Saturday 5 April 2014

Sweet Stampin' - Easter

It's Sweet Stampin' time again. How's life been treating you? Are you enjoying the spring or you in the mist of the mist!!

I'm once again a happy bunny- yey, my holiday is booked along with my excursions.  My hubbie and I are going on another cruise in the middle of the year, and everyone assumes that we're planned a lovely warm weather one.....but nah!! Why be boring lol.  Nope, we're going to Alaska - we've planned to watch a Lumberjack show, a visit the glaciers, go whale watching, and visit a huskie puppy pound and go sledding with their mums and dads. So excited is an understatement.

Anyhoo, back to my Sweet Stampin' - our theme this week is Easter. 
 
 
Here's What I did
I used a 6 x 6 card base, and matted and layered it with some pretty lemon paper and doodled around the edge.  Then using my Die-namic die I cut out 2 squares (one in blue and one in green) and cut them in half, I re-joined 2 of the halves onto the page to make my sky and grass.  I stamped my 'Happy Easter' sentiment banner and coloured it with Copics and added glitter. From my brand new dies which are so sweet, I die cut a couple of pieces of picket fence and some clouds and attached them to the scene. My little Forever Friends bear was stamped 3 times, coloured with Copics, cut out and layered up. He was stuck onto my card along with the coloured and cut out little chicks. 

To finish off I die cut some flowers and plants (in reality these were made stamen and leaf dies) which I added them to the front along with some punched out butterflies. I wanted a clean and fresh look and hopefully I've achieved it..

Here's what I Used:
Stamp: Docrafts 'Spring Time', Crafty Impressions 'Spring Border'
Cardstock (CS)/Paper: White Neenah Colouring CS, Various Coloured CS
Copics:  Bear - E01, E50, E51, E53, R20, R30, C-0, C-1 / Chicks - Y000, Y00, Y17
Dies: MFT Die-namics 'Blueprint 3', Joy! 'Cloud', Tonic 'Circle Layering Die', Tattered Lace 'Embellishment Kit', Marianne Designs 'Picket Fence LR0205', Marianne Designs 'Poinsetta' 
Other: Fineliner Pen, Glitter, Butterfly Mini Punch

We hold a weekly challenge with a fantastic prize plus a monthly prize draw for everyone who enters a card/project throughout the month. 

So why not drop by Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our Easter challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card!
 
This week's sponsor and prize is from Crafty Devils.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered:

Hugs

Janine x

9 comments:

mixamatoasties said...

Fab card Janine. Lovely and spring like!

Susanxx

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Irish Cherokee said...

How cute is that? what a wonderful theme. Well done.

Tracey T said...

What a super-cute card! Love those pastel colours. Your holiday sounds amazing - no wonder you're excited. We're off to Seville on Monday. Really looking forward to it; I'm not too keen on flying so I'm just focussing on the wine and tapas to get me through it! Hugs, Tracey x

Ali said...

Another gorgeous make!!! Loving the sound of your holiday Ian would love something like that x

coops said...

so gorgeous Janine.i love your fab scene and pastel colours and the ff bear is so sweet :D


xx coops xx

Gail said...

I adore this card. It's not only cute and sweet, but fabulous layout. This card made me smile and that's what cards should do! And look at that doodling...better you than me, girlfriend. hahahha! I'm not a doodler, ask Abi and Fi. This is a great card..need my address? Hugs, Gail

Juls said...

soooo cute!!! Hugs Juls

Gail said...

This is a fabulous Easter card. This little teddy and chicks made me smile; such a cute cute cute card!!!!!!! Wonderful idea to layer like you did and those "flowers" are adorable. GREAT scene here and definitely one of the best Easter cards I've seen. Hugs, Gail