Loving Easter Thoughts

Hello blog friends,

Glad to be back today to show my card for the new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. This challenge is all about Easter and the design team will love to see what you come up with this fortnight. Your project can be a card or other paper crafting item, such as a scrapbook layout, box, tag, etc. but must be made in a vintage or shabby chic style. We are also lucky to have a very talented guest designer Nicola joining us this time. To see more of here stunning work visit her blog Paper Profusion.

For my card I used a vintage image from Bumble Button, one of my favorite blogs for antique and vintage graphics. I printed a few images and fussy cut the flowers and bird nest to do the layering and compilation with the Poppystamps grand gothic window.  To my surprise the little Forget-me-nots from Petaloo just fits perfectly with the printed flowers for added dimension. The chipboard doves were painted with Tim Holtz crackled paint and a bit of glitter glue added a lovely touch to their wings. The sentiment is from JustRite stamps.

Challenges:

• A Creative Romance (ends 04/ 25) – Eggcellent Spring
• Allsorts Challenge Week #254 (ends 04/18) – Spring Blossoms
• The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #213 (ends 04/13) – Floral Fantasy
• Open-Minded Crafting Challenges #8 (ends 04/25) – Easter or Pastel Colours
• Alphabet Challenge (ends 04/25) – E for Easter
• Craft for the Craic April Challenge (ends 05/02) – Something for Easter or Spring
• It’s All About the Vintage and Beauty Challenge #66 (ends 04/24) – Shabby Chic
• Moving Along With The Times (04/17) – Easter/Spring
• Sparkles Monthly Challenges #54 (ends 04/14) – Easter Parade
• Divas by Design Challenge (ends 04/16) – Easter/Spring
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #30 (ends 04/15) – Anything Goes (must be square)
• Word Art Wednesdays Challenge #127 (ends 04/15) – Anything Goes
• Crafty Calender April Challenge (ends 05/02) – Things With Wings

A close-up of the doves

The flowers and bird nest

The window and sentiment

A close-up of the sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Prima designer paper “Princess”
• Dovecraft designer paper “Garden Party”
• Poppystamps “Grand Gothic Window” and “Grand Gothic Luminary” dies (Style no. 845 and 856)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Detailed Scallops”
• Vintage image from Bumble Button
• JustRite stamps “Heart to Heart” set
• Chipboard doves
• Pearls
• Lace
• Tim Holtz Crackle Paint “Picket fence”
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink “Tea Dye”
• Petaloo Penny Lane Garden Collection “Forget me nots Antique Rose”
• Skwiglues “Crystal”

Thanks for sharing your time with me – your comments make me so happy. Remember to visit Sugar Creek Hollow to see the lovely Easter creations the other Design Team ladies did for our new challenge. Hope to see your card this fortnight. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa where autumn with its own beauty  is slowly introducing us to our winter season.

Amelia