He Has Risen - Lilies

 Good day, Dear Friends!

Today's card will go to a couple challenges, and it's another CAS card.  I'm not sure what's up with these CAS cards lately, maybe I'm in a rut.  Maybe it's because I have a cold (and have had for a couple of weeks), and everything tastes "vanilla" and so my cards are too -- it's a theory, I guess LOL.

I started with the sketch over at FMS#579 and another REALLY OLD stamp.  I do believe I've used this one at least once - yay, Me!  I'm really happy using these stamps that have been neglected for SO long...

I stamped and colored the image, although it is much brighter IRL.  It was cut down and placed, along with the hot foiled sentiment.  I placed the sentiment on another oval of coordinating color, colored with Copics.

Hmmm you can't really tell the sentiment is foiled, but I think the sun was low enough that I just couldn't get a great photo.  This sentiment comes from an NBUS set, so I'll be sending this to NBUS #48.  I had foiled all the sentiments in the set but didn't end up using it, so it sat around until today!  I love that these small sentiments come with their own dies.

Supplies:

   Anita's - Lilies

   SB - Hemstitched Oval, Faith Glimmer Sentiments

Again, that's all for today but I'm making progress on the next holiday breathing down my neck!  I'm actually looking forward to Easter and having family together again.  Celebrating the birth of Jesus is very special indeed!

Stay healthy or heal quickly!

Hugs,

TK

Alleluia - Spring

 Hello & welcome!

Today's post will be a quick one, I need to get this card off to IB#230 - Spring (I even used their sketch) while the chance is near.  I'll also be sending this over to NBUS #48 for my NBUS stamp too.  This stamp is REALLY old but never been used, so it has sat far too long!  It's a rubber stamp, and probably one of the very first stamps I ever purchased as I had not a clue what or where to start!  It has been detached from its wooden block though, for ease of storage.

CAS, right?!  A quick cut around the stamped/colored/boxed image and then glued to the panel.  I did a bit of ombre coloring on white c/s and then cut it using the alleluia die and its base layer out of vellum.  The sentiment was attached by rolling small strips of tape and placing them behind the solid letters so they could remain discreet.  This was pretty quick and easy too -- gotta love that!

  

ETA - Trible B March - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies!

 Supplies:

   Great Impressions - Tulips & Butterflies

   SSS - Alleluia die

I hope all is well in your part of the world, and the weather is getting nicer.  Our days are slowly getting warmer, but we've also had a couple days of snow threats.  While I love all seasons, even winter, I'm ready to be heading into warmer weather.

Take care and thank you for the visit,

TK

Easter Blessings

 Hello, and welcome!  I'll keep my cold/cough to myself, I promise, so come on in and stay a spell.

I made a couple of cards over the weekend, though recent events have not been good to me again - ugh - life!  I'll spare the details, and just stick with the card(s) today ~

I made this first card for the challenge over at JUGS #672 - CAS (use 1/3rd).  While my card isn't as easily cut into thirds as some, I'm hopeful that there's enough white space to count for it.

Very CAS, right?!  I kept this one very simple.  While I had my supplies out, I made a second card, almost as CAS but a little less "white" ~

You'll notice I blended behind the cross, actually after coloring and masking so then I had to go back and use a black pen to darken the outline again.  What's a girl to do?  I added a bit of detail to leaves, as well, after coloring this one a bit lighter than the original.  My intention was to pop this card onto a yellow base, but once I had the yellow ink blending done, it was really obvious that it needed to be on a green base.  The best laid plans...!

Supplies:

   PPP - Easter Blessing

   PF - Diagonal St Rectangle OR LI - Stitched Rectangle die

Thank you for the visit, and please stay health and far, far away from the bug I seem to have found!

Hugs,

TK

Birthday Butterflies

 Welcome!

I've been a bit absent, but I have been able to make a card -- woohoo!  I used a load of products, some new, and even a color challenge but that has passed -- bummer!  While a few probably saw this as great Easter incentive, I saw something else.  This is already in the mail, and received by the recipient so let's have a look/see ~

I hot foiled the background and sentiment strip, then cut the confetti panel down, and placed it on another panel with a bit of texture.  The solid butterflies were cut from a pale blue, then the outline details were cut from pearlescent vellum and glued down.  While the pearlescent doesn't show in the photos, it's pretty IRL.  I decided (not sure why, but my brain thought it was a good idea at the time) to omit the bodies and leave the butterflies as simple as possible.  The sentiment banner was attached, then the butterflies glued in place and everything put on the card base.  Why two butterflies?  I thought 3's were the thing we were supposed to do for design... I thought the placement of the two worked better so I moved the third butterfly as a surprise inside!  A close-up ~

I'll be sending this over to NBUS #48 for the new products used.

Supplies:

   SB - Confetti coverplate, Delicate Butterflies dies (both NBUS)

   PF - Diagonal Stitched Rectantle

   LF - Pearlescent Vellum (NBUS)

Thank you for the visit today, and the love I always feel from you, Friends!

Hugs,

TK

Just A Note

 I'm baaaaack!

A few interruptions causing a break in the craft room, but I'm back today with a card for you.  This one uses stenciling, die cutting and hot foiling, plus a couple NBUS products.  Today I finally used this beautiful hot foil plate, cut the butterflies apart and colored them.

The butterflies are popped up over a stenciled/die cut background, using rolled tape in the centers and then propping the wings a bit higher with a tad bit of foam tape.  A little shimmer was added, but it didn't photograph well.

Again, I didn't have a perfect green cs to match the stenciling, so I used the darker Copic from the butterflies to color the sentiment strip, allowing it to show up a bit more.  

This card will go to Color Hues #59 - Green & Gold, plus NBUS #48.

 

Supplies:

   PB - Petite Blossoms stencil

   PF - Small Butterflies foil plate & dies (both NBUS)

   MF - Blueprints #27

 

There's my Spring anticipation!  We are starting to get daffodil buds and crocus, but we've also had a light snow lately plus we're still in freezing nights.  However, we've had crocus push through snow before!  I hope Spring arrives soon!

Hugs,

TK