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I used one of the latest Easter releases by Flourishes, Easter Bunnies, to make this darling little girl’s birthday card — these are just the sweetest little bunnies in this set.  This is also for two challenges — the sketch today at SCS and a challenge being run by Flourishes in their Member Company forum at SCS to make a card incorporating the details found in a little girl’s dress — how fun.  You can read about that challenge here.  I also attempted to work this into yesterday’s color challenge at SCS — Orchid Opulence, Sage Shadow and Kraft — but the Kraft just wasn’t working for me here, so I used Barely Banana in it’s place, and that made me much happier!  Here it is:

The elements I used here that would relate to a little girl’s dress are the Swiss Dots (from embossing in the Cuttlebug), the gingham ribbon (all little girl’s dresses need a big bow), the picot trim, the button and the pretty, soft colors.  Loved this sketch as well — fun with all the panels!!!  The image was colored with an Aquapainter and ink refills and can you see his tail?  I pulled a bit of cotton off a cotton ball and glued it on — so fun!!!  And even though this is supposedly an Easter set, merely using a different sentiment turns this into a wonderful card for a little girl or baby.  I am certainly not packing this set away after Easter!!!!

• Stamps:  Easter Bunnies and Many Sentiments by Flourishes

• Paper:  Orchid Opulence, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, White

• Ink:  Same as above plus Pumpkin Pie, Versa Fine Onyx Black

• Accessories:  Aquapainter, Ribbon, Picot Trim, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Folder, Button, Mounting Tape, Mini Glue Dots, Cotton Ball, Glue Pen

That’s it for now!!!  Thank you for stopping in and hope you all have a great day!!!

WOW — two Blog posts in one day — that’s unusual for me!!!  But I just got the 2 new Easter releases by Flourishes and wanted to get a sample posted with each set.  What a fun new set this is — Easter Bunnies.  Just love it!!!  Cutsey animals are not typically my thing, but for some reason I am really loving these bunnies!!!  I had such fun making this card and can honestly say it is one of my favorites — I just LOVE the combination of patterns and colors.  When I look at this card I think of a vintage little girl, in her printed cotton dress with a big bow at the back — fun!!!  Here it is:

Aren’t these papers gorgeous!!! They are from the Two Scoops 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey available at Flourishes, along with this new set called Easter Bunnies.  And although this is an Easter set, a bunny set, I see something in this set that tells me I can make a definitely masculine card with this set — LOL!!!  I’m super busy for the next couple days on required projects, but give me a few days and I’ll show you how it turns out — LOL!!!  I LOVE doing the unexpected with a set!!!!

OK, I lifted a few ideas to make this card.  First Jan Marie used an oval behind her bunny, representing an egg, and I thought that was so clever, thus my oval!  And Sharon D. did the most fabulous thing to her bunny — she made it brown like a teddy bear (bunny) and added stitches up it’s back, like an old stuffed bunny.  Well, those stitches looked fabulous on her card, but my attempt was not nearly as successful.  I used a white gel pen to try to get white stitches, and it really didn’t work — none of my white gel pens would write properly over the watercolored bunny, so it isn’t as I had planned, but you can kind of see it and get the idea.  Be sure to check out the cards linked to see the original creations using these ideas.

• The pink base card is stamped with Damask Positive, with Versa Mark, and gone over with pink chalk to make the pattern stand out more — so simple and so gorgeous!
• The bunny is watercolored on watercolor paper with reinkers and an aquapapinter and then cut out with a Coluzzle.
• The print background and its pink border were just cut to fit the yellow scalloped frame which was die cut using the rectangle scallop Nestability die by Spellbinders.
• The green DP is bordered on top with a small scallop that was created by die cutting another yellow rectangle scallop with the Nestability die and then cutting the scallop off the die cut rectangle and adhering it behind the DP.  A piercer was used to add interest to the scallops.
• The yellow scalloped ensemble is mounted onto the card with foam mounting tape and the oval is also elevated with foam mounting tape.
• The ribbon wraps around the card front, running behind the main image.
• Happy Easter came in the set as stacked words — Happy on top, Easter on bottom — but I cut it into two words, giving me more options for use.
• I don’t have, but will buy, those tiny little cotton pom poms the kids use for crafts. I think they are the right size to glue on this bunny’s tail — won’t that be cute!!!

That pretty well sums it up — here’s the list of supplies:

• Stamps:  Easter Bunnies and Damask Positive by Flourishes
• Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Watercolor, Two Scoops by Basic Grey
• Ink:  Versa Fine Onyx Black, Versa Mark, Gelly Roll White Pen, various reinkers to watercolor
• Accessories:  Aquapainter, Pastels, Cotton Ball, Ticket Corner Punch, Coluzzle, Crafter’s Tool Kit, Nestabilities Rectangle Scallop Die by Spellbinders, Ribbon by Offray from Wal-Mart, Mounting Tape, Sponge.

As always, I thank you so much for stopping in.  Thank you so much for all the positive comments and encouragement — truly appreciated!!!

This set is one of the new Easter releases by Flourishes, called Easter Blessings.  I need to mail out a sympathy card tomorrow, so I will be using this as a sympathy card — very appropriate, I think, with the cross and floral overaly.  I didn’t have a sympathy sentiment stamp appropriately sized for this card, so I just went with Thinking of You, and I think it works! 

This cross/floral image is large, and to give you an idea, the piece of watercolor paper that I have it stamped on is 3.5″ x 5″.  My card is 5.5″ square and I’ll use a 6″ envelope for this.  This image also works just wonderfully for a tall and thin card made to fit a standard business envelope — about 9 x  4. 

I stamped my Blush Blossom card base with the Damask Positive background in Versa Mark, and then went over it with Blush chalks/pastels, using a cotton ball, to bring out the pattern more.  Love that look!  My main image is stamped in Gold Encore Pigment and then embossed with a mix I made of Detail Gold and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powders — it’s so pretty and sparkly IRL!!!  I then colored it in using reinkers in various colors and an aquapainter.  I did use what I call my small *splatter* stamp from SU’s Itty Bitty Backgrounds, and that is embossed with the above mix as well.  Also, the edges of the stamped panel are DTP’d (ink applied direct to paper from the pad) with Gold Encore and embossed with the same mix.  Holes are punched for the ribbon using a 1/4″ punch, and the sentiment is mounted on Dimensionals and Pop Dots**.  The ribbon is May Arts Scalloped Edge Satin — really gorgeous — from Flourishes.

• Stamps:  Easter Blessings, Damask Positive, Open to Love - all by Flourishes; SU Itty Bitty Backgrounds
• Paper:  Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Watercolor
• Ink:  Versa Fine Onyx Black, Versa Mark
• Accessories:  Pastels, Detail Gold and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powders, Aquapainter, Ribbon, Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/4″ hole punch, Pop Dots, Dimensionals.

** Yes, I’ve used 2 Dimensionals stacked one on top of the other under the Thinking, and Pop Dots under the of and You.  If you’ll notice, my main image is 3 layers thick, one of those layers being heavy watercolor paper.  If I merely put the same type of *sticky* under each end of the sentiment, it would sit on the card unevenly — it would slope down towards the You.  That sort of thing bugs me, so to make it sit flat as it should, I merely use different thickness *stickies*, and even stack them when necessary, to create a level surface.  The Dimensionals are thin and are from SU, the Pop Dots are much thicker and I get them from Wal-Mart.

That’s it for now!!!  I’ll try to get the other new Easter release (really cute bunnies) worked up into something later today!!!  Thanks much for checking in!!!

Flourishes has come out with 2 new Easter sets — one is an absolutely precious bunny set and the other is a remake of a vintage card with an image of a cross with a floral overlay – totally fabulous!!!  However, sometimes things don’t work as planned, and this is one of those times.    The unfortunate part is that these sets did not arrive in time for the DT to get the sets to make samples for you,  but Jan Marie has made a card with each set, and I’d like to share Jan Marie’s gorgeous cards with you here.

This is an ATC that Jan Marie made.  Aren’t these just the cutest images!!! The set is called Easter Bunnies by Flourishes.  Jan did a fabulous job on this ATC and I just really love how she used the oval Nestability die cut in the background to mimic an egg — what a wonderful idea for an Easter ATC!!!  And isn’t that bunny and the little chick just the sweetest!!  What a fun set to work with!!!  I surely hope mine arrives soon!!!

And look at this gorgeous Easter image and sentiment!!! WOW!!! I love this format for a card and it goes just perfectly with this image!!!  There is a very interesting story on how this stamp set, Easter Blessings,  came to be.  I think you’ll enjoy reading it and seeing the original piece.  Just pop on over to Jan’s Blog to read the story.

Please check out Sharon Doolittle’s creation here - it is jaw dropping gorgeous - what an Easter beauty!!!

You can read more about both of these sets at the Flourishes Blog.

You can purchase these sets from the Flourishes store.  While you are there, check out the new package of acrylic blocks — I just can’t wait to get these.  The largest block in the set is large enough to hold a full sized acrylic background stamp, like Damask and Damask Reverse and Harlequin.   Yes!!!!  I am so happy about that!!!  And coming real soon are the Clear Storage Boxes  (I so need those) and the new lines of Basic Grey paper.  They will be listed on the store site the moment the truck arrives with them, which is any day now, maybe even later today!!! 

 That’s it for now!!! Thanks much for checking in!!!!