EASTER BLOG HOP

Today I'm taking part in the "Art With Heart" team blog hop, that has an Easter theme.  Before you go any further, you might want to make yourself a cuppa!

The Art with Heart team, lead by Claire Daly, is a friendly team of over 80 Stampin' Up! demonstrators, Australia-wide.  We have an online team forum, which is a source of great support and friendship amongst like-minded demonstrators.  If you're interested in joining our group, please email me!

Our team blog hop is a monthly event, appearing on the blogs of team members on the last day of every month.  This is my first blog hop ever, which is pretty exciting; I look forward to taking part in many more, and gaining and sharing inspiration.  I hope you'll join me for the ride!

You may have just come from the blog of the gorgeous and talented Erica Boxall , but if not, don't worry! There are 14 stops along the way on today's blog hop, so you have plenty of cards, layouts and 3-D projects to check out.  Please look at all the lovely creations; we'll make it worth your while!  If you leave a comment on every one of the blogs along the way, then email Nikki Sadler at [email protected], you will go into the draw to win some beautiful 'blog candy'.  There is a deadline of 6.00am (AEST) 3rd March, to leave your comments and email Nikki.  We'd love to hear from all of you, but please note that the blog candy will be awarded only to an entrant who is not a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

Right, enough of the 'formalities', and on with my "creation of the day".  I've chosen to make an Easter card (which, to regular visitors to my blog, will come as no surprise - it HAD to be a card, because that's my passion!).  Even though Easter falls in Autumn in Australia,  I think most of us have Spring colours in mind when we think of Easter (it's all that northern-hemisphere influence in our lives!!).  I've chosen to use pastel colours in my card - all details are below:

Stamps: Occasionally, Occasional Greetings

Card: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery

DSP: Pink Pirouette Patterns

Ink: Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Basic Black stampin' pads

Other: Sponge daubers, Wide Oval Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Certainly Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, mat pack and paper piercing tool, Scallop Edge Punch, paper snips

Right, now it's time to visit the next blog on our tour.  You'll find a link at the bottom of each post, letting you know who to visit next.  Please go on to have a look at the lovely creation that Kathryn Lowe  has come up with.  Enjoy the rest of 'the tour', and don't forget to show us all a bit of comment love!  Thanks for visiting :) 

Just in case you are starting here, and would like to visit each and every blog on the 'tour', here's a list of the other 13 participants:

Ros Davidson
http://rosdavidson.typepad.com/ros_davi ... g-hop.html

Kristine Thompson
http://inkspotcreations.typepad.com/ink ... g-hop.html

Sue Madex
http://www.madexcreations.com/madex_cre ... g-hop.html

Di Dunk
http://stampartbydi.typepad.com/my-blog ... 2/....html

Nikki Sadler
http://www.inkyart.com.au/inkyart/2010/ ... g-hop.html

Judy May
http://judymay.typepad.com/just_judy_de ... g-hop.html

Erica Boxall
http://www.ericaboxall.com/2010/02/east ... .html.html

Kathryn Lowe
http://www.katlodesigns.com/stamping_with_kathryn_low/2010/02/easter-blog-hop.html

Kim Meiklejohn
http://www.paperenchantment.com.au

Gayatri Murali
http://scrapawayg3.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-with-heart-team-blog-hop-and-blog.html

Kathryn Mangelsdorf
http://klm55.blogspot.com/2010/02/art-w ... g-hop.html

Tanja Westwood
http://tanjawestwood.wordpress.com/2010 ... -blog-hop/

Tina Gillespie
http://scissorspapercard.blogspot.com/2 ... g-hop.html

Have fun, and don't forget to leave comments!

Comments

[Rachel Jackson]

WOW Beautiful card Christine.

[Monica]

This is a lovely idea. I especially love the eggs and the grass. You did a great job.

[Tina]

Great card - the basket looks really effective. Awesome stamping on the eggs!

[Tanja]

Those eggs are amazing. The soft colours, the little basket...awesome card Christine!

[Dianne Dunk]

Great card Christine. Love it. Looks gorgeous.
Di D

[Alisha Watson]

Wonderful!!! Pastel colours to me still are the true colours of easter and I love what you have done with them. Thanks for showing us your wonderful work

[Nikki Sadler]

Took me a while to work out if the eggs were DSP or stamped - I love them - so very clever. Thank you for taking part in the blog hop my dear friend.

[Ros Davidson]

I love the pattern you created on the eggs, very clever.

[Judy May]

Really sweet card, Christine. Love the eggs.

[Gayatri Murali]

Pleasant colors and lovely project, Christine.

[Nanette]

A very pretty card Christine!

[Anne-Marie Stephanides]

Congratulations on participating in your first blog hop, I hope you enjoy reading all the well deserved comments! Beautiful card, and I love all the texture in it.. Thank you for sharing :)

[Kathryn Mangelsdorf]

Christine, love your spring basket full of Easter Eggs card. The dsp is soooo beautiful.

[Mary]

A lovely card and just perfect for Easter.

[Kimberley]

I think it is the colours in this card that really make it!

[Bianca]

love the colours, looks great!!!

[Erica Boxall]

Love your card and colour choices, hope you are enjoying your first Hop. Erica xx

[Mary Bennetts]

You are all such clever ladies

Cheers
Mary

[Kimmy Meiklejohn]

Beautiful pastel colours and a beautiful card Christine!

[Kristine Thompson]

I am impressed Ms. Blain. You had no reason to worry at all did you. Absolutely stunning card my friend and I look forward to hopping again with you xx