Friday, March 27, 2015

God's love at Easter

This card was made possible by my favorite little crafter, my youngest daughter (she's 6).  Almost every time she sees me making cards, she wants to make some too.  I have a bunch of papers that I'm not real fond of (read: never use) so I let the girls have free range with them.  Well, she pulled out this purple floral to use and when I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for the Easter card I was making.  Purple is the color associated with royalty, after all.  So, here it is:
 I only have one Easter set with sentiments and both sentiments were way too big for the front of my card.  But then I thought that there is no better sentiment to express Easter than the word "love" since it was pure love that caused Christ to die on the cross.  Then, to finish off the inside:

Challenges:
Jo's Scrap Shack #81--Easter
Brown Sugar Challenge #139--Easter
Meljen's Designs #253--Easter
Sugar Pea Designs #14--Celebrate Spring (to me Easter is the unofficial start of spring)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2--sketch (I turned mine on it's side)

Word Art Wednesday #176--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Fan-tastic Challenge #78--Easter (must be a square or a rectangle)
Our Daily Bread Designs #231--Easter/Spring Religious inspiration
Crafty Cardmakers #135--Spring has sprung
Eureka Stamps #133--think Spring
Sister Act Card Challenge #99--anything goes
Wags n' Whiskers #150--monochromatic
Crafty Ribbons--anything goes
Craftin' Desert Divas--Easter
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow

Supplies:
Stamps: Eureka Stamps "Small Draped Cross with Thorns"; Verve "Text Objects" outer sentiment; Flourishes Easter Set sentiment on the inside
Dies: Verve "Charming Ovals"; Spellbinders "Radiant Rectangles" and Gilded Life embossing strip



22 comments:

Granmargaret said...

Lovely card with the true meaning of Easter.

Heide said...

What a stunning Easter card. Love the deep rich purple and the image. Thanks for joining us this week. Hugs, Heide SSW2-DT

Pamellia said...

Very pretty, love the vibrant colours. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers and More for our 'Spring has Sprung' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)

Lisa Mensing said...

Gorgeous Easter card! Thank you for sharing at Eureka! Stamps Think Spring challenge. Lisa DT

Kathie said...

Love your card Heather and this design paper looks so pretty in this card and so rich in colour. Great image and wonderful embellishments. Great card and thanks so much for sharing your talent with us over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie SSW2~DT

Rebecca said...

A lovely Easter card love the richness of the purple. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers and More.

Bec

Jo Williams Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator said...

Oh my goodness this card is stunning! Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for joining our Easter FFC!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

karalschuknecht said...

Beautiful Easter card. Gorgeous purples. Thanks for joining us this week at Eureka Stamps for our Think Spring Challenge. Karal DT

Candice F said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for joining us over at the FFC. Candice DT

Marlene Atkinson said...

This is just gorgeous,it is showing the true meaning of Easter. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakers and more Challenge. Marlene DT

Gail said...

This is beautiful. The color purple is fit for a king. :) I do love this creation and we're preparing for Easter at our house now! Thanks for joining us at Craft-Dee BowZ this month and hope you'll join in again! Hugs, Gail

Mayras Designs said...

This is a beautiful and wonderful card !!! Thank you soo much for joining us at Craftin' Desert Divas Easter Linky Party !!!
Hugs,
Mayra DTM

Kellie 0:) said...

Just beautiful. A great card showing the true meaning of Easter. TFS and joining us at Jo's for Funday Friday

Hazel said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 78 - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x

Linda Anderson said...

Heather, your card is positively stunning! Perfect in purple. And your sentiment says it all!! Thanks for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2.

Linda

Joanna M. said...

I love using purple for my Easter cards. Great choice! Love the ribbon too. Thanks for joining in the fun over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 this week.
~Jo

karalschuknecht said...

Gorgeous card. Thanks for joining us this week at Brown Sugar Challenges. Karal DT

Sally Dube said...

Beautiful Easter card!! Your daughter has wonderful taste!! Thanks for joining our Challenge - He is risen... Risen indeed!!
Blessings to you Heather!!
Sally

anne said...

Beautiful card, perfect for Easter. Thank you for joining us. Anne SSW2-DT

Natalie said...

lovely card.
Thanks for playing along in the Sister Act Card Challenge.
Hugs,
Natalie
INKognito

Marlene Atkinson said...

Gorgeous. thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakers and More Challenge

Rae Ann said...

Love this in the purple! The embossing adds such great texture to the card.

Thank you for joining us this week at Meljen’s Designs for our Easter challenge!