Looking Ahead to Easter

I promised myself I would not go full-speed into Easter until after Valentine's Day, but I've really been enjoying the new I Am The Way set from Our Daily Bread Designs, and can't wait to show you what I've made. This first one is definitely my favorite. I did my coloring with an aqua painter and Stampin' Up re-inkers, then trimmed out the lilies and attached them to the card with dimensionals. All the edges of the different panels are sponged with Antique Linen distress ink. The piercing is done with an Ornare piercing template, and the ivory die-cut behind the lilies is from BossKut.



This next one is harder for me to like, as I'm not much of a purple person. It's a good Easter color, though. Again, I watercolored the lilies, trimmed them, and mounted them to the card with dimensionals. The decorative corner pieces are 1 1/2" squares cut on the diagonal with wavy-edge deco scissors, then topped with a button and ribbon combo. The rest is just layers, layers, and lotsa layers. Designer papers are from Stampin' Up's retired Enchante pack.

Last, since it's the 9th of the month, I've also put together a little somethin' for the monthly Divine Design Challenge, which is to create a Scripture-based project:



I used the wonderful lighthouse from Our Daily Bread Designs' Keep My Lamp Burning set, along with one of the Scripture sentiments. The corner accents are pewter jumbo eyelets (by SU) threaded with natural hemp. They are not set into the paper. I used the Crop-a-Dile to flatten the shaft first, then added the hemp. I secured them on the front with two mini glue dots, and then taped the hemp ends to the back using regular Scotch tape. The papers are all from Close to My Heart's Simple Pleasures pack.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a blessed day!




Easter Blessings:
Stamps: I Am The Way (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: SU Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla; K&Co dp
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Antique Linen Distress, Always Artichoke, Sage Shadow, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery, Sahara Sand, More Mustard
Accessories: BossKut vintage tag die, Swarovski Bridal Boutique half-back pearls, Ornare piercing template, gold cord, ivory taffeta, MS lace border punch, Spellbinders tags trio die, cler embossing powder
Size: 5" square

Happy Easter:
Stamps: I Am The Way (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Perfect Plum, Enchante dp (all SU)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Sage Shadow, Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, More Mustard
Accessories: tag corner punch, wavy-edge scissors, dew drops, circle Nestabilities, paper piercer, corner rounder, SU buttons, ivory taffeta ribbon
Size: 5 1/2" square

Psalm 46:1/Lighthouse:
Stamps: Keep My Lamp Burning (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: CTMH Cocoa card stock and Simple Pleasures dp
Ink: CTMH Cocoa
Accessories: paper piercer, jumbo pewter eyelets, natural hemp, sponge daubers, foam adhesive
Size: 5 1/2" square