MMSC41 He is not Here!

Wahoo!!! It is lovely having you visit and you are just in time for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - comes around quickly doesn't it! It has been great seeing all of your cards, you are all so talented and I love visiting you each week and being inspired.  Thank you for your comments and support to me here each week - you certainly make my day, I love to see you! 

This week I have two card to show you, the first one I have the honour of using this gorgeous set from our Monthly Sponsor Cornish Heritage Farms called 'The Glory of Easter'  What a fabulous set, these stamps are such a pleasure to use, they ink up so well.

 I have stamped the image onto some sky DP and then paper pieced the 'tomb' on some paper resembling rocks.  The stone is backed with some thick CS to make it pop up a bit.  I had a bit of a chuckle when I went to stick the stone onto the image - I couldn't find it...but then I realised it couldn't keep HIM in anyway! LOL!  But as you can see, it did turn up and is now firmly in place!

The panels either side are distressed stripes - how appropriate with this Easter image - 'by His stripes' we are healed.....yes, they have been inked and attached with tarnished eyelets,  The photo corners have been added with brads.

I love this sentiment and used my Ticketed Punch (that my DH hunted 4-EVA to find me last year) and inked around it in Distressing Ink - you probably know this, but just incase I will tell you - I ink almost everything in Distressing Ink - I always have 'inky fungers!'

Now to show you this weeks sketch - this is a great one to work with and you choose this one or the CAS version here.

My second card is quite different, more 'whimsical' I love the fact that the same sketch can look so different depending on the image and youre creativity.  this darling little 'Eris the Elephant' ( well, maybe not so little IRL) is from our weekly sponsor this week, Angela at Sew Many Cards - Eris is just adorable and won my heart from the first clink on the site.

I have coloured her with SU Chalks and a Blender Pen, cut her out and popped her up on foam dots. The side panels are NOT INKED (imagine that!! LOL!) but are layered onto black CS, as is the main DP.

I have added ribbon and the gorgeous flowers that were sent to me by Sabrina (aka okimom2girlz) who keep me supplied with the white flowers - thank my friend - you keep me going! LOL!  I have added pearls either side to give the impression of corners!

Here in Australia we just LOVE baby elephants right now, we have had 2 babies born in our zoos in the last year - the lates addition is a little girl born earlier this year - awww - they are so adorable and we eagerly watch any footage of them we can - they bring our house to a stand still and to absolute silence - which is a MAJOR achievement at the best of times!

I am entering this darling girl in the:

Stamp Something Challenge - Something Cute

Tanda Teaser - Quick and Cute

A big thank you to our sponsors, our Monthly Sponsor as I have mentioned previously is Cornish Heritage Farms, who have been so very generous to the Design Team AND the monthly winner - you only have to play to be in the draw for them!

Cornish Heritage Farms

and our weekly sponsor Angela from Sew Many Cards - be prepared to be delighted as you look through her images - adorable!!

Sew Many Cards

The Gold Star Winner is:

#86 Holly Miller

The MM Remarkables are:

#56 America

#73 Tracy

#88 Darsie

#93 Nancy

Congratulations girls, don't forget to grab your badge and display it with pride!

Thank you for looking and for taking the time to make those lovely comments, I do read and appreciate each one!  Now, make sure you pop across to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge  and remember it is 'as Easy as 1-2-3!'  I look forward to visiting YOU and seeing your gorgeous work - you inspire me!  God bless you!

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