Easter egg cards

Good Morning everyone

Today im sharing a batch of Easter cards I made using these fab bird images again, I made a little shaped card with my oval dies for an egg like effect and dug out some lace and feathers. 

Card size approx 4x5"  I cut 2 large ovals from kraft card, on one i scored a line half an inch from the top and adhered that bit to the back of the 2nd oval, thus making my card base. 

I die cut a piece of white with gold foiled marbling into a fancy oval, added a little stencilling with chalky actylic paints in some teal & yellow and then added to the card front.  About a third of the way up i added some feathers - glued in place with pinflair glue gel and then added a strip of lace over the top which helped hold the feathers in place, hides any glue and gives somewhere for the birds to sit.

I then added the birds with glue gel and a stamped sentiment to finish.

Version 2

Version 3

Version 4

Version 5

Version 6 - I actually made 12 varieties, all slightly different colours and birds.  These digital birds come looking one way but I reversed them in my graphics program so that I could have them facing both ways. They were printed onto Craft Master digital card from Highlight crafts.

Items Used

Digital bird images from double helix digitals on etsy

Spellbinders grand plain ovals & grand fancy oval dies

Clearly besotted sentiment stamps 'seasonal sentiments'

Various patterned papers

CraftUk ltd kraft card

Feathers

Papermania lace

aall&create diamond stencil

Sunflower stencil

Plaid Folkart chalk acrylic paints

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a lovely weekend. Emma

Id love to enter card #1 into the following:

https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-614-think-spring.html

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https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2025/04/double-d-easter-challenge.html - 2nd entry

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/03/63-spring-and-or-easter.html

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https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-challenge.html - 2nd entry

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https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/04/4925-springtime-designer-paper.html

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https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2025/04/festive-friday-challenge-4-april-2025.html - Easter & Birds themes

 

WLS March#2 - Hello Spring

Good Morning everyone

Gosh where does time go to, half way through March so time for more inspiration over atWe Love Stamping where the theme is

SPRING 

or if thats not for you we always have the anything goes option as long as you use stamps - physical or digital

In the January Sales I got this lovely tulip collage effect stamp from Studio light which i thought would be ideal for my easter/spring cards this year.  Ive also raided the scrap draw and used alot of paper offcuts up - using thin strips left over from making envelopes for the backgrounds & smaller pieces to paper piece the flowers.

I made 15 variations - they are also totally flat which is very rare for me, so easy posting

DL (8x4") Kraft card base with rounded corners.  I stamped the image in black onto soft toned patterned paper and die cut with lacy DL nesting dies, I watercoloured the leaves, stems & bulb with inktense pencils, also adding a little grey shadow around the flowers to give a little extra depth. I stamped the flowers again onto different papers, cut out just the flower heads and paper pieced flat onto the base image. 

I die cut another piece of patterned paper with one of the lacy nesting dies - actually I only die cut the end sections, cut off and adhered to the card front - great way to use up small pieces of paper & add interest to my layout - the cut edges are hidden behind the topper panel. 

I stamped the love spring sentiment from clearly besotted stamps onto scrap of kraft card, cut to size and adhered to the front.  I added green stickles glitter glue to the centre of the smaller flowers for a little bling to finish.

 

and the inside - again i raided the scrap paper drawer - very satisfying to have used up so many off cuts and little snippets.  I die cut a pale paper with the same lacy DL nesting die used on the front, stamped another clearly besotted sentiment stamp in black and a chocolate baroque tulip stamp in grey.

Version 2 - Ive yet to see turquoise tulips but who knows one day! lol

The sentiment quote is lovely and so true

'The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing' 

It is a magical time of year when everything is awakening.  Had my first hedgehogs out of hibernation last week and another 2 joined them this week...well thats only the ones I have seen in the porch eating their dinners...well breakfast I guess as they come just on dusk.

Version 3 - sorry for the not great photos - had a nightmare taking the photos

and another version😀

Items Used:

Studio light stamp #394

Chocolate Baroque stamp (tulip) 'spring is in the air'

Clearly Besotted stamps (CBSSE208) 'Seasonal sentiment'

DL nesting dies

Various patterned papers

Derwent Inktense pencils

Ranger stickles 'lime'

CraftUK ltd kraft card

We have these beautiful pennyblack stamps as prizes this month so do hop over to We Love Stamping  to join in and see what the rest of the DT came up with.

Thank you all for stopping by once again and all your amazing comments which i always appreciate. Emmax

Id love to enter 1st card in the following:

https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-95.html

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https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2-challenge.html - used lots of paper and used scissors to fussy cut the flowers to paper piece

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https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/spring-season-march-2025.html

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https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/03/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper-march.html #2 papers used for the topper panel and paper piecing 

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https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2025/03/63-spring-and-or-easter.html

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https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-502.html - everything apart from the kraft card is a snippet and scrap

 

Meowy Christmas

Good Morning everyone

Today is time for a fun Christmas card using these fun cat stamps from aall&create, i decided to use an old wreath die set from Tonic studios with them.

7x7" card base.  I first made my background by stamping onto white card with soft tone distress inks and Christmas and winter themed word stamps, using multiple generations of stamping until no ink left on the stamp.  I then embossed this panel with a 'knitted' effect embossing folder - picking up on the idea that the cats are wearing jumpers - hard to make out the embossing in the photo but it is there!

I cut matt gold card slightly smaller than the card front and then from the middle of it die cut the wreath die - this I could then use for the card front and make the gold card go further as i knew it would be hidden behind my background.  I cut the wreath die again from card i had previously inked with green brushos and pixie powders - i off set the gold and green wreaths and adhered to the card front with glue gel. 

I stamped the cats, simply coloured with alcohol markers and cut out. I added glossy accents to their noses, frosted lace glitter onto the hot chocolate cream and diamond stickles onto the fairy lights.  To finish i added stickles to the berries on the wreath - on this version I used 'cosmic' which is a purple base with pink tones in the glitter which matched the colours id used to colour their jumpers.

Version 2 - different colours and i used red stickles on the berries and this one has 2 of the hot cocoa cats rather than the 2 fairy light cats on the first card and on this one i added 2 die cut bows to the top of the wreath.

I really don't fancy putting a jumper on any of my cats - I think serious injury would occur.....to me😀 

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Version 3 -  A5 size -  I used copper satin cardstock for my base card, the wreath base layer and to mat behind the sentiment alpha's.  I die cut individual alphas to spell 'meowy christmas' for a fun pun

You can see the copper satin better here, when the light hits it, it really does shine

and version 4 - more mossy green tones here

Items Used:

aall&create stamps #740 'light it up' & 'Seaons'

Clearly besotted stamps 'seasonal sentiments'

Tonic studios die - the four seasons loving winter

Alpha tile dies

crafters companion 8x8 embossing folder 'purl'

Brushos

Cosmic shimmer Pixie powders

alcohol markers

Ranger Stickles - frosted lace, diamond, cosmic & Christmas red

Gold & Copper satin cardstock

CraftUk ltd smooth white card

Thank you for stopping by once again and all your previous comments which i always appreciate.  I hope you are keeping warm in this cold snap - although down here its just been torrential rain so no snow......until this morning, opened the curtains to white out😁  Big hugs Emmaxxx

Id love to enter the first card in the following:

https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-89.html

https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-92-anything-goes-with.html

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/mlccb-59-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-116-midway-anything-goes.html

https://craftingacutabove.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-lets-warm-it-up.html

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/11/challenge-261-anything-goes-woptional.html

 

Robs birthday

Good Morning everyone

Its mid month so time for some more inspiration for we love stamping where the optional theme this month is 'hand coloured image'

I made this otter rocker card for my brothers birthday this month.   

Approx size 8x8" I coloured the pink ink otter stamp with inktense pencils and cut out, along with the extra fish.  I found this fab water/river scene in a 12x12 paper pad from the works which went perfectly with my image, which i die cut into a circle and layered onto a larger ivory card circle.  For my base i took the largest circle die and die cut from both ivory and printed paper, i matted the paper circle onto the ivory one and folded in half to give me the rocker card base.  I inked the paper edges with faded jeans distress ink

I added the otter with 2 wobblers, i tried one but he is quite large and a odd shape so two supported him better and still wobbled as the card rocks.  I cut some extra rocks from the paper and added with glue gel for some dimension so it looks like the otter is nestled in them as he enjoys his birthday fish. 

Stamped sentiment to finish. 

He really is a happy chappy - otters are one thing i haven't seen in the wild - very elusive and sensible i think! 

Just showing it side on, the dimension the wobblers give

and the 2nd card i made for my brother, I had this pre coloured pheasant in my stash which i coloured years ago now so about time i used it - it is another pink ink stamp

Approx size A5  I took a piece of patterned paper which has a soft leafy print on it, stamped the sentiment and i then over stamped with feathers and an ombre ink pad.  I made my card blank using nesting dies and kraft card and also cut a kraft card frame.  I attached the paper to the front and then the frame with 2mm foam tape.  I then added the pheasant with glue gel so he is just tucked into the frame. 

Mr pheasant was coloured with inktense pencils.  Mum chose this card to give my brother, they do have a lot of pheasants and a couple usually visit my mums bird feeding area daily too 

Items Used:

Pink Ink Designs 'otter nonsense' & 'magnipheasant' stamps

Clearly besotted sentiment stamp 'speaking out'

Spellbinders grand circle dies

12x12 make & create paper pad from the works 'travel the world'

Derwent inktense pencils

Distress ink 'faded jeans'

CraftUk ltd A3 Ivory cardstock & kraft cardstock

We have some lovely goodies for the lucky winners this month so do hop over to join in at We Love Stamping, if hand colouring isnt your thing then we always have the anything goes as long as stamping involved 

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I can't believe we are already half way through September - its scary.  Emmax

Id love to enter the otter card in the following:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/week-798.html - something fishy

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-190-fun-folds.html

https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/09/september-challenge-happy-birthday.html

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2024/09/challenge-262-interactive.html - rocking wobbler