Easter Cross w/lilies

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Hope you had a great weekend and were able to get some crafty time in. When Spring rolls around that sometimes gets difficult if you are a gardener. I am not the one who tends the outside here. That is my hubby's domain.  

You might think it's odd that I am featuring an Easter card today. But one of my neighbors and a couple of friends are Eastern Orthodox Christians and yesterday was their Easter celebration. So, they always get a card from me just a bit later than my Western Christian friends. 

For this card I started with my background paper. It's from the Divinity Designs "Spring Flowers 2" collection.

I paired it with Stampin' Up rococo rose cardstock and rococo rose foil designer paper. My cross is cut from the designer paper and rococo rose cardstock.

Cut my Easter phrase in foil and to finish off the card.  I added some die cut sequins from the foil paper.

Here is another of the cards I created for this Holiday. 

And my last one for this year.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Paper: Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride,  Love You Always Foil Sheets (Stampin' Up), Spring Flowers 2 Pad (Divinity Designs), Chantilly Cream (MFT)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Cross w/Spring Lilies die, Easter Phrases die (CottageCutz), sequins die (MFT)

I am also entering: 

1.  Crafting From the Art challenge is anything goes.

2.  Crafts Galore Encore is anything goes.  

3.  Creative Crafting Uncles has a Spring/Easter challenge. 

4.  Moving Along with the Times has an anything Spring challenge.

5.   Paper Rocks Scissors has an anything goes using paper or scissors. 

Bunny Kisses

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. It's Easter Monday and I am showing another of my Easter cards. I don't know how I get so behind posting these cards. I did the same with my Valentine cards (LOL). 

Anway hope your Easter celebration was a great one. Ours started off with church and then we had a lovely dinner with a friend. My meal turned out just as I wanted it too. And we sent some leftovers home with him and there was still plenty for dinner today and probably tomorrow. 

Now onto the details for this card. To create this one I used the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1097. We were to use granny apple green, fresh freesia and balmy blue for the color trio. Optional was an anything goes theme. I chose to use a 4th color of petunia pop.

granny apple green, fresh freesia, balmy blue

I used the Easter Basket die from Stamps of Life. It's part of their "Fold-It" line. So, the die makes an Easter basket fun fold shape. The die also includes the egg shapes and decorations for them.

I cut the basket outline in pecan pie (allowed neutral). I used the two-tone cardstock from Stampin' Up. It gives a lighter shade of the same color. I cut the basket front with the lighter shade.

For the eggs, I used the challenge colors plus my 4th color of petunia pop.

My cute little peeking bunny is cut in pecan pie cardstock. I added the bunny kisses sentiment to complete my card. Both of these dies are from Cottage Cutz.

Well, that's it for me for this post. Stop by again tomorrow to see a couple more of my Easter cards. So until next time.....God bless. 

Card Details:

Paper: Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Petunia Pop, Pecan Pie, White (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Easter Basket Fold-It die (Stamps of Life), Double Trouble Bunny die, Bunny Kisses die (CottageCutz)

I am also entering:

1.  A Cut Above Challenge is anything goes with a die cut and a twist of using pastels. 

2.  Double Trouble Challenge is from Thing 3 - using Easter elements. 

3.  Crafty Animals is anything goes with an animal.  

Easter Tulips

Hello Blogger friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

It's Easter weekend. I just finished cleaning in anticipation of my company tomorrow. It's a breeze because I keep up after my house almost daily and Saturday is running the sweeper, kitchen and bathroom days. Although I keep up with the kitchen daily as well. 

It will be a smaller gathering tomorrow for dinner, but I am still looking forward to it. My hubby's brother & family are out of town for the holiday. His siter is not feeling well so she declined the invite. We invited a young man from church who has no family here in Pittsburgh, also another single man from church who just lost his mother. 

I am making my usual Easter menu. Ham, hash brown potato casserole, roasted green beans and a fruit tray. I almost nixed the ham this year, but I couldn't decide on another meat so I went with ham. 

Now onto my card for today. These cards I created for the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1098. We were to use gorgeous grape, daffodil delight, poppy parade and coastal cabana for the color trio. Optional was dies or punches. I chose the die option.

gorgeous grape, daffodil delight, poppy parade, coastal cabana

I looked through my paper pads and found this beautiful pattern from Divinity Designs "Spring Flowers 2" collection. It had the challenge colors and these beautiful tulip images.

The panel is a 6x9 size, so I was able to cut it in half and get 2 cards. For this card I used daffodil delight as my card base. Die cut my Easter phrase in gorgeous grape and scattered a few gorgeous grape enamel dots to finish off my card.

For this next card I used gorgeous grape as my card base. Die cut my Easter phrase in gorgeous grape and stamped the blessings word in gorgeous grape ink. I scattered a few gorgeous grape enamel dots to finish off my card.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time.....God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Alleluia Stamp set (Divinity Designs)

Paper: gorgeous grape, daffodil delight (Stampin' Up), spring flowers pad 2 (Divinity Designs)

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"

Ink: gorgeous grape (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Happy Easter Greeting die (CottageCutz), gorgeous grape enamel dots (Stampin' Up)

I am also entering:

1.  Alphabet Challenge is "Y" for yellow flowers.

2.  Creative Fingers is anything goes. 

3.  Cardz 4 Galz is Spring Flowers.

4.  C.R.A.F.T. Challenge is Seasons/Weather or ATG. I chose the Spring season. 

5.  Just us Girls has a Spring or Easter Card challenge using die cuts. 

 

He is Risen

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog. 

It's the day after Easter. Hope your holiday was celebrated and enjoyed. We had a wonderful family time with my hubby's family. 

My dinner turned out perfectly. I served ham, brussel sprouts in a kung pao sauce, honey glazed carrots, sweet potato casserole and pierogi's. My sister-in-law brought deviled eggs and my brother-in-law brought apple pie and ice cream. 

I was tired after a long day of cooking, but I did have help with the clean-up. That's always welcomed when help is offered. 

Now onto my card for today. This is my last Easter card for 2025. I have seen this fun fold design on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. I used this video to get the measurements for my card design.

 

I wasn't able to mail it because it was bulky. It was hand delivered to my good friend. She appreciates a handmade card design and the work that's put into making one.  

I made this one using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1049. We were to use flirty flamingo, lost lagoon and lemon lolly for the color trio. Optional was to use our fave embellishment. I like to use enamel dots.

I used designer paper form the Stampin' Up "sweet symmetry, simply marbelous and thoughtful journey" collections.

I added a few lemon lolly flowers, enamel dots and stamped my sentiment to complete this card.

That's it for me for this post. So, until next time....God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Alleluia Stamp set (Divinity Designs)

Paper: flirty flamingo, lost lagoon, basic white, lemon lolly, thoughtful journey dsp, simply marbelous dsp, sweet symmetry dsp (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: lost lagoon (stampin' Up)

Accessories: circle & flower dies (CottageCutz), lemon lolly enamel dots,

Techniques: pop up fun fold

I am also entering:

1.  A Cut Above has an anything goes challenge using at least one die cut. 

2.  Aud Sentiments has a flowers + a sentiment challenge. 

3.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Polkadoodles has an anything goes challenge. 

5.  Sweet Stampin' has an Easter creations challenge. 

6.  Creative Creases has an anything goes challenge with a fun fold. 

Alleluia He is Risen!

Hello Blogger friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

It's Easter Sunday. We had a wonderful church service this morning and my brother came who hasn't been to church in forever. It was a wonderful surprise and awesome to have him there.

I have my dinner on schedule and all the food preps are ready for the oven. So, I had a quick minute to post another Easter card. 

This one I made for the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #1047. I was the hostess and I chose gorgeous grape, highland heather and garden green for the color trio. Optional was to use designer paper. I encouraged everyone to get creative. The designer paper could have different colors.

I decided to go with a fun fold design. It's called a split card front. I used the card base from the Stampin' Up Lovely Lavender PP Kit from 2024 as the designer paper option. And the back of the card base as the layering panel underneath the split front.

The card base is gorgeous grape, and I stamped my sentiment in the same color ink. The cross die is from CottageCutz and I used both highland heather and gorgeous grape for the layers.

The stamped sentiments are from the Alleluia stamp set from Divinity Designs. Scattered some grape sequins to finish off my card. And that's it for this post. So, until next time.......God bless.

Card Details:

Stamps: Alleluia Stamp set (Divinity Designs)

Paper: gorgeous grape, highland heather, garden green (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: gorgeous grape (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Paper Pumpkin Kit (Jan 2024) (Stampin' Up), Cross w/Lilies die (CottageCutz), Sequins (Recollections)

Techniques: Split Front Card

I am also entering:

1.  Stamping Sensations has an anything goes challenge. Theme of Flowers, Birds and Animals.

2.  Allsorts  has an anything goes or stencils & masks challenge. 

3.  Loves those Pretty Papers challenge is anything goes w/a theme of Springtime. 

Easter Basket

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

It's Easter weekend. Our weather is starting to warm up and Easter Sunday will be a warm and sunny day. We will have my hubby's family here for dinner. 

They haven't come for a couple of years because my mother-in-law wasn't leaving the house. But she passed away in January at 95 years old. So having the family together for the first holiday without her is important for all of us. 

Ham, pierogis, sweet potato casserole, and glazed carrots are on the menu. My sister-in-law will bring deviled eggs and rolls and my brother-in-law dessert. I plan on making the sweet potato casserole ahead on Saturday and then bake it on Sunday. 

The pierogis are from an establishment here in the Pittsburgh area. They are the best in the city, and I was fortunate to get 2 dozen of them for my Easter dinner. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I made for the color challenge #1043 on Splitcoaststampers. I was the hostess, and I chose summer splash, petunia pop and azure afternoon for my color trio. Optional was to use any 4th color. I chose coastal cabana.

I just purchased this new to me Easter Basket die from Stamps of Life. It's part of their "Fold-It" line. So, the die makes an Easter basket fun fold shape. The die also included the egg shapes.

I cut the basket outline in pecan pie (allowed neutral). I used the two-tone cardstock from Stampin' Up. It gives a lighter shade of the same color. I cut the basket front with the lighter shade.

For the eggs, I used the challenge colors. The summer splash egg is where I used the coastal cabana designer paper. I also used designer paper on the azure afternoon egg. It's from the Stampin' Up "bright and beautiful collection. 

On the petunia pop egg, I blended some ink on white cardstock to get a lighter shade. The outline and decorations are cut in petunia pop cardstock.

My cute little peeking bunny is cut in pecan pie cardstock, and the ears are the ink blended petunia pie.

I sent this off to my precious grandaughter in California. She should be receiving it in today's mail. Well, that's my card for this post so until next time......God bless.

Card Details:  

Paper: pecan pie, petunia pop, azure afternoon, summer splash, basic white, coastal cabana dsp, bright & beautiful dsp (Stampin' Up), Bristol Smooth (Canson)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: petunia pop (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Easter Basket Fold-It die (Stamps of Life), Double Trouble Bunny die, Bunny Kisses die (CottageCutz)

I am also entering:

1. Craft Rocket Challenges has a layer it up challenge.  

2.  Creative Knockouts #545 has a 2 or more-pattern paper challenge. 

3.  TTTC #268 - I have a shaped card, free space and ink blending. The blending is on my pink egg.

4.  Crafty Gals Corner is fill in the blank - adorable.

5.  Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday is anything goes. 

  

Easter Blessings

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

Well, the first week of April has brought back some winter temps in the Pittsburgh area. We are going downtown for a theater show on Wednesday and it's definitely going to be winter coat weather. 

We are going to see The Thorn. It was a Christmas gift from our son and a dinner gift card to go along with it. It's the story of creation and weaves through time highlighting the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. A perfect show for Easter. 

Now onto my card for today. This one I created for the color challenge #1045. We were to use granny apple green, fresh freesia and bubble bath for the color trio. Optional was anything goes. I chose a 4th color of petunia pop.

My fun fold design is called a double easel fold. I have measurements, photos and a video link of another card I made using this fold - see that here.

The background designer paper is from the Divinity Designs "Heavenly Skies" paper collection. I saw a card on Pinterest from Kendra Sands and used that for inspiration. I changed it up with different dies, colors and sentiment to make it my own.

The He is Risen phrase & Cross are a die from CottageCutz. I stamped my sentiment in petunia pop ink (my optional item) to finish up my card.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time.......God bless.

Card Details:

Stamps: Alleluia Stamp set (Divinity Designs)

Paper: basic white, bubble bath, fresh freesia, granny apple green, petunia pop (Stampin' Up), heavenly skies designer paper (Divinity Designs)

Ink: petunia pop (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: He is Risen Cross (CottageCutz)

Techniques: double easel fold

I am also entering:

1.  Creatalicious Challenge is anything goes w/option of Easter or Spring.

2.  Love to Craft challenge is anything goes.  

3.  The Four Seasons Challenge is anything goes Spring.

4.  A Cut Above is anything goes with a die cut. 

5.  Creative Creases is anything goes with a fun fold. 

Easter Z-Fold

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

I am excited to be guest designing with the Creative Creases Challenge today. This challenge is all about fun fold designs. I created a Z-fold with a cute Easter design for the kiddos that live next door to me. So here are the design steps to create this fun fold. If you would like to see a video, here is the one I found on YouTube. 

Design Steps:

I started my card by cutting the card base from Pacific Point (medium blue) cardstock. The base is 

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored at 1 1/2" & 4 1/4". 

I used some retired Stampin' Up designer paper from the "Painted Blooms" collection. The pattern reminded me of Easter eggs. I cut those pieces at 2 11/16" x 

5 1/2" (front panel) and 1 9/16" x 5 1/2" (inside panel).

Next, I worked on the image panel. I used the Essential Arches dies from Spellbinders. The bunny images are the Double Trouble Bunnies die from CottageCutz. I used a stencil and broken china distress ink for the background clouds.

I attached the designer paper and the image panel to the card base using double sided tape. 
 

To finish off my card I added white cardstock on the inside. This piece measures 2 5/8" x 5 1/2". I decided to cut a small strip of the pacific point cardstock to cover the area where the pieces joined together. This strip is 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

Well, that's my card for today. I hope you can join in with us over at the Creative Creases Challenge Blog. There are many different fun fold ideas from the design team to get your creative juices flowing. So until next time.....God bless.

Easter 2024

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to visit The Charmed Life Blog this first Tuesday of April. 

We are having some heavy rains here in the Pittsburgh area. It halted the work being done on our deck. We have rain forecasted for every day this week so I am not sure when the workers will be back. But it will be done in the next month and all set for summer deck nights. 

Here are a couple of photos of the teardown work. You can see that the wood is in bad shape.

They took the deck floor off on this photo. Note the greenery underneath. It's actually my hubby's garlic coming up. 

Now onto my card for today. This is my last Easter card of the season. I actually hand delivered this one to my friend. 

The background paper is from the Divinity Designs "Resurrection Sunrises" collection. There are so many beautiful patterns in this collection. I will be all set for next year because I only used on of the sheets. 

The Alleluia phrase is a die from Divinity Designs. It's a stamp and die combo. I like the word dies that have a shadow with it. It helps set the word off on your card.   

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Paper: fresh freesia, gorgeous grape (Stampin' Up), resurrection sunrises dsp (Divinity Designs)

Paper Size: A2

Accessories: Alleluia Layer die (Divinity Designs)

I am also entering:

1.  Crafters Galore Encore Challenge is anything goes. 

2.  Creatalicious Challenge is anything goes w/option of Easter. 

3.  Love to Craft Challenge is anything goes. 

4.  The Creative Crafters Challenge is anything goes. 

5.  The Four Seasons Challenge is anything goes Spring. 

Egg Painting Bunny

Hello Blogger Friends. Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog this first day of April. 

We had a great service at Church yesterday and then my brunch went well.  I served a spinach, sausage & feta quiche, a blueberry french toast casserole, baked ham and roasted asparagus.  There were a couple of new recipes and they turned out great. I will definitely make them again. 

No April Fools jokes from me today. Just posting one of my last 2 Easter cards. This one I made for the color challenge #993 on Splitcoaststampers. Our color trio was fresh freesia, soft seafoam and boho blue for the color trio. Optional was a Spring theme.

fresh freesia, boho blue, soft seafoam

With these subtle colors I decided to make one last Easter card. I had this card saved on a Pinterest board. I changed the colors, card shape and added designer paper to make it my own. It's from one of my old teammates from CottageCutz.

I started the card by stamping my white frame with the Stampin' Up  "gorgeous grunge" stamp set to give it the look of splattering paint. Looks like the bunny went wild with his paint (lol)!!!

I cut my Easter phrase, eggs and paint brush in the challenge colors. The paint can is cut in misty moonlight (neutral).

I used designer paper for the background. It's from the heavenly skies collection. It had all the challenge colors.

Well, that's it for me for this Blog post. So until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: gorgeous grunge (Stampin' Up)

Paper: fresh freesia, soft seafoam, boho blue, misty moonlight, gray, white (Stampin' Up) heavenly skies dsp (Divinity Designs)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: fresh freesia, soft seafoam, brocade blue (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: egg painting bunny die, stitched alphabet die

I am also entering:

1.  A Gem of a Challenge is anything goes. 

2.  Crafting Happiness has a "bunnies" challenge. 

3.  Polkadoodles has an anything goes challenge. 

4.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge. 

5.  Daring Cardmakers has an Easter theme challenge.