It's Time for a Few Easter Cards

It suddenly dawned on me that Easter is right around the corner.

and that means that

It's time for me to get started on creating a few Easter cards!

My new stack of stamped and colored images has a few Easter images

from the Sunny Studio's "Easter Wishes" stamp set.

So...I plucked them from the stack...and created 5 cards....

and.... as I always do when creating multiples...

I created cards that are similar...but different...

3 of one...2 of the other...

By the way...sorry about the fuzzy photos...

I switched cameras...and now, after seeing these photos...

I know that I need to go back to my other camera...

This stamp set has lots of great stamp elements....

and...it also has a few different sentiments that fit in the curve of the drape on the cross...

For this card...I chose "Easter Blessings" sentiment...

and the larger sentiment, as well.

I colored the image for both card versions with Copic and Spectrum Noir (alcohol) markers.

For the  card below, I stenciled and created the background with Sheena Douglass' "Burst" stencil.

I created a vellum eyelet border with a Martha Stewart punch that I have had for ages...

(but rarely use)

I used Clarity Stencil brushes to add some green ink in the grassy area...

and I finished the card with some fine gold thread.

The background print is a muted purple swiss dot...and the mat layer is yellow matte card stock

I used the same sketch for creating 3 of the second version of this card...

This time...I chose a light green swiss dot print...

and changed the sentiment on the drape to.... "Easter Blessings"

I used the same punched velum eyelet border on each card

and matted the image with deep purple metallic card stock.

Isn't this a cute stamp set?

Well...I now have 5 Easter cards......

I have a few more Easter-y images colored and ready for card making...

so they'll be next on my Easter card making list!

Thanks for visiting my crafty and creative friends!

Have a wonderful day!

Michelle