Simple and sweet cards

Hi there!

Sometimes I like to spend hours on one card, but sometimes I like things to move a little faster. I've made 2 cards, using products from the Ellen Hutson store, that I made in 30 minutes or less.

The first card is an Easter card, because Maia wanted one to gift her teacher with before Easter weekend:

I colored the bunny from Party Pals, and stuck him onto a banner that I hand-cut. I adhered the Happy Easter line border in lieu of a stamped greeting.



I cut into my white cardstock using the Outside In Easter Egg Stackables die, and lined the back with some Avery Elle patterned paper. I added a little sprig, from Magical Day to balance out the images and add a soft touch.

My next card is for a last-minute birthday card that I forgot to make until the morning-of. ack!

I used the sweet dogs from Dog Lady, and gave them party hats from Puppy's Favorite Things. I also used the sentiments from that set to complete the card.



I hope you like them both! If you have to make cards quickly, and at the last minute, here is what works for me: don't worry about the layout. ha! The longest part of designing a card, for me, is figuring out an interesting layout. Here, I colored images and didn't think too much about anything.

Happy Easter weekend!

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Easter bunnies (for Lawn Fawn)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the Lawn Fawn blog this morning with some sweet Easter bunny party decorations:



I used the bunnies from Some Bunny to create all of the decor.



I popped the bunnies into Mini Picture Frames for simple and sweet cupcake toppers.

Kraft and blue gingham are a pretty match! I used our Stitched Scalloped Cupcake Wrapper for the cupcake bases. Just an aside: I've had to cut dairy from my diet this year, and to be honest, baking is the only place I really really miss it. I meannnnnnn.... butter! I can do the cakes with no butter, but the frosting is where I keep struggling. I hate the way shortening coats your tongue! It feels so gros. This peanut butter vegan frosting is delish. I should have thinned it out and whipped it more, but it was so tasty. In case you're in the same boat, I used this recipe for the frosting - click!



Back to the party! I created little treat boxes using our Scalloped Treat Boxes.

I not only cut a gingham roof (using the Scalloped Treat Box Spring House Add-On) but I also cut a second handle out of the gingham so that it continue to the top.

The Happy Easter Line Border and little carrot die made for a cute table sign. I cut all of the pieces out of white cardstock and used copic markers to color the carrot. I find that much simpler than taking out all of my colored papers, and I love the soft look that it gives!

These water-bottle wrappers were the last pieces I created for the party.

I hope this sparks your own creativity! Thanks for stopping by.



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watercolor blog hop!

Hi there!

I'm thrilled to be on both the Ellen Hutson and Avery Elle teams, and today they are joining together to show off Avery Elle's new line of watercolors.



I had fun with the Cherry color, and used it to create a quick background for the cute critters (from Party Pals.)



I did a quick wash, waited for it to dry, and then went back in again on the right side to add a bit more depth and color. I flicked on some of the Cherry watercolor to make pink flecks, and did the same with some white ink.

The animals and balloons were all colored using copic markers.

I hope you like it! Hop along with us - here is a list of today's participants:

Avery Elle

Julie Ebersole

Caryn Davies

Lisa Spangler

Heather Campbell

Emily Midgett