Easter Cards

I have really been wanting to get into making cards to send to my family and friends, so the past two days I've made a couple Easter cards.

This first one turned out adorably! I'm sending it to my BIL, SIL, and little neice. I used Paperbilities plain white cards that can be purchased at Walmart in the craft section for the main base. I then cut out the large egg shape onto cardstock and fitting the patterned paper to it. I then embellished it with different rick racks, flower brads from Creative Impressions, Prima -Fall Flowers, and Bazzill Hershey mini brads, and used a pink glitter pen, and a yellow one to add the shiny "colored egg" feel to the card. I used Autumn Leaves -Flowers clear stamps to add a little whimsical design, and added a cute pink bow. Then lastly, I distressed the edges with black ink.


The second card here I made for the Pastor and his wife from the church we used to attend. It is just adorable! I know, I said that about the last one ;-). This one was alittle tricky to make though, especially since I had no more basic card to go by. I cut out my little birdy, then I found some light green cardstock and just folded it to fit the bird. The patterned paper the bird is made out of is from the Wild Asparagus Collection. I then got out some ribbon from my stash and attached them as wings with Making Memories Colored Staples (light). I love that part about the card. The wings are so cool! I then did the feet the same way. After that I got a blue button and a white one and attached them together for it's eye, and voila! On the inside with all the staples, it looked kind of dangerous. I didn't want my recipient's getting cut on them, so I cut out white cardstock, black inked the edges, and then used the Autumn Leaves clear stamps and put some swirls on there for added safety and looks.

I got the ideas for both of these cards from members on scrapbook.com.