Easter Cross

Today is another Easter card share.  This one I found over on Frances Martin's blog.  There really were not too many Easter themed stamps in the Occasions catalog this year, none that were religious in nature either.  So this one will fill the bill for a beautiful religious card.  Here is a link to the video on how to make the card.

Here is what was used:
Stamp sets: Hardwood, Kinda Eclectic and Sheltering Tree
Card stock: So Saffron, Crumb Cake and Whisper White
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake and So Saffron
Washi Tape punch
Candy Dots
Dimensionals
Ribbon, non-SU

Thanks for stopping by to see my latest creation.  Mary

Hardwood, You're Lovely

Today I want to share with you another card made with the background stamp, Hardwood.  I paired it up with the You're Lovely stamp set that available until March 31, 2014.

This time I used the Deco Label Framelits to cut out the area for the stamp.  I used stamping dimensional and applied them to the front of my stamped image and stuck that to the backside of my Hardwood stamped front.  I also used the Petite Petals stamp and punch and added them to the front to add some interest.  I used Very Vanilla card stock and inked up the Hardwood stamp with Versa Mark, then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I sponged on Tempting Turquoise and Crumb Cake.  I used those same inks for my flowers too.  A blender pen was used to color in the stamped image.  Crumb Cake is my card base.  Oh, I also used Six-Sided Sampler, for the hello sweet friend.

Very simple card and I really like how it turned out too!  Thanks for stopping in to see me!  Mary

Hardwood

Happy Valentine's Day!!  I hope you all have a great day celebrating with your favorite person too!

I'm going to share a card with you today made with the background stamp, Hardwood.  When I first saw this in the Occasion catalog, I was thinking, "why do I need another wood grain product"?  After seeing how some of the demonstrators have used it with different color for the background color, I changed my mind.  Now I'm on the fence with this card.  The flag color is Tempting Turquoise, but it doesn't look like it.  I used Crumb Cake card stock to emboss the image with clear embossing powder.  Then I used the ink colors of Crumb Cake and Tempting Turquoise to sponge the image.  Now as I was sponge on my colors, I picked up, by accident, some Real Red off my grid paper.  So if you see some pink on this, that is why.  Who knew?!

I used the Deco Labels to cut out the You're Lovely stamp and then cut out a Crumb Cake one to layer underneath it.  Color the flowers with a blender pen and added some pearls.

So it's not the best but I still like that background stamp, will try it again with a different color.

Thanks for stopping by and have a piece of chocolate for me too!  Mary