Easter Wishes Card

Hello!  This is Sukie and today I'm sharing another card for my guest designer post. I used a combination of dies from the Spring release for this project.  These dies are currently on sale too! It's been a very, rainy few weeks here in Northern California which makes me eager for Spring.

I reached for sunny yellow and aqua inks for my die cuts.  I also incorporated some pinks, purples and greens which all remind me of Spring. The little bunnies in the collection are absolutely adorable.  I combined the Hatching Bunny, Peeking Egg Bunny, Spring Bunny w/Cart and the Bunny Kisses and Easter Wishes die sets for my card.

I created a polaroid type frame with the Stitched Square Set. A larger square was cut with my paper trimmer and inked.  The blue square was adhered inside of the frame and layered on the card base.

The bed of grass was adhered from one side of the frame to the other and the bunny eggs were tucked into the corners.  I slightly trimmed the bunny ear for a better fit on my card.

The bunny and cart were popped up on foam dots for added dimension.  A few flowers were tucked amongst the bed of grass and also popped up.

The "Easter Wishes" sentiment was stretched across the top of my card.  The whimsical color combination plays off the Spring color theme.

Here are the dies used on my card, available here:

Peeking Bunny (New Die)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

We have a new release of 36 Spring dies in the online store. There are a variety of designs so perfect for Easter or Spring cardmaking. Take a look in the store you definitely won't be disappointed. And, they are currently on a 25% off sale.

For my card today I am using the new Peeking Egg Bunny and the Bunny Kisses and Easter Wishes dies. He is just the cutest little thing peeking up from the Easter egg.  Just begging to be placed on a card design (lol)!!! So let's get started with some details of how I created my card.

Step 1: I started my card this week with a sketch. I am using the Splitcoaststampers weekly sketch #738. It has lots of layers and the design was a unique one that I thought I would tackle. 

I first decided to figure out what I was going to do for panels 2, 3 and 4. After studying the sketch, I figured I could use a square die and cut it in half for element 2 and 3. Then layer 4 would be the complete square. Tried out my idea first on white paper and when it worked I cut the actual panels in the card stock I was using. Here is a photo that shows what I did.
Used the largest of the Stitched Square dies.

Then I cut it in half. Now I have the perfect shape for this sketch.

I selected my designer paper then colors that coordinate with the pumpkin shade. I chose a medium purple and a lighter green. I liked the whimsical appeal of the designer paper. I thought it would work well with this sweet little peeking bunny.

Card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Designer Paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Next up was cutting my bunny. I used a naturals white cardstock. I like the little speckles in it. Works well for bunnies.  Cut the egg in a medium blue and the flowers in pink and purple.

Step 2: All the card elements are cut and I am ready to start assembling. First I attached panels 2 & 3 to the designer paper.

Attached the image panel with double sided tape. Then I cut the panels to form the straight edge per the sketch.

After the white image panel was attached, I decided I should sponge some background clouds. I laid the stencil on the panel and sponged with tumbled glass distress ink.

I attached the sweet little bunny with dimensional adhesive. I thought it would look better for him to be lifted slightly of the panel.

Now for element 5 of this sketch. I didn't want to use a piece of cardstock or ribbon then a spark went off. I thought I could cut the Bunny phrase and stamp the word "hugs" for a different approach to element 5. I should have planned this out better but sometimes my cards are designs in progress. It was a bit difficult to stamp after the bunny was attached. But with the help of my stamp-a-ma-jig, I pulled it off.

Then I attached the Bunny phrase. It was cut in purple cardstock and the same shade of purple ink for my sentiment.

To complete my card, I attached this panel to the card base. And then as another afterthought, I added a couple of patches of grass under the egg. I also sponged the bottom of the image panel with ink that matched the grass.

Well, that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday.

dies I used to create card:

Bunny Kisses (New Die)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog. 

We have a new release of 36 Spring dies in the online store. There are a variety of designs so perfect for Easter or Spring cardmaking. Take a look in the store you definitely won't be disappointed.

For my card today I am using the new Teacup Bunny and Bunny Kisses and Easter Wishes dies. The sweet little bunny sitting in the teacup is just too cute. I knew I had to make a card showing him off. This could definitely be used for Easter but, I am going to give it as a birthday card for a 6 year old. The birthday sentiment will be on the inside of the card.

I apologize, but I don't have a full tutorial for you today. I woke up yesterday feeling under the weather with a sore throat, earache and no energy. I slept a good portion of the day. So I have card details but no photos. Thanks for understanding Blogger friends and followers.

Step 1: I started my card this week with the layout. I am using the weekly sketch from Splitcoaststampers. I liked the simplicity of the layout and it would allow my sentiment and bunny image to be the star of the show. I used lots of bright Spring like colors on my card.

Yellow Card Base:  4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Yellow Designer Paper: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Light Purple Rectangle Panel: 1/2" x 4 1/8" (Element 2 in sketch)

Dark Purple Banner: 2 1/8" x 3 3/8" (Element 3 in sketch)

Step 2: I cut my Teacup Bunny image in the cardstock colors shown. I like to use cardstock but this image could certainly be cut from all white cardstock and colored with Markers or the medium of your choice. For the smaller flag banner (Element 4), I decided to use my bunny image. Just a little creative idea for this sketch. Notice the cute little ladybug crawling up the cup!

For the Bunny Kisses sentiment, I used the same dark purple cardstock that I used for my banner. I thought it was a nice contrast against the yellow designer paper background. Notice the different font styles in the part of the sentiment I am using on my card. It really highlights the phrase. 

Step 3: I assembled card using double sided tape for all the layers. On the bunny kisses sentiment, I used Ranger multi medium matte. The bunny image is popped up with dimensional tape. 

To complete my card and for added interest, I scattered a few yellow sequins on the flag banner. 

Well that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday. Happy Valentine's Day!!!

dies I used to create card: