Saturday, March 16, 2013

Bunnies and swirls

Hi you all! It's a cold and blustery day here, but no snow and no rain - yet! I braved the elements and went for a walk along the Rhine, but when gusts of wind came it was hard going! And as a reward, the rest of the day has been reserved for reading, crafting, coffee drinking and lazing about. Yesterday I really did a lot of H*******K - it was necessary! And now my apartment is sparkling clean - even my desk is cleared and polished, I had quite forgotten what it looked like!
Today I am sharing a card made for the challenge at Fashionable Stamping, which is about swirls this time. I need an Easter card for a friend, so have used my Alice Palace bunny stamps. I have layered the card up with brown cardstock, a stamped background with text etc, more brown as matting for card embossed with swirls, more brown and then the Bunnies. I embellished it with a scrap of ribbon, some prima flowers, a die-cut swirl , and a carrot for the bunnies.




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This was fun to make - as always! Wish I could say the same about the dreaded H*******K!

Have a good weekend, take care, and thanks for coming by!

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love this, my little girl is sitting here saying. 'Wannit!' Hugs, Sarah

Dagmar said...

wow fantastic - i love the bunnys!!!!

Christine said...

Cute piece, Aquariann is having a Bunny hop if you are interested in linking up there
http://blog.aquariann.com/2013/03/bunny-hop-rabbit-linky-party.html

And I envy your clean house!

Suze Bain said...

Those bunnies look very happy with that big juicy carrot and you deserve a gold star for doing your chores! Have a nice evening. xx

froebelsternchen Susi said...

Osterputz sozusagen ..lol.. ich muss am Montag auch die Küche in Angriff nehmen..und die Gardinen rufen alle nach Frühlingswäsche!
Na ja..

Deine Häschen sehen majestätisch und sehr zufrieden aus!

eine sehr aufwendige und schöne Ostergrusskarte ist das!!
hab ein schönes Wochenende Valerie!

Rosie said...

Eine ganz bezaubernde Osterkarte ist das geworden, Valerie.

Schönes Wochenende

Craftymoose Crafts said...

Beautiful bunny card! Just after the snow has all gone....it's flurrying again! Hopefully, it will not amount to much. Hope you are having a lovely weekend despite the cold!

trisha too said...

Those bunnies are so expressive, and those swirls and carrot--perfect touches!

:)

Julia S-W said...

I just love this Alice Palace stamp set! I bought it but haven't yet used it. Your card is perfect for these images and the embossed background is lovely.
Juliax

1CardCreator said...

Gorgeous card Valerie, I love those stamps too! ~Diane

Netty said...

Loving your fab card Valerie and adding the carrot is terrific. Hugs Annette x

Yvonne said...

Love your bunnies, Valerie!

Donna, Doni, Lady D said...

Love the entire card, Valerie - the embossing adds a lovely touch .... but Oh Those Bunnies!!! I'm in love. So gorgeous. hugs, Donna

Paula Ginder said...

Great bunny card!

chrissies said...

Well done for tackling the 'you know what'!

This is very beautiful Easter Card and I love the way the carrot takes centre stage.

Have a lovely day Valerie and hopefully with no snow or rain

Best wishes Chrissie xx

Jenny said...

Oh Valerie... your Easter card is darling... love the sweet rabbits and their crowns... and beautiful embossing...

Jenny ♥

Paper Profusion said...

Fabulous card. Nicola x

Von said...

Love your card Valerie :)
Von ♥

Meggymay said...

Loving your bunnies card, the carrot looks real tasty.
Yvonne x

TwinkleToes2day said...

Fabulous card Valerie. The rabbits are amazing and the background fabulous :0) Mo x

Lynn Stevens said...

Oh my gosh... What a darling Easter card.
No doubt it will be treasured!
Nice to have a clean house. you want to come do my studio? I'll serve lunch! LOl
hugs Lynn

Sue said...

Love this Valerie, it's a gorgeous Easter card, I LOVE this bunny stamp. Well done for doing the h-w**k, you now officially deserve chocolate :-) xx

Mary Ann said...

Very pretty card,Love your bunnies,they are super cute...

baileyrosy.com said...

Your bunnies are so cute and I love their little crowns, but wherever did you get the carrot from its fabulous ! Oh can you please stop mentioning the h.......k !!!!

Marie

Aileen said...

Love your bunnies and the embossed background. x

Sandy said...

Valerie your creation has a real antique feel to it - love all the texture!
Sandy

missy k said...

What a beautiful card Valerie your friend will love it for sure.... I LOVE those sweet bunnies :)

Karen x

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Diese Motive sind der Hit und deine Karte klasse. Vielen Dank für deine Teilnahme bei FSC.

Claire said...

Gorgeous card, love those bunnies! Thanks so much for joining us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges this time
Claire xx

Teresa Rodriguez said...

I'm hopping over from Aquariann's Bunny Blog Hop.
That card is so sweet! And I love the little carrot.

Kristin Aquariann said...

Such a sweet card! Thank you so fairy much for joining my bunny hop.

BunnyKissd said...

How cute!