Egg-Stra Special Easter Cards

Spring/ Easter Cards

  I'm ready to celebrate a bit of spring and Easter with an EGGstravaganza  of adorable   embellishments for Easter and Spring. 
  I have some darling Spring/Easter paper  that I thought I'd use up.  Gasp...I know!  Actually use some papers from my stash?  What a crazy idea. 

So to balance out my crazy side,  I thought I'd be sensible and shop for chipboard accents for the cards.  BAM!  I found the cutest Easter chipboard  and veneer selection at 

Creative Embellishments.  I just couldn't resist making a few Easter cards to send to my family.  

These are the pieces I used:

Veneer wood Bunnies

Mini Frames

Fun Eggs

Small Family Border Word Set

My first card features my favorite bunnies.  These mini Veneer wood Bunnies are way too cute.  They just melt my heart and make me smile.

First of all, I adore bunnies -and mini bunnies are cuteness overload.
The papers I am using are from Doodlebug Design - 6x6 Easter Express.
  

My first pet as an adult was a white house bunny.  He was a master snuggler.  

I think he was the reason I dabbed the tiny wood veneer bunnies with a bit of white acrylic paint.  The little guy with his cotton tail facing us has an adhesive pearl gem for his cotton tail.  

  Easy. 

This is my second card made for an egg-stra special relative. 

The chipboard eggs - Fun Eggs - were painted white and gussied up with ribbon.  Festive and yet pretty clean. 

My last card is a combo of the Veneer wood Bunnies , the Fun Eggs, and my sentiment word from the Small Family Border Word Set.  

I kept the treatments of the chipboard and wood veneer easy by using acrylic paints.   They don't need a lot of fuss to be spEGGtacular.

The beautiful heart die cut is from Spellbinders - Lace Hearts .  

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  

Where to shop? 

Shop for your Creative Embellishments chippies right here. 

Creative Embellishments - Wood Veneer Bunnies
Creative Embellishments - Mini Frames
Creative Embellishments  - Fun Eggs
Creative Embellishments - Small Family Border Word Set

Spellbinders - Lace Hearts -S5-204

Doodlebug Design - Easter Express 6x6 paper pad db-5532
Pearl Adhesive gems

Spring and Easter Wreath - Home Decor

  Winter can be harsh for so many folks with the cold and dull gray skies.  In the dead of winter, I like to set my sights on Spring.  Spring for me is hope, warmth, start of new growth.  

I am setting my sights on Spring by bringing a touch of  Spring/Easter to my home with a sweet Spring  8in x8in canvas adorned with delightful chipboard pieces from Creative Embellishments. 

Berry Frame 3

Bunnies

Fun Eggs

The bunny is darling - perfect for quick Easter cards and projects...or even baby cards.  

 I simply painted mine with soft pink acrylic paint and coated with a crackle medium  like Crackle Accents by Ranger.  I also tossed in some gold micro beads (glitter works well also).  

Next, I gussied up the Creative Embellishments -Fun Eggs by painting them with a creamy ivory acrylic, adding a simple piece of gold ribbon and topping with pink pearls.  

Elegant and yet so very simple. 

Just a bit about the 6 inch wreath/frame -Creative Embellishments Chipboard- Berry Frame 3.

I painted the berries with a variety of acrylic paints - ivory cream, pink and green.  Then I dabbed the berries with  Stickles Glitter Glue  to add some glitz and make the berries pop.  I'll tell ya, the Stickles really doesn't show well in photos but it has such a bedazzling look in person.

The Canvas Background Preparation

I  started with a plain 8in x8in canvas as my base.  I used some mists and watercolors to create the background of the canvas by adding one color at a time  with a paint brush and a bit of extra water and heat drying it between colors.  First the green, then the pink so that they don't run together and create olive drab mud.  The heating or at least drying process is important.  

These are some color /product suggestions for the pinks and greens:

Greens:

Prima Color Bloom Mists 2 - Brimestone Wings 588861 

Ranger Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Spray

Ken Oliver's - Color Burst - Lime Green 

Pinks: 

Ken Olivers - Color Burst - Fuchsia 

Ranger Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Spray 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Picked Raspberry 

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  

Where to shop? 

Shop for your Creative Embellishments chippies right here. 

Product List:

Creative Embellishments Chipboard- Berry Frame 3

Creative Embellishments - Bunnies

Creative Embellishments -Fun Eggs

Stickles Glitter Glue - Crystal
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium (big bottle)
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium small bottle
Pink Adhesive Pearls
Prima Color Bloom Mists 2 - Brimestone Wings 588861 
Ranger Tim Holtz Twisted Citron Distress Spray
Ranger Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Spray 
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Picked Raspberry 
Ken Oliver's - Color Burst - Lime Green 
Ken Olivers - Color Burst - Fuchsia