Party Animal

Here is another cute little Easter card.  I have had this idea of making some type of Easter basket using my nesties so that is what I decided to try on this card. 

I took a square of the pink polka dot paper that was a little wider than the basket I wanted and punched one side with a Martha Stewart border punch.  Then I lined up an oval die to cut out the bottom half of with the punch edge as the top of the “basket”.  For the handle I simply layered a smaller scallop oval inside of a slightly larger scalloped oval and cut it out.  It came out just as I pictured.  I did sponge the edges with a bit of ink to help it stand out more.

The image is from Penny Black and was stamped in black ink and colored with colored pencils and gamsol.  I cut it out and layered it behind the basked and added the handle behind the image.

The whole thing is popped up on a large scalloped oval, then layered onto aqua polka dot cardstock and a pink card base.  On the right side I tucked a strip of white polka dot cardstock underneath the large oval.  I added a strip of ribbon on it and a pink border punched out with the same Martha Stewart border punch as the basket.  I added a few Easter eggs that I punched out and embossed with a Sizzix folder and sponged with ink.  Added a quick egg sentiment that I cut out and a little bow on the basket handle.   The final touch was a cute flower with an Easter egg button in the center (picked up the buttons at Hobby Lobby).  What a fun card.  I have another idea to use with the “basket” so be watching.

This card was entered in the following challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 147 – Easter Extravaganza

Aifactory Challenge AIF#076 – Party Animal
Delightful Challenges - Easter
Simon SaysStamps Challenge - Emboss It
Art Impressions Challenge #12 - Anything Goes

Whoopsie Daisy Challenge  - Free and Easy

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #62 – Springtime

Sketch Saturday Challenge #151 – Sketch

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #58 – Inspiration/Pastels/Stripes (embossed eggs to give them strips and sponged ink on them)

Sentimental Sunday Challenge #51 – Celebrate Spring/Easter plus Sentiment

Paper Cutz Challenge #87 – Buttons and Bows

Ooh La La Challenge #78 – Aqua, Bling, and Sentiment

Little Clair’s Challenge #5 – Animals

Flourishes Bring Back the Beautiful – The Beauty of Spring Colors

Creative Inspirations Challenge #57 – Easter

Crafty Pad Challenge #117 – Easter

Craft Your Passion Challenge #54 – You’ve Been Spotted (dots)

Crafts and Me Challenge #31 – Pink and Sweet