Wedding wishes

One of my least favourite types of cards to make are those for weddings - mainly because the occasion is so special that it seems difficult to make a card that is special enough. My nephew was married this past weekend and I made this card to wish him and his bride all the best. Sorry that the picture is fuzzy - I really have to remember to check the photos before I send the card off.

I used the colours from their wedding invites (purple, black & white) as well as tried to match the style of the invites (which were traditional with a couple of touches of fun). I'm pretty pleased with the result although I really wish I'd re-coloured the digi - the bride's shoes just look way to dark).

The digi stamp was a freebie from Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine and it's coloured using Copic markers. The paper is Jodie Lee Designs' (from Prima) Nature Garden pack. The card itself is cut using the square Sizzix Flip-It card die.

Challenges:

• CAS-ual Fridays - use a black card base
• Craft Your Days Away - shades of grey plus 1 other colour
• Creative Card Crew - use black cardstock
• Sparkles Forum - wedding

Easter bunny

Is it really only a week & a half until Easter? I imagine the Easter Bunny is busily making chocolate impressions of himself and pooping out jelly beans by the hundreds (hey, I can't be the only one who has been forced by their kids to watch the movie "Hop"). Well, I haven't used the ideas from the movie for my cards (yet) instead doing up a couple of pretty cards with lots of Spring colours.

The image is a freebie digi from Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine. I love this magazine - most issues include 2-pages of images drawn by David Parkins to photocopy or scan as digi stamps! I used my Copic markers to colour the bunny. Is it OK to complement myself? Because I'm just loving the way the roses worked out!

I should also mention that the cute sign sentiment in the first card came from Create with TLC. If you don't already follow this site then you really should as there are so many freebies offered not to mention a tonne of wonderful images & sentiment sets for sale.

Challenges I'm Entering:

• Aly's Sunday Challenge - Bunnies
• Craft Us Crazy - Easter
• Crazy Challenge - Easter
• Creative Inspirations - Easter
• Die Cut Dreams - Easter
• Eat, Sleep, Stamp - Sketch
• Paper Cutz - Bunny, lamb, chicks or Easter eggs
• Pink Elephant - Easter
• Simon Says Stamp - Spring colours / Easter
• Stamping For the Weekend - Easter
• Stamping Vacation - Easter
• Stamps 'R Us - Easter