Before I get to posting my cards here's a little FYI for y'all:
All That Scraps is having a mid-February release and there are sneak peek's and giveaway's going on on the ATS blog right now! The giveaways are open 'till 5pm EST on Feb 14 (tomorrow) and the stamps will be available on the 15th (Monday) at All That Scraps.
Here's direct links to the sneak peek posts:
Easter Preview Day 1: Hippity Hoppity
Easter Preview Day 2: Spring Elves
Easter Preview Day 3: Baby Bunnies, April, and Peter
I got all the new Easter stamps (along with the March CC Designs sets - woot woot!!) and haven't even had a chance to get them cut out yet - so I wanted to post the links to the samples so y'all can see how CUTE they are!!
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I had made 2 more cards using Balloon Emma and Party Emma stamps:
Balloon Emma card:
I stamped Balloon Emma onto CCD White cardstockthen colored her in with Copics.
COPICS USED:
E50, E51, R20, Y15, Y17, RV10, RV11, RV17, RV19, YR20, YR12, YR14, E25, E27, E29, W1
I used a Spellbinders Labels 3 die to cut out the image (I trimmed around the balloon and her legs before cutting with the die - and you can't tell but I actually trimmed right down to the "knot" in the balloon in order to shimmy the image into the die and omit the balloon and her legs) then matted it with dark brown cardstock cut with a larger die.
I added Yellow Stickles to the balloon so it's all glittery in real life :o)
The patterned paper used on both cards is from the AC stash that I talk about in my video haul HERE <----click!
The ribbon is May Arts grosgrain.
On the inside of the card I added more patterned paper (and the yellow strip is the opposite side of the paper), and a piece of white cardstock that I stamped 'Happy Birthday' onto in black ink.
Sentiment is from the Birthday Sentiments set.
Now for the Party Emma Card:
This card is my favorite of the three I've made using the Sugarplums Party stamps! I was just really happy with how it turned out!
I stamped Party Emmaonto white cardstock and colored her in with Copics.
COPICS USED:
E50, E51, R20, E25, E27, E29, RV10, RV11, RV17, RV19, E43, Y15, Y17, W00, W1, W3, W5, Colorless Blender.
I also added Yellow Stickles to the ribbon she's holding - I love how that just made it POP!
I used a Label 4 die (definitely my favorite set of dies - I always seem to be reaching for this set) to cut out the image.
Again the patterned paper is from the AC collection - a lot of the papers I got can be used all-year-round not just for Valentine's Day lovey dovey (which of course is tomorrow and of course I never got the chance to MAKE anything Valentine's-related this year! It's frustrating....).
I added a bow made from yellow twill by attaching it with a red-line glue dot (I get all that kind of stuff from Jody - AKA Confessions of a Ribbon Addict - all the adhesives she sells are fabulous! And I'm not being paid for this endorsement (or any "endorsement I make) - I'm just a happy customer).
I also added some buttons that are actually from the Basic Grey Indian Summer collection - I found all but the orange ones match perfectly with all theAC I heart You collection so that was pretty cool :o)
The sentiment is again from the Birthday Sentimentsset. I stamped it onto pink cardstock then punched it out with a (SU) oval punch.
On the inside of the card I used the opposite side of one of the patterned papers then added a strip of the polka-dot paper.
The sentiment (another one from the Birthday Sentiments set) was again stamped onto pink cardstock then punched out with a circle punch this time before being adhered.
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I also wanted to add a big thank you to you guys for the get-well wishes on my last post! I am feeling better - still not 100% but not feeling like death as I did last weekend!
