Easter was on my brain and I wanted to make a card for my parents (hopefully they won’t see this post til after Easter ![\":)\"](\"http:\/\/easyscraps.com\/blog\/rsc\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" "\\":)\\""){kind=icon}
). I was a bit dry for Easter Card ideas, so I spent a bit of time working on another project that I had already started. I had stamped Easy Scraps Flourish Borders onto an oval shape and thought- hmmmm that looks like an Easter Egg. So I pulled some Basic Grey paper that was mostly plain, but had some shading and scratches.<\/p>\n
This is a tip I tell my classes- you don’t always need to use plain cardstock to stamp on. Many paper companies have designs that look like they have been inked or painted- they are basically plain colors with the distressing done for you. So by all means go ahead and use this type of paper to stamp on- it will save you some steps!!<\/p>\n
I cut ovals out a few times using different colors in the Basic Grey. Then I stamped our Border Flourish pieces from Easy Scraps Flourish and Flowers Rubber Stamp sheet ( http:\/\/www.easyscraps.com\/Rubber-Stamps\/Rubber-Stamps-for-Scrapbooks.html<\/a> ) in rows on the ovals. I cut one of them in half using a jagged cut motion to emulate a broken egg.<\/p>\n I still needed a background though and while looking through my stash of pieces from previous craft sessions, I came across a piece of cardstock embossed using the netting background from Easy Scraps Mixed Seasons Rubber Stamp Sheet. At that moment it looked to me like basket weave, so I decided to use that stamp for the background of my card.<\/p>\n Here is the finished card:<\/p>\n
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