Penny Black Dancing Chick Easter Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

My Craft Room has been a whirl of activity - partly from revamping my room after the purchase of some second-hand Ikea units off Facebook Marketplace for only $20 - and from making a couple of cards in amongst the total chaos of it all.  I started revamping my room in December but then COVID struck and I have been very tired ever since.  Little by little, I am getting things sorted out but can't do too much so it's been more than a little frustrating! 😒 

The card I am sharing today is an Easter card that I made for my daughter.  This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April - Anything Goes with option of Something Funny

Creative Knockouts - #491 - 2 or more Patterned Papers

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A684 - Easter

The main image is a retired Penny Black wood-mounted stamp called 'Dancing Chick'.  I have had this stamp for many years and I just love how joyful that little chick is.  I stamped the chick using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto Ranger watercolour cardstock and coloured it with a mix of Jasart Voyager watercolour discs and Faber-Castell watercolour pencils using a #2 round paintbrush.  I diecut the image panel using Lifestyle/Quickutz Nesting Card Templates dies and my Big Shot.

The larger hearts around the chick are a die from Impression Obsession - Mini Heart Row - and the tiny hearts are the leftover punchies from my EK Success Arrows border punch.  I glued them on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.

The designer papers are by American Crafts - Hello Spring - from 2016 so long-retired.  Just love the bright colours in this paper pad!  All the layers on my card are designer paper.

The sentiment is by Memory Box - Springtime Bunnies - another older set - and was stamped using the same black ink.  I diecut it using a Spellbinder Shapeabilities Labels Trio die then added 2 x 4mm aqua Crafter's Choice Bling.

Both the sentiment and main image panel are up on dimensionals.

I added some Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details glitter glue to the hearts, flowers and the bunny's cheeks.

Once I had finished the card front, I attached it to an Anko white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.  I buy all my card bases from KMart as they are a great value for money.

We had a quiet Easter break and just enjoyed our time together and having a break from working.  It was really cold and wet so we lit the slow-combustion fire and hunkered down inside.  I pity anyone who went camping as it would have been miserable!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Dancing Chick' 2564F wood-mount, Sentiment - Memory Box Springtime Bunnies CL5169 clear

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  American Crafts - Hello Spring 6" x 6" pad (retired) - from 2016

Accessories:  Stamping Platform, Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi and Mono Aqua glue, dimensionals, Crafter's Choice Bling VE077, Jasart Voyager watercolour discs, Faber-Castell watercolour pencils, #2 round paintbrush, Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details glitter glue, Ranger watercolour cardstock, Anko white card base (KMart)

Dies:  Spellbinders Shapeabilities Labels Trio S3-147 (retired), Liftstyle/Quickutz Nesting Card Templates DCO431, Impression Obsession Mini Hearts Row DIE134-D

Punches:  EK Success Arrows border

Taylored Expressions Hop to It Easter Card

Hi everyone 

Sorry it's been such a long absence from posting.  I have made heaps of cards but not had the time to post them.  And I figure that sharing Christmas cards well after Christmas is probably not very exciting to my readers.  It was the first Christmas ever that I made ALL of the cards that I posted out as well as for neighbours and my immediate/extended family - but I ran out of time to share them here.  One way or the other, life seems to be busier with a teenager doing Year 11/12 than what it was when they were in Primary School (which, by the way, only seems like yesterday).   

And wow, what a different world we are living in at the moment with COVID-19.  In the State where I live in Australia, we have Stage 3 Restrictions which means we are only allowed out for 4 reasons:  

• shopping for what you need - food and essential supplies
• medical, care or compassionate needs
• exercise in compliance with the public gathering requirements
• work and study if you can't work or learn remotely

Most shops are closed other than food shops, pharmacies, hardware stores and KMart/Target and banks and it is eerily quiet at my local large shopping centre.  People wearing gloves and masks seem "normal" now and people are avoiding each other.

School for my daughter will be online for all of Term 2 which starts on the Wednesday after Easter which I am very happy about to protect her from the virus - and for my husband and myself to limit our exposure to it.   Being a Carer to a family member also means that I feel significant anxiety that if I get sick, who will look after my loved one?!  I am sure that many other Carers have the same anxiety.  I have also had trouble getting some of their prescription medications which are essential for their well-being.  That in itself, has been very, very stressful.   

It all seems so surreal and I am glad that I can turn to crafting to take my mind off things - which brings me to the Easter card that I made for my daughter:

The image is a background stamp - Hop to It by Taylored Expressions and was stamped using Altenew Obsidian Black pigment ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock.  This has been my go-to black ink for the last 6 months because it stamps so crisply and cleanly the first time.  Even solid images like those by Lavinia Stamps stamp so beautifully and no parts of the image are missing.  Definitely recommend this ink if you have trouble with images stamping cleanly.

The background stamp comes with a set of clear stamps to stamp 4 different types of ears and the bunny's cheeks.  I used all Lawn Fawn inks to stamp these:  Ballet Slippers for the cheeks and Merman, Lemonade, Peachy Keen and Celery Stick for the ears.

The sentiment is by Memory Box from their Springtime Bunnies set.  I popped the sentiment up on dimensionals and added a tiny pink Molossi rhinestone at each end.

I used my old favourite EK Success Arrows border punch to punch tiny hearts from pink cardstock (the arrows look like tiny hearts to me and if you are no stranger to my blog, you will now that I use them ALOT on my cards).

Lastly, I added some sparkle to all the bunny cheeks and tiny hearts using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Hop to It rubber cling stamp and clear stamps - Taylored Expressions, Memory Box Springtime Bunnies clear set

Ink:  Lawn Fawn Merman, Celery Stick, Lemonade, Peachy Keen and Ballet Slippers; Altenew Obsidian Black pigment

Designer Papers and Dies:  None

Accessories:  Teal cardstock, Neenah 110lb Solar White cardstock, dimensionals, Molossi tiny pink rhinestones, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Lawn Fawn glue tube, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush, Stamp Positioner 

Penny Black Dancing Chick Easter Card

Hi everyone,

Just popping in to share the Easter card that I made for my daughter.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PBSC April - Anything Goes...Optional 'Fresh Spring Colours'.  

Crafty Catz Challenge #458 - Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of All Creatures Great and Small.

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A477 - Easter, Spring flowers, a something spring related card.

The main image is by Penny Black - Dancing Chick and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto Strathmore Hot Press watercolour paper and coloured with Derwent Inktense pencils and a #2 round paintbrush. I diecut the panel using a Lifestyle-Quickutz Nesting Card Templates die and my Big Shot.  I diecut some hearts using an Impression Obsession die called Heart of Hearts which has tons of different sized hearts - and the smallest hearts were the perfect size for my card.  I glued the hearts on using Tombow Mono Aqua glue then added some Stampin' Up Dazzling Details glitter glue to the flowers and the hearts.

The designer papers are from an older Echo Park 6" x 6" pad - Hello Summer.  The sentiment is from a Memory Box stamp set - Springtime Bunnies - and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black onto the same watercolour paper then diecut using a Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banner die.  I added a tiny Molossi blue rhinestone at each end of the sentiment using Ranger Multi Medium Matte glue.

All the layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools.  I used a We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper to punch the bottom of the blue paper to 1/4".  I tied on the twine then layered the finished panel onto some thin fun foam then layered that onto a white cardstock card base with just a very small border showing.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Happy Easter everyone!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Dancing Chick 2564F wood-mount, Sentiment from Memory Box Springtime Bunnies (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Echo Park 'Hello Summer' 6" x 6" pad (2012) - retired

Dies:  Lifestyle-Quickutz Nesting Card Templates, Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banners LF1139, Impression Obsession Heart of Hearts DIE052-I

Accessories:  Big Shot, We R Memory Keepers 1/4" Corner Chomper, Perfect Layers Tools, Strathmore Hot Press watercolour paper, Derwent Inktense pencils, #2 round paintbrush, blue Molossi rhinestones, The Twinery twine - Shore, Fun Foam, doublesided tape, Tombow Mono Multi and Aqua glues, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Stampin' Up Dazzling Details glitter glue, white cardstock base

Memory Box Springtime Bunnies Easter card

Hi everyone

Today I am sharing a card that I made for my daughter for Easter which I made on Easter Saturday.

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

Crafty Catz Challenge #366 - Anything goes with an optional twist of Animals

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All F4A369 - Think Spring

The adorable images (other than the butterfly) are by Memory Box from their Springtime Bunnies and Birthday Bunnies stamp sets.  Specifically, the bow and the carrot are from the Birthday Bunnies set and the eggs, both bunnies, basket of eggs and sentiment are from Springtime Bunnies.  I have had these 2 sets for a while and been itching to make a card with them.  The butterfly and the trail are from the Lawn Fawn Chirpy Chirp Chirp set.

I stamped the images onto Ranger Watercolour cardstock using Ranger Archival Jet Black ink then coloured the images using Derwent Inktense pencils and a #2 round paintbrush.  I have been very out-of-practice doing any colouring of late so I had a few attempts before I was happy with the final result.  I diecut all the images with the matching dies.

The sky and lawn are from the latest release 6" x 6" pad by Lawn Fawn - Watercolour Wishes.  I diecut the lawn using a Lawn Fawn Simple Stitched Hillside border die then attached it to the sky then ran it through my Bigshot using a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die.

I drew on a few extra lines of my butterfly trail with a Copic black multiliner pen as the stamped line wasn't quite long enough.

The rainbow paper is also by Lawn Fawn - Perfectly Plaid Rainbow from their 6" x 6" pad.  I diecut the bottom using a Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop borders die just to add a bit of interest. 

The twine is from KMart (Australia) which came in a pack of 5 plain colours.  It's very thin compared to other twines but I really like the colours  Lastly, I added some sparkle using a Wink of Stella Clear glitter brush to all the eggs, bow, butterfly and the bunny cheeks - which as always, is very hard to see in the photo but looks really pretty in real life :-) The eggs are popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn


Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Memory Box - Springtime Bunnies and Birthday Bunnies, Lawn Fawn - Chirpy Chirp Chirp

Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black

Designer Paper:  Lawn Fawn Watercolour Wishes and Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6" x 6" pads

Accessories:  Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi glue, dimensionals, twine (KMart), Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush, Copic black multiliner, Derwent Inktense pencils, #2 round paintbrush, Ranger watercolour cardstock

Dies:  Memory Box - Springtime Bunnies and Birthday Bunnies, Lawn Fawn Chirpy Chirp Chirp, Lawn Fawn Simple Stitched Hillside Borders, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Borders die