Hi Everyone. Happy Saturday night.
Tonight's card uses the unexpected – Ever After (113401) – as an Easter card! You know I love trying to use stamps in ways other than what they were intended for. I did a little changing up of the Lilies of the Valley, though!
Before I get started tonight, I'd like to send a BIG – and I mean REALLY BIG shout out to Beth. The cards that she made for the troops and the children arrived today. They are gorgeous. Absolutely perfect for both causes. The children's cards are bright and cheerful, with fabulously bright colors and cheerful sentiments. The cards for the troops cover birthdays, love, sympathy, etc. Beth… thank you… you brought tears to my eyes – and they are absolutely perfect. With your permission, I would like to highlight a couple of them on my blog tomorrow. You really rock – and the love that you put into those cards, was so evident!
For tonight's card, I wanted to do a quick and easy, clean and simple Easter card. I love the Lilies of the Valley stamp from the Ever After set and wanted to use it… but decided to change it up and make them look like Blue Bells instead – some of my favorite flowers! I used the Ever After set with my new Abundant Hope set. I used the clear mount set 118547.
Card Recipe:
- Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Lovely Lilac card stock
- Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335)
- Ribbon – from the retired Holiday Mini – mistletoe
- Modern Label Punch (116630)
- Certainly Celery classic ink pad
- Lovely Lilac marker
- Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402) – one of the SAB freebies!
This was really simple – I stamped the lilies in certainly celery and then colored the flowers with my marker. I ran the embossing folder and the Whisper White card stock through my Big Shot. Then I punched out the scallop Trim Border with my punch. Jaydee tip: START IN THE MIDDLE… don't do what I did… otherwise you end up with uneven edges at the corner… just like I did. GRRRR
I wrapped the ribbon around the Whisper White card stock, cut matts for the central image. Mounted my central image onto the matts using snail, and then used dimensionals to place the matt onto th polka dot background. I had adhered the polka dot background with snail.
I stamped the "Easter Blessings" sentiment, from the Abundant Hope set in Lovely Lilac and then adhered that with dimensionals. Quick. Very quick. 10 minutes – and you are done. I also love the Lovely Lilac and Certainly Celery color combination. Mixed with the Whisper White, it provides a crisp, really clean image.
Well, we are off to movies. Tonight we are off to see Invictus. I hope you all have a fabulous Sunday and get to spend time doing the things you love, with those you love the most.
As always, thank you so much for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere. Your visits are ALWAYS appreciated.
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Hugs
Jaydee
9 Responses
Jaydee…
Your card is lovely…great use of that flower stamp! Love all the white space.
Smiles,
Lesley 🙂
HI Jaydee
I love this card..it is simple but so elegant. The colors go really nice together.
Hugs
Yvonne
Oh my goodness Jaydee! This card is beautiful! I absolutely love those colors together! Your creativity never ceases to amaze me! And yet the card is easy enough that I could even do it- but stunning! You show me that sometimes beautiful cards does not always have to be difficult to make! Thank you!
Missy
Jaydee, I am glad that the cards arrived safely and that they are appropriate. You have my permission to use them on your blog–someone from SCS may see that I used some of their ideas! I hope that you receive tons of cards for these organizations. Once people start making them for the kids and troops, they will realize what a blessing it is to help in this way.
Your card today is beautiful, as always! I don’t use Lovely Lilac much-but I will have to try this color combo! Thanks for sharing.
Beth
Again another beautiful card. So simple, yet so elegant. Love those colors together. Glad to hear you are feeling better.
Beautiful card Jaydee, love that color combo. So simple looking and yet very elegant. A very nice Easter Card. Are you feeling any better?
Trish in Wisconsin
I love how clean and simple the beauty of this card is. GREAT JOB!!
I also love Blue Bells; in fact, I have a soft spot in my heart for all bell-shaped blossoms. You had a great idea of transforming the Lilies of the Valley image into these adorable Blue Bells. It’s a beautiful card!
Rita
Hi Jaydee
Just catching up on all your lovely cards (after hectic working week which is just another few days phew!). I really love the simple look of this card and I love the colour combo. Thanks for inspiring me to start creating again.
Regards
Alison