Easter Cards - some ideas to stimulate your Easter Card Projects
Hand made Easter Cards by Debbie Crouch
All the card blanks used in this project are from the Papermania Craftonic Square Card Value Pack, but many different types of card could be substituted for these.
In addition, all the cards have used the Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
Pink Card
Products used:
o Pink pastel card from Papermania pastel Value card pack
o Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
o Backing Paper – Papermania Inspirations Colossal Paper Pack 6”x6” – warm tones
o Bazzill Cardstock Pink
o Whispers Strokes Watercolour Pens – Pastel Shades
o Craftime Buttons – pink
o Pink Ribbon
o White Card
Method
Stamp bunny image with Versacolour Ink pad onto white card, colour with watercolour pens, cut around the image leaving a small margin and mount onto a slight larger rectangle of pink Bazzill Card.
Cut a square of backing paper, slightly smaller than the card blank and glue ribbon to the mounting paper, securing behind.
Stick backing paper to the card then the bunny image on top.
Embellish with buttons
Lemon Card
Products used:
o Lemon pastel card from Papermania pastel Value card pack
o Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
o Bazzill Cardstock Pale Green
o Dovecraft Decorative Chalks - Pastels
o Whispers Strokes Watercolour Pens – Pastel Shades
o Craftime Buttons – yellow
o Green Ribbon
o White Card
Method
Stamp bunny image with Versacolour Ink pad onto white card, colour with watercolour pens, cut around the image leaving a small margin and mount onto a larger rectangle of green Bazzill Card. Chalk edges of both watercolour image and Bazzill Green card with yellow chalk.
Apply ribbon to corners of Bazzill Card, securing behind.
Stick backing paper to the card then the bunny image on top.
Embellish with buttons
Lilac Card
Products used:
o Lilac pastel card from Papermania pastel Value card pack
o Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
o Backing Paper – Papermania Inspirations Colossal Paper Pack 6”x6” – warm tones
o Whispers Strokes Watercolour Pens – Pastel Shades
o Craftime Buttons – pink and purple
o Versa Colour Ink Pad – Heliotrope and Black
o Gauze Ribbon
o White Card
Method
Stamp bunny image with Versacolour Ink pad onto white card, colour with watercolour pens, cut around the image leaving a small margin.
Cut a strip of lilac paper to cover the width of the card blank. Ink Edges with Versa Heliotrope Ink
Mount the backing paper card onto the card blank and bunny image on top. Stick the strip to the card front. Embellish with pink and purple buttons and gauze ribbon.
Green Card
Products used:
o Green pastel card from Papermania pastel Value card pack
o Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
o Versacolour Black Ink Pad
o White Card
o Green Card Strip cut from Dovecraft’s Die Cuts with A View Mat Stack Brights.
o Green Gingham ribbon
o Papermania Whispers Strokes Pastel Watercolour Pens
o Green buttons
o Small and Medium Daisy Punches
Method
Stamp bunny image with Versacolour Ink pad onto white card, colour with watercolour pens, cut around the image leaving a small margin.
Cut a strip of bright green card to cover the width of the car blank. Stick the ribbon across the green strip to the width of the card blank.
Mount the bunny image on top. Stick the strip to the card front. Punch one medium and two small daisies from the green card and stick to card blank. Embellish with matching buttons.
Blue Card
Products used:
o Blue pastel card from Papermania pastel Value card pack
o Stampendous Easter Bunny “Happy Easter Stamp”
o Dovecraft decorative chalks pastels
o Large Papermania eyelets blues
o Die Cuts with a View Mat Stack Brights
o Whispers Watercolour Pens
o Papermania Ribbons
o White Card
o Black Ink Pad
Method
Stamp bunny image with Versacolour Ink pad onto white card, colour with watercolour pens, chalk edges with blue chalk, cut around the image leaving a small margin.
Cut a square of blue card from the mat stack to just below the size of the card blank. Mount the bunny image to the backing paper. Set 3 eyelets on the top edge and three eyelets on the bottom edge. Loop and pull through ribbons.
Adhere to card front.
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