Saturday, April 23, 2011

hoppy Easter


It's hard to believe it is almost Easter.  I have to squeeze in a couple more Easter cards this week!  I created this card yesterday with this adorable bunny and that beautiful basket from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  The cute little bunny is from the L'il Buddies stamp set and the basket is from the Spring Baskets stamp set.    I paired my stamped image with some papers from the Springtime collection from Echo Park.  I used some white seam binding and some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts (leaves are punched with a Martha Stewart Frond Leaf punch).  To create the bow, I tied my ribbon around my card like normal.  Then, I tied a second bow with the tails from the first bow.  Does that make sense?  I stitched a button in the center and snipped the ends with some pinking scissors.   The kraft embossed border was die cut with a die from the Floral Doily Accent Mega Shapeabilities die set.  The sentiment is from the L'il Buddies set.




To create my stamped image, I stamped the bunny first with tuxedo black memento ink on copic x-press it cardstock.  Then, I masked the bunny and stamped the basket and eggs behind it.  I colored my image with these copic markers: BG11, BG13, Y35, Y38, YG95, YG97, W1, W3, RV32, RV34, V95, V99, R37, R39, E43, E44.  I used the W1 and W3 markers to create the light shading on my white bunny.  I die cut and embossed the circles using circle nestability dies.

Eggs are all boiled and now it's time to go decorate them with the kids.  I always love decorating the Easter eggs together.  If I don't get a chance to post the other Easter card that I'm finishing up before Easter, I hope you all have a wonderful Easter!

Niki

34 comments:

Crafty Math Chick said...

Oh I LOVE this Niki! Love all the colors in this and your coloring is perfect! If you haven't already posted this on Echo Park's Facebook page, I know Madison would love it if you did (and he picks a random poster each week on Fridays to win an EP paper collection on EP's blog... just sayin') ;)
~Meredith

pops x said...

Hi sweetie, wow the colours are stunning, gorgeous details as always big hugs love pops x

Donna B said...

Niki, this is just beautiful!!

Janna said...

Hi Niki! Your card is supersweet! Have a lovely weekend! Janna

karen q said...

What a pretty pastel card. I recently purchased this paper pack and I love all the pretty papers. That Spellbinder's border is lovely on this card. I am so, so glad we finally have sunshine today. Hope you are able to take some time to enjoy it.

basslady said...

very delightful and sweet!
hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Sara Mac said...

What a sweet little Easter card. I love the look of that bunny. You always do a great job of combining patterned papers. Have a wonderful Easter!

MarieL said...

What a sweet card, Niki.
Happy Easter to you and your family

Melissa Ladd said...

Oh my, SO cute!! I love how you masked and stamped the bunny and basket. And your coloring is gorgeous, as always!!
Happy Easter to your family, Niki!

Michelle said...

This is just about as cute as the REAL Easter bunny :) Have fun dying eggs & I hope you have a fantastic Easter!

Tanya Phillips said...

Oh this is just too sweet! Darling image, super cute card. Happy Easter to you and your family. :D

Tracey said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Niki!!

Joy Taylor said...

Super cute card Niki, love it! hope you had fun with the kids decorating eggs...Happy Easter to you all! hugs!

Ted said...

Niki, this card just hollers Easter! :) I love all the bright colors and that little bunny is adorably protective of his Easter eggs, isn't he? So cute. :) Your stitching never ceases to amaze/inspire me. :)

Sandi said...

Absolutely adorable card!

Carolyn Gargus said...

Beautiful card!! Love the colors and the coloring! Thanks so much for sharing!

Beate said...

Dang girl, you are good. LOVE the scene you created. LOVE your coloring, LOVE your card. Simply beautiful!
Happy Easter!
Hugs and smiles

Tracy said...

Niki,
Such an adorable card.

Denise (peanutbee) said...

I love those delicate white and pink flowers and white bow paired up with the bright easer eggs. Darling card!

Diane Jaquay said...

So adorable :)
Hoppy Easter to you and your family!

Alice W. said...

this is gorgeous. love the soft springy colors. beautiful card, Niki! have a Happy Easter!! =)

Piali said...

So cute!!! Love combo of the soft colored Dps and Bright colored eggs!
Happy Easter!

Cassie K said...

love this card and the colors you used. The masking is amazing too :)

Mona L. Pendleton said...

So cute Niki! Happy Easter!

Gabby said...

Very nice card! From the papers to the coloring, to the cute border, ribbon and button ... so cute! :)

Annchen said...

Oh Niki, really cute!

Debbie said...

Happy Easter! Love this adorable card.

Kelly Schirmer said...

I LOVE this, Niki! Seriously, why don't I EVER think of masking? It adds SO much to a card...of course, knowing how to color like you would also be fantastic, hee! Adorable Easter card, have a great one today!

Bev J. said...

That is one cute bunny-love the card. Now that my girls are grown and gone from home, coloring the eggs is a tradition I miss. Enjoy the time with your kids-it sure goes by fast!

Julia Aston said...

I love how you stamped your bunny in front of the basket Niki - and all the pretty colors on your eggs!

jen shears said...

What a sweet card! Hope the eggs went well & you've had a wonderful Easter!!! :)

velta said...

Love the image...and your coloring is perfect! Reminds me of coloring eggs with my DD when she was ittle :) Thank you for sharing...also, love the seam binding touch :)

diane (cookiestamper) said...

So cute, Niki! I hope you had a great Easter!

Deirdre said...

Adorable bunny. Super cute. Happy Easter.