Heaven Blessed Egg Hunt

This sweet and softly colored card is hand colored using the aqua painter technique I learned from Joan Robertson.  This is my favorite method of coloring my images.  I am amazed every time I work on a watercolor element at how such a small amount of ink on my brush can bring something so tiny as these Easter eggs to life!  

I am looking forward to the warmer days of Spring and pray that West Texas can receive some very much needed rain to fill our water supplies.  The thought of not being allowed to water my yard but 2 hours per week only (Tuesdays for my address), all by hand, spells the certain doom of my St. Augustine grass.  I've lived in West Texas since the early 60's and have never been subject to such stringent water restrictions.  The feel of soft carpet grass on your bare feet is like walking on a cloud.  Let's keep our fingers crossed that we can all be conservative with our water use and that we'll be blessed with lots of spring showers.

What I used:
Cardstock:  Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pool Party, Whisper White & water color paper
Inks:  Stazon Black & Old Olive; Variety of Markers
Stamps:  Heaven Blessed (#125862-W, #125864-C) and Delightful Dozen (#122650-W & #122652-C)
Accessories:  Pear Pizzazz seam binding ribbon; Eyelet Border Punch

Be My Valentine...

Thanks for stopping by.  I recently watched a YouTube tutorial video to help you get more uses from your border punches.  The pretty eyelet lace layer of Whisper White CS was created from a 1-1/2" strip.  I was very careful to place my first punch on each side in the same position, always starting with my punch upside down, so I could tell exactly where the edge of my paper was.  I'll create more double sided trims using border punches and photograph the process for Tuesday's Technique, so make sure you check back.  My friends at Saturday's Valentine workshop were so excited with their eyelet trim, we incorporated it underneath our pretty ribbon.  I think it made the perfect accent to our card!

And what is Valentine's without a few sweet treats!  The make 'n take project included this 4x6 cellophane bag filled with goodies.  The topper is created by using the Apothecary Framelits.  I measured the width of the bag top & then measured the middle of the Apothecary framelit (the heigth of the framelit) to determine which one of the nesting framelits I needed to use.  The black "shadow" of the framelit topper is cut from the exact same framelit, just split and adhered with snail to create the shadow I wanted.

Stampin’ Up Supplies:

• P.S. I Love You Stamp Set (Wood #125460)
• Take it to Heart Stamp Set, (Clear #125522)
• Delightful Dozen Stamp Set, (Wood #122650)
• Cardstock:  Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red Stripe from Brights DSP Patterns, First Edition DSP
• Ink:  Real Red, Black Staz On 
• Accessories:  Heart Punch, Hearts Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Small Scallop Punch, Modern Label Punch, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, 4x6 Cellophane bags, 3/8" Cherry Cobbler Taffeta Ribbon