Christ is Risen! A Notecard Set

With all the turmoil and change in the world today, I can honestly admit that this Lent season wasn't as fully focused as previous years and/or should be.  I did get a chance to use my new-to-me The Greetery Caring Cross stamp and die set.  This set comes with a stencil for coloring the die cut cross after stamp layering the palm leaves with delicate blooms.  I think this set is so beautiful and I knew I wanted to combing it with my Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Faith stamp set.

The palm leaves are die cut using The Greetery and the Botanicuts Palm dies.

Sending wishes for your own Easter preparations.

Christ is Born - Happy Easter!

Happy Easter morning to you!  Today we celebrate our risen Savior.  I saved this card to share with you on the brightest day of the year.

The paper piecing was created using my SSS Floral Cross die and SSS Tiny Words Faith stamp set.

On the inside - a simple sentiment to share the celebration of Easter.  This sentiment is from the Clearly Besotted Spring Plushies.

May your celebrations be filled with joy!

I'm entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge Simon Says Spring Mood Board and the Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday March 2019.

Easter Enclosure Cards

I decided to put together some pretty Easter enclosure cards to sell at the store.  These cards use the Clearly Besotted Spring Plushie and Ewe Are Awesome stamps and dies along with some stenciled clouds using my Distress Inks.  These cute little cards were delightful to make.  I truly enjoyed myself.

I have a few more Easter cards that I am putting the final touches on and should share those soon.

More Easter Cards with a Tag

Hello today.  I'm back to share the card set that I made using my Clearly Besotted Spring Plushies stamp set and Papertrey Ink Mix-ups Pocket Tags dies.  I couldn't resist making one in each of of the pastel colors to really accent the colorful flowers and my plushies.  I'm very pleased with how these turned out.

I tried a variety of baker's twine and ribbons to vary the look a bit.  I know that the seam binding is the softest look, but I really like the purple twine.  Oh well, I guess I just enjoyed the process start to finish.

Easter Cards Using a Tag

I have colored many of the Clearly Besotted Spring Plushies onto Bristol cardstock using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  I just love seeing the pile on my table top.  It is very satisfying.  Now to make them into cards.  I was inspirec by a design team card to use my Papertrey Ink Mix-ups Pocket Tags die set to make a spring colored tag as a anchor for the cute little chicky.

I made a couple different versions using the Bunny too.  I like these so much I intend to cut out some more tags of different colors and use up some of the colored images.  Stay tuned.

Happy Easter

With both children grown, Easter is a different event at our house.  A better event, truthfully, as we are able to focus more clearly on celebrating our risen Lord!  As morning dawns, you'll find the Millers who are home this morning off to sunrise service - a special treat reserved for Easter morning. 

Another plus is that I have time to create and send Easter cards, something I never had time for when the kids were little.  You'll remember I stamped and colored these cards, sharing with you here.  That was in August 2016.   

These cards have sat in the stash since then, not quite pleased with the finish, but not quite certain how to "fix" them.  I decided to match them up with some kraft card bases and coordinating stamp sets to finish into these cards.  I've sent them to family and friends to celebrate Easter this year.


I think that the colorful solid cardstock backing creates just the right frame for the card - making the size a standard A2 which is more pleasing to the eye that the original, created following the package instructions from the Art Impressions Blessings to You stamp and die set.  The color teases out a focal color on each card and coordinates with the patterned papers that I had previously used to line the inside flaps.

The Easter sentiment was stamped using my Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Chapel cling stamp.  I white heat embossed a piece of the cardstock to create the flag and then stamped and colored the three crosses onto Bristol cardstock, coloring with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  I fussy cut the crosses out  and glued everything flat to the cards since the folded nature of the card design created enough layers which to place in a standard A2 envelope.

I left the rest of the card just how I originally assembled and I am really pleased with each of the cards and how they turned out.  The Art Impressions stamps have never let me down - great stamp quality and interesting designs that tug at the heart.

I'll hope your Easter celebrations - if you do so - are filled with hope and joy. 

Happy Easter!

He is Not Here, For He is Risen

 I've prescheduled this post as we will be celebrating this Easter morning at a sunrise service - acknowledging the original Son rise which saved us all.  When I saw this Our Daily Bread Designs chalkboard stamp, I just knew I wanted to make a card for Easter.

I also am enthralled with the new trend to call the teal color, pool.  My card is pool colored because I just love the color right now.  So bright and cheery when paired with white.  I will hope that your celebrations (if you have them today) are filled with the hope and peace that Jesus is indeed risen.