Easter Eggs - Digi Darla Challenge #54

Hello!

It's time for another challenge over at Digi Darla's Challenges, and this week's theme is Challenge #54 - Easter/Spring.  That means either an Easter card or simply one that conveys springtime, for which I'm sure most of us are more than ready. One winner will receive 5 Digi Darla images, and any entries using a DD image get entered into a SECOND drawing for 3 images, so you could conceivably win 8, yes, eight Digi Darla images!

If you use a Digi Darla image, make sure after you link up to add DD with your name so we won't miss you!


Today's card features the Digi Darla stamp "Easter Eggs," which you can find here. 

I embossed the white base layer with two different embossing folders, a swirl on top and a stripe on the bottom.  The pink lacy edge is a straight border that I snipped to wrap around the oval shape.  

I decided to do something a little different and color them with various colors of Creative Inspirations paints.  Check out the shimmer.  I LOVE using these paints!  I used some of the colors straight and mixed others.

I paper pieced most of the flowers and one of the eggs and used Copics on the remaining (purple) flower, grass and ground.  Tiny pearls form the flower centers.  It's hard to tell, but I used patterned paper for two of the flowers and colored toward the centers with Copics for a little added depth.

Little twill bow and tiny tag.

I colored the Candi's myself, using two colors of CI Paints as I didn't have any lavender brads.

Showing the dimension.

Thank you for joining me today, and I wish you a lovely week full of crafting happiness.

Happy crafting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Easter Eggs (Digi Darla), Easter Wishes (Flourishes)
Ink: printer, Memento Versafine Smoky Gray
Paper: X-Press It Blending Card; Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Subtles Stack (SU)
Extras: Dies: Faux Crochet Border (Dienamics); Classic Tags (Flourishes); Copics, CI Paints, Candi, Candi Fix,  baker's twine, pearls, swirls and stripes embossing folders, twill ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Challenges entered:

The Ribbon Reel #49 - Spring Cottage
ALOTA#103 - Springtime

Love to Create #57 - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner #54 - Easter
Timeless Tuesday #211 - Go Green (incorporate green)
Tuesday Throwdown #138 - Paper Piecing
Ladybug Craft Ink - Springtime
Divas By Design - Put On Some Pink
Crafts and Me #124 - Ribbons and Lace
RRR #68 - Flowers and Ribbon
My Sheri Crafts #106 - Easter
Pile It On #11 - Circles and/or Squares
Allsorts - As Easy as 1, 2, 3 (Pink square and flower, and yellow flower are two dp; ribbon, Candi, pearls as 3 embellishments)

Friday Sketch Challenge #39 

Inspired by Stamping Guest Designer!

Hello!!

Today is an exciting day as I've been asked to be this week's Guest Designer for the ever so lovely challenge blog, Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge (IBSIC).  

Each week they offer a different color challenge and wonderfully creative, diverse inspiration samples from their very talented Design Team, and it is huge honor to get to play with them this week!

Today's card is for this week's Challenge #43 and we are to use the colors white, saffron yellow and pink.  If you don't have exactly those colors, no worries!  Just come as close as possible with what you do have.

I love these colors, and it seemed only natural to make something romantic with lots of lacy effects, hence my anniversary easel card.

The sentiment and frame stamps have been embossed in gold, plus I've created my own background papers on some of the layers, including stamping on already- printed dp.  The large yellow rose was made by me, the little teeny tiny roses are from IBS.  Sooo cute!

This little heart is made of wood, which I've painted with several layers of CI paints, Ivory and Tutu Pink. I would have loved to have painted a rose on it, but my painting skills are less than noteworthy, especially when it comes to roses, one of the most difficult of all flowers to paint.  I'm going to learn!  In the meantime, this is a small sticker which I've sealed with a couple of layers of Mod Podge.

A few loops of various ribbons, including a small piece of crochet ribbon, a few leaves and pearls, and my card is complete.

Thank you for taking time to stop by today, and do try to visit IBSIC to play in their challenge.  They would love to have you!  

Happy crafting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Vintage Frames, Delicate Doilies, All Year Wishes I, Paris (All IBS)
Ink: Pink Pirouette, So Saffron (SU), Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Subtles DSP Stack (SU)
Extras: SB Labels Twenty, Labels Eight, Decorative Labels Eight; ribbon, pearls, MS pine branch punch, gold ep (SU), tiny roses (IBS), CI paints, wooden heart, pearl trim, dimensionals.

Challenges entered:

ALOTA99 - Make your own background
TSTR#150 - Make It Pretty (The SU dsp has a wallpaper striped effect, and the yellow rose is made with striped dp.)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - What are you known for? (Lots of layers, flowers, embellishments)
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner #46 - Red and/or hearts
Creative Card Crew #28 - Girly
Crafts and Me #117 - Vintage
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #37 - Love/Romance/Anniversary
Allsorts #190 - Flower Power
Pile It On #3 - Have a Heart
Sugar Creek Hollow - Tic Tac Toe (flowers, pearls, diecut)
City Crafter #143 - Forever Mine