Craftin' Zone: March 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

Happy Easter

I bought this cross recently from Taylored Expressions and was looking forward to using it for Easter, but it is a bit bigger than I thought it would be. Still very pretty and I'm sure I'll end up liking it more. I decided on blue tones and white because of the sky paper. The embossing is perfect for this card. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com/2015/03/retrosketches-157.html

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sketch, Colors and Style

Sketch with a twist... I raised the two panels that framed the card area leaving an open area between the two to create the horizontal line. Love tags! and the craft color, swirls and a touch of blue are perfect for the papers I picked. The body form added even more of STYLE to this card. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://sweetsundaysketch.blogspot.com/2015/03/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-261.html

http://casology.blogspot.de/2015/03/week-139-style.html

Friday, March 27, 2015

Happy Easter

I'm enjoying making Easter cards, not about bunnies and eggs, but about the Resurrection of Christ. The sun and flowers in yellow complimented the light gray. The cross was stamped and fussy cut and a small stone was placed in the center. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2015/03/mojo-monday-390.html

Monday, March 23, 2015

Pop of Yellow

Simple sketch and colors, but a lot of cute ideas found at these challenges. I created a circle frame to put the flower in, the solid circle made it too dark. The background can be seen through the petals of the flower. Several layers of petals made the flower pop. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/freshly-made-sketches-178.html

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/03/just-us-girls-285.html

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Flowers

Once again, I was inspired by this card. I like the idea of using the negative and this allowed me to use it. The flowers were easy to make but time consuming, but this card is for my niece's birthday and she is well worth it!! Enjoy!

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/03/floral-fusion.html

http://casology.blogspot.de/2015/03/week-138-blossom.html

Friday, March 20, 2015

He Has Risen

Today I was inspired by the great placement of colors in Amy's card. I used the negative part of the leaves to create the print paper. I stained the card in a couple of areas while stenciling, so I purposely added a few more to cover the mistake. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://retrosketches.blogspot.com/2015/03/retrosketches-156.html

http://colourq.blogspot.com/2015/03/colourq-challenge-283.html

Scribble and Scrap Challenge #40 - Always Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin challenge 71: anything goes with a twist ... spots and/or stripes

Artistic Inspirations Anything Goes with a twist of Easter.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Cross

I was inspired to do black but not liking the end results for Easter. T added Wink of Stella to the two popped flowers and it looked a little better. I will save this one for a more serious occasion. I bought this Our Lord's Prayer stamp and was happily surprised with how neat it stamped. Enjoy!
xoxo Gisela

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2015/03/pp236-anns-clean-and-simple-floral.html

http://casethissketch.blogspot.jp/2015/03/case-this-sketch-114.html