Happy Saturday, peeps! And happy SPRING, if you're in the Northern hemisphere!! I am so glad to know that we might be able to sweep away that chilly weather soon! And speaking of spring, I have a sweet little springy Easter card for you today; it uses both the sketch AND photo prompt from Fusion:
My friend Martha gave me some Easter egg dies a long time ago and I think this is the first I've used them:
I couldn't find any gingham DSP in my stash that suited me, so I printed some out on my computer! The sentiment is from W+9, stamped in Memento Black and diecut with a die from Tasteful Labels dies. I wanted to add a black border around it, but there is only one die in the set with that shape, so I cut two and adhered them together to create a mat:
My "nest" of eggs features eggs cut from Rococo Rose, Naturals White, Soft Seafoam, Soft Sky and Crumb Cake; I sponged them and speckled them with Crumb Cake and Memento Black ink. I "gathered" them together with a bit of Braided Linen Trim! This is actually a remake of this card:
I decided I didn't like the pink striped background, so I disassembled it and used the gingham paper instead! I am also entering this in the Inspire.Create Anything Goes challenge, and the Sugar Pea Mix It Up challenge:
Thanks for visiting today---be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret), Spring Blessings (W+9) |
| Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Basic Black, Rococo Rose, Soft Sky (ret), Soft Seafoam, Naturals White (ret), Crumb Cake, computer paper |
| Ink | Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede (for shading) |
| Accessories | Braided Linen Trim, Dimensionals |
| Tools | Big Shot, Egg Die (unknown maker), Tasteful Labels Dies, Sponge Daubers |
I love both backgrounds. Sweet card. Those eggs are to die for ;-D
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring! What a wonderful card with those amazing eggs! I just love how you speckled them! The blue gingham looks so pretty and spring-like and I love how you matted the sentiment! Very clever!
ReplyDeleteJust love it on the gingham, LeAnne... surprised? Those eggs are fantastic - it's high time you got them out to play! The finishing touch is one I always love - your fabulous linen trim... sigh.
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So happy you finally brought those eggs out to play, they're wonderful! I like their speckles and I like the gingham paper the best too!
ReplyDeleteLove these speckled eggs all tied up with the braided ribbon! The gingham background is perfect with them!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the beautiful eggs!! Such lovely cards with the bit of twine and the classic patterns in the background@
ReplyDeleteLove this - those eggs are so realistic and so perfect for the Fusion sketch and theme too! I prefer the blue gingham but the pink is cute too!
ReplyDeleteI love those eggs! Sweet sweet cards!
ReplyDeleteI love both backgrounds also. I like the way you speckled your eggs and gathered them with the twine. TFS
ReplyDeleteWonderful Easter cards and Fusion! thanks for joining us!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne,Hahaha love that you disassembled your card, I do that all the time!! I am with you, I like the gingham better. LOVE the speckled eggs. Thanks for joining us at The Fusion Card Challenge. Claire DT
ReplyDeleteOh wow! These speckled eggs are absolutely outstanding! I am always switching things up to.. Good call.. I love the blue gingham and that natural bow is the cherry on top!
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