Another Happy Easter Card

This is the last Easter Card that I have to share with you this year. The image is a very old CTMH seed packet stamp which I colored with pencils.  The butterfly is a brad, originally white but colored yellow with a marker.

Challenges:

Colouring in Scrapland April Challenge - Embossing

Use Your Stuff Challenge #395 - Easter

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #206 - Easter/Spring 

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday April Challenge - Bugs, Blossoms and/or Butterflies 

Inkspirational Challenge #210 - Spring 

Crafty Calendar April Challenge - Add a Butterfly

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #122 - Flowers 

Easter Lilies

Who knows when or where I bought this single piece of scrapbook paper with beautiful lilies across the center of the sheet.  It is so pretty.  Unfortunately, because of the positioning of the lilies, it only made three Easter cards.

Fortunately, the flip side had a nice cross design suitable for my grandson's Confirmation.

These stamps are from Our Daily Bread.  The sentiment is stamped on a small piece of pale green velum leftover from the Happy Easter die cut words on the 3 cards above.

The most difficult part of this card was fussy cutting the olive branch in the mouth of the dove!

Thanks for dropping by today.

Challenges:

Path of Positivity Challenge #79 - AG, option style (My style is usually fairly simple, and I love my fussy-cutting.)

Through the Craft Room Door April 7th Challenge - AG

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #434 #435 - AG

Water Cooler Wednesday Challenge #266 - Occasions

The House That Stamps Built Challenge A820 - Tic Tac Toe (I've used the center column)

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #54

Happy Easter!

It's Hip to Be Square if you are playing in the Double Trouble Challenge right now.  And even better if you use an old stamp set.

The stamp set I used has got to be well over 10 years old and is a set of 4 Easter themed square stamps.  I only used 3 of the stamps because they are so old that when I tried to take the 4th stamp off the sheet, it came off in little sticky pieces, which I just couldn't piece back together.  Never had that happen before.

 I stamped each square on a different colored paper and then framed them using square stitched dies from MFT.  The patterned paper was embossed with a square quilt pattern. 

Challenges:

Double Trouble Challenge #54 - Hip to be Square,Old, and Linked to a *Previous Partner

A Place to Start April Challenge - Ribbons and/or bows 

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - Easter (I used my Cuttlebug to dry emboss the background paper and to die cut the square frames.) 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Spring Mood Board (inspired me to use the egg bg paper and the spring colors)

 

If You Give A Crafter a Cookie Challenge #139 - Fun spring colors on these cookies:

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #257 - Bunnies and/or Chicks

*Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge #388 - Color Inspiration Board

 

QKR Stampede Challenge #393 - AG

Cut It Up Challenge #197 - Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #254 - Easter 

*Use Your Stuff Challenge #395 - Easter 

*The Crafters' Cafe Challenge #239 - AG

 

Bee Thankful

It's a bee-utiful day to bee thankful.

I've used pieces from a paint strip for the banners, a digi image from Bugaboo Stamps colored with pencils and Wink of Stella, clear glitter foil to make the wings sparkle, and a Starform sticker sentiment.

Challenges:

SheepSki Designs Challenge #37 - Show Us Your Wings

Daring Cardmakers Challenge - Clean and Simple with a Dash of Sparkle 

CAS on Friday Challenge #177 - Black & White and 1 Color 

Catch the Bug Challenge - Spring 

Double D Challenge - Banners

CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge #367 -  

 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart April 2020 Blog Hop

Welcome to the April 2020

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects.

The March/April catalog is out and I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of new CTMH products if you hop along.

I make a lot of children's cards and just fell in love with the adorable animals in the CTMH

You Make Me Happy Stamp Set (#D1920).

(This stamp set is special because with each set purchased
$7 USD are donated to the life saving mission of Operation Smile™.)

The 25 stamps in the set also make wonderful cards for those that aren't necessarily children but are still young at heart.

Here's my blog hop contribution for April:

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from  Krista Hershberger's blog.

Your next stop is Joyce Gough's blog.

The hop is circular.

If you are just starting here,

simply continue hopping until you find your way back,

making the full circle.

Challenges:

Papercraft Challenges #56 - Pastel Colors 

Crafty Creations April Challenge #408 - AG

Lemon Shortbread Challenge # 117- AG 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - Crafter's Choice
 

A Place to Start April Challenge - Ribbons and/or Bows 

ArtsyStamper Challenge #13 - Things with Wings

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Things with Wings 

 

Easter Bunny Card leftovers

Last month I posted an Easter card for the March Close To My Heart Blog Hop.  I had a few leftovers and came up with another Bunny card to share with you.

 I had to photograph this card on an angle so my reflection did not appear in the holographic circle.

 Today I received a few card pieces in the mail including this pretty butterfly die cut.  I wasted no time using it to make this card.

Do you recognize the old CTMH fundamental paper?  I wish they would bring that back!  The sentiment and swirl stamps are also by CTMH.  And the pretty butterfly ribbon is from The Ribbon Boutique.   

The sewing machine happens to be on the table right now for mask making.  Can you see the machine stitching on two sides of the card?  I figured it was the perfect time to add some stitching. 

Come back tomorrow to see what I've created for the April Close To My Heart Blog Hop. 

Challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Easter (Used my Cuttlebug to die cut the stitched circle and scalloped borders.)

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #206 - Easter/Spring 

Sparkles Forum Challenge #126 -  Easter

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #50 - Bunnies, Birds and/or Bears

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #37 - AG with a critter 

The Southern Girls Challenge - AG

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #257 - Cats and/or Kittens, Bunnies and/or Chicks 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #248 - AG with a sentiment

As You Like It Challenge - Animals or People?  (I find people very difficult to color, animals a bit easier.)

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #117 - Use Diamonique Embellishments 

Send a Smile 4 Kids April 2020 Challenge

The theme for the April Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Cards 4 Moms (From the Kids)

or Anything Goes 4 Kids

I've used a couple of digital images from Bugaboo Stamps 

to make these colorful cards for Mom. 

(using Mom Flower Trio)

(using Mom Flower Word)

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

 I hope you'll enter this month's SAS4K Challenge.

Cards entered do not need to be donated. 

Sharing ideas with others is always fun.

We love to see your wonderful creations and visit your blogs.

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Stay safe and well!

Here are a few challenges I am entering:
Art Impressions Challenge #279 - Bloom Where You Are Planted
Aud Sentiments Challenge #248 - AG with a sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #205 - Use Flowers
Gem of a Challenge - Week 7 - AG
Allsorts Challenge - Week 566/7  - Something old (image), Something new (papers and ribbon)
Catch the Bug Challenge - AG
Crafty Catz Challenge #500 - AG with option: One for the Girls