Gecko Galz & Pro 31 Designs Easter Blessings Card

Happy Tuesday!

Today I spent some time creating a new card using some digital stamps from Gecko Galz.  I used a Bunny Rabbit digi which I left black, and put onto a background that I created in GIMP.

The adorable little girl holding the bunny I painted in GIMP.  I created the background behind in GIMP as well.  I used some brushes and the dodge burn tool to create the little yellow flowers, I used the Text tool to add the "Some Bunny Loves Me" text.

I used some colors from the Shabby Tea Room's Challenge this week, Spring is Near.  I pulled the robin's egg blue, yellow, pink, white  and wood from the inspiration photo to color my digital stamp.  Here is the inspiration photo

 

By the way, it is The Shabby Tea Room's 2nd birthday, and they are having a fabby week of giveaways!!  You can visit them here.

Here is the digi image I colored in GIMP below.  I created some polks dots on her apron, and her dress has a small checked pattern too it.  I added some shading on the face of both the little girl and bunny.  Did this using the paintbrush tool and smudge tools. 

(I am giving all the info for those girls that are GIMPING with me).

I found a new Challenge blog this past weekend, called The Pink Elephant.  What a fun name!!  They too have a photo for inspiration this week.  You will see that I chose to add the Gekco Galz bunnies, yellowish green, pink and some ribbon for my project from TPE inspiration photo below. 

 

This week at Simon Says Stamp and Show it is ANYTHING GOES.  I also will be sharing with The ABC DT Springtime challenge.

Here is my card.  You can see that I embossed the creamy yellow cardstock with a cuddle bug embossing folder.  Then inked the raised areas with Ranger's Vintage Photo distress ink.  

Another new challenge Site Called Fashionable Stamping Challenges has the challenge to use a stamp (digital doesn't count) and to play bingo by picking three in a row from the bingo card below.

I picked Flowers, buttons and Vintage ( and words, distressing and flowers and almost a bow..lol).  I used three stamps that I drew out and carved myself.  I stamped some leaves and flowers to my card using Ranger's Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  I distressed all my edges with Vintage photo distress ink. 

My card is an Easel card.  Below you can see the buttons, vintage style, flowers and words...."Easter Blessing" 

Here is the card with the hidden tag exposed.  You can see that I added some liquid pearls by Ranger in Lavender lace through out my card.  Here is a close up of my hidden tag.

The plan is to take a family photo and stick it on the hidden tag with a clip. 

 Why a clip you ask????

Another Fabby challenge blog I found this weekend is the Tuesday Throwdown challenge. This week (89) is to add a clip! Which was perfect because I have a hidden tag of course...LOL..and needed something to add to it, so the tag can be easily removed.  I took an ordinary pink paper clip, added a green polka dot ribbon, glued on a button and flatback pearl!  I Love it!  Here you can see close up some of the stamping and doodling I did with my favorite perfect medium pen and brushed on perfect pearls in perfect gold.

The flat back champagne pearls, pearl sprays and pink ribbon Roses are all from Pro 31 Designs.  I used some dusty attic leaves that I painted wedgewood green, shaded with dark forest green and tinted with cardinal red (delta acrylic paints), used perfect medium and UTEE.  I created the shading to make it look as if the leaves have a flipped edge.

 I bought the Dusty Attic from my best friend's Brick and Mortar store Polly's Paper Studio.   I am so excited!!  She has moved to Downtown Dexter, and will be re-opening in a couple weeks!

It will be so fun to go and sit at her store and play!

of course my project wouldn't be complete without one of my favorite Graphic Fairy flower images.  The creamy white flowers are one that I took from a Graphic fairy image and used GIMP to create a beautiful row of creamy white flowers.

I can't wait to visit the challenge blogs to see what the designers have made!

Please feel free to stop by and visit us at the 

Gecko Galz Yahoo Group.  We have some fun challenges, and a really cute blog button I designed that you can add to your blog. 

***simply copy the one I have in my upper left side bar, and then add it in a photo gadget and add this link***

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/geckogalzpapercrafting/

 

Hope you have a Fabulous day!  Sorry about the long post, but there were a lot of new places I Found, and wanted to share!

Hugs!!

Heather