Easter Pastels Challenge at Aurora Wings

It is time for a new challenge at Aurora Wings and the theme is "Easter Pastels". 

I used the new "Spring Sprite" from last week's new showcase release for my card.

Spring Sprite

I coloured the image with Copics. I tried to keep my colours light while still giving some depth to the image. My flowers and other embellies are all from Live & Love Crafts, except for the butterflies which are a Martha Stewart punch. My "happy easter" stamp is from Stampin' Up.

Please make sure you stop by the challenge blog for some other beautiful inspiration from my Stella DT sisters. There are some seriously beautiful creations there this month, as there are EVERY month! There will be 1 (one) Artist's Choice Award Winner to be selected from entries using Aurora Wings digis ($20 GC and Badge); 1 (one)  Random Winner ($20 GC); Top 3 Winners to be chosen by the DT ($10 GC and Badge). The challenge rules can be found HERE.

Here are some coupon codes that are good through April 4, in case you're in the mood to go shopping. Links to the stores are below.

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March Freebie at The East Wind

Today I am bringing you a card I made with the free March image for newsletter subscribers from The East Wind. It is called "Bloom with Spring Sunshine". It's a bit of a part 2 of February's freebie image.

I coloured the image with Copics. The DP is from Stampin' Up, the butterfly and circle die cuts are from By DieZyne. I don't think you can get those dies anymore, which is a shame because they are really nice, but I'm lucky I got them before they went out of circulation. 

Make sure you pop over to www.theeastwind.com to sign up for the newsletter if you aren't already, so you're not missing out on that free image every month. Look for the bright pink box on the right side.

Spring at Ppinkydolls

Spring has sprung, even where I live in Alberta. The snow has melted and the trees are starting to bloom. I'm so glad winter is over. It's my least favourite season of the year. Ppinkydolls has some great new Spring themed digital stamps. One of my favourites spring stamps though is an older one, "Raining Day". I've used that one for one of my cards today. The other is "Owl", and I have made two totally different cards to share with you in terms of style. One is pretty simple, the other a little more dressed up. 

The first one is "Owl". I used papers from Michele R Designs and embellishments from Bo Bunny, Live & Love Crafts, and Wild Orchid crafts. I used a Spellbinders die for the die cut around the image. I also used Tim Holtz distress inks in Victorian Velvet and Tumbled Glass, along with Shabby Pink Frantage around the image. Of course, I coloured her with Copics. I kept the colours soft and muted.

"Owl"

The second card I made is "Raining Day," and has a totally different feel. The colours are bright and Springy! Since I did so much on the scene around her, I didn't dress the card up. I kept it simple. I also coloured her with Copics.

"Raining Day"

Make sure you check out the Facebook challenge going on in the Ppinkydolls Facebook group this month!! The theme is Easter. Here are a couple of the Easter digis I coloured up, but have been so busy I haven't been able to put them both on cards:

Two Bunny Friends

Mrs. Rabbit

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

I'm entering my "Raining Day" card into:

Creative Moments Challenges - ATG/Spring or Easter Challenge

Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers

I'm entering "Owl" into:
The Crafter's Cafe - Animal Antics
Inspiration Destination - ATG