Hello and Easter Blessings to you and your family! We will be at church this morning and then out for a nice breakfast. Who knows...maybe even a movie! I'm dying to see Water for Elephants! Looks so good. I'm posting a hodge podge of things today. I have my last Easter card to share, some pix, and a shout out thank you to Hero Arts. Let's get started!
This is a stamp from a set from Flourishes...called Spring has Sprung!
I used a very simple and soft color palette of blue and green and a touch of brown. I always love the soft pastels with brown. That never gets old.
For the brown border around my central image I used two Nestabilities at the same time in my Cuttlebug. I cut out a ring to place over the image instead of layering my image on top. Just wanted to try something different.
I cut tiny strips of foam tape to put my ring of brown on top.
I wanted some more soft blue on the card so I made my own embellishment with seam tape, a flower and a gem. After I made the whole thing, as you'll see below, I distressed the ribbon and the flower.
Here are some pictures I took this week! They scream out SPRING! These daisies are planted in front of my office building and the pink flowers were on a tree in front of Starbucks. I really like both images for the fresh colors and the feel of the change of seasons...
Lastly...you guys might remember that I won a prize from Hero Arts a couple of weeks ago (click here to go to that post)! I got to choose $50 in free product! Well, my package arrived and I thought I would show you my choices. Some of you had asked me what I would choose. WOO WOO! SO cool. Thank you Hero Arts!
I love the way you show the illustration of how you put your cards together.
I hope you and Mark had a wonderful funfilled Easter Day!
Thanks for sharing...
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 04/25/2011 at 07:01 PM
Gorgeous Easter card Wanda!
Did you have a good day..did you see the movie?
Love the stamps you choose....love to see what you make with them.
(do you have a new Cuttlebug it looks different to mine?)
Those pink flowers are so gorgeous...the daisies small ones are in my garden in baskets and pots.
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 04/25/2011 at 10:49 AM
love the card! i'm going to have to remember than one for my spellbinders collection!
also, the cling background stamp you have is one of my all time favorites from hero arts! my favorite is stamping on acetate, coloring with copics, then cutting them out, bending the wings and adhering to a coordinating butterfly on a cardstock!
Posted by: holly* | 04/24/2011 at 09:40 PM
What a beautiful Easter card, Wanda! Love the soft colors that you used and the way that you made the Nestie layer! Lovely photographs as well! You picked out some wonderful stamps...can't wait to see what you come up with for them! Sounds like you and yours had a Happy Easter! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 04/24/2011 at 05:20 PM
Happy Easter Blessings to you as well Wanda!! Love your posting today, lots of interesting eye candy...you are such a fantastic artistic girl!!!! We had a great day also - so glad to be able to enjoy it :-) Bye for now!! Take care!!!
Posted by: Peg Parsons | 04/24/2011 at 04:53 PM
Hey Girl! Sounds like a wonderful Easter day you are having! I'm so glad for that. Hope you made it to the movies and are having a fantastic day. It's been beautiful here. I've been just enjoying the gorgeous day out on my back deck with a book. :)
Love your sweet card! That frame you created from dies is fab, and I love your handmade embellie. Gorgeous color palette and coloring, too. And wow on your photos! You are SO good. Fabulous gift package, too. Can't wait to see what you create. :)
Wishing you a very happy Easter, my friend!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 04/24/2011 at 03:06 PM