Hello card makers and friends! Maybe I should’ve saved this one for Easter Sunday! Maybe I’ll take a blogging break that day! hehe
Another ink blended background using Distress inks on Mixed Media card-stock. I really like using this stock because it blends so easy and is very forgiving…any marks blend out and the colors move together so well. My arm gets tired, so easier and faster is good! A few water drops is all…kept this pretty simple.
I die cut the Easter Eggstravaganza Frame in white card-stock and ran it back through the Big Shot using the Multi-Purpose platform on Tab 2, the tan mat and 5 pieces of 65# card-stock for extra shimming. That gets the detail embossed nicely. If it doesn’t emboss as deep as I want, I turn it to the back side and using an embossing stylus I rub in the spots that are meant to emboss. Bummer I didn’t get better pictures of the embossing but I think you know what I mean.
I love this long bladed grass die though… I don’t have the solid egg dies that fit behind but I think I would’ve liked them too. I’ll put them in the link up below in case you’d want a solid layer behind your decorative eggs.
This picture shows I die cut 3 of the Happy Easter sentiment. I added a few dots of white gel pen too.
I inked the top Happy Easter before I glued them together. I left it in the negative cut while I was inking to keep it from bending out of shape. You could ink your card-stock and then die cut too.
Any Easter-y Distress ink colors will work!
Linking to challenges…
Addicted to Stamps and more… Holiday
Scrapy Land Challenge….Favorite Holiday (Memory Box)
Next card…
This is my second make of this card. The first one I glued the words on hoppity hippity! Go Pam! lol Funny thing is, I didn’t even notice it for a couple weeks! That’s scary! lol
I die cut the Delphinium Circle in Mixed Media paper and likely inked it with Wild Violet I think. Then I die cut it with the new Square Basics dies. I inked a piece to go behind the circle too…again with Distress ink and the ink blending tools.
Hippity Hoppity was die cut from MM card-stock and inked with Wild Violet Distress ink too. I dropped water droplets on it to get that distressed look. Really nice size sentiments…easy to glue on with my favorite Tombow Mono Multi glue.
I die cut and embossed the Bunny Silhouette die, left it in the die, turned it over and inked it with Hickory Smoke Distress ink and an ink blending tool being careful to not get any on it’s tail.
I added dots to the flowers with Nuvo Drops.
I mounted it with foam tape…love that stuff, don’t you? I did add an eye to the bunny with a black pen. Which reminds me I need to order some more! hehe
Linking up to challenges…
Holler if you have any questions…I usually forget something! lol
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a beautiful Sunday!
Below are links to stores with the products I used for my cards today…
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I love these Pam…both so sweet..I had not even seen the one with the bunny,,,so cute..love how you colored the bunny…
Gorgeous cards – I especially love the Easter egg card!
Just beautiful.
Oooh. My favorite colors. You never disappoint. Love what you do.
These are amazing Pam – the layering of these dies is brilliant and so beautiful!! And that bunny is the cutest ever!! Thank you for making me re-look at these dies in a new way!!
Darling cards, Pam! I love the coloring on the first card especially! It just speaks to me saying I need to copy it. Thanks for all the inspiration as usual! You have been a busy lady!
More winners today!!! Just beautiful!!
Sweet – you have been a busy lady lately. Got to get on my Easter cards.
I love the tramed bunny scene! Thanks for playing along with us at CASology this week, Pam!
OH I adore that die on the first one, and your colors are so perfectly pastel and Eastery!! These are both so beautiful!! All of your ink blending is so pretty!!
What a fab coverplate die, it frames the Easter greetings beautifully.
Thanks for sharing at ATSM. 🙂
The grass is so neat with that frame in the first and love how you did the sentiment! Neat way you did the bunny on the second card, so cute!
How beautifully composed, Pam! Love how the lilac pops against that pretty green background too! Thanks so much for joining us at CASology this week!
Well… I just ordered the Strathmore paper. Sure hope I got the right stuff. Different source, different size. What could go wrong? Lots probably. Looks like I’ve got some ink blending in my future. And all just because your cards are so purdy! Too funny about the “hoppity hippity”. What’s wrong with that? Tee hee hee hee!
Oh my, what beautiful colors, your backgrounds are so pretty Pam! And it’s always amazing to see your work with intricate dies. Lovely Easter cards!
Very pretty! I really like that Happy Easter die – makes such a pretty card! Thanks for sharing your creations with us!
Gorgeous cards, pretty colours and loving those dies
Lovely card, thank you for joining us on Scrapy Land’s Challenge #62.
Cute first card… Easter fun for someone, perhaps? Love, love, love that bunny in the second. First time I’ve seen it done like that. Me likey a lot. xxx