Thursday 29 March 2012

Easter Greetings!

This week on the Cute Card Thursday blog we are getting ready for Easter and are sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps. I've made an egg shaped card by cutting out my base with the biggest X-cut egg die, then taking off a sliver from the base at the back so it stands up. It's a simple design with a piece of digi flower paper by Cuddly Buddly with inked edges stuck to my base egg card, a length of green ribbon wrapped around, then my LOTV image is matted with textured green card and fixed with 3d foam pads.

I've stamped the bunny with brown Momento then coloured with Copics: the yellows with Y13, 15, 19 & YR16; greens with YG03, 06 & 09; bunny with E30, 31, 34, & E02 plus glitter on his fluffy tail. I've coloured the background with BG0000 & BG000. To decorate I fixed a bow with a button, cut out 3 small eggs from the smallest die in the set and added a little doodling with a white gel pen, stamped and matted a greeting, then cut the Marianne butterfly and tiny flowers and decorated them with tiny gold gems. The butterfly is from the set LRO158, whilst the tiny flowers are from the Craftable set CR1210.

Over on the Lili's Little Fairies challenge blog it's an anything goes week - with a fabulous prize from Nitwits to be won. I've not done a DT card for this challenge, in fact I've not done any crafting at all for over a week now, and that's a situation that's not set to change for a while. My craft stash is piled up and with the build work going on, there's Mum to look after and the dogs as well as it's too hot for them to go to work with DH in the van - consequently I'm flat out and any time off I've spent in the garden! I don't have access to the internet every day either - so for now I'm signing off for a bit, regular blogging to be resumed at a later date!

I see that Charisma Cardz and Fab 'n' Funky challenges also have an Easter challenge this week - so I'll enter my card with them.

And, I've been trying to leave comments but Blogger wont let me - I type everything out then when I press submit it pretends to not know me .. .. what's been happening?!

20 comments:

  1. So cute! First of all I adore that image and the little sparkly tail! Then the clever shape of it to go with the theme and finally those fabulous little flowers!

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  2. This is so gorgeous Annie.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  3. Delightfully sparkly tail & I love the daffodils. The shape is super & I love the way you have decorated the little eggs. That little butterfly is beautifully detailed & I love the way it's an outline rather than solid - adding to the ethereal quality.
    Take care with all the havoc.
    Paula (PEP)
    PS - hope you resisted temptation despite my post.

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  4. What an adorable card ! All is perfect ! I like the stamp, the embellishments, the shape, the colours... Excellent work ! Bravo !

    Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week.

    Hugs from France.
    Catherine.

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  5. Annie it sounds like you are having a nightmare what with all the building work and your internet just hang in there it will be so worth it!!!! Loving the card I need this die the egg card is just so perfect and loving the image. Love Chanelle xxx

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  6. awwww Annie, just loving your egg shaped card, such a cute bunny
    hugs

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  7. What a sweet lil' Easter card! So cute!

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  8. lovely Easter card
    thanks for joining us at Charisma this week
    AllisonX

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  9. Some bunny is gonna love receiving this eggstra special card! Hugs, Lesley

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  10. Love your adorable and cute card Annie.
    luv
    Debby

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  11. Gorgeous card Annie. Love the shape and the cute image.

    Kat xx

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  12. oh annie just love your egg shaped card ~and just love this image (just coloured up my other lotv bunny stamp)~amaing coloring and delightful details!! love it!!
    vanessa xx

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  13. This was my favourite card this week - I just love that sweet image, and that you did an egg shaped card!
    Cheers, Karen

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  14. Hi Annie
    Hope your're ok hun, this is a lovely card, I adore the LOTV bunnies and a perfect shape too! :)
    Kelly.x

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  15. What an adorable card just a perfect easter card - love the cute LOTV image and your great colour scheme - i think blogger has been playing alsorts of games this week - I've had HUGE problems too but fortuneatly can leave comments with no probs! hugs Judith x

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  16. Hi Annie,
    Gorgeous card and a super cute image. Love the die cuts.
    hugs
    Marion

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  17. A beatiful Easter card, love the egg shaped card. Thanks for playing at Fab'n'Funky this week. judit x

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  18. lovely Easter creation! Thanks for joining in our challenge this week at Charisma and good luck! Gemma :)

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  19. Gorgeous egg shaped card Annie, I'm loving that LoTV baby image - oh dear, I'm trying so hard not to buy any new stamps, but this little beauty is calling to me.

    Hope you had a great birthday yesterday (saturday). I'm up looking after Dad, he's out of hospital now with his heart supported by a Pacemaker now. Chat when I'm back home hopefully.
    hugs
    wynneth
    x

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  20. Annie what a beautiful Easter card I hope you had a lovely Easter. Hugs Elaine

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