HAPPY EASTER CHICK.

  Hi friends!

Playing along with this AAA CARDS CHALLENGE

(ends 4/11).

and this INKSPIRATIONAL CHALLENGE 

#364 (ends 4/10).

and this TRIPLE B APRIL 2026 CHALLENGE 

 Yellows Inspiration Board (ends May 4/30).

and this COLOURFUL OPTIONS CHALLENGE 

Yellow (ends 4/28).

Sun rays and grass were stenciled in lightly. Bird was stamped in black Memento ink and filled in loosely with alcohol ink markers. This panel was cut down and fitted inside the stitched border of the embossed white panel. I was not planning to add gems, but… black ink smudges 😂 I love Versafine black ink for sentiments but it does require more than 30 seconds drying time.

SUPPLIES

bird in flowers stamp - Penny Black Dancing Chick! #2564F

sentiment stamp - Stampin’ Up! Glorious Gift set

embossing folder - Crichton Cuttlebug Pinking Stitch

grass stencil - Taylored Expressions Set the Scene Grass #TESN66

sun rays stencil - MFT My Favorite Things #ST-170

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EASTER BLESSINGS

Hello!

Hello!

Playing along with the current FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES challenge.

Branch was colored with pencils, fussy cut and mounted with foam dots. Polka dot circle was larger with a distressed edge but needed cutting down to fit the sketch better.

SUPPLIES

floral branch and greeting stamps - Stampin' Up! Indescribable Gift set

polka dot circle - Picket Fence Studios Polka Dot Grunge

dot embossing folder - Stampin' Up! Perfect Polka Dots

Also entering the following challenges:

AAA CARDS

ADDICTED TO CAS

CAS ON FRIDAY - Easter theme

BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS - Floral

LITTLE RED WAGON - Floral

UPDATE :o)

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EASTER MIRACLES

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (lettuce patch, bunnies, sentiment, sunrays)

copic coloring  (lettuce patch, bunnies, image outline)

stenciling  (clouds)

flat back gem  (sun)

low profile foam mounting  (main panel)

SUPPLIES

bunnies and lettuce patch stamps - Close to My Heart Acrylix Sensational Season set #D1454

sentiment stamp - Penny Black Easter is...

sun stamp - Stampin' Up! Amazing You set

clouds stencil - A Colorful Life Cloud Edger

inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black, Stampin' Up! Bliss Blue and So Saffron

alcohol markers - Copic

flat back gems - Park Lane

low profile foam mounting tape

Thanks so much for visiting!

 

SENDING BUNNY HUGS

Hello!

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (bunny, egg)

heat embossing  (sentiment)

alcohol markers  (bunny)

patterned papers  (rectangle, heart)

die cutting  (heart)

fussy cutting  (bunny, egg)

glossy accents, white gel pen  (egg)

sequins

SUPPLIES

bunny stamp - Papercraft & Cardmaking Magazine The Great Outdoors set

egg stamp - Annette Watkins Egg  (#P980)

sentiment stamp - Poppy Stamps Inc. Whittle Everyday  (#CL484)

heart die - Stampin' Up!

inks - Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up! Glorious Green

alcohol markers - Copic

embossing powder - Ranger Detail White

white gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

red glitter pen - random stash

patterned papers - American Crafts pebbles Lovely Moments

Sharing this card with the following Challenges:

Little Red Wagon

#645 Die Cuts  (ends 3/22).

Penny's Paper Crafty

#517  Anything Goes  (ends 3/29).

 

MONOCHROMATIC EASTER

Hello!

Sharing this card with the following Challenge, with the theme of 

Black and White Plus One Color:

Try it on Tuesday  (ends 3/21).

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (greeting scene, word background)

patterned paper  (pink striped)

dry embossing  (floral strip)

heat embossing  (small sentiment)

alcohol markers  (large sentiment, floral embossed strip)

glitter glue  (large sentiment, floral embossed strip)

low profile foam mounting  (central panel)

gemstones

SUPPLIES

scene stamp  - PSX #G-830

  cursive text stamp - Endless Creations, Inc. Psalm 100:4  #M11

small sentiment stamp - Hero Arts Prayers Stamp & Cut #DC183

inks - Versamark Embossing and Memento Tuxedo Black

glitter glue - Stickles Frosted Lace

stitched rectangle die - MFT Dienamics Wonky Stitched Rectangle #MFT-0839 

border embossing folder - Cuttlebug Just My Type set

embossing powder - Ranger White Detail

low profile foam mounting tape

alcohol markers - Copic

flat back gems - random stash

Thanks so much for stopping in today!!

 

STRIPEY EASTER TRIO

Hello!

I rarely sit down and make just one card while supplies are out - this time it was three. I love when cards coordinate by color and theme but are totally different in layout and sometimes even style.  

Whenever I'm suffering creator's block I pull out my clear glass tumbler of extra trimmings from previous cards and glue them to a spare white base of card stock, picking whatever shades match the closest holiday or occasion. (There are some cards from awhile back that I also made with this technique: HERE and HERE.)

I started with the panel on the bottom card - just colored card stock strips glued down to white cardstock.  The pennant card was next using the leftover trimming off one edge of the striped panel where the strips hung over the base (the "string" is actually a tiny width of the white cardstock).  The third card also used leftover trimmed off strips when I made the main striped panel a hair smaller, and a flower from the first card.

 Since these cards are all different I'll include the Techniques and Supplies underneath each one.  

BUNNY LOVE

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (sentiment)

cardstock stripes  (strips along edge)- see above

ink swiping  (heart) - I swiped the three colors onto white cardstock, die cut it out, and then rubbed the silver inkpad along edges

alcohol marker  (bunny outlined in gray)

die cutting  (bunny, flower, heart)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp - Hero Arts #A2152 Little Happy Easter

bunny die - Spellbinders #KOM-MAR21 Celebrate Spring

flower die - Spellbinders #DOML-JUL20 How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet

heart die - Stampin' Up! Framelits Hearts #125599

inks - Adirondack Lettuce, Aqua and Shell Pink, Stampin' Up! Marvelous Magenta, Brilliance Platinum Planet

alcohol marker - Copic gray

flat back gems - The Paper Studio, Park Lane

CHOCOLATE BUNNY

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (bunnies, sentiment - Staz On brown on vellum)

colored pencil  (bunnies)

alcohol marker  (shadow around bunnies)

cardstock stripes  (background - see above)

die cutting  (flowers)

punches (circles)

freehand paper piercing  (circles)

foam mounting  (circles)

flat back gems

SUPPLIES

sentiment stamp - Access Art Stamps

bunny stamp cube - Art Gone Wild! Chocolate Rabbit Treat

flower dies - Spellbinders #DOML-JUL20 How Does Your Garden Grow Alphabet

ink - Adirondack Espresso, Staz On Timber Brown

gray alcohol marker - Copic

punches - Stampin' Up!

flat back gems - The Paper Studio

vellum

CAS EASTER BUNNY

TECHNIQUES

basic stamping  (bunny, sentiment)

cardstock stripes (pennant - see above)

die cutting  (grass)

freehand doodles  (pennants)

SUPPLIES

bunny stamp - Penny Black #2857F Bunny Duck

sentiment stamp - Inky Antics #G2-179-F

grass die- Penny Black #51-549 Garden Edgers

inks - Versafine Black, Close to My Heart Watermelon #Z2158

Sharing these cards with the following Challenge blogs:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

#C-177 Anything Goes  (ends 3/19).

We Love Stamping

March Challenge  (ends 3/30).

Crafty Calendar Challenge

March Challenge - Spots/Stripes or Easter  (ends 3/28).

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

March Anything Goes...Bright Colors!  (ends in a month).

Thanks much for stopping in today!

EASTER BUNNIES & BUTTERFLIES

Hello :o)

The Easter cards are coming!

Starting with 2 cards in the same layout, with a couple small changes - background color and sentiment font. 

I have always loved the presentation and stamps in this set and have never used them! It is an old wood mounted red rubber set by Dream Impressions that came in a white preprinted cardboard checkbook style box.

TECHNIQUES

direct stamping with colored inks  (rabbit, basket of flowers)

colored pencil  ( " )

low profile foam mounting  ( " )

die cutting  (oval, grass, butterflies, clouds*)

dry embossing  (background panel)

heat embossing  (sentiment)

flat back gems

* I die cut the clouds from scrap paper, used removable tape to adhere them to the oval, blended ink over them, and then threw them away LOL 

SUPPLIES

image stamps - Dream Impressions Easter Bunnies set #136-0510 (2003)

sentiment stamps - Judikins #1480E and (mixed fonts) PSX #D-2504

grass die - Penny Black Garden Edgers #51-549

clouds die - Tonic Rococo Petite Layered Clouds #1661e

oval die - Spellbinders Nestabilities

Sizzix Stampin' Up! Embosslits Beautiful Wings

embossing folder - Cuttlebug

inks - Versamark, Stampin' Up! Going Gray, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery  

colored pencils - assorted

embossing powder - Ranger Princess Gold

flat back gems - (diamond) Park Lane and (holographic) Studio G

Sharing these cards with the following Challenge blogs:

Simon Says Stamp

Add a Die Cut  (ends 3/9).

Critter Crazy Challenge

#60 Anything Goes with a Critter  (ends 3/25).

NBUS Challenge

#36  (ends in a month).

Thanks for stopping by today and stop back soon for more Easter goodness!