Saturday, April 3, 2010

Curtain Call Act 24


I just love the picture that goes with this week's colours.  There is actually a family that lives near us who puts coloured plastic eggs on one of  their outside trees for Easter and the kids used to just love going to see it when they were younger.  We even made a mini version of an Easter Egg tree for each of the kids' rooms one year, using a twig and little eggs made from some sort of fast drying molding material.  Kids loved them so much they kept them in their rooms for a few months....fun memories :D    However, the reality of Easter goes far beyond bunnies and eggs for me as I turn my eyes to the cross and ponder the depth of sacrifice and love shown to mankind through Christ's death upon it, and in turn, the great joy, hope and victory we have through Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday!  In Christ Alone by Avalon is one of my favorite songs as it is a fabulous musical rendition of the Easter story.  May the words touch your heart as they do mine. 

Now on to the card and challenge!!  I was doing the happy dance when I saw green in this colour challenge because that meant I could go with flowers - my all time favorite thing to stamp.  I used this week's OCC Sketch,  created by none other than the wonderfully talented Silke Ledlow, as my layout since it worked perfectly with the idea I had in mind.  This SU flower punch is too fun to use and I stamped the corresponding image from With All My Heart on it and added an embossed center.  The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch as I don't have the SU bird punch just yet - key word being yet LOL!  It was great to use my Apron Lace punch again and I finished things off with some turquoise ribbon and yellow half pearls.

Here are the rest of the Curtain Call Crew's inspirational samples for you to enjoy:

We'd love it if you joined us too!!  Simply create a card using this week's colours and add your card to Mr. Linky on Stacey's blog.  If  you are uploading to a public gallery, please make sure to use the keyword Curtain Call.  Each week, Stacey will select one person to receive her "I Got The Lead At The Curtain Call"  Award as well as five people to receive her "I'm A Top 5 Curtain Call Show Stopper" Award which you can post on your blog, so come on over and join the fun :D

Have a blessed Easter Sunday!




What's In It?
Stamps: With All My Heart, Well Scripted
Paper:  Kraft, So Saffron, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, White
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: SU Flower Punch, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Apron Lace Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, 5/8" Truquoise Satin Ribbon, Yellow Half Pearls, Dimensionals

25 comments:

Sue said...

you never to fail to blow me out of the water with your creations!! the big bold flower is absolutely stunning, just loooove it all! :)

Julie said...

Lovely card, and a perfect sketch to use with it! Love your pearls ont his Marisa!

Vicki Burdick said...

Wowzers Marisa, I love this, you rocked those colors!!! AWESOME!!!!

Andrea said...

Pretty card. Love it.

Amy White said...

Lovely card Marissa! Those little pearls are such a wonderful touch and are perfect with the ribbon and the swirly font - gorgeous!

Kathy Jones said...

Marisa this is absolutely Beautiful!!! You have such a gorgeous clean style and I love the punchwork, pearls, flower and ribbon!!! I hope you have a blessed Easter!!! :)

Stacey Schafer said...

so beautiful, Marisa! you always bring the best for our color challenges...I continue to be amazed at your work:)

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) said...

This is perfect girl!! What a darling effect with the polka dot flower centre - must remember to find some use for this idea! :)

Pam Speidel said...

This is soooo pretty Marisa! I think this is one of the most challenging color combinations in a long time, but seeing your card makes me realize it is possible! ;)

Heidi said...

Love the colors and the sketch is awesome- you did a fabulous job.

Alex said...

This is beautiful Marisa, I love the colors!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Jodi Collins said...

This is just BEAUTIFUL Marisa! LOVe the colors, the stamps you used and the pearls!!! GORGEOUS!!!

Corie said...

WOW -- great card, you really nailed those colors -- this is stunning

Lea L. said...

This is gorgeous! I just love the flower accent, and the sentiment is fabulous! I just love that font! Great job with the colors and the sketch!

♥♥♥Lea

Kristina said...

LOVE this card! That big flower is so pretty! I'm so enjoying my spring break so far. It's so sad to think that one day is already done. :( Can I have an extra week for good behavior?!

I love that song by Avalon. I haven't listened to them in ages! My sister's favorite song was "Adonai" and I sang it at church for her right before I left for college (10 years ago... Eek!). They have such amazing vocals.

Shelley said...

Love the floral display, Marisa! Definitely my kind of card!

Renée said...

I've been staring at that colour combo for a couple days now and I can't wrap my brain around the Garden Green. You've done a beautiful job, Marisa!

Betty Wright said...

So stunning, Marisa! Your arrangement and the blending of these colors is just beautiful! Lovely card and design!

Julia Aston said...

The blue flower and ribbon look super on this - and that scrolly sentiment is wonderful!

TannyP said...

Oh I just love that sentiment and you've wrapped everything up so perfectly for this card. Such a great color combination - and so beautifully done =)

Silke Ledlow said...

WOWZER Marisa!!! I finally had a chance to make the rounds for the Curtain Call cards and OMG I find this gorgeous card with my Sketch..wahooo!!! Fabulous design GF...love the perfect balance of the colors!!! Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous card!!! Hugs ~S~

ChristineCreations said...

What a beautiful design! Wonderful use of these colors girl!

Stacy Morgan said...

Very pretty and that flower is wonderful.

Diane Gilbert said...

Marisa, this is BEAUTIFUL! LOVE it!

Jo said...

Oh that is so pretty, I love the colours and composition! Perfect.