Happy Easter!

The big day is here (yesterday was a preview)...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. DP, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn - Happy Easter
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery

Hero Arts 90 Minute Scramble/Quickcard 82

Baby is washed, fed, and hopefully diapered, so a rare opportunity to craft/simultaneously participate in the Hero Arts 90 minute scramble...

"Welcome to today’s Scramble #82! Our theme today: Paper piecing!
A crafting website describes the paper piecing technique: More popularly known as paper foundation piecing in quilting craft, it is basically the piecing together of paper, similar to making a puzzle. This technique makes use of colored – solid or patterned – scrapbooking papers to form pictures."

Important information:
* Use at least 1 Hero Arts stamp, digi image, embossing folder, stencil or die on your project. Please identify it in your project description & tag with the product # if known.
* You have 90 minutes to create, photograph, upload your project to your Flickr photo stream, & post here.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - solar white, Bo Bunny - Key Lime collection, American Crafts - Amy Tangerine - Yes, Please
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA - OWH Lil' Hoot and Archiver Stamp & Cut - Thanks Bubbles
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white, Bo Bunny - Double Dot Designs
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, HA - Dolls and CL596
Misc.: Amy Swapp Primrose shine, Verve seam binding

Happy Easter!

Here are some quick and easy Easter cards for this weekend...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Squeezed Lemonade, Lawn Fawn - Happy Easter and A Birdie Told Me, Northwoods Rubber Stamps - Eggstra special, Paper Smooches - A Little Lovin'
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Lil' Inkers - Rainbows & Clouds Die set and small Sunshine Die, MS grass punch, TH Stencil: Rays Layering Stencil
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive, Copic markers, googley eyes, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Distress ink backgrounds/Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog

These cards were inspired by Jennifer McGuire's post/cards for today --- although I'm not big on the iron-off embossing. I just left them embossed! I happened to make a birthday card that fit in with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for this week... they are celebrating 5 years of blog challenges --- Happy Birthday!!

The Card for the SSS Challenge...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Bahama Blue and Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black,Versamark, TH Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey, and Shaded Lilac; HA - Flower Bursts Pattern CG315, SSS - Handwritten Borders
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, perfect pearls mist

And a couple of other similar cards using the same technique...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Bahama Blue and Tuxedo Black, Versamark, TH Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Mowed Lawn, Wild Honey, and Shaded Lilac; HA - Large Lotus Pattern CG350, and Floating Blossoms CG147; MFT - Polka Dot Greetings, Verve - Treasured Words
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, perfect pearls mist, May Arts Twine