Some ~ Bunnies are Hopping Away Soon!

No ~ Bunny should miss out on this darling Stamp of the Month! You can purchase this stamp set at a discounted price, but only until Tuesday, February 28th! Need more ideas how to incorporate them into your artwork? Take a look at these creations.

I hope that you have been inspired! You can order the stamp of the month online here! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Easter

Easter cards with Penelope and Spring Critters are fun and easy to create....just in case you need some last minute ideas!

I simply grabbed the Penelope paper pack, some inks, a waterbrush pen and thin cut Spring Critter bunnies and chicks and started playing! I used all sorts of designs and mixed up the papers for each card. The bunnies and chicks were colored in with inks and a waterbrush pen. Now everyone will get a unique card, not a single one is the same!

Happy Easter

This year I was inspired by the Blossom papers and the new MyAcrylix stamp set Shower Flowers (C1612) to create some Spring/Easter cards. I love the color scheme and the whimsical design of the flowers.

Here are a couple designs I did~

I did a few of these cards.  The pattern comes from the Jackson cardmaking workshop.  I randomly stamped the flowers in the corner and cut out a few extra ones to stand out.  A simple sentiment and some sequins finishes this card beautifully!

I did the same idea on this taller card and just simply added a bunny. The template for this card comes from the Wishes how-to book.

These cards are blooming with happiness, I hope they bring a smile to the faces of the recipients!

Happy Easter everyone, thanks for hopping by!!

March Crate Card Club with a Summer Preview

Spring truly arrived this weekend bringing wonderfully warm weather. At my Crate Card Club meeting this Saturday I had all the windows open allowing the fresh air and sunshine in, as well as my talented CCC members! Our cards included a few Birthday themes, Easter and St. Patrick's day. As always it was a mix of colors, embellishments, papers and stamps!

Participants were also given their very first look at the new Seasonal Expression 2 publication and some of the new products inside.

This first card is my own. I wanted to show them how to paper piece this cupcake card cut out on the Artfully Sent cartridge. I went with a Birthday theme as March is a big month for Birthday's in my family. I also showed them how quick and easy it is to color silver sequins with our Shin Han Touch Markers. Such a cool technique, making a great product even more versatile!

I had the new Seasonal Expressions 2 book on display with some strawberries inspired by the front cover. These cuties are cut on the Artiste cartridge as is the basket they are in. I cut them smaller than shown on the book which made it a little tricky to assemble. They still look cute and made the display complete.

Egg-Cited for Easter?

Heart 2 Heart challenge blog is "Egg-Cited" for Easter this week! I decided to create some more funny bunny cards in different colors than my original one that I posted here. I hope they bring a laugh to the recipients this Easter!

For this first one I placed some springs behind the peeps bunnies to really make them hop!

These bunnies are just pop-dotted on some blue gingham ruffles and green twine!

Finally, some assorted colors sitting on a strip of topiary pom-pom ribbon.

Be sure to stop by Heart 2 Heart for more Easter inspiration!

Dotty Peeps

This cute card uses the Peeps stamp set again and some of the new Dotty papers! I matched the colors of the peeps with the actual marshmallow treats! I've also used the adhesive spring to give my card extra dimension. I am entering this card in the Ribbon Carousel Spring challenge this week. You will see that I have added some green twine to the bottom of the card and also used it to tie a knot in my button.

Mayberry Bunny Boy

Here are some sweet little Easter cards made with some left over scraps of Mayberry paper and the most darling little bunny boy stamp. I would love to share with you how these cards were created. It all started with some left over scraps of Mayberry papers from my "home" banner workshop this past Wednesday. {thanks Pat!} I tend to accumulate a huge bag full of scraps and hate to waste anything. So you gotta get creative!

I trimmed the triangular pieces down into squares using up a good portion of the paper. I then trimmed 3 of the corners and mounted them on colonial white card stock as shown~

** Picture Tutorial **

How to water color an open image stamp without smearing the outline.

Some of you may already know this technique. It happens to be my favorite way to water color an open image stamp and I avoid getting that smearing or bleeding from the darker outside line.

1. Stamp your image in a light ink color. If I am using browns I will use Bamboo ink like I did for this project. If I am using black I will first stamp in a light gray.

2. Using a waterbrush pen and ink fill in your image. Here I used Bamboo for the bunny's body and just a dab of Smoothie for his ears and nose.

Sky blue for his jacket. They are looking pretty blah right now...

The final step is to stamp your outline over the entire image. Ahhh, the beauty of clear stamps! Now you can really see Bunny Boy. That final outline of Cocoa ink really brings him to life and no smears! See the difference.

He's so cute now and ready to go hopping down the bunny trail!!

Going on an Egg Hunt

Our recent, but short lived warm weather inspired this Spring card. I saw the idea from another consultant and wanted to give it a try. I used some of the new Miracle papers and some older B&T papers in a soft smoothie color. One of the fun new products this season are the canvas badge buttons. It's like water-coloring on a tiny little round canvas. You can stamp on them, water brush or use markers. I did all three on this one! And, Yes... those are the tiniest little roses. Made just like the regular sized ones you begin with a square of paper, cut a spiral, then roll it up. These roses begin with a 1x1 inch square. Your fingers must be very nimble! They are finished with a teeny pearl.

Here is the card when it is pulled open.

Check back all week as I will show more projects with floral's and blooms. This weekend I will host a Spring card exchange which also has a "floral" theme. Those cards will be posted as well, I can't wait to see them all!

Happy Easter

Warm weather, beautiful sunshine and birds chirping their happy songs... it's Easter! Happy Easter everyone.