Tuesday, March 6, 2012

no-bunny, no-eggy easter cards...

When a nice lady from church says: "I heard you make nice cards.  Will you make my a few Easter ones to give out to my friends?" you say yes, and ask questions later.  Now, it makes total sense that she wouldn't want Easter cards with bunnies or easter eggs on them, but that's all I seem to own.  Oh dear.

I found this card of Ashley's and thought it would translate to a nice Easter card:


I'm still working through the "my mind's eye" christmas papers that I've got - I'm determined to use them all before next Christmas :)  The sheet music background worked perfectly for this card.


And Betsy made a beautiful card in the latest Papercrafts magazine that I couldn't help but CASE.  I computer-generated the greeting, and used "distressed stripes" to create the multi-colored sun-rays...


I'm also entering this card into the latest Papertrey Princess challenge: to use the negative of a die-cut.  I'm technically using the positive and negatives together, so I hope it still counts!


Thanks for peeking!
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13 comments:

  1. KarenMarch 6, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    so beautiful everything an Easter card should be.

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  2. JoyceMarch 6, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    These are really beautiful Easter cards. I really like how you used those distressed stripes.

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  3. Mara CampbellMarch 6, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Beautiful cards!! I love the doilys on the first card and the stripes on the 2nd card are so pretty.

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  4. Karin ÅkesdotterMarch 6, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    WONDERFUL!

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  5. Jen AdcockMarch 6, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Way to think out of the box and so elegantly so at that. How clever to use the distressed stripes as rays. Genius in fact. Not sure what you mean about using the negative and positive combined but that mat is pretty darn fab. Lol.

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  6. Leigh PennerMarch 6, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    Beautiful cards, Elena!
    The first one is so soft and pretty!
    And the second one is perfect! I know exactly to which card you're referring (it totally caught my eye, too!) and your take on it is fabulous!

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  7. Anita RexMarch 6, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    Elena these are amazing Easter cards! I struggle with not so cutesy easter cards too and have to make them for my church bookstore! :> Love these two they really are inspiring!!!!

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  8. KaraMarch 6, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    So pretty and elegant!!

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  9. DebMarch 6, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    Wow! So pretty, Elena. You are so creative!

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  10. Meredith MacRitchieMarch 6, 2012 at 11:50 PM

    They're beautiful!!

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  11. WinnieMarch 7, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    just lovely cards. I have learned the hard way for holidays like Easter and Christmas to really ask if they want cards with a relgious theme, or not. If if is for family and friends, I really think about their lifestyle. My poor mother in law was upset to no end when I made her a "one of my favorite peeps" cards for Easter. Your cards are beautiful.

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  12. CassiMarch 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM

    gorgeous Easter cards, i love them both!

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  13. RhondaMarch 8, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    What wonderful cards Elena. Love how it keeps the focus on Easter and not eggs.

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