshly Made Sketches:

I used the Misti to repeatedly layout the Paper Smooches sentiment and stamped with Catherine Pooler's Party Dress Ink.  This time I actually thought ahead and stamped multiples!  Now, I felt like I was a little lazy since the bunny is from an adorable sheet of puffy stickers that I found at Hobby Lobby.  I rarely use stickers but I thought it was perfect for this layout.  And, since I made multiples for the caregivers at my Dad's assisted living facility, it worked for me!

Anyhoo, thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great week!

Good Egg

Happy Saturday!  I had some time this morning to work on my Easter cards and used the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for one of them:

I did take a little turn from the original sketch.  When I layered the egg down, I really thought it would look better if I die cut it so I hope I didn't stray too much!

The card base was embossed with an old Cuttlebug EF.  The DP is from a Doodlebug Designs' Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad.  One of my faves and I wish I had hoarded more of it.  The egg took a little bit of time but I really like how it turned out.  First I dry embossed with the SSS Oval of Flowers die.  Then I cut a mask from the same die and used the negative to place over the embossed areas.  I blended three Distress Oxide inks (Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, & Fossilized Amber) over the raised portions.  After removing the mask, I heat embossed with clear EP.  Finally, I die cut the oval (MFT) and added the sentiment from SSS Some Bunny stamp set. 

I thought this was a great sketch (as usual) and know that I'll use it again and again!  Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Have a fantastic weekend! 

Serious Bunny

Hi friends!  The second card I made today was for the following challenges:

The Paper Players Color Challenge:

Shopping Our Stash #294 - Luck O' the Irish (use green)

I had this Distress Ink background in my stash, framed it with Mama Elephant die cut, and then tried to figure out the rest.  I thought I'd go with an Easter card and use the Hero Arts layering bunny die.  I added two Easter egg die cuts (Memory Box) and stamped/white heat embossed the sentiment.  The more I looked at this bunny, he looks so serious (or sad?).  Like he's wondering where in the heck did those eggs come from!

Anyhoo...thanks for stopping by and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I Always Eat The Ears First

Happy Wednesday!  Today I'm playing along with one of my new favorite challenges:  CASology.

The cue is "Laugh" and so I decided to take a bite out of a bunny for an Easter card:

The bunny's ears were partially die cut with a scalloped circle.  She's sitting on some abstract Easter grass (Sizzix) with a shadow word bubble.  The ribbon is a Savvy die that I colored with Copics and dotted with a white gel pen.  The bunny and sentiment are both from the "chocolatebunny2stamp" set from The Stamps of Life.   My nephew will appreciate the humor in this one!

Thanks for stopping by!

Words 2 Craft By: Easter/Rebirth

Ahhh, March, one of my favorite months.  Plants are poking out of the ground, Spring is in the air, Easter celebrations and chocolate eggs to munch on.  And, for us - Daylight Savings Time!!  An extra hour of daylight and Vitamin D!  The theme over at Words 2 Craft By this month is perfect for this time of year:  Easter/Rebirth is based on the following quote:

Just when the caterpillar thought her life was over she began to fly.

- Anon.

Here's a little I-Team inspiration for you featuring a beautiful Calla Lily bouquet from Taylored Expressions for an Easter Card:  

We sure hope you'll "spring" into action and play along with us this month.  There are SSS gift certificates up for grabs and an opportunity to join the team as a Guest I-Teamer for a future challenge.

And, if you create a card with a butterfly, make sure you also link up to the current Cards in Envy Challenge - Beautiful Butterflies!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

SOS White OUT

The Shopping Our Stash Challenge this week is #241 - White OUT.  No white paper.  That was harder than I thought it would be but fun nonetheless!

It also gave me another chance to make one more Easter card with those cute chicks from Lawn Fawn.  I even fussy cut them so no white was showing...yay for me!

Thanks so much for stopping by and here's the stuff I used for this card:

Cardstock:  Bazzill Cotton Candy
Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black
Stamps:  Judikins (sentiment), Lawn Fawn (chicks)
Dies:  Taylored Expressions (grass), Stamps of Life (flowers)
Other:  Hobby Lobby Glitter Egg Rub-ons, Recollections enamel dots, Copics

Bite Me

"One is a lonely number" over at Shopping Our Stash this week.  Challenge #240 is to create a one layer card.

I'm linking up this Easter card:

The chocolate bunny was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and heat embossed.  The weave stencil (MFT) was pounced with Antique Linen Distress Ink using a dauber that had gold ink on it.  Oops :-)  I kind of liked how it gave a little sparkle to the weave though.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set as the bunny by The Stamps of Life called "chocolatebunny2stamp".  The card base is Neenah Solar White 110#.

And, yes, the inside sentiment is "Bite Me" - also from the same stamp set...LOL! 

Thanks for visiting!

CASology - Egg

Hello again!  My last post for today is for the latest challenge over at CASology.  The cue word for week 185 is "Egg."

This is only the second time I've played but I know it's going to become a habit.  CAS cards scare me - I keep stumbling over the "simple" part :-)  If you haven't checked out the DT creations on this blog, you are missing out on some amazing and inspiring talent!  I feel like I learn something every time I visit!

On to my card for this week (and it's even ONE layer - woohoo):

Egg Flowers.  Is that where the soup comes from?  Not sure, but I do know that a garden full of egg flowers in the spring would make me smile :-)

Here's the stuff I used:

Cardstock: Neenah Solar White
Stamps:  The Stamps of Life (sentiment), Great Impressions (eggs)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Other:  Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Dust Pens

Thanks so much for stopping by! It was nice to make a card this week that brought Spring just a little bit closer!

A Bunny Hello

Well...it's the last Easter card I'm making and I used this great sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches #294 to finish up.  I hope the cutest grandson in the whole world loves it!

I started with one of my favorite images from Doodle Pantry called "Big Hug Bunny" and colored it with Copics.  I replaced the scalloped edge on the sketch with MFT's negative dot dies, die cutting them in 5 different colors of cardstock scraps and inlaying the letters.  All of the DP and cardstock is from The Stamps of Life.  A little purple/white twine from the Twinery finished the card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Easter!  If you have a chance, check out Doodle Pantry's blog.  Laurie is blogging 10 days of Inspiration using many of her darling images plus there's a chance to win some goodies!  The AIMPDC #4 is also going on now and if you use a digital image, anthing goes! 

AIMPDC #4: Anything Digital Goes

Happy April Fools Day and hopefully there aren't too many tricks today!  The latest Challenge from Doodle Pantry is no joke..AIMPDC #4 starts today and the theme is Anything Digital Goes!

My DT card is using Doodle Pantry's hungry Jelly Bean Ants.  Like those ants, I love jelly beans and understand they are low fat - LOL!  The ants image was merged with the coordinating DP.  I printed and fussy cut an extra jelly bean, then popped it up and added one of the included sentiments in a word bubble.  This turned out to be a very easy Easter Card, using another one of the sentiments and images inside (see below)!

 

Inside

 

 

 

We hope you'll play along this month and share your digital projects!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic Easter :-)

Hoppy Easter!

Things are hopping in the Girl Cave this morning!  Here's another Easter card using Tuesday Morning Sketches #293:

I used all the elements but did a little tilting...hopefully not too much!  The bunny image, DP and sentiment are from Doodle Pantry's "Quirky Bunny" digi that I layered on MFT's stitched circle die cuts.  He's so darn cute!  I touched up a bit with Copics and Glossy Accents and added some Prima flowers with multi-colored rhinestones. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!  Now back to more "hoppiness...!"