Blue Bird Easter

Today I'm posting the Easter card that I made for my husband.  I struggled for a long time to come up with a card for him. But finally an idea came to me and here it is:

I used a punch to create the bird and the branches on which it sits.  I punched from white card stock and colored the images with my Spectrum Noir markers. I added DP to the card front and stamped the sentiment.  I used a corner rounder to finish it off.  My husband doesn't look at my blog so it's ok for me to post it now.

Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb.
DP:  My stash
Punch:  Stampin' Up
Spectrum Noir Markers:  TB2, 3; LG4, 5; TN7, 8
Stamp:  Sunny Studio A Good Egg

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart #200 - Anything Goes
Make My Monday #67 - Easter

     

Have you finished all your Easter cards?  I sure hope so! 

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Easter Egg Bunny

Hello!  I have all my Easter cards made with the exception of one for my husband.  Today I'm posting the card we'll send to our grandson.  He's a teen, so it's getting harder and harder to come up with cards for him, if you know what I mean.  He doesn't look at my blog, so it's ok to post the card before it's mailed. And even if he did find out about the card, we all know he's more interested in what's inside than he's interested in the card itself - LOL!  Here's what I made:

I think this bunny egg looks cool with his sun glasses - don't you?  I created the background paper and cut it with a stitched die.  The bunny egg was colored with Spectrum Noir markers after I stamped it and cut it out.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut the glasses, but I had to resize the lens on the right side and cut off the ear pieces in order to fit the glasses to the bunny. The lens have a coating of Clear Wink of Stella.  I added a sentiment on a hand cut banner and some washi tape. 

I have to add that this is the first time I ever used my Concord and 9th Turnabout stamp to make a background and I LOVE IT!!

I'm really pleased with how this turned out.  BTW, the egg stamp was a gift from my blog buddy Darnell when she gifted me with a box of stamps and dies she purged from her collection.  Thanks again so much, Darnell!

Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb.
Stamps:  Concord and 9th Polka Dot Turnabout, Papertrey Ink Scrambled Eggs, Sunny Studio A Good Egg (sentiment)
Dies:  Fawn Lawn Stitched Rectangles and Fawn Lawn Clear to See
Inks:  VersaMagic Mango Madness, Memento Grape Jelly and Bahama Blue
Spectrum Noir Markers:  TN3, IG2, BT7

Challenges:
Craftaholics R Us #12 - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft #366 - Easter/Spring
heARTful stamping challenge - Anything Goes + a Stamp

       

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #322-Easter

It's Monday and time for another challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.  Easter is our theme.  The DT has created some delightful projects.  And we'd like to see yours, too. So please do join us for some Easter fun.

Challenge #322-Easter
Make a project using anything Easter related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

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Printable Cuttable Creatables

And the prize is-

I made a small Easter basket, cutting the image at 2 inches as suggested in the handbook.  Then I folded it along the score lines and used red line tape to put it together.  The handle automatically cut twice, so I stamped a small flower atop the scallops, glued the two pieces together so the flowers showed on both sides, and attached it to the sides of the basket.  I hand cut the small eggs and sentiment and glued them to the front.  Since I don't have any Easter grass, I stuffed the basket with green tissue paper.  I placed a bunny inside,  but, of course, it's perfect for small candies of any type.  It's so cute and was fun to make.

Card Stock:  My stash (12 x 12 paper)
Cricut Cartridge:  Close to My Heart Artiste
Stamps:  Unknown - from my stash (I've had them for years)

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Easter Inspired
Brown Sugar Challenge #276 - Spring or Easter
Bitten by the Bug 2 - Anything Goes - Easter

    

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Easter Cards for Church

Here are Easter cards which I made for my church ministry to give to our adopted seniors.  I always enjoy making cards for our seniors.  It always reminds me of how much my mom loved receiving cards.

I love the beautiful cross and the lovely cover die cut front.  A simple sentiment and some sequins finished them.  I hope our seniors like them.

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb. and 110 lb.
Die:  Die-Versions Fence Background, Darice Crosses, Anna Griffin Oval
Stamps:  Pretty Pink Posh
Ink:  Close to My Heart Cotton Candy

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Easter Inspired
Cuttlebug Mania - Spring
Let's Craft and Create #135 - Anything Goes/Option Easter

         

Do you make Easter cards?  If so, have you finished them?  If not, I hope you do so soon. And, by the way, Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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An Easter Card

Hi, there!  It's the day before Easter.  This past 2 weeks, I have been quite busy making Easter cards for my family.  Usually, I only send a few.  But this year I decided to include my sisters and other adult family members - nieces and nephews.  I made a few duplicate cards to make it a bit easier for me.  Here's one that went to our grandson:

The image and sentiment are from Sunny Studio. Finally, I have the word "grandson" in a stamp set.  I sponged the background with Distress Ink.  The eggs are colored with Spectrum Noirs and then fussy cut.  It's hard to see in the photo, but I added a shadow under the egg carton.  This is a quick and easy card.

I will be back later to enter some challenges.

Card stock:  Recollections 60 lb and 110 lb
Stamps:  The Good Egg (from Sunny Studio); Shadows (from Paper Smooches)
Shadow:  Paper Smooches 
Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Wet Cement, Broken China Distress Ink
Spectrum Noir Markers:  LG1, 2; PL1, 2; CR1, TB1; LY1, 2; HB1, IG1, 2

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #298 - Easter

Our challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog this month has an Easter theme.  You'll want to click over to the blog and see the inspiration from our DT.  We hope you join the challenge so you have a chance to win a cool prize.
 

             Our Sponsor                                       Our Prize

                     

To qualify for the prize, you must use at least one Cricut cut on your project.  If it's not obvious, please tell us which cartridge you used.  If you use a Cricut Explore, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.  And if your project is not a card, you will get two entries in the prize drawing.

I made a clean and simple card as is my usual style. This was fun to make and took very little time.

I'm making more Easter cards this year than I have in past years.  I will make multiples of some cards, something I don't do a lot.  But I need to keep it simple and time is definitely running out to get cards in the mail.  I'm looking forward to sending more happy mail than usual.  Do you send lots of cards for Easter?

All the cuts were made from snippets of paper I had in my scrap basket.  I just hate to throw away card stock and DP.  The clouds were actually cut years ago and saved!  How's that for being thrifty?  (Thrifty sounds better than hoarding - LOL!)

Cricut Cartridges:  Welcome Spring (umbrella); Art Philosophy (eggs); Artbooking (grass); Artiste (clouds)
Stamps:  Sunny Studio (A Good Egg)
Inks:  Broken China Distress Ink; Close to My Heart (Pear)
Card Stock:   Recollections 110 lb and 60 lb

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Dies R Us #70 - Easter
Pixie's Crafty Workshop Week 275 & 276

         

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613 Avenue Create #196-Anything Goes-Option Spring

It's April and Spring!  This month at 613 Avenue Create we've added the option of Spring Has Sprung to our Anything Goes Challenge.  I'm so happy the season has changed, and the weather is improving for the moment, at least where I am .  The days are longer and the sun seems brighter.  All in all, Spring puts me in a happy mood.

I've made an Easter card for this month.  Usually, I only make a few Easter cards.  This year, I've decided to make more for family and friends.  Here's my first:

I actually colored the sweet little bunny for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge  (which just ended) and put her away until now.  This is something totally new for me.  I have never colored images in advance of making a card.  I rather like going into my special box and pulling out an already colored image.  I believe I'll do more of it in the future.  Thanks to Kathy R, I have a stash of colored images - yay!!

Of course, I used my Spectrum Noirs.  I lightly chalked the area around the image and rounded the corners.  I used a stencil to create the background with Distress Ink.  I inked up the sentiment and adhered it.  Finally I added some sequins.

Card stock:  Recollections 110 lb and 60 lb
Spectrum Noir Markers:  LV1; LY 1, 2 & 3; PL1 &2; BG1, 2 &3; PP1; FS6 &8; DG3
Stamps:  Close to My Heart Sensational Season (bunny) & Say It in Style (sentiment) - both retired
Inks:  Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink and Memento Tuxedo Black
Sequins:  My stash
Stencil:  Heidi Swapp

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge #244 - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - B is for Bunnies


      

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I can now cross starting a blog off my bucket list!  I used my Art Philosophy cart for the bunny and eggs; EK Success label punch; Recollections stamp.