Egg-cellent Friend Easter Card

Hey, Crafty Friends!! I'm back with Team Xyron today!!

I hope you are having a HOPPY Monday! 

 It's hard being apart for the holidays but that doesn't mean we can't send our friends and family a little love! With Easter drawing near and with everyone staying indoors I'm taking to sending much needed Easter Blessings via snail mail.

Today, I will show you how I added lots of dimension to my Easter card but still keep it lightweight with an item you probably already have in your craft room!

Supplies Used

Creative Station(Xyron)

Mega Runner(Xyron)

Inktense Pencils (Derwent)

Big Shot  (Sizzix)

Standard Magnetic Platform (Sizzix)

Joyful Easter (Pink and Main)
Joyful Easter Dies (Pink and Main)

Cloudy Frames Dies (Pink and Main)

Stitched Ovals Dies (Pink and Main)

Patterned Paper (Echo Park)

110 lb White Cardstock 

140 lb Mixed Media Paper

Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko/ Imagine)

Water Brush Pen

MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)

Craft Foam

I had this adorable Joyful Easter set from Pink and Main I thought was absolutely perfect.
Using a MISTI, I stamped my images onto 140 lb. mixed media paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Then, colored in my images using Derwent Inktense Pencils and blended out the colors with a water brush pen.

Next, I used a Big Shot and the matching Joyful Easter Dies to die-cut each image out.

And here is how I gave my card that "POP" to add dimension without all the heavyweight and bulk...

I ran a piece of CRAFT FOAM through my Xyron Creative Station. Then ran a piece of pink gingham paper. Then attached both together.

I set that aside for a moment. Don't worry. I'll show you why we needed that foam piece real soon.

I took a 4.75" x 3.5" piece of cloud paper and a 4.75" x 1.5 " strip of green polka dot paper. Then layered and attached the green strip onto the cloud paper with my Xyron Mega Runner to create a little landscape for the front of my card.

And then, here's what I did with my foam...

I die-cut that covered sheet with my Cloudy Frame die, creating a lightweight 3D frame!! And because I previously attached adhesive to the back, it is now a self-adhesive 3D frame!!

Next, I attached it to my card front, surrounding the landscape scene.

For even more dimension to my card, I made even more self-adhesive foam... this time- double-sided!!

I inserted the foam into my Xyron Creative Station but instead of adhering paper, I simply flipped the foam sheet over and ran it through again a second time. This resulted in adhesive being on both the front and the back!!

Then, all I had to do is cut it with scissors to the desired size and shape I needed for each of my colored images.

I stamped out the phrase and sentiments with more Versafine Onyx Black ink and then die-cut them out using Pink and Main's Stitched Ovals Dies. Then attached the "you're an egg-cellent friend" to the front of the card.

I had lots of left-over images that couldn't fit onto the front of my card so I decided to decorate the inside of my card as well and add them there.

I took leftover strips of paper I had from the front cover and cut them down to create a coordinating landscape inside. I attached all the pieces with my Xyron Mega Runner. There wasn't enough to make an exact match but it turned out great anyway.

I think it turned out amazing!!

Here is my finished card...

FRONT

INSIDE

A Few Close-ups

I love these bunnies and chicks!! They're so adorable!! And all these bright colors make me so HAPPY!! Or should I say "HOPPY"??!! Hahaha!!

I hope you all enjoyed my project for today and have a very HOPPY EASTER!!

Until next time,

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana

A Springy HELLO

Hey, Crafty Friends! 

It's springtime!! Flowers are blooming EVERYWHERE!! Even in my craft room!!

I can't help but LOVE Spring!! What's there not to love? Winter gloom is disappearing and there's nothing I love more than flowers, flowers, everywhere!

I love to pick them, smell them, wear them, and of course, color them!

And today, I colored up a storm and create a floral card that's sure to brighten your day!

Supplies Used

Spring Things (Lynda Kanase)

Spring Phrases (Lynda Kanase)

Sizzix Big Shot

Black Cardstock (Recollections)

Tan Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore)

Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore)

ColorBox Dye Ink- Wicked Black (Clearsnap)

Inktense Watercolor Pencils (Derwent)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Black Twine

White Gel Pen (Sakura)

Mixed Media Glue

Acrylic Block

Water Pen

Scissors (EK Success)

Paper Trimmer (Swingline)

MISTI Stamping Tool- *Optional*

I started by cutting my tan toned mixed media paper down to 4"x 5.25".

I used the floral stamp from Lynda Kanase's Spring Phrases and mounted it to a clear acrylic block. I inked the stamp using Colorbox dye ink in Wicked Black to stamp a floral frame along the perimeter of my tan cardstock.

Then, I colored the floral images using my Derwent Inktense Color Pencils and blended out the colors using a water pen.

To make the stamen details pop, I used a Sakura white gel pen to add highlights.

I die cut these gorgeous flowers and leaves from Lynda's Spring Things die set from white mixed media paper. And then shaded them with my Inktense pencils and watercolored each die cut using my water pen.

While the flowers wet still damp and pliable, I creased and molded each flower then set them aside to fully dry.

Once they were dried, I used mixed media glue to layer and attach the flowers together.

Then finished water coloring the center of the flowers and the leaves.

 I die-cut the layered labels from the Spring Things set. Cutting the larger label in black and the smaller one in white.

I used my MISTI stamping tool to stamp the word Hello (from the Spring Phrases set) in Wicked Black ink. I chose to use the MISTI because quite often mess up on my sentiment stamping and this ensures that they always come out perfect.

Then attached my Hello label onto the bigger black one using my Xyron Mega Runner.

I attached my colored card front onto an A2 card base I made from 110 lb black cardstock. And then attached the label to the center.

I created a multi-loop bow from black twine and glued it to the upper left-hand corner of the label. Then glued the three-dimensional die-cut flower onto the center knot of the bow and tucked and glued the leaves and stems behind the flower. 

And here is my finished card...

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!! 

Make sure you visit these gals for even more Spring Thing projects and give them some love!!

Amanda Stevens

Daniela Costa

Karen Aiken

Pam Bray

And of course,

Lynda Kanase 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana