Happy Monday, my sweet friends! I hope you had a blessed weekend. :o)
Somehow Easter is only a couple of weeks away! Our challenge this week at My Craft Spot is Happy Easter, so I hope you'll prepare for this beautiful holiday with us. :o)
I made an Easter card for my family. :o)
Somehow Easter is only a couple of weeks away! Our challenge this week at My Craft Spot is Happy Easter, so I hope you'll prepare for this beautiful holiday with us. :o)
I made an Easter card for my family. :o)
Purple again... I know! ;) Just like my Easter box last week, I reached for my beloved Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments paper collection for this creation. These are my other favorites in the stack, which I've been anxious to use.
The pretty sugar egg is a cut file from the Silhouette Online Store. Isn't it sweet?
Instead of using the little eggs in the cut file, I used the precious speckled egglets from My Craft Spot's Stamping All Around Spring 2 set. I stamped them in varying shades of pearlescent Dew Drop Brilliance ink and nestled the sweetheart within them. My sentiment is from Tiny Tags 2, which I've cut out with the coordinating Tiny Tags Metal Dies. It is between pretty layers of buttercup crinkle ribbon and a white rose from Wild Orchid Crafts. I made two tiny flourishes with Recollections pearls to mimic the bow.
For extra texture, I added ruffly lace and topped it with tiny pom pom trim to coordinate with the detailing in the egg cut file.
You have an entire week to link up your Easter projects, so I hope you'll play along! I look forward to seeing your inspiring work. :o) Be sure to hop on over to My Craft Spot to see the lovely contributions from my teamies! Thank you for visiting and I wish you a sparkly day! :o)
Challenges entered:
*613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Spring!)
*Card Mania~ Easter
*Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes (Optional: Easter)
*Created With Love~ Easter
*Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes
*Cut It Up~ Easter
*One Stitch at a Time~ Flowers
*Pile It On~ Feminine
*Sparkles Monthly~ Easter Parade
*Totally Papercrafts~ Pastels
I adore this sweet card! I will begin with how much I love the pretty shape and papers. They bring a certain vintage feel to this wonderful card and the ribbons and pearls only add to that feel. Then...there is that darling little duck nesting with her sweet eggs - talk about adding the cuteness factor to your card! Your amazing details all add up to create a beautiful card my friend - I love everything about this beauty!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful .Love the papers, the floral motifs and the sweet duckie
ReplyDeleteYour card is absolutely gorgeous, Karen!! I love the beautiful shape and the papers you used! You always include so many beautiful details in your cards!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely lovely and elegant, Karen. Such a beautiful Easter card! Good luck in the challenge at Cut It Up...I love this!
ReplyDeleteAw love that cute ducky! Who gets tired of purples, love using purples in everything myself..... This is gorgeous and your family will appreciate it this card and treasure it just as much..... It's full of Easter and I do love this one very much...
ReplyDeleteSo sweet and charming. I love all of the layers and colors. Thanks for sharing with us at CIU Challenge blog.
ReplyDeleteThis is just the sweetest and most gorgeous Easter card, my sweetest friend!! I love the beautiful papers!! That little duckie could not be cuter!! And the speckled eggs are fabulous!! The pom-pom trim and lace add such a beautiful elegance!! I love everything about this!! Your family will adore it!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling much better and that the sun is shining!! It's pouring rain here but the Daffodils are starting to bloom so I'm happy!! Have an amazing week my dear friend!! Big hugs :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Awwwww this has got to be one of the sweetest Easter cards I have seen Karen. I love how you have nestled the cute chick with the speckled eggs and I can see why you love those beautiful papers so much. The pom pom trim with the lace looks so pretty too. Your family are sure to cherish this special card.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a week filled with happiness.
hugs Sue xx
What a GORGEOUS card my friend! I LOVE the papers-you always seem to match up so perfectly! The lace trim and pom pom trim is so pretty and the chickie couldn't be cuter! The egg is sits on is marvelous...love everything about this:) Another amazing project Karen!
ReplyDeleteHave a GREAT day!
Sherrie K
Beautiful card Karen. I love the papers and your cute chick.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week. x
What a beautiful card - love all the different colours and patterns. Thanks for joining us at Creative Fingers Challenge - good luck x
ReplyDeleteI Love it! How sweet this card is - perfect for Easter. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Creative Fingers Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously too SWEET!!! Love the little eggs at the bottom of the card. The colors are just lovely and the little duck is Precious!
ReplyDeleteI ADORE the egg shape..LOVE it! Lev the texture of the lace and pom pom trim...Beautiful!!! You do AWESOME projects with the color purple....I have to play with it.
Sending my love, hugs and smiles to you my angelic friend,
Thank you for joining us at Cut It Up Challenges.
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
*Crafting With Creative M*
I love it! I love the pearls and the eggs at the bottom.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining our Easter challenge at Cut it Up!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
Absolutely gorgeous and so adorable...Thanks for playing along with us at Totally Papercrafts this week :)
ReplyDeleteWendy xx
Oh my, this is fabulous. The papers and shape are stunning. Your attention to details, as always, are beautiful. Love the sweet little duckling and grass and the teeny tiny eggs! Have a fabulous week.
ReplyDeleteWow what a gorgeous design, such a sweet creation, thank you for joining us at 613 Avenue Create, hope to see you again soon
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Alex x
Hi there Karen - first of all I must say never worry or apologise for using purple, my car, bedroom, laptop, glasses and fav fleece are purple! Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteNow I am giggling!!! As for your card, it is truly gorgeous, I love all the detail and those pretty papers and, on top of that, what a wondereful shape!!!
Thank you so much for joining us over at the OSAAT challenge this week, lots of luck to you.
Hugs Sue Pxxx DT member
Karen my beautiful crafty talented friend, you did it again, your family is so lucky to have such a lovely card coming their way... Love the silhouette egg cut and totally in love with those gorgeous papers your used! You are always so detailed and putting the eggs in the grass and in piles below is just brilliant and they are beautiful..way to use those stamps! I dub this the best Easter Card of the Year..gorgeous my friend, sending lots of love your way..hugs
ReplyDeleteOh Karen, this is just lovely. I love the colours you used and the floral patterned paper, along with the extras you added like the flowers and pearls. What a lovely creation.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time for our FLOWER challenge this week. Good luck.
Lynn, OSAAT DT
Beautiful!!! Love the papers and the shape.... Great Easter card! :o)
ReplyDeleteTheresa
This is SUCH a pretty card, Karen! The little chick nestled amongst those sweet little eggs makes me smile. And you've combined such beautiful papers again! What a wonderful design! This card is such a treat!
ReplyDeletePS Sorry for the delay. I wrote the above at lunch and just realized that I didn't publish it!!
This is GORGEOUS! Love the shape, design and embellies. Beautiful papers too. Thank you for joining us at Sparkles Monthly Challenges! Hope you join us again!
ReplyDeleteAmy~DT
Wow, stunning! Love that Graphic 45 collection. The black border around the front of the card really makes it pop. Thank you for joining the Flower Challenge at OSAAT! Best, CG
ReplyDeletejust so sweet, i love your card, great choice of papers, thank you so much for joining us at created with love challenges, good luck
ReplyDeletecaroline dt
Adorable card, Karen! I love how you added all the speckled eggs and the chick is super cute! All of the papers go perfect with each other and the pearls and flower look so pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteKaren
craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com
Just gorgeous - such a cute design.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Sparkles.
Helen x