Easter Peony

      I'm really scrambling to get all my Easter cards done!  For some reason, my mind kept telling me that Easter was in May this year but it's in April, and early April at that.  So, now I'm making 2 or 3 Easter cards each day (I need a total of about 25) and I'll post them as soon as possible, maybe one or two each day.

     This first one features a lovely image from my dear friend, Donna E.  She did several versions of this lovely peony, many in pastel colors but I used the B&W grayscale version, and colored it in rich tones of purple and pink.  I colored it with my new Sanjoki markers and cut the image piece with a scalloped die from Tonic Studios.  The first part of the sentiment is also from Donna E, and I added the "for Easter" to it before printing.  

     The background was made with water color paints on water color paper, ironed dry to set the colors. The rectangle of gems was made by putting three strips of gems together.  

Colors pulled from My Favorite Things color challenge.

     Challenges:

Ally's Angels

Bastel-Traum

C.R.A.F.T.

Crafts Galore ...

Happy...Stampers

Papercraft

Paper Funday

Paper Shelter

YSBP

     If I get time, I'll try to post another Easter card later today but it's nearly noon in my time zone and my day has gotten really full.  In the meantime, Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

When Black Cats Prowl ...

      This fabulous image is from a set by my dear friend, Donna Ellis, and the set is also the prize at the current Inspiration Station challenge.  I just had to do this card to show it off.  :-D

     I merged the sentiment and the image before printing it in gray scale.  I used my ProMarkers to color the image and added a few highlights with a white gel pen.  I cut the image with a QuicKutz rectangle die and then used a Fiskars punch on three of the corners.  The black, glitter paper is from a DCWV stack (now retired), and the purple corners are dp from Paper House.  

     I added one of my signature, hand-sewn bows, plus a row of gemstones across each of the lower corners.  The bow has a tiny butterfly on it which was a drop-out piece from a Spellbinders die used for a different project months ago.

     Challenges:

Colouring in Scrapland

Cupcake Inspirations

Double D

Lemon Shortbread

Mirtillamente

Mod Squad

Simon Says Stamp

SUYP Cats

TTCRD

Two Old Bats

     Have a great day and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Great Horned Owl

    Another month and that means another new challenge is starting at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies.  Our theme is always "Anything Goes with a Critter."  We have a very special sponsor this month, our very own Donna Ellis who had to leave the team a month ago but who is sponsoring the challenge this month.   Her gorgeous "Great Horned Owl" digi set is going to be the prize this month and she supplied it for use by each of the DT ladies.  Be sure to check out the 2CCC blog to see all the versions that were used.

Image is a pre-colored version
Printed and fussy cut w/ scissors
Black card base
Black, mini sequin, mesh ribbon
Sentiment printed w/ white onto black CS
     & cut with Avery Elle die

     Challenges:
Addicted to CAS
Aud Sentiments
Crafty Friends
Lemon Shortbread
Outlawz Festive Fri
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Penny's Paper Crafty
Polkadoodles
Stamper's Delights
TTCRD

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie