Friday, March 18, 2011

Eggs in a Row for Bellariffic Friday

Happy Bellariffic Friday folks. Wow, the week has flown by. Hope you were able to play along with our sketch challenge this week. If not, head on over to the Bella blog to catch a glimpse at what the sistahs did.


Me, I made another Easter card. I couldn't resist the Spring feel of this stamp titled, Row of eggs with Bunny by Stamping Bella. I've turned the sketch sideways to fit the image in the oval panel and think it fits perfectly with the October Afternoon Ducks in a Row design paper. How funny is that - ducks in a row, eggs in a row, see the theme here? He he.

I also rounded the outside edges with my corner punch and matted in black for some pop. I used Copics to color but did add prismacolor pencils blended with gamsol for the grass, blue sky and shading. Notice that I also kept the image in the Nestie die and shaded with VersaMagic chalk ink in wheat for some additional shading.

I love having a sketch to follow, it makes short work of putting a card together. Thanks Dana for a great one!

card details: finished card size, 5 x 6 1/2, Bella's Bestest paper for image stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with copics, Viva Decor cream paper pen, Bella row of eggs with Bunny stamp and sentiment, black rhinestones, yellow grossgrain ribbbon, machine stitching, dimensionals, October Afternoon Ducks in a Row design paper, Stamping Up! colored cardstock, machine stitching, corner punch, oval Nesties.

The Mini-Bella's played along too and have some fun cards to share...

McKenze has a Ketto


McKenna and Lauren share Meredith the Teacup girl and DaisyBella.




Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments each week. They love to hear from you and look forward to your weekly cheering on.

Next week we're taking a break. We'll be back again on Friday April 1st with a Polka Dot challenge and that's no April fool's joke. So you have plenty of time to create. Don't forget to leave a comment on the Bella blog for your chance to win some Bella bucks! Woo Hoo - it means more shopping money.

Have a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by!
Cath

7 comments:

Leslie said...

Springy for sure! Love the flipped layout with the oval sentiment to match the oval image. I do the same thing with my nestie to sponge colour around the edge! The mini-bella cards are so pretty too - good job mini-bellas!!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Darling card! The black accents make all those beautiful Spring colors really pop! And the mini-Bellas have beautiful creations, too! Very cute!

Dana White said...

Cath I love your spring card it's fabulous. The rounded corners are perfect. McKenzie Ketto's are some of favourites & you did a fantastic job.
McKenna & Lauren your cards are lovely I love the shades of purple. Lauren the shading around Daisy is fabulous. McKenna I LOVE how you cut out your image & popped her up!! Have a great weekend girls

Anonymous said...

Cath, First, we LOVE your image. It is just way too cute! I too, love how you placed the ovals horizontally and your coloring is just phenom!
Thanks again for posting the girls' cards. You're their favorite Aunt ... oops ... excuse me ... Crafty Aunt ... says McKenna!
And, Dana, Tammy and Leslie, thank you for your comments on the girls' cards. When they come home from school they immediately ask me to see Aunt Cath's blog. They just love hearing from everyone. You all are the BEST! :)

Michele

The Spotted Chick said...

I LOVE your card!! The black mat just POPs off that DP and those rounded corners, OH MY!! Why didn't I think of that! What a great touch that adds! SUPER DUPER card Cath! {{{hen hugs}}}
Chicken

Ebru Vatansever said...

Your card my dear ROCKS !!! What designer paper did you use cause it's just perfect for spring and your stamped image. As always minibellas did an awesome interpretation of the sketch, nice color tones girls !!!

Sherry said...

Such great jobs coloring on your cards!! I have some copics and boy... I never thought coloring could be this tricky lol I figured I colored as a little girl how can one forget.. lol I really love the Hippity hoppity happity card so much!! Great job.