I had a great time making this very pastel Easter card using some free papers that I got with one of the craft magazines I brought recently. I cut a centre panel using a buckle shaped die and then stamped the 'happy easter' sentiment in Pearlescent Ivy ink.
I recently bought some Clearly Besotted In Stitches: Easter stamps along with matching dies. I found it a lot easier to actually stamp the flowers and chick before using the dies to cut them out. I have tried doing this process the other way round but have found that I ended up with some off centred embellishments so I tried today to stamp then cut. This seemed to work really well and I did not end up with any wonky finishes.
The main paper on the card I edged with some metallic purple ink before sticking this to the main body of the card. Then all I did from there was to play with the positions of the flowers and the Easter Chick. Once I was happy I used glue for the chick and foam pads to fix the flowers to give the card more 3D interest.
The strip on the side could be embellished further but because the polka dot pattern was quite busy I decided to keep this quite plain. Once I finished the card I used some Liquid Pearls to dot around the aperture.
I will enjoy this making some more Easter inspired cards so expect plenty of pastels, eggs and chicks!
Happy crafting
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