Spring and Easter Scene Cards with Simon Hurley’s Happy Spring Collection

Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! I’m super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog today!! I’m sharing two scene cards and a shaped card featuring the Happy Spring Collection designed by Simon Hurley!! This collection is absolutely adorable, and I can’t wait to create more cards with it!!

HAPPY SPRING

I began by die-cutting the elements for my focal point using the Bunny Buddies Die Set. I used the following colors of Color Wheel cardstock: Tutu, Rainforest, Blush, and Raven, in addition to white cardstock.

I added shading with gray dye ink and Kitsch Flamingo and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks using detail blending brushes. Each of the individual elements was adhered together using liquid glue.

For the background, I stenciled the Layered Ornate Eggs Stencils onto a panel of white cardstock using Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Inks. I spread pearl white stencil butter through the last stencil in the set, then set it aside to dry.

The Ornate Eggs 3D Embossing Folder was embossed onto another panel of white cardstock. Once the stencil butter was dry, I trimmed the panel and adhered it to the bottom of the embossed panel. I added a pink and white polka dot ribbon over the seam, securing it to the back of the panel, before adhering it to a white A2 card base.

The second largest stitched die in the Nested Postage Labels and Tag Die Set was cut from Breeze cardstock. I used the On Cloud Nine Dies (which have been discontinued, but any cloud dies will work) to die-cut some clouds from silver pearlized vellum and adhered them to the panel, then trimmed away the excess from the edges. That panel was then adhered to the background with liquid glue, and the adorable bunnies and accessories were also adhered with liquid glue.

The sentiment dies are also included in the Bunny Buddies Die Set. The top layer was cut from white cardstock, and the bottom layer from Beeswax. They were adhered together with liquid glue, then popped up with foam squares. I added some Pink Color Essential Gems to each side of the banner and some Star Dust Stickles to the butterfly and centers of the flowers to finish this one off.

HAPPY EASTER

My second card also features Bunny Buddies Dies, Ornate Eggs 3D Embossing Folder, and the Layered Ornate Stencil Set.

I started this one the same as the first card, by die-cutting the bunny and accessories from the same cardstock colors using the Bunny Buddies Die Set. I added a bit of dimension with dye inks and detail blending brushes, then adhered the die-cuts together with liquid glue.

For the background on this one, I embossed a panel of white cardstock with the Ornate Eggs 3D Embossing Folder, then stenciled the Layered Ornate Eggs Stencils onto it with the same colors of Distress Ink that I used on the first card. Once the ink was dry, I used a sanding block to sand the raised areas of the cardstock away, exposing the white underneath. I trimmed the panel slightly and adhered it to an A2 panel of Blush cardstock.

Dies from the Nested Postage Labels and Tag Die Set were cut from Breeze and white cardstock. I adhered white die-cut clouds and trimmed away the excess, then adhered the panels to the background. The grass and flowers were adhered with liquid glue, and the bunny was popped up with foam squares.

Both layers of the sentiment were die-cut from white cardstock. I blended Mustard Seed Distress Ink onto the top die-cut, lighter at the top and darker at the bottom. The two layers were adhered together with liquid glue, then popped up with foam tape. Fashion Bella Pearls were adhered to each end of the sentiment banner, and Star Dust Stickles were added to the center of each flower. This one was finished.

HAPPY EASTER EGG SHAPED CARD

The third card is a shaped card that was created with the In Bloom Egg Die Set.

I began by die-cutting a white top-folding A2 card base with the large open die, letting the top edge of the die hang over the folded edge. I then die-cut the outer die and the inside floral die from Seaside cardstock. The inside floral die was cut from Tutu, Rainforest, and Beeswax cardstock. Be sure to save all the inside pieces.

The Seaside die-cut was adhered to the card base with liquid glue, then the detailed die-cuts were inlaid into the open areas.

The sentiment is from the Bunny Buddies Die Set. It was cut from Tutu and white cardstock, layered and adhered together with liquid glue, then popped up with foam squares. A Fashion Oyster Pearl on each end of the sentiment banner and Star Dust Stickles added to all the inlaid circles completes this card.

You can find more of my work on my blog My PaperCut Creations, or on Instagram @mypapercutcreations!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Happy crafting!

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Other supplies

Liquid glue, 80 & 110 lb. white cardstock, Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon & Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, aqua dye ink, silver pearlized vellum, Star Dust Stickles, pink polka dot ribbon