Rejoice

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today and welcome to March. I am really looking forward to spring, warmer weather and green grass and pretty flowers but we are once again getting more snow Sunday into Monday.

Easter this year is celebrated on Sunday April 21. So you will be seeing quite a few Easter cards on various blogs for a while. I decided to get an early start.

The Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge starts today. Hope you visit and you may see some inspiration and ideas for your card making. The Craft-Dee BowZ designers were given an Easter theme for all of our projects for March. Let me share the card I made for the Challenge post.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make a 4 loop bow. The ribbon I used is not a wired ribbon this time but the bow is very full, and it was easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.

Here is a closer view of that bow.

Stop over at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and if you like entering challenges, the theme every month is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.We'd love it if you'd enter one of your beautiful cards or a scrapbook layout or whatever you'd like to submit. It just needs a handmade bow.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  JustRite - Easter Blessings Paper/Card Stock: Blue CS, Cream CS Ink: VersaMark Dies Used: Ellentina Cutting Dies – Fairytale Rectangle Frame; JustRite Oval Medallion Labels; Spellbinders Ovals sm Accessories: Ribbon, embossing powder, Distress Markers, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

I am submitting my card in the following challenges:

• 4 Krafty Girlz -# 12 Anything Goes (#281)
  
• Digistamps 4 Joy #86 Dies or punches (#125)
• Through The Craft Room Door  Always Anything Goes (#173)
• Tuesday Throwdown  #184 AnythingGoes (#199)
• Kaboodle Doodles - #212 Use Ribbon (#94)
• Love to Create - #104 Anything Goes (#263)
• Love to Scrap -  #24 Anything Goes (#215)
• Make it Monday - #180  Always Anything Goes (#237)
• My Craft Creations - 2/17 - 3/1 Always Anything Goes (#86)

Thanks for stopping in today. Have a wonderful day.

Warm and Fuzzy Easter

Welcome to Wednesday!!

Since Easter is Sunday, I thought I'd inspire you with one more Easter card.

Here is Anthonie. Isn't he a darling bunny!!??!! I used my own glitter eggs that I made a while back and have just been waiting to be used. Easy to make and you can make them using any color of card stock. I colored Anthonie and his basket with colored pencils and shaded with gamsol.

Supplies used:
Art Impressions stamps from Anthonie Set UM4119 
Prismacolor Pencils - Copenhagen Blue, Pale Vermilion, Grass Green, Lilac, Carmine Red, Sunburst Yellow, Orange, Magenta, Apple Green, Aquamarine
Ink Pads - Distress Inks Gathered Twigs, Chipped Sapphire
Card stock - White, designer CS, Blue CS
Glitter
Ribbon
Dimensional Foam

Tomorrow I will have a new card for the Art Impressions weekly challenge, so I am looking forward to seeing you again.

Have a great day.

Got Eggs

Welcome to Wednesday!!!
I love this cute chubby bunny over at Art Impressions.He looks like he is handing out Easter eggs to all. Great for your Easter card or in a scrapbook layout showing kids on that Easter egg hunt in the back yard.

Supplies used:

Chubby Bunny - T4020

Got Eggs - D4015

embossing folders (3)

embossing powder - Sparkle N Sprinkle Shimmer EP - EP137 (on eggs to give them glittery effect)

ribbon

copic markers - RV21, RV13, V12,V09, R81, R00, E43, E51, G21, G82, YG03, Y08,Y11, B32, C-0, C-2.

Egg Die - Nested Eggs S4-264 Spellbinders

Still need to make your Easter cards??  Still looking for that perfect stamp?You might want to check out the Art Impressions 2012 Easter Series for a great selection.

I get a lot of great comments on my bows. Most of my bows are made using Craft-Dee Bowz maker. Easy to use (trust me when I say that). Tell Donna Barbara sent ya, if you order one.

Thanks for stopping in today. Stop in tomorrow for my next Art Impressions weekly challenge card.

Sparkle N Sprinkle's Spring Fling Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Spring Fling blog hop!  If you hopped here by way of Eleanor's blog then you are in the right place!  Otherwise, you might like starting from the beginning at the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog to become eligible for FIVE great prizes. There are 2 grand prizes and 3 “random” prizes that are attached to 3 different designers blogs.

This month’s hop is celebrating Spring, St. Patty’s Day and Easter. Each of our Sparkle Team Designers is  sharing their designs based on something from the 3 upcoming holidays.

A reminder that through the end of the month, the Sparkle Team presents Art Deco, People, Fantasy & Gail Burton images on special - 15% off!!! To view all our specials for the month, including some fabulous glitters, embossing powders and other SNS products, just click here to go to the specials section of the Sparkle N Sprinkle store.

Important things first!

Two lucky people will win a Grand Prize - a Stamp Set of the winner's choice mounted on cling cushion. As you visit each artist's blog, there is the possibility of winning one of THREE more prizes! It's a secret though. No one knows who "those three" are except for Brenda, the team coordinator...so be sure to leave a comment on EACH blog to be eligible.

I chose to focus on Easter cards so here is the 1st card I'd like to share with you today:

Benjamin Bunny has hopped over and joined the blog hop.


He stopped by to give you an Easter idea.
He can be found in this set

Click here for the directions for this card.

Next to hop in for you to review, is the Lamb and Chicks from new set 457 - Celebrate Life
Here is the new set

This new set is so perfect for Easter. Love it!
Click here for directions for this card.

And last on my agenda is a couple of chicks,also from the new set.

Click here for directions for this card.

This new set really inspired me for the upcoming Easter season. Hope it inspires you, too.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you've enjoyed my cards as well as all the other designers cards on the hop. 

Don't forget, to become eligible to win a Grand Prize, please leave a comment on EACH blog. Winners of the mini prizes are selected when they leave a comment on the mystery designers blog also.

Good luck and have fun on the rest of the hop. Click here to hop on down the bunny trail to see what Gerlinde has created for you. Have fun!!!

Easter is coming

Hi Everyone,

Today is my turn to post at Just Imagine/Kreations blog, so you may want to go over there to check out my post. Here is a sneekpeak just to tantalize you. (LOL) The post is designed around Easter and I have 2 really nice items that you might be interested in.Click here to go over to my post at Just Imagine/Kreations. Hope you get inspired. Easter is just 2 weeks away.