This winter has been cold and snowy and really, really long … I am not sure spring will ever come.
But that did not stop me from completing my Mosaic Moments assignment … a spring scavenger hunt.
I used lots of dies, a little glitter and Shimmer Sheetz to make the page springy.
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I have been wanting to color these eggs for years … and I finally did!
I love how this card turned out. It is so sparkly and elegant.
Head over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog to see how I made it.
I absolutely love Easter paper. Those little bunnies and chicks are just so cute!
Unfortunately, I never seem to have really good Easter photos to scrapbook. So, I have learned to improvise.
Instead of scrapbooking Easter photos, I used the Easter papers to make these adorable little holiday gifts:
Aren’t they adorable filled with Starburst Jelly Beans?!
I used papers by Three Bugs in a Rug and Best Creation Inc. to make them. Then, I added some My Mind’s Eye Twine, ribbon and little Peeps cutouts made with a Lifestyle Crafts die. (Click on the photo for a larger version).
For the tops, I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die. Before I cut out the flowers, I used a Wendy Vecchi technique and Ranger’s Glue and Seal to adhere the papers to Clearly for Art by Studio 490. Then, I cut them out and heated them with a heat tool. While warm, they can be molded in any way you desire and when they cool, they retain their shape no matter what. It’s a really neat technique that I have used a lot recently. Check out Wendy’s blog for more information.
Here’s one of the flower tops: 
I used a bit of Distress Ink and a brad for the center.
Easter is, hands down, the best candy holiday.
But, if you have any chance of collecting jelly beans, Cadbury Creme Eggs or chocolate bunnies, you have to have a basket. Sure, you could buy one in the store … or you could use some of your crafting supplies to embellish a basket into a one-of-a-kind creation worthy of serving as a centerpiece on your dining room table.
I have had this particular basket for years. I think it once served as an Easter basket. When I got married, we added a little ribbon and used it to hold our tiny bottles of bubbles to hand out to guests. And, for the past several years, it has held things in my craft room. Since it holds so many memories, I thought it was time to make it a more prominent feature in the house.
Armed with a few die-cutting machines, papers from American Crafts (Peachy Keen), Craft Glue Dots®, Mini Glue Dots® and Micro Glue Dots® and a bag of paper scraps, I set to work. (Click on the photos to see a larger version). Here are the dies/companies I used: Fence, banner — Cheery Lynn Designs; large eggs — Papertrey Ink; nest and small eggs, sign, letters — QuicKutz; Easter Bunny — Cottage Cutz; house, cracked egg and birds — Cricut. I inked many of the cut outs with Distress Ink to add dimension.
I started by adhering ribbon to the outside of the basket. I used Craft Glue Dots® since they have such an amazing hold. I then tied a bit of leftover ribbon to the handles.
Next I adhered the letters to the banner and then added Liquid Pearls by Ranger. Once dry, I attached it to the basket.
I assembled the houses, adding brads for door knobs and making a chimney, and then used Craft Glue Dots® to attach it to the back of the basket and the fences to the rest of the basket. I tucked a few giant Easter eggs around the outside of the fence.
Then, I filled the basket with crumbled newspaper and then added Easter grass. I assembled the birds and then bent the bottoms so they would “sit” in the basket. They are only adhered on one side, but seem to stay in place.
Finally, I added the rest of the die cuts to finish the scene and then placed a few Easter eggs in the basket to finish it off.
I’m not sure if it was more fun to look at this one or make it!
This post was made while serving on the Glue Dots® design team.
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