Last of the Easter Cards

More cards I whipped up for Easter this year. 

It was good to get back to crafting after months

of doing nothing and moving my craft stuff. 

Yes, it is possible to be out of crafting shape

and injure yourself when you do a marathon day 

(or three in my case!) of crafting - I know first hand ;)


Thanks for looking 

Friend Card

Another card for the 

Cards In Envy Just Purple challenge. 

NOTE: The postmaster at my local post office

made me buy extra postage for this card

due to the brad (not the first time this has happened).

I get charged the extra "non machinable" postage

regularly - one small bump that they feel requires it!

So with that in mind, technically, I guess my card

won't qualify for the challenge.......

The stamp image was heat embossed black 

onto water color paper then 

water colored in.  I'm unsure of the manufacturer,

it was gifted to me (same with the mini flower brad).

I trimmed it out with scissors and mounted it onto purple card stock.

The embossing folder is an old one from Stampin' Up!

as are the Happy Easter sentiment and wheel I used on the envelope. 

The banner was hand cut.

Thanks for looking =) 

Paper Bag Bunnies

I made these two silly bunny bags to give to my

nephews. I think this will be the final year

I make them something (they are 15 and 13 after all !)

White paper lunch sack

Pencil to draw the ears on the sack and pink paper

Scissors to cut them out

Circle paper punches for the eyes and "cheeks"

Hand cut with scissors a nose and whiskers

White Signo gel pen for eye highlights

Adhesive 

I did crumple my bags up before assembly because I didn't like 

the sharp fold lines on the bags. Plus, it gave them more character ;) 

I trimmed out the inside folds where the ears are.

I then glued the bag front and back together along the ears.

I should have glued all along the top edge of the head, too.

I gave the ears a pinch at the base to finish them off.

Thanks for looking =) 

Easter Wishes card

Dry embossed (old embossing folder from Stampin' Up!)

then colored with chalks (Stampin' Pastels from Stampin' Up!)

and a blender pen. I used a sponge tip applicator first,

but it the colors were too soft for my liking. 

Old rubber stamp images and paper punches were also from Stampin' Up!

Hot pink glittered chipboard butterfly, from my stash of supplies found

 at Big Lots long ago, manufacturer unknown.

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my mail friendly card in the

Cards In Envy Just Purple challenge

(although mine isn't all purple.....).

Side Step Easter Card

Happy Easter 

to those that celebrate!

This is called a "side step" card.

It folds flat and fits into a regular

invitation size (A2) envelope.

The instructions were found at

splitcoaststampers.com 

The stained glass stamp image is an old one from Stampin' Up!

I stamped it on water color paper with Versamark ink

then heat embossed it with black embossing powder.

The image was water colored in with inks from

my Stampin' Up! Classic ink pads and an aquapainter. 

I squish the closed lids onto the ink pads, flip them open

then use the aquapainter to lift ink from inside the lids

to water color with. 

Daffodil Delight card stock was run through a 

Cuttlebug embossing folder, Oriental Weave.

The larger Midnight Muse card stock piece was die cut

with a Scallop Rectangle Frame from Sizzix, 

The smaller was punched with an old punch from Stampin' Up!

(I'm unsure of the name, perhaps Modern Label?).

The larger white piece was die cut with a Sizzix/Stampin' Up! die, 

Chalk Talk Framelits.

The small white piece was paper punched with the old 

Word Window punch from Stampin' Up!

I lightly ran the edges of the white pieces across

a silver Encore ink pad before adhering them to

the Midnight Muse pieces. 

Sentiments from Everlasting Joy (?)

and Teeny Tiny Wishes, both from Stampin' Up!,

were stamped with 

Midnight Muse ink onto Whisper White card stock.

Thanks for looking =) 

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Easter

One Stitch At A Time - Embossing

Words 2 Craft By - Easter /Rebirth

Great Impressions - Bunny Hop

Stop by each of them to see wonderful design team projects as well as
entries by the other challenge participants !

Stained Glass Flowers Card

I'm quite pleased with how this card turned out. 

I stamped the Stained Glass image 

(and oldie from Stampin' Up!)

with Versamark ink onto water color paper 

then heat embossed it

 with black embossing powder.

I water colored the image with 

inks from my ink pads and an aquapainter.

I squish the closed lids onto the ink pads

(Classic inks from Stampin' Up!),

flip the lids open the use the aquapainter to 

pick up the ink from inside the lids to color with.

It is mounted on circular die cut piece of purple card stock

that I added two purple eyelets to.

The stamped image is attached to the

dry embossed card front with pop dots.

The embossing folder used was from the

Paper Lace II set by Cuttlebug. 

I ran white 5/8" satin ribbon through the eyelets

then underneath the embossed top piece.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania - Easter

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Welcome Spring

Great Impressions - Bunny Hop (Easter/Spring)

Thanks for looking :)

Cute Easter Bunny Card

Aww, I think this this Easter card turned out pretty cute ! It was time consuming, but making the basket full of Easter eggs  (and the bunny himself) the way I did makes a big difference in the look of the card I believe.



I stamped and water colored the bunny image on white card stock then carefully trimmed it out.
Originally I thought I'd do paper piecing on it, something I never do, but couldn't find any papers I was happy with in my stash to use.

I did the same thing to the basket then oh so carefully cut it out with an Xacto knife.

Little scraps of pastel colored card stock were stamped with the teeny tiny egg image then hand cut with sharp, tiny scissors.

A small scrap of green card stock was "fringed" to make grass by snipping along one edge with the tiny scissors.

I layered and glued in place all of the eggs and grass behind the basket top to make it appear they were in it.

The basket is attached with a dimensional/pop dot.

I stamped extra bow images, cut them out, slightly bending them for dimension before gluing into place on top of the base images.

The bunny is glued in place on the torso mainly so the ears and arms pop away from the card base for some dimension.


The pale yellow, slightly textured card base was run through an embossing folder (oldie from Stampin' Up!, I think it was called Tulip) before adhering all of the pieces.

The rubber stamp images are from an old Close To My Heart stamp set.
Inks and card stocks were from Stampin' Up! except for the yellow card base which is unknown. I bought a set of them with matching side opening envelopes on clearance at Big Lots long ago.

Thanks for looking =)

I'm entering my bunny card into the following challenges, Visit each of them for lots of wonderfully inspiring projects by their design teams and challenge entrants.

Cardz4Galz Challenge #18 - Cute and Cuddly

Penny Black March Challenge - Feature A Creature

DragonflyJourneys Challenge #49 - Hippity Hoppity

Make My Monday Challenge - something fluffy

Country Bunny Easter Basket Card

More fun water coloring in old stamp images

from Stampin' Up! , making Easter cards.

I use ink from my ink pads and an aquapainter.

This is actually a two part image:

the basket is stamped first then a seasonal

"basket filler"is stamped on top.

 It can be tricky to line up, you'll notice on one 

of the cards it isn't aligned as well.

Yes, I have one of those stamp positioner tools,

but I never bother to dig it out (not certain where it is right now

after the craft room move anyway.....). 

It's been too long since I've made anything (months!).

The past two days I've spent a little time working on cards,

the first time to make anything in my new craft room

on the upper level of the house.

No more fear of  flood waters getting to my toys now !

I'm trying to adjust to the new

(smaller!) space and table as well as the arrangement

of things. It will take some getting used to after

working in the old craft dungeon basement for years,

knowing where everything was. 

On the bright side, I have better natural light and fresh air :)

I'm entering my first card, the one with ribbon on it,

 in the following challenges:

Chocolate Coffee  & Cards Challenge #105 use ribbon

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #160 Easter

Little Red Wagon Challenge #334 Happy Easter/Spring

Stained Glass Angel Easter Card

I had fun coloring in the black heat embossed angel image

on this card I made for my Mom. I used inks from my 

classic dye ink pads. I squish the lid onto the ink pads, 

open them then lift the ink off of the inside of the lids with

an aqua painter and "paint" away.

Supplies used: 

Stamp images were from Stampin' Up!

(Stained Glass II and Teeny Tiny Wishes)

Cuttlebug embossing folder, I think it 

is called African Batik.

Stickles Diamonds glitter glue was placed in the 

small circular indentations from the embossing folder. 

Watercolor paper, white, yellow and blue card stocks. 

A scrap of vellum for the sentiment.

Angel image is attached with dimensionals/pop dots. 

Thanks for looking =)

I'm entering my card in the following fun challenges.

Visit each of them for lots of great inspiration 

from their design teams as well as challenge entrants.

Words 2 Craft By March Challenge - Easter/Rebirth

Easter card I made for my Mom, our first after Dad's passing

Little Red Wagon #334 - Happy Easter/ Spring

Crafting By Designs - 3 Or More Layers

5 layers on my card, yet still easily mailable

One Stitch At A Time -  Embossing

dry and heat embossing both on my card

Stained Glass Cross Card

Heat embossed stamp image water colored in.

Image is an old one from Stampin' Up!

Embossed lines on the card base were made with 

a stylus and a scoring board.

This is a card I made last year and never shared.

Thanks for looking =) 

Easter Tulips Card

Stamp images are retired from Stampin' Up! 

I colored directly on the rubber with water based 

markers to create the multi colored bouquet. 

Easter egg eyelet, unknown. It was gifted to me.

Jumbo circle paper punches I'm unsure of the manufacturer.

They too were gifted to me. 

Decorative paper is from and old stack by Die Cuts With A View.

This is a card I made last year and never shared.

Thanks for looking =) 

Lucky Stars digi kit

Pages created with the new Lucky Stars digi kit by

JMC Designs at Scraps-N-Pieces.com

These layouts are totally inspired by some I saw online;

unfortunately I don't remember where or whom 

they were created by..............

I used My Memories Suite 7 software.

And here is a facebook timeline cover

kit contents

Full Alphabet
9 Cardstock
30 Patterned Papers
8 Flair
8 Journal Cards

69 Unique Elements:
3 Arrows
Border
Butterfly
3 Clovers
3 Clover Flairs
Flair
12 Flowers
3 Hearts
2 Horseshoes
Leaf
Mini Flower
2 Mushrooms
Rainbow
Star
4 Bows
5 Buttons
2 Frame
Grunge/Paint
5 Ribbons
RicRac
Staple
Star Clip
Stitching
Butterfly String
4 Strings
2 Tags
Tape
3 WordArt
1 Word Bit

Music Notes Birthday Card

A fairly clean and simple card I made for my nephews birthday. He is turning 15 and plays an instrument in his high school band, so this is what I came up with this year. Next year I get to make a birthday card that is new driver / automobile related since he'll be 16  ;)

I used a sheet music embossing folder on a slightly smaller piece of white card stock than the card base to create a textured background.

I found a sheet music image of the "Happy Birthday" song online, cropped and printed it out then mounted it onto black card stock.

The black music note was something from a really old set of black pre-cut images that were in a kids craft set. Remember when doodling on black paper with neon colored gel pens was "cool" ?  I added white gel pen and water colored black highlights then attached it to the card front with a pop dot.


I'm entering this card in the Creative Playground Challenge #2 - Birthday
and the Cardz4Guyz challenge, create your own background.

Thanks for looking =)

Where Is Spring digi kit

Two layouts created with the new

Where Is Spring digi kit by JMC Designs at 

Scraps-N-Pieces.com

The first layout uses a template from the challenge forum

at Scraps-N-Pieces.

The second layout is a freebie from

kimeric kreations

Kit contents

(many images not shown in the above photo)

Full Alphabet
9 Cardstock - 12X12 300DPI
24 Patterned Papers - 12X12 300DPI
9 Wrinkled Papers - 12X12 300DPI
6 Journal Cards - 3X4 300DPI

61 Unique Elements:
2 Arrows
Banner
Bird
5 Bows
4 Buttons
5 Flair
5 Flowers
Flower Circle
3 Frames
3 Leaves
3 Grunge/Paint
3 Hearts
3 Labels
5 Ribbons
Scatter
Shape
2 Stars
Stitching
5 Strings
3 Tabs
3 Tags
Tape

Celebrate Everyone digi kit

Two card fronts I created with the fun new

Bits N Pieces digi kit by

JMC Designs at Scraps-N-Pieces.com

NOTE: text is my own; there are word arts available.

I used My Memories Suite 7 to create the card fronts.

Skip To My Lou digi kit

A quick card front I created using the new 

Skip To My Lou digi kit by

JMC Designs at Scraps-N-Pieces.com

I used My Memories Suite 7 software. 

NOTE: The text is my own.

kit contents

    

9 Cardstock - 12X12 300DPI

16 Extra Papers - 12X12 300DPI
15 Patterened Papers - 12X12 300DPI
48 Unique Elements:
Arrow
Banner
2 Bows
Butterfly
4 Buttons
2 CLips
3 Flair
5 Flowers
Fly
2 Frames
2 Girls Jump Roping
Grunge
4 Hearts
2 Leaves
Marker
Paint
3 Ribbons
RicRac
Scatter
Staple
Stitching
String
2 Tape
Tiny Flower
Wagon
3 Word Bits

Silhouette Challenge

The challenge at 

House of Cards for March is

"Silhouette". 

My card is pretty simple,

I stamped the image with black Stazon ink

onto white glossy card stock.

I then lightly sponged blue inks over it.

It is layered onto a piece of shimmery white paper 

and mounted with pop dots / dimensionals.

I crumpled black paper and tore it to resemble

a mountain, layering it over blue card stock.

Paper piercing and black faux layers created with 

wide chisel edged marker finish the card off. 

Thanks for looking at my project =)

Be sure to check out all of the other inspiring

projects created by the design team:

Cohenna | Donna | Dotty Jo | Em | Emily | Heather

Jane | Judy | Karen | Katarzyna Ewa  | Katy | Leslie | Linda

Merethe | Merlina | Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi | Ruza

Shawna | Shirley | Steph | Sue N. | Sue T. | Susan | Tina | Toni

You have all month to play along with our challenge!