Simple Easter Elegance...

Happy Monday!!  I worked on some projects over the weekend and went to take pictures of them Sunday evening...and my camera wouldn't work!!!  I calmed myself down by convincing myself that my DH would be able to figure it out in the morning.  Well...this morning my DH not only couldn't get it to work, but said he thinks it's the computer inside and it's shot.  UGH!!!!!   Then...panic totally sets in.  I told him to try again...I have all my SCS Dirty Dozen projects to photograph still amongst many other things.  Well, he fiddled with it for quite a while and did get it to turn on...so I ran to take some pictures while I could.  Sure enough...it froze up on me again, but I did manage to get some pictures taken before that happened.  It looks like we are going to have to get a new camera.  Sigh.....

On a brighter note...LOL...I was able to finish lots of stamping projects this weekend!  Woohoo!  While I was making my DH's anniversary card (we will be celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary next week) I had this idea about an Easter card!  So...after I finished his card, I started in on this one. 

I really love the look of white on white...to me it is very elegant...and couldn't wait to try it with this gorgeous cross from Verve Visual's new Easter Elegance set!

I embossed the cross onto Pearlized White c.s. (the same as Shimmery White) with white embossing powder.  I then "highlighted" it using a wet watercolor brush and my Lavender Lace stamp pad. 

When I first made this card, I didn't have the popped up "frame" around the cross. After showing it to my husband...he thought the shape of the layer (I made that rounded top just by lining up my Coluzzle cutter and cutting just the top off with it) looked like a church window. That gave me the idea of the frame. I popped it up with Dimensionals mainly so you could see it better.  I then embossed the small swirl stamp (from the Easter Elegance set) in white under the cross panel.  For the finishing touches, I added some White organdy ribbon, Lavender flowers, & Lavender rhinestones.  For the inside, I embossed the sentiment "He Is Risen" (included in the set).

Well, I'm off to town today...  I hope you all have a wonderful today!!  ~Laurie

Recipe   Stamps: Easter Elegance   Paper: Pearlized White c.s., Lavender Lace, Vellum c.s.   Ink: Lavender Lace, Versamark   Other: Coluzzle, White organdy ribbon, Lavender flowers, Lavender rhinestones, White e.p.