Easter Bunny Pail

     We are having Easter brunch at my house this year. My husband's nephew with 3 boys is going to be joining us. It is their first trip to the Houston area. In addition to the 3 boys, we will also have my 3 grandchildren. We will be having French Toast, sausage, bacon, fruit, etc. For whomever is still here later in the day, we are planning to put some hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. I'm not sure about this as this is my husband's domain. I never know what is going on the grill.
      In addition to the brunch there will be a Easter egg hunt in the back yard. Since the age of the participants ranges from 1 to 9 years old, we have decided to color-code the eggs. Each child will have a color and is only supposed to pick up items of that color.
     I tried to find baskets or pails in 6 colors, but couldn't find what I was looking for. The result is that I attempted my first vinyl project.

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     A friend of mine came over last week and gave me some tips on how to do vinyl on my Silhouette. I was shocked at how easy it was. 

Easter Bunny

     These are the pictures from last Easter. I needed to get them in the book before taking new ones this year.

          I love this sketch. You have all month to try it out, post it to the Sketch N Scrap blog, and then be entered for a prize.

Sketch #148

     This page follows the sketch. I used Echo Park's "Easter" collection. The title is a new die cut from Stamps of Life. I purposely placed it above the word "bunny" on the word strip.

     The word strip is continued on to the second page as a connector between the 2 pages. I die cut the year "2017" with a Burniston die and added it below the word Easter.

     The bunny is "Lucky the Rabbit" - a die set from Burniston. I used some pink dotted swiss paper from the collection for the ears, nose and feet. The eggs on the layout are old dies from Echo park. I fussy cut mats for them.

 

     I need to stop making personal rules. I have a no sticker rule, but here I am using them. I used the tree, a flower, and a pink bunny on this layout. The shiny flowers are also from a sticker set. The grass (Burnistion die) grounds the rabbit and the tree.

This is a flap.

     I found this stamp - "The ears are the best part" at Hobby Lobby a week ago. It was on the clearance rack for 50 cents. It made me laugh, so I bought it. After stamping it I made a flap for it. I used a utility knife to slice a spot to pull the ears of a sticker bunny through. A fun place for one more pic was created. I placed 2 magnets - one behind the pic and one on the back of the bunny mat - to keep the flap closed.

Flap opened

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Echo Park - Easter

     Card Stock: My Colors - Expresso Bean

                                        Day Lily

                                        Pink Punch

                                        Lemon Sorbet

     Ink: Gina K - Dark Chocolate

     Stamps: Echo Park - Some Bunny Loves Me

                  Whimsies & Wishes - The Ears Are the Best Part

     Dies: Karen Burniston - Numbers

                                       Lucky the Rabbit

                                       Outdoor Edges

             SOL - Easter Statement

             Echo Park - Decorative Eggs

    Embellies: American Crafts - Flower Stickers

Challenges

Animal Friends Challenge - Easter - #11 - *

Brown Sugar Challenge - Easter/Spring - #35 - March 31

Crafty Friends - Springtime - #91 - *

Creative Shopping (Kreativeinkauf) - Happy Easter - #14 - *

Like a Tea Bag

      My husband told me a month ago that he needed a retirement card for his boss. I have pained over this. I couldn't think of anything that I liked until he brought me this quote:    

A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water. - Nancy Reagan

I had suggested a Z card, but when we were talking in my craft room my husband pointed to a Shutter Card and said, "That card has a lot going on." Final decision: tea theme on a shutter card. 
     I have had this Gorguss stamp for quite some time, but have never used it. There is a tag on the cup that says "Drink Me". I can't think of any occasion for which this sentiment is appropriate. I decided to use it, but cover the words with flowers.

 

     With Copics markers, I practiced the skin and hair before coloring on the stamped image. The hair on the stamped image looks darker, because there are more details in the image. As you can see, I gave absolutely NO attention to the "Drink Me" tag.

     I added some tea elements from a Die-namics die set and some trim from an old Ionic edge punch.

     I printed the quote on heavy card stock and die cut it with a Spellbinders die. I used the die again with Gray Stone paper to frame the quote.

     I also cut mats for the back of the card base using patterned paper. Colleagues will sign those with a handwritten message. I will add those later.

Envelope

Card Laying Flat

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Kaiser Kraft - Wildflower Collection (Spring, Vines, In Bloom, Fleur)

                              Dear Lizzy - Christmas Winter Wishes

     Card Stock: Gina K - White

                       Bazzill - Gray Stone

                                   Lime

                       Silver Metallic

     Ink: Stampin' Up - Bermuda Bay 

            Momento - Tuxedo Black

            Distress - Hickory Smoke

     Stamps: Santoro - Sweet Tea

     Dies: Karen Burniston - Flowers & Bee

             Die-namics - Always Time for Tea

             Spellbinders - Fancy Tags 

     Punch: Ionic

     Embellies: Black/White Twine

                    Gray Enamel Glitter Dot

     Copics: Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20

                 Hair - E21, 23, 25, 27

                 Cup - C0, 1, 3, 5

                        - RV91, 93, 95

                 Dress/Bow - BG10, 11, 13

                 Bunny - C00, 0, 1, 2, R00

    

Challenges

Cards 4 Galz Challenge - Stamping - #24 - Winner !!!
Color Inspiration Monthly - Colored Image - #30 - March 6
Crafting with Butterflies - Special Folds - #3 - Winner!!!
Fashionable Stamping - One for the Girls - #18 - *
Gem of a Challenge - Spring Flowers - #8 - *
House That Stamps Built - TicTacToe (Twine, Patterned Paper, Flowers) - *
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Use Snippets - #1 -  *
Star in My Pocket - Make it GIRLY - #18 - *