New Products For Spring & Egg Hunt

Good morning, everyone! Welcome back for Day 7 of the Papertrey Ink 9th anniversary countdown! Spring is in the air for today's group post! Or at least it feels like it thanks to the charming new products we're showcasing today. Today is also the annual egg hunt, so your job is to find the hidden Easter eggs in the photo at the top of this post. Add up all of the hidden eggs from each Design Team member's photo and then enter the contest over on Nichole's blog. Good luck!

I had a blast busing out my needle and thread to create a little Easter gift for the kiddos in my life. At first blush it just looks like a felt basket full of bunnies, but (as if that wouldn't be cute enough) there's more to it than meets the eye.

Let's start by taking a look at the basket.

I began by die cutting two of the Cover Plate: Basket shapes from Classic Kraft felt, trimming the frame off afterward. I also die cut three of the third smallest rectangles from the Stitched Rectangles Die. I trimmed five holes off of two of the rectangles and then stitched all three end-to-end (the full size rectangle in the center). Then, I blanket stitched the rectangle strip to the basket pieces, keeping my stitches fairly even by using the rectangles' holes as my guide. When the basket was done, I filled it with crepe paper that I die cut with the new Easter Grass Die. I also added a bit of scrunched crepe paper to add volume.

Next, I die cut the bunnies, two of each color, from Harvest Gold, Melon Berry, Sweet Blush, Lavender Moon, and Aqua Mist felt using the new Bunny Basket die. I trimmed off their tails (you'll see why in a second) before stitching on face and ear details. I stitched around the edges of the bunnies making them into.....

Finger puppets! These will fit much better on my niece and nephew's fingers. I have giant hands for a lady (it's true, they're as big as my dad's and he's 6' 4"). They have sweet little kiddo fingers.

I stitched a little white pom pom to the rear of each bunny (which is why I trimmed off their tails). Aren't they just the gosh darn sweetest?!?!

I tucked the bunnies into the crepe paper and added a tag that I'd stamped with an egg from Bunny Basket and a sentiment from Simply Spring Borders.

The coordinating card is fairly simple, but I love how much it embraces rainbow peeps.

I began by stamping a row of the Bunny Basket critters in a row using Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Mint Julep, Aqua Mist, and Lavender Moon inks. Then, I trimmed a stripe out of the center of that row of bunnies. I lined up the strips on two post it notes to keep them together and make the next step easier.

I stamped over each bunny with a freshly inked glue pad, giving the adhesive a second or two to get tacky before sprinkling on the glitter. I find giving it a second before adding the glitter makes it stick better. They totally look like they're covered in sugar! I stamped my sentiment (also from Simply Spring Borders) onto a white card base and mounted my bunny panels once the adhesive had dried a bit. Cute!

I have one more ensemble to share with you today (no hidden eggs in this one though). I wanted to show you a little more of Simply Spring Borders, so here we go!

Let's start by taking a closer look at the gable box.

I die cut my box from white cardstock using the Gable Box Die. I sponged a bit of Vintage Jadeite ink along the bottom edge before stamping rows of grass and flower blossoms all the way around the box. I added bunnies to three sides of the box using Stormy Sea ink. I went around and touched each of their little noses with a pink Copic just to give them a bit of extra color.

Then, I added Aqua Mist clouds to the front and back of the box using the images from So Striking. I stamped off the larger ones to make them a tiny bit softer. The smaller ones I stamped at full strength. Once all of my stamping was done, I die cut an oval window from the front panel of the box and added a Clear Cardstock panel inside. I assembled my box using my favorite treat box adhesive, Scor Tape.

Next, I die cut and stamped two bunnies to embellish the front of the box. I added them with foam tape and then tied on another small tag, this one stamped with images from Simply Spring Borders. I also gave each bunny a fluffy tail with white flocking just for good measure.

Next up is the coordinating card in the ensemble.

I began by adding a little dimension to an Aqua Mist card front by lightly sponging it with the matching ink through one of the new Modern Basics Stencils. It really doesn't take much to get a subtle background. Next, I trimmed a white strip of cardstock and stamped it with the same images that I had used on the gable box, with the addition of the sun from Blue Skies.

Next, I die cut a vellum sentiment banner using the Fabulous Frames Die Collection. I heat embossed the sentiment from Simply Spring Borders using white detail powder and adhered it to the card front. I then added the bunny strip with foam tape. As a final embellishment, I once again gave the bunnies fluffy tails with a bit of white flocking.

Thank you so much for joining me today. Make sure to pop over to Nichole's blog for all of the details about today's contest and then check in with Amy, Ashley, Betsy, Danielle, Dawn, Heather, Kay, Laurie, and Melissa for more of today's group post. See you again soon!

Recipes:
Felt Bunny Basket
Stamps: Bunny Basket, Simply Spring Borders - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: white
Ink: Aqua Mist, True Black - Papertrey Ink
Other: Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold, Melon Berry, Sweet Blush, Lavender Moon, and Aqua Mist Felt, Bunny Basket Die, Cover Plate: Basket Die, Easter Grass Die, Stitching Rectangles Die, Tremendous Tags Die - Papertrey Ink; Embroidery Floss - DMC; White Crochet Thread; Crepe Paper; White Pom Poms

Colorful Easter Card
Stamps: Bunny Basket, Simply Spring Borders - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: white
Ink: Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Mint Julep, Aqua Mist, Lavender Moon, True Black - Papertrey Ink
Other: Glue Pad - Tsukineko; Crystal Glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Foam Tape - Scotch

Bunny Gable Box

Stamps: Simply Spring Borders, So Striking - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Clear Cardstock - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Aqua Mist, Stormy Sea, Harvest Gold - Papertrey Ink
Other: Gable Box Die, Simply Spring Borders Die, Tremendous Tags Die, Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Oval Die Collection - Papertrey Ink; Foam Tape - Scotch; White Flocking - Stampendous; Copic; Lemon Baker's Twine - Divine Twine

Sending Sunshine Card

Stamps: Simply Spring Borders, So Striking, Blue Skies - Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Vellum - Papertrey Ink; white
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Aqua Mist, Stormy Sea, Harvest Gold - Papertrey Ink; VersaMark - Tsukineko
Other: Fabulous Frames Die, Modern Basics Stencil Collection - Papertrey Ink; White Detail Powder - Filigree; Foam Tape - Scotch; White Flocking - Stampendous