Easter Card

I pinned a couple of Easter cards made by Alecia Connelly onto my Pinterest board a few weeks ago and finally got time to make one of them.  She used a wood grain background and Crumb Cake cardstock but I wanted my bunny to be jumping down a hole in the ground so I pulled out my wonderful Inspired By Nature stamp (that hasn't seen as much ink as it should have lately) and stamped a grassy card front.  I used Certainly Celery ink first, then Wild Wasabi and last I used Garden Green.  Since I was going from lightest to darkest ink I didn't have to clean my stamp between each color.  I stamped the image several times with each color. 

Then I did the sky using a scalloped circle punch and Bashful Blue ink.  I placed the scalloped circle punched piece above the grass and sponged ink on, then moved the scalloped circle and sponged more.  I moved it 8 or 10 times and added ink wherever it needed it.  It turns out amazingly natural I think.

The punch art bunny uses quite a few punches, several circle and oval punches as well as one of the flowers from the Boho Blossoms punch for his cotton tail, the Ornament Punch is his face, and heart punch for his nose.  I love how you see the bunny's face when you open  the card.  How clever!

Admittedly, it took a little longer than some cards but that bunny coming and going is so cute that it is worth it!

We only have 11 more days until Easter, have some fun creating and brighten someone's day!

Easter Wishes

Here is my Easter card to all my blog readers. I used the Bashful Blue 1" double stitched ribbon around my stamped image. It is so easy to gather it using the white stitching on one side. This card uses Bella Bleu DSP and the Asian Artistry stamp set.

Happy Easter! I hope it is as beautiful a day where you are as it is here. The sun is shining and the flowers and trees are blooming. The woods are starting to turn green and the grass needs to be mowed. I hope to get my garden planted this week, I'm so glad Spring is here!

I haven't posted lately, a virus got my computer big time and the tech says it will take a while to get them all off. :~( I miss my hard drive.

I love this picture of Christ rising from the tomb. He truly lives!

One of my favorite songs:

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me.
I tremble to know that for me he was crucified,
That for me a sinner he suffered, he bled and died.
Oh it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me.
Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.

May you feel the peace that Christ wishes to share with us all on this Easter Sunday and all year long.