I don't know about you but stamping is providing some wonderful therapy and distraction these days. I am usually not home quite this much and while I'm trying other things I enjoy like baking and knitting, I'm also doing things that need to be done like cleaning out closets and a storage shed. There is still plenty of time leftover and I'm using it to stamp. I had ordered the Easter stamps in the Mini Catalog awhile back and hadn't gotten around to doing anything with them. Finally, I played... Here's what I have to show you today:
My first card is from the "Full of Happiness" set which features a wonderful smudgy chick and egg. I used a stamp pad to stamp the chick but used my Stampin'Write markers to stamp the egg stripes. If you use the brush end of your marker, it's easy to apply the ink to the stamp and switch up colors for each stripe. A light "huff" on the stamp to re-wet it works really well after you have all the colors on there and before you stamp. I added a little green grass with a grunge stamp from the "Painted Poppies" set. The embossing folder is a sneak peek at a new item available April 1st!
My next two cards are made using the "Easter Promise" stamp set. I tried to go for a vintage style with the one above, using the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper. By the way, you can get a pack of that as a freebie with the 3rd release of Sale-A-Bration products from now until March 31st! This was my favorite pack of paper when the Annual Catalog came out!
The card below is a sentimental choice for me. I was raised in South Dakota and the state flower is the Pasque flower or crocus. They grow in the wild in the Black Hills and are generally the first flower of spring. The petals are mostly pale purple with a little white. This reminded me of home, my parents and much time spent in the Hills. For this card, I again chose to use "Woven Threads" DSP and then colored the flowers with my Stampin'Blends alcohol markers.
My last card uses the third Easter set in this year's Mini Catalog, "Welcome Easter". It's full of really cute animals that are fun to stamp and color. I fussy cut the animals out after I colored them with Stampin' Blends markers. I used some "Garden Lane" Designer Series Paper in my background and surrounded each animal with a Soft Seafoam Green die cut circle, using the "Stitched Shapes" dies.
Easter is a couple of weeks away so I'm a little late in showing these to you but there is still time to order this week, make some cards and have them ready in time for Easter. The animals would make great table decorations or party favors as well. Easter is one of my favorite holidays because of the real reason, the resurrection of Jesus Christ but I'm not sure what it will look like this year with our Covid-19 chaos and all the social distancing we are doing. I will still celebrate even if it's only me and my family, in our home! I hope your Easter is blessed as well.
You can check out all the products I used below and a click on any of them will take you to the online store. Don't miss out on SAB this last week if there are still some things you'd like to get your hands on! Meanwhile, stay safe and healthy and keep on stampin'!!
Blessings,
Sarah
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