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While I don’t do as much crafting for Waster as I used to, I still enjoy this time of year. And when I saw the Excellent Eggs bundle in the January-April Mini catalogue I got excited. It’s super cute! Perfect for some handmade Easter cards!

And for this card I’m using some not so traditional Easter colours. But I am sticking with bright colours for the most part. I’m using 2 In Colours, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party. Then for the card base I’m using Basic Black to really help those colours pop.

To start I stamped a couple eggs in the background using Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party. Then I heat embossed another egg with white embossing powder on a piece of Tahitian Tide cardstock. I die cut it with the coordinating die and then popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Next I stamped my “Happy Easter” with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Then I framed it with a little bit more Basic Black cardstock and popped it up with a few more dimensionals. And to finish it off I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I actually have a few more handmade Easter cards to make because I’ll be at a Spring craft show next weekend in Milton. If you’re in the area come by and say “hi!”

In the meantime if you want some more Spring inkspiration, check out this cute spring basket I made a few years ago here.

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This past weekend I celebrated the new Annual Catalogue that launched last Tuesday. I had an online and in-person party and we had a lot of fun crafting with the new catalogue! It’s so much fun getting together with people and crafting. I’ve really missed it.

For my online party I did some live crafting on my Facebook page. Check that out here. At my in-person party we made two cards. The first card uses the Bottled Happiness stamp set. I paired Parakeet Party, one of the new In Colours, with Pool Party for my colour combination. Then to add a little something more to the card I used some of the Supple Shimmer and Iridescent Specialty Papers. I also added some of the Denim Ribbon and a few Polished Dots. (You can find the Supple Shimmer Specialty Paper and the Denim Ribbon in the January-June Mini catalogue.)

The second card uses the He’s All That bundle. I love this set! The stamp set is a nice versatile masculine set and the dies can be used with a variety of images and phrases, not just the ones from the stamp set. For this card I paired Starry Sky, another new In Colour, and Crumb Cake. And instead of Basic White cardstock I used Very Vanilla. It’s a little more subtle.

To add a distressed look to the card I tore the edges of the cardstock and the vellum. Just start with a little snip from your Paper Snips, or scissors, and tear away. The vellum came from the Vellum Layering Designs and I thought the map design works great for this card. Then to finish it off I added a few of the Brushed Metallic Dots.

I’m having so much fun crafting with the new catalogue! And I can’t wait to share even more projects with you. In the meantime you can check it all out in my online shop. And if you live in Canada and want a copy of your very own just send me an email; inkspirationwithteresa@gmail.com. I’d be happy to send you one!

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Handmade Easter Cards

Crafting with the New Catalogue