Since it’s Easter, I thought I’d share a little 5×5 card I made for a neighbour.
Not many people I know send Easter cards anymore – which is a shame as it’s such a lovely custom and a wonderful opportunity to share a loving ‘wish’, caring thought or just to say I love you. Something to show you care. My neighbour is such a lovely lady, and a true blessing to have in our lives so I wanted to make her a card for Easter. I decided on a clean, simple design, but with enough of a difference to make it handmade, rather than shop bought.
I die cut two crosses. One in a filigree lace type of cut, and the other a solid cross, in plain, pale lilac. I chose a gentle yellow colour which kind of had a hint of mustard, for the background.
Next, I typed out the words Easter Blessings on the computer using Photoshop, and found a font I liked, then I duplicated the typed layer, making the front layered words to be a darker lilac sort of purple, and the duplicate layer of words, behind, in a paler lilac. I printed it out on white card, then die cut it, then used the same shape of die only in a larger size, and die cut a lilac mat for the sentiment.
I went back to work on the lacey cross, and popped it into a spray box (old cardboard box) and sprayed it with some spray adhesive, leaving it to dry a little – so that I could cover the cross in silver leaf.
TIP … If you dust your hands with a little baby talc before you use silver any colour of leaf, it will help to stop it from sticking to your hands.
I glued the silver leafed cross to the plain lilac cross so that you could see the lilac through the cut out parts. And while it dried, I added the sentiment to the front of the card.
I wanted to make the cross stand a little proud of the card – as if it was puffed up, somehow raised in the centre. So I added foam dots to the central area of the back, but used permanent glue dots to the very edges – so that it gave that padded out look which I was trying to achieve.
I left the inside totally plain so that I could write the ‘To’ / ‘From’ and also had enough room to add a hand written message.
On the back …
Stamped using two stamps, both of which came free with a magazine a handful of weeks ago. They work really well and I’m thrilled to bits with them!
Finally, on the flap of the envelope ….
It was really difficult to try and show the shimmery effect of the silver leaf on the cross and found that none of the photos I’d taken really did it justice, but I’ve lightened this next photo to try and show how it lights up in parts and kind of shimmers.
A lovely card and good to see you blogging again! Happy Easter to you and yours!
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Hello Astrid! 🙂
Ahhh, how wonderful it is to see you.
I’ve thought about you often while I’ve been MIA, wondering how you were, who you were designing for, if you were in our country or on the other side of the world, and sending good thoughts out over the ethereal waves.
Hope you are in fine fettle my friend.
I’ll be doing some catching up on your blog later today, and no doubt drooling over your incredible ‘makes’.
Many thanks for the visit and taking the time to leave me a comment.
Sending love, ❤ ~ Cobs. x
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Hi Cobs, lovely little easter card! Love to see your makes. hugs Kim x
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Aw thank you Kim. It’s really lovely to be back, doing ‘stuff’ and blogging. I’ve missed everyone so very much.
Happy Easter, my blogging friend. ❤ ~ Cobs. x
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Oh goodness yes. Really pretty and a special love to your neighbor. I did make a few for family and a friend or two. Will come up with a photo to share..
I’m working on birthday gifts for the girls and going “small.” I’ll be checking out your small world to get more ideas.
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Hello Bev 🙂
Ahhhh… if you’re wanting ‘small’ then you might like the most recent project I made (which I’m hoping to get a few minutes to myself to post about in the next 24 hours). 😉
I really think your two ‘mini Bevs’ might like this one (or one each).
❤ ~ Cobs. x
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Oh good. You do such perfect small things.
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