Bunny with Basket

Today my card is a Happy Easter there was a sketch but whose and when I can't remember a lot as happened since then.

The sweet image is Bunny with basket from Mo Manning and the papers are Doodlebug.

The flower border is from Lawn Fawn and I cut the border a couple of time so I could cut of their flower heads to stick on my border. Sentiment is an old LOTV stamp.

Hoppy Easter

I'm still can't decide if I prefer the photo of the card to be at a jaunty angle or straight bearing in mind my straight is wonky anyway.

I think I may have used all my favourite Easter images from Mo Manning, this one is called Valerie Bunny The papers are from LOTV that they were selling cheaply at the Make it Show, it such a shame they are no longer making them.

I've discovered an old template for tags in the days before cutting machines, you had to draw in the curves and fussy cut out. I also used the Crochet Border from MFT another old favourite that I haven't used for a while.

Sentiment came with the image and the flowers are unbranded dies or rather don't know whose.

Fresh Bloom

Have you seen the latest release from Simon Says Stamp, its called Fresh Bloom. I was lucky enough to be sent OutLine Floral Cross and you know I love all white cards.

I wanted the cross to stand out, so I cut the image three times I kept one outline but the rest I discarded except for the cross which I stuck together and then I cut it again with the Tim Holtz Woodgrain Texture Card for the final finish.

I cute my oval frame with Simon says Stamps Stitched Ovals and I used their Stitched Banners for the gold embossed words from Simon says Stamp Moments of Grace.

To distract the end of the banner I added the leaves from Simon says Stamps Forget Me Knot Flowers and the flowers are their Hydrangea Petal dies. 

Easter Greetings

Sorry I've been missing, having a cold bug that is doing the rounds and some furniture shopping means card making is taking second place at the mo. Hopefully back to normal although the doctors have changed my meds which gave me a bit of hic-cup yesterday.

Luckily I've a couple of Mo's cards waiting in my drafts this was is called Easter Greetings  and even better I can cheat with the colouring with a white rabbit costume.

I got out my favourite dies, like the Spellbinder Floral Oval with the La La Land Filigree Corners. Not sure if they are made now. The sentiment is an old LOTV stamp.

The flowers are some I got from Pink Frog at the Make It Show, it was part of the offer when ordering the Gemini which I still haven't had chance to play with yet.

Hoping to get some card making done over the weekend not even made a Christmas card for a fortnight either.

Easter Blessings

Well the flu really put paid to blogging and this card was made for the last release from Simon Says Stamp Best Days using the Circle of Flowers die that they sent me. Here you can see I just used the flowers and leaves to decorate my card.

The papers and stamps are from the Simon Says Stamp Card kit but its now sold out but you can reserve the Simon Says Stamp Showers and Flowers stamps and the papers are Carta Bella Spring Market which is also available to buy. The Pom Pom for his tail are available in the shop in various sizes and will come in handy for Christmas cards for snowballs.

Easter Bunny

Gosh this card took a long time to make, I started it over two weeks ago when I first started to feel ill and in the end I put to one side thinking I would come back to it in couple days, if I know it would be so long I may have pushed myself to finish.

Now that Easter is almost upon us I've Mo Manning's Bunny with a Basket he was nice and easy to colour. I've used some old Doodlebug papers and the daisies are Upsy Daisy from MFT with a Memory Box Leaf die. I used my mixture of Fun Flock and Flower soft to make his bobble tail.

I spent the best part of yesterday trying to install a new printer only to find there is a fault because I couldn't align the inks to stop printing lines across the photos. So I packed it up and ordered a replacement looks like Friday I may be repeating today, Fingers crossed this one does as it told.

Easter Hedgie

The crooked photographer is back, I got my ruler out to check that it is in fact square but you wouldn't think though. So please try ignore the leaning card, simply didn't have time to photo it again.

This is possibly my last Easter card and its for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is for Easter/Spring but I have check the other DT challenges but I pretty sure those no eggs involved in the forthcoming challenges.

My papers are Doodlebug but you knew that, my flower is Simon Say Stamp Stitched Daisies and this is the smaller one of the three. I have mislaid one of my MFT Upsy Daisies die, I was gutted especially has I know they have been retired. Lucky for me I find one on Ebay and it came pretty quick too.

Enough waffling, my leaves are Poppystamps and has become a favourite still wish I discovered my other daisies was missing I think my card need a bouquet of daisies. To make up for it I used my
La la Land corners and just wouldn't do.

I've had to schedule my post off to Scrap Cafe crop at the Hilton in Bracknell this morning, my bags are packed and hopefully I organised its just me this month both my partners in crime are busy this time.

Bright and Cheerful

Well you can't get more Bright and Cheerful than this. My card is for the Mid Way reminder of the Penny Black Saturday Challenge as you can see I've used an old stamp of Easter Bunnies.

I made a frame using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched circles with the Doodlebug paper, I pretty sure the sketch is an old one of Mojo Monday. Unusually I've used white card for butterflies but my Upsy Daisy from MFT is looking good.

To be honest once I mat and layered the pattern paper and added the large daisy and butterflies not match else was needed just a touch of ribbon. I hadn't left enough room for a sentiment but its pretty obvious its an Easter card.

Easter

It always seems once January is out of the way then the year starts going fast which why we are half way through March and that means a Dream Team Blog Hop and our theme this month is Easter/Spring. So a chance for bunnies and choccy eggs, unless like me you on a diet and once a piece of chocolate passes my lips I need more!

I decided to use Ava from Mo Manning and I coloured her eggs like real hen ones so that instead of thinking this image is for Easter but could easily belong to someone who keeps chickens and has a pet rabbit.

My papers are Doodlebug which I think by now everyone knows I love them. My flowers are a Memory box one and I used the smaller flower for the centres but found another flower die with the tiny flower for my small flowers. Nearly forgot the leaves is a Poppystamps die but looks very much like a punch I have.

I used the Simon Says Stamp Curved Scallop die but I did cut off the scallops off the patterned and pink papers so that I could mat and layer them. Finally a bit of yellow ribbon, left off the sentiment since I made it possible that the card isn't just for Easter.

Now since this is a Blog Hop post hopefully you found your way to me from Daria and since I'm the last in the hop I can't do my HOP, SKIP and JUMP over to another team-mate. But if you've got lost on you way pop over to the Dream Team Blog where the whole Blog Hop run is listed.

Easter Bunny

A new challenge has started on Mo's DP2 Challenge, its Anything Goes and its was lovely to see all the entries last month but really hard to chose a winner.

I love this bunny with basket, wish there was more bunny images in the world without eggs and bonnets, a bunny shouldn't be just for Easter.

Ok my pink MFT flowers don't quite match my ribbon, I blame to camera and sticking to that excuse.

The frame is MFT and sentiment is Simon Says Stamps but the die-cut Wishes is Penny Black, the butterfly is an old punch cost hardly anything but still continues to punch. Oh and there's a La La Land heart die for the corner.

Bunny Basket

Its a mid month reminder on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, another chance to use some of those Easter stamps and in my case this little bunny in a basket. To be honest I would probably use him as a new baby card for a boy.

I think I made a card using a similar sketch a few weeks ago but I made the card in between recovering from last weekend and going down with the lurgy so I knew it had to be CAS.

The papers are Doodlebug just a little strip, the decorative strip is possibly Marianne or Joy die not sure which but the die is blue and annoyingly the paint colours the edges of the white luckly isn't not obvious but I know its there.

The daisy is Upsy Daisy by MFT and the centre is a circle punch, the sentiment is LOTV and since this is my last Easter card I better put it away before it gets lost.

Do pop over to the challenge I know some of the DT have made a mid month reminder card too.

This is also double post Saturday since I was asked by Penny Black to use one of their Mo Manning stamps. Me I'm going back to bed taking my sugar free strepsils (Yuck) painkillers, bottles of water and tissues with me.

Easter Carly

I thought I better use some Easter images before Easter is upon us and I have to wait till next year.
This cutie is called Easter Carly obviously she is a Mo Manning image and I love how I can layer them her images so easily.

Since Mr Mojo has left the building and I'm struggling a bit with all things papercraft I used my favourite things.  Spellbinders Floral Oval which I have taken out the centre and for a change I've used the Spellbinders wavy borders.

The papers are last years spring Doodlebug only have a few nice ones left and I only have a bit of the dotty one left. Feels good when you've used up a whole pad but do wish I had another to make more cards with.

Out came my favourite Retro Flower Punch from EK success and the Butterfly punch unfortunately I can't remember the make.

No cards are being made today, have to pack my bags for the retreat this weekend. Spending a weekend with nearly 80 women whose main aim to eat as much sweets, chocolate and cake isn't going to help the diet this week.

Easter Bunnies

I made this card last week, I'm still patting myself on the back for being so organised! I knew I had to make sure I had a card for todays new challenge on Penny Saturday Challenge which you can guess what it is from my Easter card.
Only wish I was so organised that I had my post schedule instead of writing it with only five minutes to go.

Of course my cute image is an old Penny Black wooden stamp that comes out every year for easter. The papers are Doodlebug ones supposedly for Valentines but if turn over the heart ones you find more general patterns.

I used the Simon Says Stamps Stitched circles for my frame and it helps a small stamp work for a larger card. I think the sketch is from Mojo Monday from a few weeks ago and my sentiment is a LOTV one.

The border die I think is a Marianne but I'm not sure but it is blue and the corner is a La La Land die.

Do pop over and check out the team, also I hope you can join us this month.

Easter Girl

Mmmmm I  forgot to schedule this post I kinda knew I wouldn't be an early riser this morning after the crafting retreat add the clocks going forward into the mix.
Anyway I've made although I've got a sore throat which isn't cos I talked too much or the blocked up nose I blame that I was under the air con vent.
So back to my card, can you believe its Easter this weekend so I thought since this little cutie is coloured up I should use before them. I had to find new papers because the card on Saturday stole her papers but I managed to find these I think they are Echo Park. Before I forget again the little sweetheart is Easter Carly from Mo's shop I may have imagine it but I think she is a PB stamp too.
Not too sure of the Upsy Daisy flowers from MFT could be I should have used three instead of five flowers. I'm trying to use different leaves since the Lavish Branch from Memory Box is overworked. My little butterfly is a punch can't remember whose but I think its a Dutch firm.
Back to the craft retreat I'm not confessing too much but next time I shall be more aware where I boil the kettle! I managed 6 layouts doesn't sound a lot but two had quite a bit of sewing on. I have one layout in the middle of making and I know I have one similar at home to finish so I would like to get them both done this week but I have some cards to make and I not sure I'm up to making anything today. I'm thinking to get my colouring pencils out for some restful colouring.

 

Hoppy Easter

I guess I've been saving this image for this challenge and really I had in mind to go CAS it didn't quite happen.
The papers are the lovely ones from LOTV and of course my image is for Mo called Valerie Bunny, the sentiment comes with it too. I printed it separately and used punches on it.
The usual suspects came out to decorate the card, Lavish Branch from Memory box and the Upsey Daisy dies from MFT.
As you can see its Blog Hop time at the Mo's Dream Team Blog and my team-mate Julie chose the Theme and by right you should of hopped from her blog to me.
Now you need to hop, skip and jump over to Heidy's blog. Don't forget to comment on the way there's two gift vouches to be won to spend in Mo's store.

Tulips

Gosh Easter seems ages ago now but this card is the last of the Easter ones. I used the Tulips image from Just Inklined. Although fairly easy to colour there is quite a lot of cutting out and layering but it definitely worth it.
I've kept it CAS one to show off the tulips but really for time since I had left it to last minute.

I had a lovely time at the All day crop on Saturday I made two layouts and nearly made a third but it was the layout from Hell. Everything that could go wrong did, so I quickly finished it yesterday not sure I will ever admit to making it.

Easter

I meant to show my Easter cards I made this weekend although I reckon this image could be used for many other reasons too. I'm pretty sure the cross came from Just Inklined. I have used it before but this time is was being sent to the lady Hubby lodged with when he moved South who is now in a Nursing Home. Although her memory isn't so good I still think its nice to receive a card.
I just layered the Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty five well I think it is and placed a colour behind them.
Its a foggy old morning which I hope clears I've convince my Hubby I need to got shopping and I've decided the Glitter Pot is the type of shopping I need!

Easter Bunny

This is the card I made for last weekend using the Mojo Monday sketch but there's a new one now. The papers are I think are Authentique. The idea of my Easter bunny hiding among the flowers which are Upsy Daisy ones from MFT.
On the actual stamp there's a couple of butterflies and since my bunny is looking at something. I decided to used a couple of old butterfly punches to give him something to look at.

Card for Sunday

Not sure whats not working here possibly my yellow flowers but what saves it is the fabulous sweet Easter Toddler Boy from Mo Manning.
The sketch is from Papertake Weekly and the papers are LOTV. I've used the Blooming Violet again although I'm trying to pretend its a primrose and the brance again is Memory Box with some punches flowers.
My bow is from MFT and the sentiment is from Woodware.
Well we went to the Make It show and whether we just have too much or there wasn't much in a way of new things came back with quite a few pennies but there was some things on my to buy list that I still have to buy. They not very exciting like the Silicone Glue I use, could get plenty of pinflair but that has a high water content and watermarks.

Mojo Bunny

Well if there's Creme eggs in the shops I see no reason for not getting out my Penny Black Easter stamps and I adore this little bunny.

I still not sure on the card I followed the sketch on Mojo Monday and I feel I need to fill it with some more embellishments.

The papers are Lawn Fawn and I used a lifestyle embossing folder for the side panel. Yes that is MFT crochet border die but it works so well what ever the size of the circle mat. The daisies are Woodware punches and the retired corner dies. Just a little sentiment with fish tail ends.

Well we ended up with our predicted 4 inches of snow but the cold spell isn't finished yet but hopefully thats it for snow.