Spring Rabbit Globe

  Easter is just around the corner. Next to Christmas cards, Easter is the next big card holiday for me. After a long hard winter, spring Easter cards are so much fun to make. They're hopeful and cheerful. It always makes me feel lighter when I make Easter and spring cards.

I made this card using an .svg pattern from Cricut Design Space. The image is called Happy Easter #M1479296E. This image is already a great card front but it is made even more awesome with brads and pearl bling from the store. It's so quick and easy to make a card go from good to great with help from Eyelet Outlet.

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Rabbits Brads - Pastel

Colored Egg Brads

Dragonfly Brads

Multi Pearls - Black, Purple, Blue, Pink and Green

Thanks for stopping by today. If you are thinking about making your Easter cards this year, be sure to stop by Eyelet Outlet to pick up all your card making accessories and bling!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Using Large Letters & Patterns as Focal Points in Cardmaking

I love card making but it's not always easy to find the time to make them. This is why I use beautiful cardstocks and patterns to do the hard work. Such is the case with my card today.

Card Construction

It started with a beautiful background die called Symmetry in Motion from Spellbinders. I chose to use the die with a gorgeous Mirri Sparkle Pink Sapphire glitter cardstock. I cut a piece of ombre cardstock from the Vicki Bouton Let's Wander collection. It was placed it behind the die cut. This ombre cardstock was cut 6" x 4 1/2. which is the same size as the card base is. The placement of the die cut at the bottom left a space at the top. It left a perfect space for an ombre organza ribbon into a bow.

Next, I used the Block Letter alphabet dies from Art Impressions. The letters are  1 1/4" tall and are great to use as a focal point. I cut the word S-P-R-I-N-G from Silk Glitter Sparkling Water Aqua cardstock. Foam tape secures them on the panel. I cut a piece 9" x 6" in Astrobright Lunar blue. It's folded it in half to make a 4 1/2" x 6" card base. Wet glue attaches the decorated panel to the front of the card base.

The two glitter cardstocks are the stars of the show on this card. It needs little more. All I did to finish the card was add the Tim Holtz label sentiment Hello and a sprinkling of sequins. 

The End Result

It's easy to forget how important cardstock is in the quality and appearance of our cards. Additionally, a great design is not enough. The reality is that without great cardstock like the beautiful glitter cardstocks from CutCardStock, our cards just don't have as professional of a look and feel. With quality cardstocks, your recipients know they have a quality piece of art in their hands. CutCardStock has you covered at reasonable prices for some of the best cardstock you can find in the market. I hope you'll visit the online store. Try some of their cardstock and see if you agree that it improves your cards.

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back on Saturday!

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I'm proud to enter the following card challenge:

Sweet Stampin-No Squares Allowed

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #206

Welcome Spring!!

Hello everyone! I hope the weather where you are is finally showing evidence of spring's arrival. Here in Charlotte, NC spring is definitely in bloom and the warm sun is a welcome change. Today's card celebrates the traditional signs of spring. 

To make this I first used the largest rectangle in the Spellbinders Candlewick Rectangles set. I used my Big Shot to cut and emboss this piece. I love the embossing detail of Spellbinders dies. It really adds a lot to the background. 

The poem is super ancient. I've had it somewhere between 10-15 years! The stickers are also very old and are from Creative Memories. Both items work so well in this card. It reminded me that it's fun to look at old supplies with fresh eyes. 

I had a lot of fun using many brad sets that illustrate the poem. I also embellished with a strip of pink bling and a few stickers. This was super quick and fun to put together. In fact, the poem is absolutely ancient. It was a piece I've had in my stash for at least 10 years! The stickers are also old ones from Creative Memories. It's so fun when your old stuff can be made new with brads and bling from Eyelet Outlet!

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week!

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