A Trio of Easter Cards

Hello folks!  Today is my first post as a new Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts education teamie.  I'm thrilled to be part of such a creative group!

Since Easter is right around the corner I decided to make a trio of cards with bunnies and chicks.  Please pop on over to the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts blog to see more!

Thanks for visiting today!   I'll be at the GSL Cuts blog on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.  There's a new Education Team inspiration post every day and we hope to see you often.

Cheers,

Susan

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Used:

Layered Frame Bella Oval #C7A

Flourished Frame Marie #BB65A

Damask Singles #YB9

Bun Bun Garland

Hello hello! Bun Bun and his friends are stopping in to say hello with me. We all hope your day was grand. :)

There are 9 panels to the garland: 

These were made using Pion Designs' Fairytale of Spring paper collection from a few years ago. I've been hoarding it until now!

The rosettes are made from fantastic heavy-weight crepe paper. It's like nothing I've seen before and I'm over the moon about it! I found it at Castles In The Air, thanks to my fabo-riffic sister Lora.

Thanks for visiting today! I've got a few projects to share this week - see you then!

Cheers,

Susan

The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men...

...Often go astray.    (Thank you, Robert Burns)

Hello hello! How about another Easter-themed card? I wanted to share all of them before Easter, but, you know, life got in the way. *wink*

This is made with Bo Bunny's Vicky B paper pad. Lovely bright colors! Looks like Tilda is having fun painting all the eggs.

The stripey panel on the right is permanent - it doesn't pull out or anything. I'm not sure what I was thinking except I knew I wanted to see the stripes. As a result, I had to make the gift box rectangular instead of square. No big deal!

I'm not sure if you can see the glossy effect on the top left circle panels (front and inside). I covered the circles with Glossy Accents and set coordinating Dew Drops (remember those?) in the wet GA. It's a neat effect!

Thanks for visiting today. I'll try to share all Easter cards this week -- two left on the computer and more still on the camera. Yikes! Anyway, fun fun fun!

Cheers,
Susan

Tilda and her Lamb

Hello hello! Is it Easter yet? No? Good, since I still have 4 more Easter cards to share with you. Phew!

How pretty is this little one? She's taking her favorite lamb for a walk and she just might be passing your house right now. :)

I used Basic Grey's Marjolaine 6x6 pad for this card and it's matching gift box. I can't get enough of the blue-green combination and this pad has (had!) some really nice ones.

Tilda and Lambie are layered and popped off the page. Flowers are Prima, Recollections, Wild Orchid and my wholesalers. Love all the flowers!

Thanks for visiting today!

Cheers,
Susan

Tilda's Collection of Easter Eggs

Hello folks! Easter is coming up and Tilda already has a collection of eggs, ready to hide for her friends. The papers on this card are Pion Design's "Fairytale of Spring".

Tilda is colored with Faber-Castell's yummy Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. I'll be using these a lot more! The bench is color with Prismacolor pencils (still a favorite!).

There's a tag tucked in on the right side, with loads of flowers to pull the tag out.

Large panel for Happy Easter wishes!

The card and matching gift box set

Thanks for visiting today! I have a few more Easter cards to share over the next week or two. Yay!

Cheers,
Susan

Magnolia's Tilda With An Easter Lamb

Hello hello! More Easter and more Tilda cuteness coming at you today. :)

I used two Magnolia stamps for this card, standing Tilda in front of an open gate. I love this card and it might be my favorite of all the Easter cards... or maybe the next one I post will be! Hahaha.

I used the last bits of my Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime papers and loads of lovely Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.  The seam binding is threaded through a vintage mother of pearl button from my collection.

Tilda, the sweet little lamb and even the fence and flowers are layered for a 3 dimensional effect. Everything is colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with OMS.

Here's the coordinating inside panel.

Thanks for visiting today! I hope you have a creative day.

Cheers,
Susan

Magnolia's Tilda with the Easter Bunny!

Hiya crafty friends! I have another Easter card to share with you today. I've been having fun making these little ladies!

I think this Tilda is my all-time favorite because of her hat. I want a hat just like hers. :) See the pearl brad on the coral flower? I thought it looked a little too formal, so I put bisque Liquid Pearls dots on it - now it's fun!

I also used a Magnolia tree stamp and make it into a cherry tree to complement the cherry design on the base layer. Funny that the cherries are barely visible on the finished card. Ha!

Tilda, bunny and tree are all cut out and layered. The plaid lines on the pants were done with a Copic Multiliner pen, and everything was colored with Prismacolor pencils. Papers are all from the My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy Tickled Pink collection. It's perfectly springy!

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you have a grand day!

Cheers,
Susan

Tilda's Easter Chick

Hi crafty friends! I've been working on Magnolia Easter cards lately and want to share one with you today.

I used My Mind's Eye's Indie Chic 6x6 papers, Prima and Petaloo paper flowers and a gorgeous hand crocheted flower from Willow Folk.

Tilda and her little chick are layered and pop off the card front. She's quite proud of her little friend!

Here's a detail from the inside of the card, with another layered chick. So cute!

Thanks for stopping in today! I have more Easter cards to share over the next few weeks, so check back for more Magnolia cuteness!

Cheers,

Susan

How Distressing!

Hello dear friends! Thanks for visiting me. Today I have our latest DZ Doodles Challenge for you.

The DZ Doodles design team was challenged this week to create a project with the distressing technique. I've dabbled a little with it in the past with decent results. On this card I decided to "kick it up a notch". I had tears in the paper and  my edges were rougher than ever before... then I added another layer and it covered up a lot. *grin* Still, I'm pretty happy with the results! I also distressed some edges with ink - a "must-do" on all my projects!

This darling little girl is the "Easter Bonnet" digi. Her hat and basket are popped up, and I added Stickles glitter on the hat, her collar, and the basket ribbon for a little "umfph". :)

I'm in love with Cosmo Cricket papers! This is from the Early Bird collection, called Farmer's Market. I used a sketch challenge for this card and needed at sentiment. I knew I wanted a tag, so I just printed my sentiment on card stock and traced the tag shape. I think I should have layered it or distressed the edges... it needs "something" down in that bottom right corner. Maybe I'll fill it in with a pearl swirl - I'm open to suggestions!

Oh, and the lace is sewn on - after I sewed the edges all around, I folded over the edge of the lace and slowly sewed straight across. As I went, I scrunched it up to give it the ruffled look.

So now it's YOUR turn to show us your distressing technique! Here's how:

• Make any kind of project using a DZ DOODLES image
• Link it up at our DZ Doodles Design Team blog
• Deadline to enter is Monday, April 5th @ 12 midnight

The lucky winner will be announced on Wednesday, April 7th, and will win 2 DZ doodles of their choice! Good Luck!

Challenges

• Sketch and Stash #32 - Sketch - my "stash" is CC paper, leaves punched with a new tool and the eyelet added with my shiny new Crop-A-Dile II. OMG! What a great tool! 
• PaperPlay Challenge #12 - Easter
• Stampin' for the Weekend #35 - Easter
• Fussy and Fancy #7 - Easter
• Crafty Calendar #6 - Flower Power
• Creative Card Crew #47 - Vintage/Aged 
• Cute Card Thursday #105 - Dimension
• Papertake Weekly - Open Theme
• Simon Says Challenge - It's So Distressing

Card Recipe

• Stamp: DZ Doodles Easter Bonnet
• Paper: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird
• Medium: Prismacolor Pencils w/OMS, Stickles, Colorbox chalk ink
• Embellishments: MS leaf punch, Prima flowers, lace, really old quilting pins, pearls

I really appreciate that you're here, and hope you have a great day!

Cheers,

Susan

Easter Greetings

Update: I am very pleased to tell you I've won the Midnight Madness Gold Star Award! I am floored and honored and speechless right now. :) Thanks so much, ladies!

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Hello! Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Spring weekend. I spent mine at Grandma's, where the crocus and daffodils are blooming and brightening the otherwise dreary landscape. It was a cold weekend here in Maryland, but the sun shined bright . :) 

Can you believe it's already Easter?! Here in our Beary Scrappy neighborhood the eggs are hidden and the kids are ready to hunt! Here's Sweet Tilda, patiently waiting for the OK. She doesn't have far to look, does she?

I've used Easter paper from Best Creation, and boy was it a treat! It's a nice weight and has just the right balance of "glittery shiny" and flat. I didn't feel the need to add a single drop of anything shiny to the paper...  now *that's* a time saver! I distressed the small blue layer with scissors, and lightly inked edges of all the Best Creation papers with chalk ink.

I really like Colorbox chalk inks because of their layering capabilities. Once a layer is dried, another layer can be added on top - much like coloring with Copics or Pencils. The layers blend together well and dry to a soft, matte finish. The Cat's Eye stamp pad is perfectly sized to dab quickly around the edges.

Tilda is colored with pencils and her skirt is double layered with a touch of lace. Her trim is touched with Stickles, and she's raised up on Glue Dots for added dimension.

I cut out small glittered eggs from the "Easter Words" card stock, chalk inked the edges and tucked them into the grass on Glue Dots. I used my trusty sewing machine to finish the edges!

Challenges
Midnight Madness #46 - Sketch
Fussy and Fancy #7 - Easter
Totally Paper Crafts #9 - Pink and Green
Magnolia Down Under #39 - Stitching

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Magnolia's Sweet Tilda

Paper: Bazzill Guacamole and an unknown brilliant blue; Best Creation "Easter Words" and "Playful Easter"

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils and OMS; Stickles "Star Dust"; Glimmer Mist Pearl; Colorbox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink "Creamy Brown"

Embellishments: Kaisercraft Pearls in Snow; Prima flowers; miscellaneous from stash

Thanks for stopping in!

Cheers,

Susan