Polka Dot Orchard - Easter Release

Hello!

I am back today with some projects made using the new Easter release from Polka Dot Orchard.

Here is the first card:

I started by printing the image and sentiment from the new Polka Dot Orchard Spring Blessing digital stamp set onto white cardstock.

I then colored the image using Prismacolor colored pencils. Specific colors are below:

• Bunny: 70% French Grey, 50% French Grey, 30% French Grey, 20% French Grey, and 10% French Grey

• Yellow Egg/Flowers: Sunburst Yellow, Canary Yellow, and Deco Yellow

• Pink Egg/Flowers: Process Red, Hot Pink, and Blush Pink

• Green Egg/Leaves: Grass Green, True Green, and Light Green

• Blue Egg: True Blue, Non-Photo Blue, and Light Cerulean Blue

• Purple Egg/Flowers: Dioxazine Purple Hue, Parma Violet, and Lilac

• Teal Egg/Flowers: Cobalt Turquoise, Aquamarine, and Light Aqua

• Grass: Dark Green, Apple Green, and Spring Green

I then die cut the panel using the Kat Scrappiness Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangle dies and my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat.

For the sky, I used a blending brush and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to add a base layer of color. I then used a Kat Scrappiness Kat's Crafty Dabber and Salty Ocean Distress Ink to darken the edges. To add even more interest, I added some spatters using Lindy's Starburst Spray in Sassy Sapphire.

I then added some detail to the eggs and flowers using a white Gelly Roll pen.

Next, I fussy cut around the sentiment using my scissors.

To assemble my card, I glued the die cut panel to a white A2 card base using Art Glitter Glue. I then glued the sentiment to the top of the card and centered it. To finish it off, I added some sequins from my stash and added more sparkle with some Icicle Stickles in the centers.

That's it for the first card.

Here is card number two:

I printed the cute Pooh and Piglet image and sentiment from the new Polka Dot Orchard Egg-cited Friends digital stamp set onto white cardstock.

I then used Prismacolor colored pencils to color the scene. Specific colors are below:

• Pooh: Mineral Orange, Goldenrod, Jasmine, 20% Warm Grey, 10% Warm Grey, White, Pink, Blush Pink, and Deco Pink

• Piglet: Pomegranate, Process Red, Hot Pink, Pink, Blush Pink, and Deco Pink

• Egg: Grass Green, True Green, Light Green, Sunburst Yellow, Canary Yellow, Deco Yellow, Dioxazine Purple Hue, Parma Violet, Lilac, Process Red, Hot Pink, and Pink

• Ground: Dark Green, Apple Green, and Spring Green

I used my scissors to fussy cut around Pooh and Piglet, leaving a lot of extra cardstock on the bottom for die cutting. I then carefully place the colored piece under a Kat Scrappiness Zig Zag Nesting Slimline die and die cut the bottom portion using my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat.

I then die cut a piece of white cardstock using the same die. I used a blending brush and Salty Ocean Distress Ink to add some clouds using the My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges stencil. To add some interest to my clouds, I used a palette knife to add some Kat Scrappiness Rainbow Glitter Mousse. I set the panel aside to dry for a bit.

For a background, I trimmed a piece of blue polka dot paper from the Lawn Fawn Stripes 'n Sprinkles 6x6 paper pad to 4" x 5.25" in size.

I glued the patterned paper to a white A2 card base using Art Glitter Glue and arranged my die cut panel and colored panel in the center. To finish the card, I fussy cut around the sentiment with my scissors and glued it to the bottom of the card.

That's it for card number two.

Here is the last card:

I printed the egg and sentiment from the new Polka Dot Orchard Easter Greetings digital stamp set onto white cardstock. I fussy cut around the sentiment with my scissors, inked around the edge, and set it aside.

For the egg, I started by using a foam blending tool and Vintage Photo Distress Ink to add a vintage-y feel to the egg. I then colored the egg using Prismacolor colored pencils. Specific colors are below:

• Pink

• Apple Green

• Parma Violet

• Canary Yellow

• True Green

When I was done coloring, I fussy cut around the egg.

To give the egg somewhere to sit, I used the My Favorite Things Stitched Designer Octagon STAX dies and cut a shape from white cardstock using my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat. I then stamped it with a script stamp and inked the edges using Vintage Photo. I glued the egg to the center.

For the background, I trimmed a piece of digital paper from the Whimsical Paperie Art Vintage Easter Digital Papers set to 4" x 5.25" in size. I glued this piece to a white A2 card base using Art Glitter Glue. I then added my die cut panel and sentiment to the card. To finish the design, I added some Kat Scrappiness Black Obsidian Jewels.

That's it for all cards! I hope you liked them and are inspired to create!

Happy crafting!

Kelsey

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**Other products used:

• Tim Holtz glass media mat

• Tim Holtz guillotine trimmer

• Score board

• Triangle embellishment tray