Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Happy Easter from the bunnies & chicks...

I must admit that I came across both these projects in a long ago surfing expedition in the wee hours of the morning.  I forgot to mark where I'd found them, but luckily drew some crazy sketches at that hour of the morning.  With sketches in hand, I went to my die box and pulled out what I thought would work.  After a few minor hiccups, these are the results.  I just love them and thought I'd share them with you.


I was originally going to teach these down the Cape, but we had to cancel the event.  Maybe next year!

You can probably guess the dies used are a series of hearts, ovals, and round dies.  If put together correctly, this is the result.  A little inking here and there and some use with my fine line  pen, and we had some cute expressions on the little darlins'.  I thought the bunny ones could be used for baby cards as well and perhaps the chicks and egg card could be used for a Mom-to-be (maybe even for twins or triplets -- heaven forbid!).  So enjoy!

Ciao for now!

Ciao Bella!

7 comments:

Brenda said...

Donna - they're adorable! You always come up with fun things.

Donna Ellis said...

DD, how-EVER did you come up with these super darling ideas? Surfing the net really does pay off, doesn't it? But I've not seen anything CLOSE to how cute these are. Of course, everything you do looks so professional. I took the time to click on the photo so I could view the details. WOW! Too cute with such pretty coloring, glittering, and darling drawing. Now, I simply must ask. Did you die cut yet another heart to put on the inside of the card, hiding where the ears connect?

Shona Erlenborn said...

So, so cute and totally out of the box! Is it even stamping anymore!! I think you've gone somewhere else!

Donna Maligno said...

To answer your question, I first die cut a folded piece of CS leaving the tip of the heart die off the edge of the CS (where the fold is), then die cut thru both layers. I then cut a single heart die and, you guessed it, to hide where the ears attach. once done with the face and ears, attach it to the front of the die cut card base. They are sweet, aren't they? Glad you liked them. I absolutely loved figuring out the little chicks in the egg. Sometimes the challenge of figuring it out beats the actual doing - LOL!

Donna Maligno said...

Thanks, Shona. Wanna join me where I go? It's full of mystery and surprises?

Anonymous said...

Absolutely adorable! Your creativity continually amazes me. Happy Easter from your little chick.

Cuz

Barbara Bruder said...

How cute are these. I am going to have to remember these.