Bunny and Easter Egg Cardmaking with the Simon Hurley Happy Spring Collection

Hi everyone!  My name is Melissa Phillips, and I’m delighted to join you today in celebration of Simon Hurley’s new Spring collection called Happy Spring.  I’ve created three projects for you using the cutest Spring and Easter products from this line, beginning with the new Bunny Buddies dies, Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder, and stencils. My Happy Spring card begins by using the Perfect Touch Arches Etched Dies from the On the Farm Collection.  I used the largest arch and ran it through my die cut machine with the Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder. After embossing the eggs, I used the coordinating Layered Ornate Eggs Stencils to add soft pastel color to my background.  I added a smaller arch where I began building my sweet bunny scene after sponging aqua ink across the top of my arch. The darling bunnies from Simon Hurley’s Bunny Buddies Die Collection are filled with mix-and-match images, flowers, eggs, a butterfly, bow, and so much more that can provide you with endless hours of creativity as you build each bunny and its accompanying scene. I used the tiny bunny holding flowers behind its back and added a tiny little butterfly fluttering near its nose.  Die cut grass across the bottom, and more spring flowers were the perfect finishing touch, as was the die cut sentiment beneath my scene. A bit larger bunny was used on my Happy Easter card, selecting one that sits perched in the grass.  My background was created using the Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder and aqua ink to highlight the beautifully embossed eggs.  After embossing and stenciling my large eggs using the Ornate Eggs Embossing Folder and Layered Ornate Eggs Stencils, I used the egg die from Bunny Buddies and cut out two of the larger eggs.  They are the perfect addition on both sides of my bunny. Two of the Perfect Touch Arches Etched Dies were used to build my scene and provided the perfect place to add die-cut grass, bunny, eggs, butterfly, and flowers. Each Bunny Buddy comes with separate die-cut arms, tail, ears, and other pieces, which allow you to customize each bunny.  No two will look alike! All that was missing on my card was the tiny die-cut sentiment, which I adhered across the bottom once again.  Bunny Buddies comes with two different die cut sentiments and allows you to create a two-toned look if you enjoying layering or a simple one- layered look if you choose.  Pure creativity! My last project uses the beautiful In Bloom Egg.  This lovely die collection creates a one or two-layered egg in minutes.  It’s delicate, detailed, and ornate, and it quickly became a favorite of mine.  Easily create a card by adding it to a card base or simply tie it to a spring package…the choice is yours! I began by cutting my top layer from white cardstock and my bottom layer from a very subtle patterned paper that would show a gentle transition between the two layers.  I separated the intricate vines, leaves, and floral die-cut images from the top layer and added color to them using ink blending.  I focused on using soft pinks and a deep red for the centers of my flowers and two shades of green for my vines and leaves. My sentiment was stamped on a small die-cut arch and added to the center of my egg after wrapping scrunched seam binding around the center of my egg and tying it in a double bow on the side.  I added a few die-cut stems, leaves, and flowers surrounding my sentiment, and love the shabby, feminine feel of this finished project.  Imagine how cute this will look tied to a gift bag or attached to a sweet Easter treat! Ranger Distress Spritz, Crystal Stickles Glitter, Adhesive pearls, scrunched seam binding, patterned paper Thank you so much for joining me today.  Fill your cart full of these inspiring, new Simon Hurley products and pull out your favorite patterned paper, ribbon, and embellishments!  I hope you enjoy every minute of creating. Melissa

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