Easter

SU Crosses of Hope with Chevron Punch Lattice

It’s time to SPRING into Tara’s Friday Mashup Challenge # 154.

1. Create a Spring Card.
2. Use Scattered embossing by using a stylus to selectively emboss portions of an embossing folder.
3. Mash It Up with a Spring Card with Scattered embossing!

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I was in Easter mode this week for my classes so I thought I would share one since Spring brings Easter with it. I am sure you have been seeing a lot of Chevron Punch lattices over blogland. Well, I tried my hand at one or two. You just punch a continuous line of chevrons out of a 8 1/2″ by 1 1/4″ strip of card stock. Repeat with another piece. Then you lay one on top of the other with the chevrons going in opposite directions. Then simply interlace them and gently spread to create the lattice. I used the Little Leaves Sizzlet for the leaves and the Petite Petals for the flowers on this card. I also used the lovely retired SU set Crosses of Hope. The Hardwood Stamp is the perfect background for the lattice and the cross, don’t you think?

SU Crosses of Hope with Chevron Lattice

I also made one with the Woodgrain background stamp that has a finer line image on it. I used the Bird Builder punch of the leaves on this one.

SU Crosses of Hope Chevron PUnch Woodgrain

After making both of them…
I think I would use the Hardwood background with the Bird Builder leaves
on my next card…

 

I sure hope you play along with the Friday Mashup this week. As you can see, I did not mash it up this week, will you? I would love to see it!

SU Backyard Basics with Delightful Dozen

I was musing over Lisa’s inspiration card at the Muse Card Club Challenge #56

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and the sketch at Pals Paper Arts # 193

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and a light bulb went off…both had a theme of three in them so I went to the designing board…here is what I came up with:

SU Backyard Basics Easter Card with butterfly

Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Backyard Basics, SU Delightful Dozen
INK: SU Calypso Coral, SU Daffodil Delight, SU Coastal Cabana
PAPER: SU Whisper White, SU Daffodil Delight, SU Coastal Cabana, SU Calypso Coral
ACCESSORIES: SU Pearls, SU Coastal Cabana Ruffle Trim Ribbon
TOOLS: SU Backyard Basics Framelits, SU Lattice EF

I am so thankful for the Backyard Basics Framelits that coordinate with the images in the set so no fussy cutting for me even if it was only an oval egg! Aren’t the images just lovely in this set? And this card only used the speckled egg which at first, I thought was a bit large but it worked out just fine for me! I am using this stamp set with its framelits a few different times this month with classes, design teams, and some card orders- I love it when I can use a  set in so many ways.

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Stamp Set

Item # 129258 Clear $17.95, # 129255 Wood $24.95

132728LBundled Item with Stamp Set and Framelits

# 132728 Clear $ 36.50, #132729 Wood $42.25

I am truly blessed when I get an email inquiring how I did something or how it inspired you to create something…please contact me via email cindyleebee@gmail.com if you ever have any questions, my crafty friends!

Thanks Pals Paper Arts for the Pick on 3/5/14!

PPA Pick

SU Crosses of HOPE

As I mentioned earlier this week, I was given the SU Crosses of Hope as a timely gift;) The CASology # 37 cue word is HOPE this week. This set not only has HOPE in the name but also offers HOPE  to all we believe in the Cross. I chose the specific colors to represent how the cross offers HOPE. The black signifies the sin we all have in our heart, the red stands for the blood of Christ that cleanses the black sin, and the abundant white space is the total and complete forgiveness of the black sin in our lives if we allow Christ in…

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Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Crosses of Hope, PTI Fresh Alphabet
INK: SU Real Red, SU Basic Black
PAPER: SU Basic Black, SU Whisper White
ACCESSORIES: SU Stampin’ Dimensionals
TOOLS: Sizzix Birds & Wreath Set Embossing Folder

 Embossing Folder

Week 37 - Hope

SU Crosses of Hope

I was blessed last week to receive this beautiful SU Crosses of Hope set from my son’s girlfriend. Can you believe she picked out a set that I did not own? And, it is so pretty- I don’t know why I had not ordered it already! I made a card last night using Freshly Made Sketches #78. I think the message of the cross is a simple one: Jesus graciously died for our sins so  I kept this card simple with the focus on the cross popped up with SU Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used purple to signify HIS royalty. May we praise HIM as we remember HIS love during this Holy week. May you all be blessed!

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Here is a close-up of the cross embellished with pearls:

SU Crosses of Hope! Close-Up
Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Crosses of Hope
INK: SU Rich Razzleberry
PAPER: SU Rich Razzleberry, SU Whisper White
ACCESSORIES: SU Pearls, SU White Grosgrain ribbon (retired)
TOOLS: SU Oval Framelits
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SU Keepsake Ornament for Easter?

CASology #34 this week is BUNNY.  When I think of bunnies, I think of their cute behinds and their floppy ears. I made a a bunny butt a week or so ago so I decided to find what I had in my punches and dies collection that would make ears. Unexpectedly, I came across the SU  Holiday Ornaments Framelits and found two that could make the bunny ears! I computered generated the sentiment and hid him behind a log with his eyes peeping out. It’s really just a silly little card…

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Card Recipe:
INK: SU Pink Pirouette for sponging, SU Creamy Caramel chalk for shading the bunny white
PAPER: SU Subtles DSP Pattern Stack, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Whisper White, SU Pink Pirouette
TOOLS: SU Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Marvy Circle Punch, SU Woodgrain EF, SU Small Oval Punch, SU 3/4 in. Circle Punch, 1/4 in. Circle Punch, SU Modern Label Punch

Week 34 - Bunny